Toasted french bread topped with a fresh flavorful mixture of tomatoes, basil, onion, garlic. Perfect summer appetizer or side!

Take advantage of those lingering late season GORGEOUS heirloom tomatoes by making this 5 minute recipe! Loaded with flavor.

This Rigatoni with Easy Vodka Sauce is a crowd-pleasing weeknight dish.

This Pesto Grilled Cheese is loaded with sun dried tomato and crispy bacon!

A quick and easy weeknight dinner – Thai Basil Chicken – features Thai basil and succulent bites of chicken. It’s a definite crowd pleaser!

This Orzo Salad is brimming with the tastes of summer: cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet corn, and basil–plus a red wine vinaigrette!

A drink fit for an Empress! Try this beautiful cocktail featuring Empress gin and fresh strawberries.

This horribly named gin cocktail is a great way to use fresh cucumbers, mint, lime, and basil with gin.

This Parmesan Zucchini Bread recipe is a savory zucchini bread filled with fresh zucchini, fresh basil, and parmesan cheese.

Tomato Pesto is an easy, great alternative to pizza sauce and works well with any toppings. Try it with fresh mozzarella, tomato, and basil.

This simple yet popular Taiwanese dish braises chicken in a delicious sauce with 3 key ingredients: soy sauce, sesame oil and rice wine.

This gorgeous salad is not only delicious but is also packed with nutrients! Kale, blueberries and kiwis! The coconut basil dressing is yum!

Charred Corn and Summer Peach Salad is all the best things about summer on a plate!

This article uses the Thai basil eggplant recipe as an example to show how to cook eggplant that is full of flavor, fresh in color.

Basil Hummus is a quick and easy to make dip. With lots of garden fresh basil this cool and creamy hummus is so fresh and flavorful.

A quick and simple appetizer this 5-ingredient bruschetta is sure to please the masses. Perfect to use up those end-of-summer tomatoes.

Panzanella is a glorious summer recipe based on the original Tuscan bread salad. Make sure to use extra ripe and juicy tomatoes.

This quick and easy Balsamic Tomato Salad is Summer in a bowl! V + GF

Risotto is not just a cold weather dish! If you have fresh tomatoes and basil in your garden, this is the perfect summer dinner!

Ready in only 15 minutes, this sandwich has all the flavors of a caprese salad, plus seasoned chicken, toasty bread and pesto!

Marinated Cherry Tomatoes with Fresh Herbs – is healthy, delicious, and the perfect way to use up those homegrown tomatoes!

This Homemade Basil Pesto is so much better than store bought!