Here’s a Pop Quiz for you:
#1: What’s one ingredient that graces the kitchen cabinets of virtually every home baker?
#2: What flavor pairs with virtually every other one, savory and sweet, in the flavor rainbow?
#3: Which is 4 times more popular than the other, chocolate or vanilla? (This one’s multiple choice – you’ve got a 50/50 chance!)
That’s right. You guessed it. Vanilla! Vanilla! Vanilla!
And because poor vanilla is so often overlooked, it’s such a treat to see it starring in its own, brand new, gorgeous cookbook.
Pure Vanilla by Shauna Sever is a feast for the eyes, taking you on the journey of vanilla from orchid to oven.
And then there’s the recipes… oh, man, the recipes! We’re talking Glazed Vanilla Bean Doughnuts, Warm Vanilla-Rum Rice Pudding, and my personal fave, Vanilla Cream Pie on page 71. For realz.
I just know you wouldn’t mind adding a copy of this lovely book to your cookshelf. And since I happen to have an extra copy, you’re going to get a chance to win one!
Simply enter your name and email address or login via Facebook below, click on the big ‘+1′ buttons, and follow the instructions listed to enter to win – you can enter up to 20 times! You do not need to have a Facebook account to enter. Questions about this giveaway? Feel free to message me at meagan (at) scarlettabakes (dot) com.
So what are you waiting for? Go enter yourself to win! And then give that bottle of vanilla extract in your pantry a pat on the back – she works hard for the money. So you better treat her right.
Vanilla is like bacon, you are not allowed to dislike it….it is a rule!!!!!
Vanilla Bean Cheesecake!
I love vanilla especially in a vanilla bean cheesecake. Yum! My son doesn’t like chocolate so we have had to embrace vanilla even more — not that I am complaining!
In almost every sweet, but I like it in merengue, milk (cold with vanilla and a little sugar) and homemade ice cream
looove adding extra vanilla to everything i bake!
in everything!! i love vanilla!
Now I am feeling vindicated with my love of vanilla with this post!!!
I love vanilla, and use it a lot, mostly in cookies.
I enjoy my homemade vanilla in my oatmeal. It adds such a nice warm touch! Thanks for the giveaway!
Hey lady, I clicked terms and conditions to see if it’s open to Canucks but the page is blank when I hit it. Am I okay to enter if I’m one of those folks who says eh a lot.
Eh, go ahead and enter – this is a Canuck-friendly giveaway!
I love, love, love vanilla! We just finished making some that turned out great. I especially love it in ice cream, baked goods, and panna cotta.
I love everything vanilla! My favorite way to enjoy it is vanilla bean cupcakes with vanilla bean frosting. Vanilla heaven!
everything starts with good vanilla extract. I just got my supply of wonderful beans in the mail and I am starting to make my vanilla extract for holiday gifts!
I make my own vanilla extract, so this book would be a perfect way to use up the jars and jars of it in my pantry!
Vanilla sugar on warm cake doughnuts .. is there anything better?!
I love anything vanilla. I make homemade vanilla and give as gifts. Nothing better!
I literally put vanilla in everything I bake – but my favorite would have to be a basic vanilla sponge cake made with vanilla beans/vanilla bean paste, light and fluffy like a vanilla pillow. Nothing beats simplicity.
Homemade vanilla ice cream, homemade caramel sauce, repeat as necessary.
Yum! I love making vanilla pastry cream. And vanilla ice cream…and vanilla marshmallows…and pretty much anything…haha
love making cakes with vanilla
I add it to pretty much anything sweet. Some of my favorite things to use it in are smoothies, hot spiced cider, and hot chocolate (yes I like some vanilla with my chocolate!).
Vanilla perfume!
I make Apricot Vanilla preserves. One year we harvested 50 pounds of apricots from our trees. In an effort to use that glut of delicate, fully ripe fruit before it went bad, I made multiple batches of jam. Some of it didn’t set up well and I thought it was going to go to waste. But…then we discovered it makes the finest waffle topping in all the land! Our life has never been forever changed by that jam.
I love vanilla in everything. I add it to the egg mixture while making french toast.
I love to make vanilla sugar!
Love anything vanilla! My persanal preference is Mexican vanilla, dark or clear! And if using vanilla beans love to put them in my sugar!
Love vanilla, and this book looks delightful.
I loveeee to just smell homemade vanilla extract !
Pretty much any and every baked goods. Vanilla ice cream too.
mmmmm one of my all-time fave ingredients is vanilla, especially Mexican vanilla and bourbon vanilla beans! Love it! Thanks for the giveaway
I use it in everything, from cookies to cake to ice cream.
I like it in my chocolate pudding.
My favorite way to enjoy vanilla is in cookies but it seems like I use it in just about everything I bake!
My favorite way to use vanilla is to use it in homemade marshmallows…it’s like eating pillows of vanilla!
I use vanilla almost everything! It’s a staple in 99% of all my cookies and cakes.
My favorite way to enjoy vanilla is in cookies!
I love putting the vanilla bean in my sugar for that extra flavor. But the best is Cocoa Vanilla Scallops…Sea scallops dusted with cocoa and pan seared. finished with a buttery vanilla sauce.. Yup, it’s a plate licker!
My favorite way to use vanilla is in cookies, or ice cream!
A few drops of vanilla in a banana licuado…mmm.
Love using the scraped vanilla bean pods in homemade cordials and liqueurs – there’s still lots of flavor available that the infusion makes available.
I love to make my own vanilla custard and added this to a trifle
Nowadays, I enjoy it most in ice cream, but when I was little, I used to make myself something called “Vanilla Milk”: basically add a few drops of vanilla extract to one glass of milk. It was pretty darn good, as I recall.
i love to make my own custard with vanilla then using the custard in a trifle
I love vanilla. I actually add a bit more than is called for in my recipes especially my zucchini bread. It just brings out the flavor of the food and adds a special something to the taste of the food baking or cooking.
I love vanilla so much that on many recipes I double the amount called for. I LOVE vanilla cream pie and really good vanilla bean ice cream.
I add it to my hot chocolate, gives it a smooth delishousness. thanks for offering a giveaway
Of course, vanilla is great in baked foods, but have you ever tried just a little bit in a bowl of oatmeal or cream of wheat? It’s brings it to a whole new level!
what baked good, or sweet bread, doesn’t improve with the addition of a little vanilla?
Beautiful cover. Looks YUMMY!!
I loveee vanilla!
Flora vanilla cream with mämmi!
I love vanilla in everything!!!! I always double it as an ingredient. My favorite is vanilla cupcakes…..yummmy!
ice cream for sure!!
I love vanilla – cookies with extra vanilla, just about anything! What a great book!
My favorite way to enjoy vanilla is in a nice creamy pudding or custard…and it has to be from the bean so I can have the little black flecks peppered throughout.
I have this book on my wishlist. I love using vanilla in ice cream- such a pure flavor.
I love vanilla but I’m wondering if it’d be okay to use in the bathtub?
No to the tub. But I’m sure the shower would be OK.
i love making vanilla marshmallows! using shauna sever’s first book, of course
I love adding vanilla to my pancakes!
I LOVE ADDING VANILLA IN MY FLAN ! ! !
I’m a faithful, fanatical, vanilla girl…. ! I choose vanilla over ANYTHING chocolate… (sorry chocolate lover)!
…p.s. I just tried making the cajeta for a bridal shower; and it came out delicious! I put them in 4 oz glass canning jars and gave them out as “thank you” shower gifts. ♥
That’s SO FANTASTIC, Mireya! What a great gift idea!! Love!!!
In vanilla ice cream!
What a wonderful giveaway! My favorite way to enjoy vanilla is adding the beans to homemade ice cream! YUM!
My favorite way to enjoy vanilla is actually making my own extract