tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post5512623486946786312..comments2024-03-10T10:09:42.420+01:00Comments on An American in Provence: Vanilla Extract Does Not Equal Caramel SyropMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07991742540996769458noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-69352087813585146272007-05-22T18:00:00.000+02:002007-05-22T18:00:00.000+02:00If you are ever back in my town, you can get vanil...If you are ever back in my town, you can get vanilla extract at our Casino grocery store :)deedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10278468497564430383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-65601974789756940282007-05-22T01:55:00.000+02:002007-05-22T01:55:00.000+02:00when i lived in france and needed vanille, they ha...when i lived in france and needed vanille, they have little packages of vanilla flavored sugar stuff. so we used that and it seemed to work just fine. if it called for a teaspoon, we just dumped the whole thing in. can't have too much vanilla right??? just look in the flour/sugar section at your local supermarche. even lidl has it, probably cheaper than carrefour or something like that.TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09831373324547267019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-57590165151954596412007-05-21T12:25:00.000+02:002007-05-21T12:25:00.000+02:00Hi Megan, I think it's not important if you didn't...Hi Megan, I think it's not important if you didn't put vanilla extract as long as you followed the recipe! Looks yummylicious ! My frenchie called our kitchen "LABORATORY" co'z everything is experimented! <BR/><BR/><BR/>Originally Bloghopping from Negrito and Mlle Smith! Likewise adapting the french life too ! BTW, I live in Marseille! Interesting blog so then I will keep coming back ;) ! Have a nice day !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19239345.post-58617124328266457472007-05-20T17:51:00.000+02:002007-05-20T17:51:00.000+02:00Semoule is semolina...the stuff that pasta and cou...Semoule is semolina...the stuff that pasta and couscous are made from. I cannot imagine wanting a hint of caramel in my pasta or couscous, so it's funny that they would suggest using it for that (blech!). <BR/><BR/>My dictionary says vanilla extract is extrait de vanille...but I've heard several times before that there's no such thing as vanilla extract in France. :0(<BR/><BR/>You might like this website for cooking goodies (including French goodies!). I'm including a post he wrote about buying vanilla extract...it seems most people mail order it from other countries. <BR/><BR/>http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2006/01/the_soontobeext_1.html<BR/><BR/>I also love this website for learning to cook French sweets: <BR/><BR/>http://eggsandmouillettes.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>She's a sweetie and her posts are mostly for yummy goodies, too. I'll be using this in France to make nice French treats for Olivier. :0lAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com