Vanilla Bean Coffee Cake There are a lot of coffee cake recipes out there, but we would like you to try ours; its rich, moist and almost foolproof. Time : 40-45 min (bake time included) Ingredients : Makes 1 pan (9″x9″) Cake : 1/3 cup butter, soft 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1-2 Vanilla Bean […]
Vanilla FDA Vanilla is the only spice that the FDA has a specific standard for. Here is the regulation from the FDA homepage. Link to US FDA regulation for vanilla extract here. [Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 21, Volume 2] [Revised as of April 1, 2013] [CITE: 21CFR169.175] TITLE 21–FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER I–FOOD AND […]
Covanee Journey – Papua New Guinea I With Papua New Guinea (PNG) being one of the main countries that we do business with, we have to talk about the country when we talk about Covan’ee. PNG to most is an island paradise smack in the middle of the South Pacific. With great beaches, undiscovered surfing […]
Vanilla Bean Sponge Cake We would like to introduce you to a Vanilla Bean Sponge Cake Recipe by Cesy at Cesy Can Cook, that we hope you will enjoy. Great for birthdays and small events. Mayhap a husband will try it to surprise his special person! Works great with cupcakes also. Enjoy with your favorite […]
Covanee Journey – Nafian Saremo As our Journey continues, we cannot help but to introduce one Mr. Nafian B. Saremo (uncle Nafian). A close friend of ours since our days in Papua New Guinea as missionaries from 1986 to 2002. He is one of the integral part of what makes Covan’ee possible. In the early stages […]
Vanilla Bean Scones We want to share a vanilla bean scone recipe by Laura Vitale. I, actually my wife has tried these at home. I can tell you now that if you make these in the evening for breakfast, it will not last past midnight!! Time : Prep 10 min | Cook 20 min Ingredients […]
Covanee Journey – Intro Our journey started with a phone call from a friend in 2002. Sam Heidema, a dear friend of ours since our days as missionaries in Papua New Guinea (PNG), called us with information provided to him by his parents who were still working in PNG as missionaries at that time. The […]
Vanilla Bean Buttercream Recipe We would like to introduce a wonderful yet easy-to-do Vanilla Bean Buttercream Recipe introduced by Amber Spiegel. The buttercream can be used to decorate cupcakes, cakes and other desserts. I have simplified the instructions a little bit but if you want the specifics, the video has instructions written on the screen for […]
Storing Vanilla Beans with Chef Annemarie While looking through the web in my constant quest for new information on vanilla, I came upon this video. This video introduces Chef Annemarie Huste who has been working the culinary industry for over 45 years. Here I found a simple way for vanilla users to use, store and […]
Our First Order After opening our website for purchases, we have our first order! Everyone is excited, from our family to the villagers of Kupdui and Umboldi who grow the vanilla beans we carry. Though it has been a long time coming, seven years to be exact and though the path has been rocky to […]
