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  • Recipe Basil Ice Cream
    Basil Ice Cream
    Number two in an occasional series of "unique" ice cream flavors. This is where savory meets sweet. I love the sweet, heady fragrance of fresh basil and found myself intrigued at creating a decadent, creamy treat with the leaves. The chopped[...]
  • Recipe Basil Ice Cream
    Basil Ice Cream
    Basil is my favorite herb and since my grocery store is frequently out of it, my love affair with the fragrant green leaves so often found in my favorite kitchen creations has become even more so. We always crave what we can't[...]
  • Recipe Basil Ice Cream (Low Carb)
    Basil Ice Cream (Low Carb)
    This post isn't just about recipe, it's also a plea for help. Send me your ideas for using up huge amounts of basil, please! We are drowning in the fragrant stuff. I planted a few seeds in an Earthbox on our patio in June, and its been growing[...]
  • Recipe Strawberry Basil Ice Cream: No More Curdling
    Strawberry Basil Ice Cream: No More Curdling
    Ah, curdling. The bane of my ice cream making existence. I can't count how many custards have been sadly ruined after several minutes of infusing, carefully tasting and adjusting, tempering, slowly heating/stirring, and then... #^$*! One[...]
  • Recipe Sookie Stackhouse's Blue Cornmeal-Basil Cookies with Old-Fashioned Peach Ice-Cream
    Sookie Stackhouse's Blue Cornmeal-Basil Cookies with Old-Fashioned Peach Ice-Cream
    It's hot... hot... hot in Louisiana. And if any of you are reading Charlaine Harris's novel about the supernatural folks living among us. Then you know that it's absolutely steaming here in the deep south. But our Miss Sookie Stackhouse knows how[...]
  • Recipe Lime-Basil Sorbet
    Lime-Basil Sorbet
    Who doesn't love basil??? From the Greek word basileus , meaning "king", basil is rightly known as "the king of herbs" or " l'herbe royale " in the culinary world. With its pungent, fresh smell and zippy taste, basil adds[...]
  • Recipe Basil ? Pizza & Wine Bar
    Basil ? Pizza & Wine Bar
    At the edge of Crown Height?s Jewish neighborhood, we walked through the tall glass paned doors of Basil Pizza and Wine Bar (270 Kingston Ave; Brooklyn, NY 11213; Telephone: 718.285.8777). We were greeted by the lovely homey smells coming from[...]
  • Recipe Strawberry Basil Frozen Yogurt
    Strawberry Basil Frozen Yogurt
    Hey yoooo...it's fro-yo!! Oh my, I am just getting cheesier and cheesier the more I blog. Anyway, who knew basil and strawberries could be such a good combo. This fro-yo is not only tasty but it is good for you! This is the one time it is[...]
  • Recipe Strawberry Basil Lemonade & Granita!
    Strawberry Basil Lemonade & Granita!
    Nothing says summer like cold fresh squeezed lemonade! But add a couple of treats from your garden and you have something really special! A few months back, Jon was browsing the interwebs and sent me a link to a recipe. He thought it sounded[...]
  • Recipe basil seeds drink on a stick...
    basil seeds drink on a stick...
    - Surprisingly, Popsicle was accidental invented by 11 year-old boy who was born in San Francisco. Since then, Popsicle has been the coolest frozen treat around for more than a century. I can see why. Here's a fun[...]