Article: Basil, the 'royal herb,' named herb of the year

Article: Basil of Caesarea
The Catholic Historical Review;  July 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Basil of Caesarea. By Philip Rousseau. [The Transformation of the...reader an incisive and refreshing commentary on why and how Basil of Caesarea (330-379) became bishop, and whether or not he...fourth-century church. Much has been written specifically on Basil, and also in passing, particularly in the last ...

Article: Travels with Basil|Retriever was friend up North
Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  June 20, 2006 ;     454 words ...Basil, a flat-coated retriever, was slated to be a seeing-eye dog...Pauline Sloan, who now lives in Morris, adopted 1-year-old Basil in 1992. She thought he was the most beautiful animal she...bandannas around his neck to add color to his coal-black fur. Basil noticed if Pauline took longer to do something ...

Article: Basil - the Essential Summertime Herb
The Washington Post;  August 27, 1991 ;     499 words ......it rhymes with dazzle. But no matter how basil is pronounced, this flavorful and fragrant...the world's most popular. Minced, fresh basil adorns fresh tomato and mozzarella salad...summer topping for pasta. Dried or fresh, basil is a good source of calcium and the trace...

Article: GODS BE PRAISED FOR FRESH BASIL'S BOUNTY.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  August 23, 1995 ;     673 words ......offered in India when certain types of basil are cut. It is sacred because legend has...Krishna and Rama tulasi, two types of basil, are worshiped in every Krishna, Vishnu...Cooking'' (Dutton, $29.95). In Haiti, fresh basil plants are offered to Erzulie, the voodoo...

Article: MAJOR PLAYER ST. XAVIER CATCHER BASIL VOTED BEST IN OHIO.(SPORTS)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  April 5, 1996 ;     378 words ......Last season, St. Xavier High School catcher Jason Basil became the first sophomore in the history of the...college coaches and professional scouts, has selected Basil as the best player in Ohio. Basil says he enjoys the recognition, but the junior...

Article: Basil the Great
The Oxford Dictionary of Saints;      700+ words ...Basil the Great ( c. 330–79), bishop of Caesarea, Doctor...brothers Gregory of Nyssa and Peter of Sebaste were all saints. Basil enjoyed the best education available, at Caesarea, Constantinople...a close friend of the future saint Gregory of Nazianzus . Basil became a monk, for a short while in ...

Article: The Trinitarian Theology of Basil of Caesarea: A Synthesis of Greek Thought and Biblical Truth.(Book review)
Theological Studies;  September 1, 2008 ;     697 words ...THE TRINITARIAN THEOLOGY OF BASIL OF CAESAREA: A SYNTHESIS OF GREEK THOUGHT...strongly contested, the achievement of Basil and the two Gregorys for Christian theology...2004), studies dealing specifically with Basil's trinitarian theology are scarce. Leaving...

Article: Symbol of Summer; The Key to Growing Basil Is to Wait
The Washington Post;  May 4, 1995 ;     700+ words ...Basil is the gardener's reality check. A hot spell in mid-spring...close to the mountains. Like the proverbial mine canary, basil is the one growing thing you can count on to warn that, when...that for many years now I have resisted rushing to plant basil. If a frost doesn't actually level it, a young ...

Article: Rhapsody in green; BASIL'S FLAVOR AND FRAGRANCE MAKE THIS HERB A STAR AT THE DINNER TABLE.(TASTE)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  August 16, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Writer RSEC: + The lush green of fresh basil has become one of the colors of summer...signature summer fragrance. Twenty years ago, basil was just another herb, like oregano and marjoram and thyme. If American cooks had any basil in their kitchen, it was chopped dry flakes...

Article: The Text of Matthew in the Writings of Basil of Caesarea.(Book review)
The Journal of the American Oriental Society;  October 1, 2004 ;     613 words ...The Text of Matthew in the Writings of Basil of Caesarea. By JEAN-FRANCOIS RACINE. SBL...teaching to commentaries on Matthew and Luke. Basil of Caesarea was a contemporary with an...now provides a meticulous examination of Basil's reading of the Gospel of Matthew. His...

Article: Fragrant favorite/ Basil becomes an American staple
Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph;  August 1, 1990 ;     700+ words ...Italians have known and loved basil for generations, and now Americans are beginning to discover the fragrant annual herb. Basil sales in this country are booming, say...the past two to three years, the sales of basil bedding plants at Spencer's have more than...

Article: Basil, mint among most popular herbs.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  June 6, 1996 ;     635 words ...Basil, an age-old favorite culinary herb, for centuries was the...plant world. Although sacred in the ancient Hindu religion, basil was thought by the Greeks in 200 B.C. to cause blindness...insects on the skin and worms in the stomach; a pinch of basil powder under a rock formed snakes, but a sprig of it, ...

Article: DOGS ON FILM; As Lassie bounds back into our cinemas, David Thomson " with a little help from a Boxer named Basil " looks back at Hollywood's love affair with all things canine.(News)
The Independent (London, England);  December 17, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Byline: DAVID THOMPSON My boxer, Basil, hauled himself up on the sofa beside me...picture about mercenaries. 'It's a dog,' said Basil. The next day I was affected by the look of deep melancholy on Basil's face, and if you've ever had a boxer you...

Article: Basil Goes Bonkers; ONE WOMAN COPES WITH AN HERB RUN AMOK
The Washington Post;  July 21, 1993 ;     700+ words ......if not a lifetime. But tell that to my basil plants. Like my children, they just don...the planet, it's zucchini by the bushel. Basil seems to be this decade's horticultural...cookbook (appropriately and succinctly named "Basil") has been published to honor the herb...