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Homemade Vanilla Extract as Favors
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Vanilla extract as wedding favors: As far ahead as possible (I had 14 months), buy bottles of good-but-not-crazy vodka. Pour a little out, and add 10-12 split vanilla beans to each. Put the caps back on, and move your vodka bottles to the back of a closet; forget about them. Close to the wedding, buy little bottles in bulk. You can also make your own labels online, if you want.
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Antonia James's Lentil and Sausage Soup for a Cold Winter's Night
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Make a big batch, keep it in the fridge all week. It also freezes super well.
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18w
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Chocolate cake
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I wrote this recipe a decade + ago and it’s still my go-to chocolate cake recipe. For vanilla, you want the buttermilk vanilla cake from Yossi Arefi’s Snacking Cakes—which is a genius book in general. For frostings/fillings, flip through Nicola Lamb’s Sift (or Substack) and Natasha Pickowicz‘s More Than Cake. Store bought jam, lemon curd, and caramel are useful shortcuts!
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