Basil is a type of herb used in various cooking styles-though it is most often associated with Itailian recipes. While basil can often be found at most grocery stores, the price at which this product is sold can be quite exorbitant-especially if the basil is fresh. To save some of your hard-earned money, consider growing ...
Basil is one of the most popular herbs and also one of the easiest to grow. There are somewhere between 40 and 200 varieties out there, but less than 20 are really popular today. An annual plant, basil was originally from the tropical Old World. In the east it was considered sacred. For a long ...
There is a myth perpetuated by popular movies and literature that one should never do magic for personal gain- especially money. For some reason, the idea of trying to use magic to fix or improve your financial situation has gotten a bad rap as being “unethical” and “abusing power.” This would come as a huge ...
In my college creative writing class, I watched two episodes, “The Kipper and the Corpse” and “Basil the Rat”, of the British comedy TV show Fawlty Towers starring John Cleese. Fawlty Towers is about Basil and Sybil Fawlty, a couple that owns a hotel in England. In each episode some sort of trouble occurs. In ...
Home alone? Nothing to eat? Well, if you’ve got any kind of pasta in the pantry, and a few basic, staple condiments, you can make yourself a fast, easy and inexpensive pasta sauce with fewer ingredients than you thought necessary! These sauces have pulled me through many a bare-pantry evening. You can also easily double, ...