I stumbled on the combination of bay and vanilla a few weeks ago while responding to a comment, here on food52. It happened as part of a typographical error. The discussion was about bay leaf plus cinnamon plus cumin, a trio I've been playing with a lot lately, in a variety of different applications. I was typing along, with my brain racing ahead of my fingers, so instead of telling the other FOOD52 cook that I planned to use the bay/cinnamon/cumin combination, I typed “bay/vanilla/cumin.” I noticed the mistake but realized that it sounded quite good, as bay really does work well in sweet and savory dishes. You'll see that I recommend cashews to garnish this. I like the cashew flavor with the bay and vanilla. Any other nut, or pine nuts if your guests have allergies, would also work. Enjoy!! ;o) - AntoniaJames <br />

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