Thanks, Onebyone. Hummm...those are expensive, gourmet ingredients. Do ya think that they are worth the cost? I'll have to consider those options.
I find vanilla paste at Tuesday Mornings, Khols, Home Goods, etc. for a reasonable price. i would definitely say the Saigon cinnamon is wonderful and worth the cost. One sniff and you are in a bakery. McCormick has a good Saigon cinnamon. It's getting hard to find though. When a store has it I buy four or five jars. I'm on my last jar so have been looking. I make snickerdoodles, cinnamon bread, cinnamon toast, and cinnamon buns so I use a lot of the cinnamon. I tried the Cylon cinnamon but like Saigon the best. And the organic cinnamon does not have the best flavor.