Infusing your own oils may sound like mad kitchen science — but it’s about as easy a DIY project as they come. Boil some water, blanche your herbs, blend them with oil, push the mix through a strainer ...

To make the Basil Oil: In a small bowl, prepare an ice-water bath and set aside. Bring a small pot of water to a boil over high heat. Using metal tongs, add 2 cups packed fresh basil leaves to boiling ...

This is not your average slice of bread. This recipe takes toast to gourmet territory with a luxurious feta cream, oven-roasted cherry tomatoes, homemade basil oil, and crunchy toasted pine nuts. Each ...

Where is it written that when you poach a fish, it has to be salmon? Of course, poached salmon has its charms, but there are other fish in the sea -- and in the river. In fact, poaching may be the ...

Make your basil olive oil: Add basil, olive oil, garlic and sea salt to a blender and blend until smooth. Strain it through a fine sieve and set aside. Toast your baguette slices: Brush each slice ...

After tasting 10 jarred basil pestos, we found the best ones for pesto pasta, sandwich spreads, and marinades. Our top pick ...

The problem with many quick-as-a-flash recipes is that they fall flat. You end up trading flavor, freshness and/or variety in texture and temperature for that efficiency. But some fast dishes rise to ...