tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post9168653385775956908..comments2024-03-19T03:04:53.896-04:00Comments on paris breakfasts: Guerlain Ode de la VanilleParisbreakfastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-92062649872898617892012-08-22T21:15:38.230-04:002012-08-22T21:15:38.230-04:00If I wasn't so deadly allergic to perfumes I w...If I wasn't so deadly allergic to perfumes I would LOVE them!! Your paintings are sweet...Sketchbook Wanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06850319000824866265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-2906908754274883482012-08-22T00:00:59.559-04:002012-08-22T00:00:59.559-04:00Shalimar was my Mothers favorite perfume. I haven...Shalimar was my Mothers favorite perfume. I haven't worn perfume in years. They quit making what I liked. Nice gift and paintings too!Cris, Artist in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15067969984221375853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-22349806802352348552012-08-21T09:08:54.900-04:002012-08-21T09:08:54.900-04:00The bottle is a beautiful subject! Shalimar is so ...The bottle is a beautiful subject! Shalimar is so rich and spicy...Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073968486721141173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-58032920242729367192012-08-21T05:05:30.295-04:002012-08-21T05:05:30.295-04:00Sa beautiful post!
Thank you so much for the beau...Sa beautiful post! <br />Thank you so much for the beautifully written and lovely vanilla nuances throughout your piece.<br />L. at Guerlain NYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-51156419350506623772012-08-20T23:16:55.850-04:002012-08-20T23:16:55.850-04:00You can scrape out the seeds inside of vanilla bea...You can scrape out the seeds inside of vanilla bean by splitting seed down center then use those seeds in creme brulee!! SOOOO Yummmy. And then you can put the split pod into sugar or vodka--you choose!Have a pink day!Marie Ardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09825769219652414992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-60728526929697507882012-08-20T22:24:32.103-04:002012-08-20T22:24:32.103-04:00Of course YOU would know what to do with a vanilla...Of course YOU would know what to do with a vanilla pod!!<br />what do you do with the pod after that? under the pillow?<br />Love the idea of Greek vanilla yog.<br />I think I need a vanilla bean class!<br />Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-12938898552146533182012-08-20T19:53:15.246-04:002012-08-20T19:53:15.246-04:00The original Shalimar was the first gift my husban...The original Shalimar was the first gift my husband gave me...I know I still have it somehwhere around here...true packrat.<br />The easiest thing to do with your vanilla beans: put one bean in a jar of sugar...after about a week you can add the sugar to anything... mostly I put a teaspoon in a cup of plain nonfat greek yogurt. You can even use just the carcass of the bean, after you have scraped all the goodies out of the insides.jeanette, mistress of longearshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/longears/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-13888520108832889942012-08-20T19:33:00.276-04:002012-08-20T19:33:00.276-04:00Your paintings are perfection! Beautiful post to...Your paintings are perfection! Beautiful post today. Geri njnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-85663980714312395312012-08-20T19:17:42.041-04:002012-08-20T19:17:42.041-04:00What a sweet love story :)What a sweet love story :)Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03938255518222756688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-24465243700511241992012-08-20T16:39:22.827-04:002012-08-20T16:39:22.827-04:00Love the earrings, the macarons - naughty you, eat...Love the earrings, the macarons - naughty you, eating those darlings; the Amorino gelato - I had a cone in Aix-en-Provence, unique way to create a flower; and the vanilla perfume drawings.<br /><br />Have you tried putting some of your vanilla bean bounty amongst your linens?<br />(I have a tube of original Bourbon vanilla, a friend brought it all the way from Madagascar<br />MerisiMerisi in Viennahttp://www.merisi.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-59413307504078838122012-08-20T16:34:23.358-04:002012-08-20T16:34:23.358-04:00Thanks Monique, I had no clue you could do all the...Thanks Monique, I had no clue you could do all these things with Vanilla beans<br />But how to throw out a pretty perfume bottle :O<br />Quelle dommage!<br />You must replace immediatement!!Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-67339238052001427442012-08-20T16:22:47.244-04:002012-08-20T16:22:47.244-04:00Love these paintings. My favorite are ROSE macron...Love these paintings. My favorite are ROSE macrons, how can they be anything but parfum? BUT ... your last post on colour was what quite literally made my mouth water. Bindyhttp://curiosities.co.nznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-37558371770813352312012-08-20T16:04:54.258-04:002012-08-20T16:04:54.258-04:00Lots of watercolors today! Very nice ones, too.
I ...Lots of watercolors today! Very nice ones, too.<br />I don't know if I'd like vanilla as a fragrance on a woman, I've never come across it. But someone said it's an aphrodisiac, so I think this will have to be tested :)Nikonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271472315834976236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-51434701420508801902012-08-20T16:02:37.831-04:002012-08-20T16:02:37.831-04:00I just threw out my bottle of regular Shalimar:) I...I just threw out my bottle of regular Shalimar:) I have made a vow to stop saving things..of course it's too late for that ,but spending time w/ my friend packing some of her treasures..I thought..just don't hold onto to everything..Boohoo I do:(<br />Love vanilla..and of course you needed it..as well as the tassels!<br />I have cheated this time and bought Vanilla Bean paste..just to see..But I even like making vanilla sugar:) and scraping the delightfully fragrant pods..adding the little black specks to confection..I LOVE to bake..This post is thrilling.<br />Of course the artwork is the most charming of all.<br /><br />La Table De Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358539954508050792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-45908542984460460582012-08-20T15:48:53.682-04:002012-08-20T15:48:53.682-04:00I just read Pierre Herme created a perfumed macaro...I just read Pierre Herme created a perfumed macaron with Jean-Michel Duriez of Rochas - A rose tea + vanilla + clove macaron.<br />Miam miam!Annabellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-13524437366555886082012-08-20T15:17:53.811-04:002012-08-20T15:17:53.811-04:00What a lovely addiction!
Guerlain Shalimar + vanil...What a lovely addiction!<br />Guerlain Shalimar + vanilla + tassels + ice cream + macarons.<br />I'm in!Foodwalkerhttp://www.annwalkercatering.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-85855026956952411652012-08-20T15:00:50.987-04:002012-08-20T15:00:50.987-04:00loving those tassle earrings!
Thank you for tellin...loving those tassle earrings!<br />Thank you for telling us about Anne Maisonneuve, one of Paris' secret treasures on the left bank.Lucindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-85522882690896563082012-08-20T14:58:51.029-04:002012-08-20T14:58:51.029-04:00Fantastic!
Thanks Robinita
Wikipedia says: Vanilla...Fantastic!<br />Thanks Robinita<br />Wikipedia says: Vanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily from the Mexican species, Flat-leaved Vanilla (V. planifolia). The word vanilla, derived from the diminutive of the Spanish word vaina (vaina itself meaning sheath or pod), simply translates as little podParisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-41697339456796203322012-08-20T14:40:27.017-04:002012-08-20T14:40:27.017-04:00Guerlain on Champs-Élysees is so beautiful and int...Guerlain on Champs-Élysees is so beautiful and interesting too. I wish my nose worked better!<br />I learned that vanilla is an orchid and an aphrodisiac!robinitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410692463730623414noreply@blogger.com