Vanilla Extract

I've been experimenting with different ways to substitute for vanilla extract here in Korea given its scarcity. After receiving bits of advice here and there and googling my fingers raw, here's what I've come up with:

Homemade Pasta

I found an alternate use for my drying rack. The thing's been starved for attention given my repulsion of doing laundry - or anything along the lines of being more hygienic than what is socially requisite. But I do like food. Ergo. Pasta drying rack.

I used a recipe for whole wheat pasta and tossed it with a simple vodka sauce. It was so good the final dish was gobbled up by my filthy self before the thought of photographing it even crossed my mind.