Posts Tagged ‘vanilla beans

Cinnamon-Vanilla Scented Oatmeal (and Donuts)

I have given up the fight. I am raising the white flag. I am surrendering. I am never ever going to get a good night’s sleep again. At nearly 9 months of age, little Ben still won’t sleep through the night. I guess the little stinker likes his 11:30 pm and 2:00 am and 4:15 […]


Sneak Peek – Homemade Vanilla Extract

I recently saw an advertisement for a premium vanilla extract in the Sunday newspaper. The ad pointed out that many popular brands of “pure” vanilla extract actually contain high fructose corn syrup, a highly processed food additive that I don’t let in my house or in my body.  Certain that the brand of vanilla extract […]