Basil is one of the most popular culinary herbs around, thanks to its spicy-sweet leaves and the way it adds a flavorful zing ...

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Choose from basil varieties, including sweet basil, Thai basil ... such as pesto. Pluck each leaf right at its base where it hits the stem. Harvest from the top of the plant so your basil stays ...