Vanilla extract effortlessly improves just about any recipe, but if you're out of this culinary must-have, can a spoonful of ...

Making homemade vanilla bean paste is a simple way to add rich, authentic vanilla flavor to your baking. By blending whole ...

Despite their labor-intensive processing (and higher price tag), whole vanilla bean pods and the pure extract made from them are increasingly preferred over imitation vanilla due to their much ...

Castoreum, a substance from sacs near a beaver’s anus, has been used in human products for more than 2,000 years. Some wonder if it's still an ingredient on today's grocery shelves.

Tucked near the top of President Donald Trump’s list of countries set to face “reciprocal” tariffs on exports to the United States was one that alarmed more than a few avid bakers: Madagascar.