Making basil oil is incredibly easy, and you’ll be amazed at how often you want to use it in your cooking. Flavorful and ...

Lavender and basil might seem like a natural pairing, but it's unlikely that these two easy-to-grow plants will thrive when ...

Holy basil is a very special plant to me. I was stunned to discover I had never dedicated an entire column to the plant that ...

The life-giving combo of basil and tomato is the ultimate signal of warmer weather, and Hetty Lui McKinnon knows this well.

Basil can be preserved by freezing whole leaves or chopped leaves in ice cube trays with water or olive oil. The start of summer is here, and with it comes backyard cookouts featuring foods we ...

Basil leaves are a common herb in most kitchens. Known for their culinary and medicinal properties, basil leaves have been used traditionally for relieving discomfort caused by insect-bites.

Alas, Basil Leaf Ristorante is still alive and kicking, serving up a full menu of scratch-made Italian dishes in a city chock full of Italian restaurants. Yet those of us who drive by regularly ...

If the leaves are from your own garden or are organically grown and you know they have not been sprayed, there is no need to wash them. If they have been washed, dry them as thoroughly as possible.

To blanch or not to blanch? That is the question when it comes to making basil pesto. Many cooks blanch the leaves for a few seconds so the pesto retains a vibrant green color. But will a few ...

Raw basil leaves refer to fresh basil leaves that have not been cooked or processed. They are typically plucked directly from the basil plant and used in their natural state, either whole or ...

and spotted leaves that soon turn brown and fall off. Prospera is highly resistant to downy mildew as well as fusarium (another fungal disease that attacks basil), and it can be grown from seed ...