tom foolery

want a quick, cheap way to make your house smell yummy, naturally?

fill a small sauce pot with water and a little vanilla extract (or if you have one on hand a piece of vanilla bean), and add a very healthy sprinkle of cinnamon - I pick up a few at the dollar store for a dollar a bottle just for this purpose.

just let it simmer away making sure your pot doesn't boil dry.

for variations you can pour in some apple juice or sliced apple, bay leaves, nutmeg, cloves, orange peel..even coffee beans - wonderful for this time of year.