Vanilla Bean Crazy!

I bet you are happy I have found something other than rhubarb!  Thanks to Val at A Canadian Foodie, I have found a place to buy wonderful vanilla beans - Beanilla.  I bought a sampler package to get started.  I have tasted some of these before but some are new.



It is a little overwhelming when you are faced with 8 varieties of vanilla beans.  So I took a hint from an oenophile friend of mine.  He always says that you should pair a wine from the same region as the food you are eating.  They just seem to have a natural affinity.



So I am taking that same approach with these vanilla beans.  Over the next few months I will be trying recipes both savoury and sweet from Tahiti, Madagascar, India, Indonesia, Mexico and Tonga.  I also have a bourbon and a Beanilla blend.  So that will provide interesting cooking for me.



Go on over to visit Grace at Sense and Simplicity.  She has a great giveaway right now.