If you’ve ever eaten Italian food — in other words, if you are human — you know all about Italian sweet basil. Those beautiful, floppy green leaves are a key ingredient in Italian cuisine and the ...

When my olfactory and gustatory senses become satiated with the summer flavors of Italian basil, I seek more exotic herbal stimulation. That's when I turn to another enchanting, complex, sultry member ...

Thai, lemon, lime, cinnamon, licorice and purple basils are just as easy to grow as Italian varieties and offer many flavor possibilities for our culinary dishes, simple or complex. Basil is far more ...