The CookingBites Spice Challenge - Spice of the Month (November 2017): Vanilla

[The Late Night Gourmet]

Potatoes Roasted in Vanilla Pepper Oil. Woo-hoo...I got my camera working!

 

[Morning Glory]

Potatoes Roasted in Vanilla Pepper Oil. Woo-hoo...I got my camera working!

I'm excited!

 

[ElizabethB]

Home made Kahlua - A perfect Christmas Gift

https://www.cookingbites.com/threads/vanilla-kahlua.11256/

Phots later

 

[ElizabethB]

I make "Pig Candy" and keep it in the freezer. I made a triple recipe for the up coming holidays. I decided to add vanilla beans. A wonderful addition. My family goes nuts over "Pig Candy".

https://www.cookingbites.com/threads/vanila-bean-pig-candy.11257/

Photo later

 

[Elawin]

@ElizabethB Both these recipes somehow appeal to me One of the Austrian/German recipes I found of dumplings with vanilla sauce contained bacon, and as for the vodka one - no comment necessary.

 

[ElizabethB]

@Elawin
I have been making Pig Candy for years but without the vanilla bean. The vanilla bean really kicks it up a notch. The Kahlua goes back to 1982 - the year I met my Honey. We made Kahlua in early November, aged it and had it ready for Christmas.

 

[ElizabethB]

I did not make this dish with the intention of entering it in the Spice Challenge. I made a triple batch for Thanks Giving and Christmas. In the freezer. What the heck ... it has vanilla in it.

Here goes....

https://www.cookingbites.com/threads/savory-sweet-potato-casserole.11260/

 

[Frizz1974]

Some info on vanilla from Foodstuff


https://shows.howstuffworks.com/foodstuff/vanilla.htm

Yes. Food nerd here.

 

[Sandra]

Risotto with artichokes and vanilla (Risotto ai carciofi mantecato alla vaniglia)
For the first time I used vanilla in a savory dish, but this challenge has led me to try this risotto. I have to say that I was surprised by the result!
https://www.cookingbites.com/thread...to-ai-carciofi-mantecato-alla-vaniglia.11325/

Is the link correct?

 

[Morning Glory]

Is the link correct?

Perfect!


This recipe is a strong contender for the challenge - it looks great and uses vanilla two ways. Bravo

 

[Sandra]

Perfect!


This recipe is a strong contender for the challenge - it looks great and uses vanilla two ways. Bravo

Thank you!

 

[ElizabethB]

@Sandra
Beautiful

 

[Sandra]

@Sandra
Beautiful

Thank you @ElizabethB

 

[Elawin]

And for dessert, a traditional dish from Austria - Salzburger Nockerl!

https://www.cookingbites.com/threads/salzburger-nockerl.11347/

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I've made a vanilla dairy free ice cream.. egg based, yesterday. So it probably qualifies, but I haven't had time to write it up.
I do recall a litre of Almond milk, unsweetened, 125g raw sugar (golden caster equivalent), 10 egg yolks, 2 tsp vanilla bean paste (I've no vanilla beans at the moment), some arrowroot to thicken and I think that was it. It's tasty, creamy and definitely vanilla flavoured. i needed to use up some eggs so that helped. It was made yesterday and frozen today (in the fridge overnight because I ran out of time when a certain husband of mine missed his train home and will there's only 4 a day and that was the last one... A long drive followed). In today's hot humid weather it hit the spot at lunchtime when it was being frozen, whipped and frozen again. I don't have an ice cream market.