Comments on: Vietnamese Yogurt http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/2009/11/03/vietnamese-yogurt-creamy-sweet-and-mild-and-a-giveaway/ Life at the intersection of food, family, philosophy, frugality and fun! Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:38:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Fiona http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/2009/11/03/vietnamese-yogurt-creamy-sweet-and-mild-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-8459 Fiona Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:02:34 +0000 http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/?p=2678#comment-8459 I am sooooo so excited to be the grand prize winner! Vanilla is one of those scents that never fails to ease me into a better mood. Thank you so much! I am sooooo so excited to be the grand prize winner! Vanilla is one of those scents that never fails to ease me into a better mood. Thank you so much!

]]> By: Amy (ecotarian/vanilla lady...but lady sounds too old) http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/2009/11/03/vietnamese-yogurt-creamy-sweet-and-mild-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-8184 Amy (ecotarian/vanilla lady...but lady sounds too old) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:54:58 +0000 http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/?p=2678#comment-8184 And the Grand Prize Winner is.....Fiona! The three other winners of 5 bourbon vanilla beans: Lisa, Michelle and Wendy Email me at: sovanillabeans @ gmail.com Congrats everyone! My kids drew the names. I thought this was loads of fun, so I'll probably bug Rebecca to do it again sometime. I especially loved seeing what everybody learned. It must be the teacher in me. :) Re: the Vanilla Orchid. I once asked a botanist if I could grow vanilla orchids from the seeds. They said yes, but I'd basically need to create sterile laboratory conditions! Crazy. Here is another fact. Vanilla is indigenous to Mexico, it was spread by people w/cuttings everywhere else. But, the only way vanilla is pollinated in the wild is by a specific bee and hummingbird indigenous to the original area. For a while they could grow healthy plants everywhere else but no fruit! That was until a slave boy figured out how to pollinate the flowers by hand. Today even, every vanilla bean that is ever produced from any area other than Mexico was pollinated by a human being. Interesting, huh? And the Grand Prize Winner is…..Fiona!

The three other winners of 5 bourbon vanilla beans: Lisa, Michelle and Wendy

Email me at: sovanillabeans @ gmail.com

Congrats everyone! My kids drew the names. I thought this was loads of fun, so I’ll probably bug Rebecca to do it again sometime. I especially loved seeing what everybody learned. It must be the teacher in me. :)

Re: the Vanilla Orchid. I once asked a botanist if I could grow vanilla orchids from the seeds. They said yes, but I’d basically need to create sterile laboratory conditions! Crazy. Here is another fact. Vanilla is indigenous to Mexico, it was spread by people w/cuttings everywhere else. But, the only way vanilla is pollinated in the wild is by a specific bee and hummingbird indigenous to the original area. For a while they could grow healthy plants everywhere else but no fruit! That was until a slave boy figured out how to pollinate the flowers by hand. Today even, every vanilla bean that is ever produced from any area other than Mexico was pollinated by a human being. Interesting, huh?

]]> By: Amy (ecotarian/vanilla lady...but lady sounds too old) http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/2009/11/03/vietnamese-yogurt-creamy-sweet-and-mild-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-8165 Amy (ecotarian/vanilla lady...but lady sounds too old) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:09:42 +0000 http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/?p=2678#comment-8165 Yes! I can ship to Canada. I have shipped vanilla beans alone to Canada and haven't had a problem so I'll assume I can ship the rest. :) Yep, can't keep the beans cold. They really will form this white mold on them, (it's penicillin, actually and I've had this happen to me!). So, if you don't want your beans to go from culinary to medicinal keep them room temp. Keeping them airtight prevents them from drying out. You can still use them when their crunchy-dry...but they're not as easy to manipulate. :) Yes! I can ship to Canada. I have shipped vanilla beans alone to Canada and haven’t had a problem so I’ll assume I can ship the rest. :)

Yep, can’t keep the beans cold. They really will form this white mold on them, (it’s penicillin, actually and I’ve had this happen to me!). So, if you don’t want your beans to go from culinary to medicinal keep them room temp. Keeping them airtight prevents them from drying out. You can still use them when their crunchy-dry…but they’re not as easy to manipulate.

:)

]]> By: Lisa http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/2009/11/03/vietnamese-yogurt-creamy-sweet-and-mild-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-8149 Lisa Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:45:43 +0000 http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/?p=2678#comment-8149 I'll definitely be trying this yogurt, I always need yogurt sweetened somehow, with pure maple syrup is my favorite, and I think I'll try maple yougurt for the recipe. 1. She rescues and relocates a blue heron 2. The vanilla seeds inside the pods are called vanilla caviar 3. I learned lots about vanilla, but the one that excites me most is that it is the fruit of the vanilla orchid, I love botany and orchids fascinate me, now even more! I’ll definitely be trying this yogurt, I always need yogurt sweetened somehow, with pure maple syrup is my favorite, and I think I’ll try maple yougurt for the recipe.
1. She rescues and relocates a blue heron
2. The vanilla seeds inside the pods are called vanilla caviar
3. I learned lots about vanilla, but the one that excites me most is that it is the fruit of the vanilla orchid, I love botany and orchids fascinate me, now even more!

]]> By: Michelle http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/2009/11/03/vietnamese-yogurt-creamy-sweet-and-mild-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-8142 Michelle Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:24:45 +0000 http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/?p=2678#comment-8142 1- Blue Heron 2- Caviar 3- How Kefir was originally made in a skin bag and where it was hung. Such a great post! 1- Blue Heron
2- Caviar
3- How Kefir was originally made in a skin bag and where it was hung. Such a great post!

]]> By: Traci Torrey http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/2009/11/03/vietnamese-yogurt-creamy-sweet-and-mild-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-8140 Traci Torrey Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:38:29 +0000 http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/?p=2678#comment-8140 MMMMmm the yogurt sounds very very yummy and super easy...I think I try it out! Thanks for sharing:) 1.) Blue Heron 2.) vanilla caviar 3.) I had no idea that vanilla beans grew in the shade 20 degrees from the equator...really I didn't know much about vanilla until I saw your website...adding it to my favorites :) MMMMmm the yogurt sounds very very yummy and super easy…I think I try it out! Thanks for sharing:)

1.) Blue Heron
2.) vanilla caviar
3.) I had no idea that vanilla beans grew in the shade 20 degrees from the equator…really I didn’t know much about vanilla until I saw your website…adding it to my favorites :)

]]> By: Jana http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/2009/11/03/vietnamese-yogurt-creamy-sweet-and-mild-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-8136 Jana Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:55:48 +0000 http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/?p=2678#comment-8136 1. She rescued a blue heron 2. vanilla caviar 3. Donkey rescues. Who knew?! 1. She rescued a blue heron
2. vanilla caviar
3. Donkey rescues. Who knew?!

]]> By: Kim http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/2009/11/03/vietnamese-yogurt-creamy-sweet-and-mild-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-8120 Kim Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:55:40 +0000 http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/?p=2678#comment-8120 This looks so yummy, I'll have to try it! I amused my mom when I was 8 by buying a yogurt maker at a yard sale to make our own...I wonder if she still has it. Now, on to the questions. 1. Amy rescued/relocasted a blue heron, which got lost in a storm. 2. The vanilla seeds are called "vanilla caviar". 3. I learned about the differences between Tahitian Vanilla Beans and Bourbon Vanilla Beans. I also learned a little bit about their cultivation and curing methods. ooooo Im so excited about every aspect of this post. This looks so yummy, I’ll have to try it! I amused my mom when I was 8 by buying a yogurt maker at a yard sale to make our own…I wonder if she still has it.

Now, on to the questions.

1. Amy rescued/relocasted a blue heron, which got lost in a storm.
2. The vanilla seeds are called “vanilla caviar”.
3. I learned about the differences between Tahitian Vanilla Beans and Bourbon Vanilla Beans. I also learned a little bit about their cultivation and curing methods.

ooooo Im so excited about every aspect of this post.

]]> By: Theresa http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/2009/11/03/vietnamese-yogurt-creamy-sweet-and-mild-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-8119 Theresa Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:06:04 +0000 http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/?p=2678#comment-8119 I have to try this yogurt, thanks for the great tutorial! answers: Amy rescued and relocated a Blue Heron vanilla caviar That you can pickle turnips, I love turnips and this sounds terrific! Thanks for the chance to win the vanilla package, just in time for Christmas! I have to try this yogurt, thanks for the great tutorial!
answers:
Amy rescued and relocated a Blue Heron

vanilla caviar

That you can pickle turnips, I love turnips and this sounds terrific!

Thanks for the chance to win the vanilla package, just in time for Christmas!

]]> By: Fiona http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/2009/11/03/vietnamese-yogurt-creamy-sweet-and-mild-and-a-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-8118 Fiona Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:24:06 +0000 http://www.foodiewithfamily.com/blog/?p=2678#comment-8118 1. Blue heron 2. Vanilla caviar 3. Ack! I just learned that I should not refrigerate my vanilla beans and I do that all the time (well wrapped in saran). Will now be taking those out and leaving in cupboard. 1. Blue heron
2. Vanilla caviar
3. Ack! I just learned that I should not refrigerate my vanilla beans and I do that all the time (well wrapped in saran). Will now be taking those out and leaving in cupboard.

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