OH YES!

Be still my (should be clogged) heart (if it wasn't for the the copious amounts of red wine that I consume in the name of all things yummy)!

Yes, Robert, yes, Paul, yes yes yes! Infuse orange 'peel' or the rind minus the white pithy stuff with the vanilla bean(s) in the cream prior to ...

It just seems to kick things up a notch. I also like to put some finely grated rind (orange or lemon) in a sweet pastry crust.

Suzanne