Basil is frequently used in Italian cuisine, and it adds freshness to dishes with cheese, lemon, and garlic. Since this hearty dish calls for cheese tortellini and lemon zest, the nearly two cups of ...

After an especially warm day, it’s nice to sit down to a meal that’s as easy as it is refreshing. Salads often come to mind when we think of light, beat-the-heat meals, but a bowl of greens (even if ...

Western cooks too often go too light on fresh herbs, treating them more as garnish than flavoring. We prefer the Thai approach, which uses ingredients such as basil, mint and cilantro by the fistful.

1. Toast the bread until brown and crisp. 2. Cut the avocado in half, remove the pit and scoop out the flesh into a bowl. 3. Add salt and pepper, then mash with a fork until mixed thoroughly. 4. Rub ...

Aside from their delicious, buttery and earthy flavor, avocados give us many healthy reasons to eat them. These recipes take full advantage of this seasonal fruit's taste and nutritional benefits to ...

These flaky, pan-fried pancakes build on the classic scallion version by folding in any herbs you want for additional interest and flavor. The boiling-water dough is soft, pliable, and easy to roll ...