Recipes with Basil

Capellini, tomatoes and ham with basil and garlic sauce

The easiest way to name this dish is to call it pasta with pesto, tomatoes and ham. But that would be misleading. That's not …

I've had this basil-vodka gimlet recipe on my Bookmarks bar for so long. I waited until our lime tree started bearing fruits …

Vegetables, pesto and tomato sauce. What can be simpler? But a vegetable stew, when properly cooked, is anything but simple. …

I didn't die. I'm not sick. I didn't go on a vacation. And I'm not pregnant. There's another project I was busy with and it's …

These cheesy savory muffins with sausage meat were baked especially for my younger daughter. Alex came home in the middle of …

On Facebook, Speedy re-shared that Saveur page with the 55 Great Global Food Blogs and it made me re-visit some of the blogs …

Tofu -- that wonderful high-protein, low-calorie and almost fat-free soybean curd that absorbs flavors and seasonings like a …

When we were in the supermarket last Sunday, Sam picked up a bag of eggplants. Unfortunately for her, the eggplants didn't …

Chiffonade refers to finely sliced leaf vegetables, often herbs, used as a garnish for soup or salad. According to Wikipedia, …

The idea was inspired by the Swiss (or is it German?) rösti, a potato pancake that was originally peasant fare but is now …

Purple basil has a more intense flavor than Thai basil and it is prudent to use less for cooking. But what I really love to …

Back in the old house, four kinds of basil grew in my garden -- lemon basil, holy basil, sweet basil and Thai basil. The …