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Facts and FAQs About Vanilla

…can be difficult to see its color as it is most often sold in amber colored bottles in small sizes. Pour some into a clear container or into a small…

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Brunch

Vanilla Maple Syrup

…syrup and attractive bottles, or buy medium-sized bottles of syrup already in the glass containers, insert a plump bean, split down the middle, keeping both ends intact, and then decorate…

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Beverages

Limoncello and Vanilla Limoncello

…got underway. In Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast we dined on Limoncello gelato, lemon tarts, Delizie di Limone and lemon anything else you could imagine.  In most stores bottles of…

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Sailing the Amalfi Coast

…of hysterical laughter. Along with the endless bottles of limoncello and other lemon-related gifts, we were amused by the rastras of red peppers being sold in the small shops catering…

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Cakes

Hazelnut Chocolate Mousse Tart

…two tablespoons of hazelnut liquor, such as Frangelico. The local liquor store didn’t have any “shooter” bottles and I didn’t want to invest in a large bottle, so I added…

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Fruit Desserts

Hot Damn! Homemade Fruit Jam

…hand out so much vanilla extract before people beg off, saying they have four bottles still in their cupboards. (At least it’s not giant zucchini.) When I first started processing…

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Beverages

Fresh Berry Vanilla Shrub

…are left to stand overnight or longer and then strained. “To each pint of juice, add 1 pound sugar, boil 20 minutes; then put in sterilized bottles and keep in…

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Entrees

Easy Weeknight Chicken and Polenta

…Polenta takes advantage of Marcella Hazen’s Three Ingredient Pasta Sauce. I keep a pint or two in my freezer for quick meals. Otherwise, keep a few bottles of your favorite…

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Some Delicious Comfort Foods

…I sold two bottles of my Tahitian vanilla from the store right away! The third recipe is Chicken Marsala. Normally I use dry Marsala making this dish, but we only…

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Vanilla Facts

Vanilla Dreams

…several weeks before passing through a fine-mesh sieve and decanting into individual smaller bottles. Add a bean pod to each and seal with a cork and melted wax or use…

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