Here in Hawaii, we can grow lots of wonderfully exotic tropical plants year round. The vanilla orchid vine is one of these that requires special care but can produce lovely flowers and a tasty product ...

Vanilla is a vine of the genus Vanilla of the Orchidaceae family that grows in hot and humid areas in low latitudes such as Central America, Southeast Asia, and West Africa. The fruits of vanilla, an ...

Vanilla is anything but plain. In fact, it’s a minor miracle that any of us have a bottle on hand in our kitchens. Start with the fact that vanilla pods come from the only orchid plant that produces ...

A corked bottle of vanilla extract with vanilla beans and a vanilla flower - Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock Pure vanilla extract is one of the few pantry staples that naturally has an indefinite shelf-life.

Buttercream frosting really sets the tone for a good cake, and it's the vanilla you use that'll make or break your buttercream. From imitation or pure vanilla extract to beans, paste, and more, the ...

The flight from Paris to the island of Réunion, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean, takes 11 hours, skirting the smoldering crater of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano before landing ...

MUNDY TOWNSHIIP, Michigan-- Everette Humphrey doesn't dress up as a bee, tiptoe into his greenhouse every morning at 6 a.m. to capture pollen from the male part of vanilla flowers and dab it onto the ...

Is it possible that I have an addiction to vanilla? I absolutely love eating anything with vanilla in it and in fact probably put it on too much food that, to most, would not look or sound appealing.