I love Vanilla anything. Always have, always will.
Here are just a few things I found in my kitchen in a matter of seconds that are vanilla related
I found this Vanilla Sugar in Aruba
I found this gourmet real vanilla extract on sale at my local Ralph’s grocery store. $12.99 for 8 ounces. That is insanely cheap for real vanilla extract. The McCormick’s “non-gourmet” vanilla is about $7.99 for 2 ounces. The math definitely pencils out on the Rodelle.
If you have a TJ’s near you, this is definitely worth the $4.99 for 4 ounces. Better grab this and some peanut flour.
You can make Vegan Bourbon Vanilla Softserve with it
Or Vegan Vanilla Chocolate Chip Softserve
That’s a bourbon vanilla pool
And Vanilla Stevia is a staple for me
Check out my Stevia Recipes Compilation Post for the many ways I use stevia.
And I love Vanilla candles
For grocery store type candles, this Glade one does a good job of really making the air smell vanilla-ey. Sometimes candles are so “faint”, I find them to be a waste of money.
I also love vanilla lotions, bodyspray, perfumes, and anything vanilla-scented.
And I love vanilla in Drinks.
Vegan Vanilla Hot Cocoa. Guiltless and fast.
And I love vanilla in Food. And Desserts.
That is Vanilla-Agave-Cinnamon “Juice”
Only 3 ingredients in these and one of them is vanilla.
And Vegan Peanut Butter Vanilla Balls
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I enjoy vanilla, as well. I always use it in baking and my oats in the morning. It’s also my favourite ice cream. I don’t like it as much as a scent on my body, but I do love it in candles.
I love vanilla too! The hubby’s aunt was bring us back a bunch of bottles from Mexico and she forgot they were in her carry-on and got them confiscated at the airport security! Booo!!! And she is a VERY experienced traveler! We made fun of her :-)
As far as cooking smells and flavors, vanilla and chocolate are my absolute favorite. I love the smell of sweets baking or the smell as you’re mixing it all together. I also LOVE the smell of soups or stews, mmm. When it comes to body sprays, perfumes or lotions, I tend to lean more towards really fresh scents, like citrus or something that reminds me of crisp air. I don’t like things that make me feel like I’m choking or that make me feel congested of any sort, as some really musky scents do.
Vanilla is awesome, I love adding it to chocolate desserts that do not call for it. I need to order more vanilla stevia, yum.
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2. Yes, I always add plenty to nut and seed milks, smoothies, desserts, oatmeal, chia seed pudding and soft serve.
3. Chocolate, caramel, garlic, ginger, balsamic – this list could go one for ages. :-)
Great photos of Skylar with a wonderful smile on her face. And her hair is looking so long these days.
I use vanilla extract in my baking, and some of my unbaking too. Don’t like vanilla flavoured drinks though.
im so with you!! i think i put vanilla in EVERYTHING i bake.. or make for that matter! along with vanilla id say i LOVE the smell of gingerbread, cinnamon, and peanut butter hehe!
Happy Birthday Skylar!!!!!! (again :D hehehe)
Hope she had a really fun day with her mum!
Mmmmmmm Im also a Vanilla fan!
Vanilla perfume, vanilla milkshakes, vanilla candles, vanilla ice cream!! Mmm Mmm!
happy birthday cutie pie!!
happy birthday sklyar!
i love vanilla as well!!
my day went well; i got homework done, talked to some people, went to the gym, etc.
i like vanilla in *anything sweet*
other scents that i like are: flowery, chocolatey, and basically anything that smells sweet or refreshing!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Skylar! I hope it was a really great day! :)
I love to SMELL vanilla…I love to EAT chocolate more though. :)
I looooove vanilla! When people refer to “plain vanilla” I think “vanilla isn’t plain, its delicious!”
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUR LITTLE PRINCESS!!!
i love vanilla everything too!!! most baking and making desserts…but i also love vanilla drinks! vanilla ice cream! yum yum!
Happy birthday Skylar!! I love vanilla! Lots of other scents too…my mind has drawn a blank though!
Your daughter is so cute!
As for scents…I love lavender and burn a lavender candle when I’m studying (it’s supposed to be calming). I also have some fruity scents (mango, berry) that I adore!
Oh and cupcake scented…almost as good as indulging in one!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE GORGEOUS SKYLAR!!!!
I am obsessed with vanilla too! I need to get my paws on some of that bourbon vanilla!!! Was just at the farmers market next to TJ’s today. It was so icy I never went in TJ’s, but now I am regretting not going in to grab some peanut flour!
i love vanilla but not as much as chocolate! you should do a cacao or chocolate post like this! Happy birthday Skylar!
i have one
http://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2010/01/chocolate-recipes.html
I always double the amount of vanilla called for in recipes. I love the bourbon vanilla, and vanilla beans are amazing. I haven’t tried vanilla sugar or paste, but as soon as I find them, you can believe I will be getting them. I have about 6 kinds of vanilla in my cabinet. For trial recipes, I use the cheapo stuff, but for when I know something is going to be good, I go all out. I want to make some vanilla maple granola right now, but I’m too lazy.
On Amazon you can buy 32 oz of Nielsen-Massey vanilla for $25! It’s so the way to go, and I can fly through one of those tallboys scary fast!
Love vanilla!! I’m soooo vanilla. I would rather have vanilla than chocolate, any day!
Happy Birthday to Skylar!
Happy Birthday to Skylar! Yes, I do love vanilla as a scent and flavoring. I also love sandalwood scent. After discovering Indian food, I fell in love with rosewater as a flavoring. Recently found a recipe in 30 minute vegan’s Asian cookbook for Vanilla Rose Cardamom Lassi that is off the charts to my taste buds. :)
Wow, she’s getting cuter if that was even possible. Love her smile.
I got ahold of some vanilla sugar and was disappointed. I wanted real vanilla powder, not sugar. You can also buy it in Sweden and it’s yummy but it’s more the consistency of powdered sugar. Yes I love it. Mostly in smoothies :-)
Skylar is getting so big!!
I love everything vanilla! YUM!!! :)
I love vanilla! the real bean is the best. I order online for dirt cheap.
FYI, I think the Trader Joe’s Bourbon might have gluten in it. I was using it but felt bad after and finally connected it to that. It probably has just a small amount, but over time adds up.
gosh 4 already!
where does the time go????
and Vanilla???
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I literally dump the glass of vanilla in basically everything I bake – it adds so much flavor! And I recently got the Liquid Stevia Vanilla – I am so excited to incorporate it into my meals (especially my oatmeal).
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Happy Birthday Skylar!
Averie I am so jealous of all of your vanilla items — vanilla is the best flavor AND smell. I love it. And all of your ball recipes are the best too. I need some of them in my life right now! The perfect snack.
Humpday is always good — only 2 more days until the weekend!
Happy Birthday to Skylar!
Happy Birthday to Skylar!!
Sometimes I use vanilla like perfume…I put a tiny dab on my neck lol
Love vanilla!!! I actually have the bourbon one from TJ’s too :) Every time I visit your site I say I need to get a vitamix! lol
Happy Birthday to Skylar! What a doll!
Happy birthday Skylar!
She is such a beautiful little lady! I love vanilla as far as foods go, but I am not to big on lotions, sprays, or candles.
My hump day was very busy this mornig at work, but it is much better now. I just received the call that school is cancelled tomorrow….free day for me!!
Happy bday Skylar! If I am ever in Cali or you in Louisiana we need to get our girls together ot play! I love vanilla! I run out of my extract weekly!
Awe! Happy birthday to the cutie pie!! Tell her we send hugs from NY :)
I love TJ’s bourbon vanilla, that’s pretty much the only one I buy ;) um and 2 packages of peanut flour are just chillin in my cabinet lol. I think I’m gonna have to make some pancakes with it this weekend.
happy bday skylar! i’m obsessed with vanilla too. i like chocolate as a topping on vanilla anything (choco chips in particular ;) i love pure vanilla beans, pricey but the taste is divine scraped into any food you want to flavor. i love vanilla teas, dairy free ice creams, coffee, biscotti, scones etc.
oh! i really have to bite the TJs bullet haha and just do it. maybe after my next paycheck. although one time i did find real vanilla extract superrrr cheap at marshalls and it was amaaaze! i share your appreciation for vanilla flavs ;)
I LOVE vanilla!! Ahhh, so good!!
I’m more of a chocolate gal myself but I can never resist the allure of a delicious vanilla candle or perfume.
Happy Birthday to my favorite little peanut :) Love and hugs to you both!!!
Happy Birthday to Skylar!!
I’m a vanilla freak. I wear vanilla lotion and perfume all the time, and I’ll take vanilla ice cream/cake/cookies/whatever over chocolate any day. So good! I’ll have to try some of the vanilla stevia next
I like vanilla ice cream and sometimes I put vanilla extract in my hot oats, but really it’s not my favorite flavor. I like cinnamon a lot more! :)
Happy birthday, Skylar!! :D
I love vanilla! Vanilla extract is one of my favorite scents. It’s heavenly! Vanilla beans are a real treat, too.
Happy birthday to that gorgeous daughter! And I am a HUGE vanilla fan. Love it. Love the taste. Love the smell.
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Happy official Birthday, Skylar! I hope your day is full of pink outfits and fun memories!
I think vanilla is ok.
I am a HUGE fan of mint, especially in chocolate! I have spied a new recipe that uses mint leaves in a bean concoction, and I cannot wait to try it.
Seriously. I can’t resist anything mint. It’s my ‘strange addiction’!
happy birthday, skylar! i hope you had a beautiful day!
do you remember where in aruba you got the vanilla sugar, averie? just wondering if at the supermarkets or downtown…
i love the scent of vanilla lotions and candles, and love vanilla in baked goods. for some reason, have always DISliked vanilla ice cream – too plain for my taste!
Skylar is just precious, beautiful and looks like she has such a great spirit. That smile is catching!!!
Scents: I go insane for woodsy scents — mint, leaves, grass, rain. Next up is citrus and flowers. Last comes anything food-related. Haha!
Happy Birthday to Skylar! She’s adorable!
Vanilla has been since childhood and always will be my absolute favorite flavor. For the first 20 years of my life, I refused to eat ANY other flavor of ice cream. :)
i find myself adding vanilla to every breakfast, snack and dessert imaginable. and coffee. and Kahlua? Rum? The possibilities are endless…
Girl, I love ALL things vanilla! Vanilla almond milk, extract in everything, vanilla Vega protein, you get the idea. And vanilla stevia drops are liquid gold in my house, it’s especially good in hot chocolate!
I love vanilla, too. I splurge for the good stuff–it’s so worth it! I’ve never tried vanilla stevia though, I need to.
Happy Birthday to you sweet little one! She has gotten so big this past year! I love vanilla! We stopped buying extracts years ago and now we make our own. It’s too expensive for us to buy the stuff at the store. I hope you are having a great afternoon!
You make your own? As in vanilla beans + vodka and wait a month? I have heard/wanted to try this for ages…just never have.
Fill me in!
Happy birthday to Skylar!
My favorite vanilla is definitely vanilla bean paste. It’s a blend of vanilla extract, vanilla beans, sugar, and alcohol, and it makes the best ice cream
i need to get my mitts on the vanilla bean PASTE!!!
Happy Birthday to Skylar! :)
I was looking at your caramel recipe and I was wondering if you have tried it with another type of nut and have gotten the same results? The reason why I am asking is because pine nuts are RIDICULOUSLY expensive here in B.C. Canada. They cost $8 for 100gm!
I love the smell of clean laundry. I bought a candle that is suppose to smell like it, but really… it doesn’t! I’ve been on the hunt for a replacement so maybe I’ll see about this vanilla one. :)
My day has been pretty ok. My university is known for having a lot of wild bunnies on campus, so we had to do an ecology lab to go out and count all the bunnies. There weren’t too many though, due to new policies and whatnot. But it was still great to walk around campus for 45 minutes!
other canadian readers have told me that about pine nuts. Honestly, the way the pine nut blends/gets crushed up with the pine nut oils, just buy them. You won’t regret it. And the recipe calls for a tiny amount, like 1/4 or 1/2 cup. Not many. Consider it your splurge this week :) If you use other nuts, you will get more of this
http://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2009/12/raw-vegan-sugar-cookie-dough-balls.html
minus the sugar.
Thank you for answering my question! Those sugar cookie dough balls look really delicious.
Hope you are having a nice day! :)
Happy birthday, Skylar! She is such a little lady now!!
I am totally a sucker for vanilla pretty much anything. I used to be a total chocolate girl, and I still love me some chocolate (the darker the better!), but vanilla has my heart. I too put vanilla extract (or vanilla bean paste, my vanilla true love) in anything, especially my oats, farina, and smoothies. Cookies. Cakes. And always more than they say to use if it’s called for in a recipe.
Love. It!
I just learned that madagascar had a bad year in producing pure vanilla extract :(
BUT they are selling vanilla beans at a much cheaper price, so we’ll be able to use the actual bean instead of extract now!
Happy Birthday Skylar!!
Oh gosh you have just reminded me why I need to invest in some quality vanilla. I didn’t realize the difference until I tried some a few months ago. I buy Kirkland Costa brand…you get a huge bottle for like $8. lol. I guess I could buy a small bottle of the good stuff and then use it only for the veeeeery special recipes.
I love the idea of a huge bottle for $8!
And I totally “ration” out and select certain vanillas for certain recipes. If I know I am making something I give away like at a party, I don’t exactly break out the top shelf vanilla :)