Simply Organic Brings Clean Water to Thousands of People
Simply Organic recently donated $40,000 to our Well Earth vanilla partner in Madagascar. This grant brought clean water to thousands of people in 38 villages of the region. Click here to read more or click the image above to watch the video.
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 Gift Basket Giveaway
‘Tis the season, so we’re doing it again! With the help of Organic Valley and Stonyfield Organic, Simply Organic will give away a second gift basket, with a suggested retail value of $500. Entries will be accepted through Friday December 16th, 11:59 pm PST. Enter for your chance to win!
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Have a Holiday with Vanilla
 When it comes to kitchen staples, vanilla is one spice you won't want to be without — especially during the holidays! Home cooks most often use convenient vanilla extract, but you'll want to experiment with the whole vanilla bean, too. (Quality beans are plump and juicy; slice them lengthwise and scrape out some of the luscious pulp and seeds.)
Recipes using vanilla abound, but don't limit yourself! In addition to baked goods and just about any dessert, add it to oatmeal and other hot cereals, pancake and French toast batter, applesauce and other cooked fruit, warm beverages, and dipping sauces.
Here's a perfect recipe for vanilla lovers. Serve it with a cup of Splendid Spiced Cocoa. (You'll find other recipes featuring vanilla in our recipe collection.)
Vanilla Soda Bread
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/3 cup cane sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2 cups 2% milk
1/4 cup vanilla extract
1/4 cup butter, melted
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9X7-inch baking pan. Combine all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Stir milk, egg and vanilla together and add to dry ingredients. Stir until just moist. Stir in melted butter. Pour into pan. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until center tests done with a fork.
To learn more about vanilla, including ten uses for vanilla and how to make your own vanilla extract and vanilla bean sugar, see Cooking with Vanilla. And stock up on pure, quality Simply Organic vanilla. |
