This is a picture of me trying not to squint in the sun. I did great…… It’s been a really long time since I’ve had an ice cream cone, let alone a vanilla cone. I actually made a noise of happy excitement when I tasted it. Vanilla can be so good sometimes. It’s not always boring.

Vanilla milkshake? Come on. I did it. I bought vanilla ice cream and made a vanilla shake and just feel like it was a bit of a waste of ice cream and calories. lol. Seriously though, as I drank it my eyes kept falling on things that I could add that would make it better.

I was not able to make Vanilla Pudding from scratch because I was on a rooftop on Lexington Avenue. Looking at this: Then this: I found a recipe for Vanilla pudding that I could try when I got home. Unfortunately, as stocked as my kitchen is these days, I don’t have corn starch. A trip to

    Most bakeries offer yellow cupcakes, but not necessarily Vanilla. This is a vanilla bean cupcake from Little Cupcake Bakeshop in SOHO, and it was amazing. Even more amazing? Sitting with this friend by the window and talking about life. We reconnected after several months apart on Forget Me Not Day, which I think is