It was during a recent class on holiday cooking that the subject of vanilla extract came up. One of the items I made was a trendy salted caramel sauce flavored with homemade vanilla.

Over the years, I've gifted people with a tin of goodies of one kind or another. Often they want that same gift, year after year. With author Maggie Battista's "Food Gift Love," you could become ...

Learn how to make your own vanilla extract at home. It's a great way to amp up the flavor of your baked goods and culina ...

Stock up on a 16-ounce bottle of pure vanilla extract for just $11.99. Brown sugar is a key ingredient in my favorite cookie recipes. I snag this 7 1/2-pound bag of brown sugar from Costco.