These basil oil beans, or green-beans as I like to call them, are a staple weeknight dinner. They are quick, easy, delicious and ready in minutes. And also they are SO satisfying. Because truly nothing can really beat rice and beans.
More than just Italian food and fragrant garnishes, basil essential oil has been used since ancient times for health and well-being.
Learn how to make basil oil with the bounty of basil overflowing from your garden this summer. Basil is an incredibly healthy herb, learn more here!
Basil oil has a naturally warm and spicy, yet herbal aroma. It's one of the best oils to calm and focus the mind. Here's how to use basil essential oil!
It’s Day 8 of our little 12 Days of Christmas Project and I’m turning tradition on its head and giving you an ice cream recipe. I know that ice cream may not be the most tradition of holiday desserts, but we eat snow so why not ice cream? Like all of the ice cream recipes I have here on the blog
This recipe was made for August. Seriously, hot soups have no place in the summer. Cold soups, on the other hand, are perfection. No heat, no cooking, just a quick whirr in the blender and a bit of chill time to allow the flavors to intermingle and you have yourself one steller summer soup. So
Tomato Napoleon made with Cashew Cheese and Basil. Delicious, nutritious, and a great recipe for entertaining.
Tomato-Basil Risotto is fresh and light, yet decadent and creamy. This one pan recipe is delicious any time of year!
Juicy tomato, melty cheese, fresh basil, and crispy bread meet up to make one immensely-satisfying sandwich!
Enjoy the taste of homemade basil pesto without having to buy expensive pine nuts. This nutless pesto recipe is even better when you use homegrown basil!
Do you have a bumper crop of basil in your garden? Learn how to preserve basil at home, so you can enjoy it all year long!
Learn why your basil bolts and how to manage it. Discover preventive measures and steps to salvage bolted basil for a longer, more flavorful harvest.
Preserving fresh basil in the refrigerator is simple with these basic ingredients you already have in your home.
Made with garden-fresh tomatoes, spicy red onions, delicious sweet basil, and an easy three ingredient balsamic dressing, this Tomato Basil Salad takes just 10 minutes to prepare start to finish.
Basil essential oil is a highly versatile and beneficial oil that has been used for centuries. Derived from the leaves of the basil plant, it is known for its powerful properties that support overall health
This oil-free avocado pesto is a healthy, vegan alternative to traditional pesto. This avocado basil pesto is perfect on top of pasta, toast, and more.
Skip the pizza delivery and make this Pizza-Stuffed Spaghetti Squash instead. Great for meal preps, weeknight dinners or a date-night in. Serves 4.
This Basil Vinaigrette recipe is quick and easy to make, and bursting with the best fresh basil flavor. Perfect for drizzling on salads, pizzas, pastas, soups, grilled meat, veggies and more!
An easy dairy-free pesto recipe made with nutritional yeast, basil, olive oil, and nuts, and is perfect as a pasta sauce, on chicken, or on your favorite pizza. You're going to be trying to find ways to include this vegan pesto sauce on everything!
Spring lettuces have started coming into gardens and farmers markets, and with our fridge currently flush with local greens, we have been experimenting with new vinaigrettes. Tomato Basil Vinaigrette is our recent favorite, and we pour this fresh tasting dressing
Continuing with my light and quick summer dishes: This year we got a bit more serious than usual about our garden, and planted three zucchini plants. If you have a garden with zucchinis, you know that sometime around midsummer they start to produce babies like crazy. We've had a rather cold and rainy summer here up until now, but this week our three innocent looking zucchini plants have gone into high gear, and we're picking them as fast as we can before they turn into seedy, tasteless baseball bat sized monsters. Zucchini pancakes are one way to use up a lot at once. This version uses chickpea flour instead of wheat flour or eggs, with a little bit of spice in it. It's great hot or cold, and is a perfect snack, side dish or complete vegan main dish, since the chickpea flour is such a terrific source of protein and carbs (nutritional info). Serve it with a salsa, curry, or just on its own. Here I just served them with some super-ripe tomato wedges. The shredded zucchini adds moisture and a rather creamy texture, which I love. Chickpea flour is used in Mediterranean and Indian cooking. I get mine from a local Indian grocery store, where it's sold as gram flour; it's also known as besan, ceci flour, and so on.
There are many more types of basil than the standard sweet green variety. Discover a rainbow of basil varieties, from cinnamon to purple, lemon to African Blue, and use their unique flavors and fragrances to transform your cooking.
