To enhance a pasta dish with just a drizzle, choose our basil-flavored oil! Easy to make at home, it will delight your taste ...

To use up your basil bounty, try our spreads, sauces, restaurant-style pastas, and even a refreshing drink with basil.

Kissing cousin of mint, basil is among the most aromatic of herbs, with a long tradition as a seasoning in the kitchen as well as a curative in the apothecary. Often called king of the herbs—the very ...

Snip the tender top growth just above a set of leaves, and basil responds by branching out, becoming bushier, leafier, and even more generous as the season goes on. That steady, enthusiastic growth is ...

There it is at the seafood market, a whole fish, gleaming fresh, eyes bulging, looking like it just flopped up from out of the ocean. It’s so gorgeous you have to buy it. Now the question is: What the ...

Make your own vibrant basil pesto in just 15 minutes with fresh basil, nuts, garlic, olive oil, and Parmesan for a versatile ...

Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil. Use about 1/4 cup salt per quart of hot water. Drop basil into boiling water for 15 to 20 seconds, and immediately plunge basil into ice water to chill. Drain, and ...