Each year, tracks from musical artists of all types vie for the coveted “song of the summer” title. If there were an herb of the summer, that crown would always be snugly rested atop basil’s head.

Basil is a popular option for a kitchen herb garden, and it is incredibly easy to grow and maintain. You can even grow it in an old bottle on your windowsill.

Many Asian dishes require adding Thai basil. Replacing the herb with European basil isn't a good idea. Bernd Diekjobst/dpa If your recipe calls for Thai basil, you may be tempted to skip it and use ...

Learn how to dry or freeze you basil harvest. Herbs are a beautiful and tasty addition to any garden. They do well in poor soil, and they can also attract pollinators. Frequent herb harvesting is ...

The next time a recipe calls for fresh basil, skip the poor substitute of dried basil, forgo the last-minute dash to the supermarket for some overpriced wilted basil, and just pluck a few tender ...

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A key guideline for planting basil outdoors is to monitor the temperature. For seeds to germinate, basil needs soil between ...

The Gin Basil Smash is a foundation stone. Gin, citrus, simple syrup, and basil—its inherent deliciousness is so evident to bartenders and non-bartenders alike as to approach something like a natural ...