Chilies: Thai bird’s eye chilies provide authentic heat. Adjust the quantity to your spice tolerance. Thai long peppers (prik chi fa) are milder and more aromatic. Serrano or red jalapeños are good ...

This dish is the holy grail of Thai comfort food — spicy, garlicky, savory, and best served over jasmine rice with a crispy fried egg on top. This homemade version delivers bold flavor in under ...

1 cup loosely packed Thai basil leaves Ground white pepper Cook jasmine rice, for serving 2 crispy fried eggs, for serving Thai seasoning sauce, such as Golden Mountain, for drizzling ...

I used a combo of Genovese, lemon basil and spicy globe miniature basil because I had so much of each. But no worries if you grow just one kind of basil. The pesto will still taste terrific.

This year, though, I must have picked a lodging place that was more to my little herbs' liking. I've actually cut sprigs of lemon basil, Italian basil and spicy globe basil, and with some Thai ...