Learn how to make your own vanilla extract at home. It's a great way to amp up the flavor of your baked goods and culinary ...

The Totonacs of Veracruz, Mexico were the first known people to cultivate vanilla. By the 1400s, the Aztecs were using it to sweeten chocolate. After Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés brought the pods ...

Did you know that you can make vanilla extract at home using only three ingredients? Allow Ina Garten to demonstrate. Last month, the Barefoot Contessa, 75, posted a tutorial video on her Instagram ...

Whether you want a custom flavor (rum vanilla, anyone?) or want to avoid the additives in store-bought extract, we've got a foolproof formula for making vanilla extract at home.

1 8 oz glass bottle with a seal attached or use a cork, gift tag or label for bottle 3 5-6 inch vanilla beans Tahitian or Madagascar or combination of both Vodka Slice end of each bean off and then ...