As the warm weather arrives, the urge for summer recipes comes with it, and there's no better ingredient to use than basil ...

You can use any variety, including vibrantly hued Thai basil leaves with purple stems, fragrant green Italian basil, or camphorous holy basil, but note that each will give the dish a slightly ...

If you want to propagate fresh basil from the grocery store, trim the herb stems back to a leaf node so it’s easier for the cut stems to absorb water. Rooting in soil takes a little longer than ...

Sweet, Thai or purple — any type of basil makes many ... of plants which are easily identified by their hairy square stems. Basil is a tender annual which must be replanted every season.