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5 Herbal Spring Cocktails to Make Now

Liquor.com | Posted 03.21.2013 | Taste
Liquor.com

It's finally time for refreshing seasonal cocktails. Whether it's bourbon with mint or vodka with dill, let these five herbal concoctions inspire your spring mixology.

Who Grows Our Food: Miami GROW

Ellen Kanner | Posted 05.11.2013 | Green
Ellen Kanner

Along the grey knot of expressway engirding Miami International Airport, you'll find row upon row of warehouses, industrial sites ... and small spot of green.

"4-Hour Chef" Tim Ferriss Reveals Secrets of Meta-Learning and Living the Good Life

Shira Lazar | Posted 01.18.2013 | Home
Shira Lazar

Following up from his entrepreneur manifesto "The 4-Hour Workweek" and fitness-themed "The 4-Hour Body," best-selling author Tim Ferriss tops off his self-help trilogy with "The 4-Hour Chef," which highlights culinary tips and techniques for healthy, fresh, and easy-to-prepare meals.

Scrumptious Winter Soups for People Who Hate Beans

Marjory Abrams | Posted 01.19.2013 | Healthy Living
Marjory Abrams

It all started one Saturday this summer, when we lunched at the home of friends. Maria served a delicious potato-leek soup that my family fell in love with.

What To Do With Lemon Basil

The Splendid Table | Posted 10.31.2012 | Home
The Splendid Table

Lemon basil, it smelled divine so I bought a big bunch at the market. So now what do I do with it? The Splendid Table gives you some ideas.

City Bus-Sized 'Orbiting' Garden Can Grow 50 Pounds Of Basil A Day

Posted 08.20.2012 | Home

Imagine a sustainable farm that is about the size of a city bus and is capable of producing fifty pounds of basil per day. Not only is that possib...

11 Sweet, Spicy and Soothing Uses for Summer Basil

Organic Authority.com | Posted 10.17.2012 | Home
Organic Authority.com

While atop a pile of linguini noodles is always a wonderful place for basil, consider these other uses for this culinary wonder in its peak season.

Presto! Pesto in 10 Minutes

Laura Kumin | Posted 10.15.2012 | Taste
Laura Kumin

I know you can whip this up in minutes because I did it one recent Sunday afternoon. After cutting the fresh basil, I set to work on the pesto, and was finished in the time it took the pasta to cook. Not bad for a last-minute lunch!

Our 10 Favorite Recipes Of The Week

Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste

Lately, we've had so many drool-inducing recipes go up, that it's even hard for us to keep track of them sometimes. Since we know you are all busy...

WTF, CSA?: What To Do With All That Basil

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Orchant | Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste

Welcome to the fourth installment of "WTF, CSA?" Each week this CSA season, we'll help you make use of your overflowing CSA baskets. You ask, we answe...

Simple Herbed Grilled Chicken For Summer

Katie Workman | Posted 09.11.2012 | Taste
Katie Workman

This chicken recipe is almost like a building block for any number of summer meals. Make more than you need because they are one of the most versatile summer leftovers I can think of.

20 New Ways To Use Fresh Basil

Posted 09.12.2012 | Taste

If you've ever cooked with dried herbs in a pinch, you know they're just not the same as fresh. Basil, for example, is one herb in particular that rea...

A Cook's Top Five Herbs

Mary Ann Esposito | Posted 06.28.2012 | Home
Mary Ann Esposito

If you are as serious a cook as you are a vegetable gardener, then you know that the true flavors of freshly harvested vegetables can get even more palate power by adding fresh herbs.

Roasted Garlic Spinach Pesto

Honest Cooking | Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste
Honest Cooking

Pesto has always been my all timeĀ favoriteĀ sauce for pasta, spread for bread and dip for chips. It's so easy to make that I never buy it from the store.

13 Creative Recipe Ideas For Pesto

Kitchen Daily | Joseph Erdos | Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste

Pesto, the famous herb sauce from Genoa is rich, flavorful and very versatile. Italian for paste, pesto is just that -- a paste classically made of ba...

Dining Hall DIY: Bruschetta

Small Kitchen College | Posted 11.27.2011 | College
Small Kitchen College

2011-09-27-Screenshot20110927at3.01.19PM.jpg While making the trip to Italy may not be presently in the cards, bringing Italy to you couldn't be easier.

And The Designer Of The Year Award Goes To...

Jacob Slevin | Posted 11.07.2011 | Arts
Jacob Slevin

Just announced, David Adjaye, Principal Architect of Adjaye Associates, is this year's recipient of the Design Miami/ Designer of the Year Award. Davi...

Essence Of August: Caprese Tomato Salad

Meathead | Posted 10.31.2011 | Home
Meathead

Caprese salad is the world's best use of tomatoes and possibly the world's best salad. This classic summer dish from the Island of Capri off the west coast of Italy is the essence of August on a plate.

Hurricane Pesto Salad -- No Electricity Required

Jamaliya Cobine | Posted 10.27.2011 | Home
Jamaliya Cobine

Hurricane Irene is coming, and many of us on the east coast may find ourselves without power and tired of eating crackers, chips and other no-cook items. With a couple fresh ingredients you can create a great fresh pesto salad, electricity be damned.

How To: Teach Your Roommate to Cook

Small Kitchen College | Posted 10.24.2011 | College
Small Kitchen College

In my four undergraduate years of college, I have had eleven different and wonderful roommates, I have frequented three dining hall cafeterias, and I have cooked in two different small college kitchens.

WATCH: Gordon Ramsay Hates Tongue Rings, Tells Leno To Roll Basil 'Like You Used To Do In College'

Posted 10.10.2011 | Home

Gordon Ramsay stopped by The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night and attempted to teach Leno how to chop basil. "Roll it up like you used to do in c...

Cooking With My Sister: Studio Apartment Pesto

One For The Table | Posted 09.20.2011 | Home
One For The Table

After some rattling of bowls and a few choice curses, my sister emerged from the kitchen area carrying a large glass bowl of pesto pasta to the table. I took my first bite before she did. My taste buds immediately shut down. My throat burned.

10 Tasty Spices That Are Also Good For Your Health

Joanna Dolgoff, M.D. | Posted 08.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Joanna Dolgoff, M.D.

Not only do herbs and spices provide flavor for very few calories, but they also have some amazing, disease-fighting antioxidants in them!

Drink Your Herbs

Liquor.com | Posted 08.03.2011 | Home
Liquor.com

Any professional or amateur cook knows that fresh herbs are the secret to a delicious meal. But that also goes for great cocktails. And we don't just ...

Basil Abundance: How To Make Fresh Pesto

Kurt Michael Friese | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Kurt Michael Friese

Abundant harvests like this one are a great way to bring family and friends together around the rituals of food. It can take time and several hands to pick over a large amount of basil.