Saffron Cream Sauce

Saffron + lemon + vanilla + paremsan + chives...  I do like trying new and different flavor combinations; but I wasn't sure about this -- particularly with the vanilla. But saffron (as pricey as it can be) always sounds so very "gourmet"! 

This was...okay. Truly, it may simply need a little salt! Might depend on the variety & saltiness of your parm. I have some leftovers in the frig, so I'll give it a second chance, but my initial reaction was pretty ho-hum.

Food Network - Pappardelle* in Saffron Cream

* For those of you who know your noodles, those are not pappardelle in my photo. I had these wide egg noodles on hand already, an easy and very reasonable substitute.