Welcome To
Oh Sweet Basil
We are so glad you are here!
When we started this site almost 20 years ago, it was inspired by the belief that food shared between people is about far more than the food itself, it’s about the hands and hearts sharing in it. Wherever you are in life there is joy to be found around a table filled with quick and easy recipes that will become traditions and moments that last long past tomorrow.
We are passionate about delicious food that makes for meaningful moments in the lives of our readers.
Whether it’s finding the quickest 20 minute recipe or the perfect Christmas dinner tradition that will have your kids homesick for Mom’s cooking or creating something totally new and crave able for friends around the table, our recipes will help you create the life and connection you’re craving.
What We Do
After almost 20 years of recipe development we have perfected the dance of the the kitchen. Every recipe is obsessively tested to figure out what works, what doesn’t and what tips and tricks our readers can depend on to get dinner on the table without stress and always ending in deliciousness. You can find all of our tried and tested recipes on the site, social media and BONUS-exclusive recipes, ideas and fun in our newsletter!
Eat the first slice of warm bread fresh from the oven. Invite the neighbors to dinner. Put the kids on the counter next to you while you mix the cookie dough and yes, always lick the beater.
Make time. Simplify.
And always share your recipes.
About Me
Title: Head Chef, Mom, Wife, Entrepreneur, etc
Location: Farmington, Utah
Education: Health Sciences/Spanish
Expertise: American Cooking and Baking
Carrian began sharing recipes online in 2009 as a desperate attempt to quiet the need to create, cook, and bake constantly buzzing in her mind.
She is a wife and mother of three children who are the living reality of her best work.
Her books: Our Sweet Basil Kitchen: Fresh Twists on Family Favorite Recipes and Raised in the Kitchen- Making Memories from Scratch, One Recipe at a Time are extensions of the blog with all of the best recipes you could want in one place, well, two places.
Experience
Carrian has won multiple cooking competitions with favorite recipes like her VIRAL Instant Pot Chili and Panko Crusted Chicken with Lemon Cream Sauce.
She’s also a public speaker who has spoken to crowds of mere hundreds to thousands of guests at events like Time Out For Women and BYU Women’s Conference.
When not in the kitchen, Carrian spends most of her time taking long hikes and walks through the mountains around her home, watching sunsets cast scattering light across glimmering lakes or snuggling up with a good book. When it’s time for adventure she loves to grab her family and friends for weekend ski trips, boating on the lake, or traveling to distant countries. Carrian has blogged for almost 20 years and feels that with an ever-changing world, there’s still a place for real food and real people who care less about FOMO and more about moments turning into memories.
About Oh Sweet Basil
Oh Sweet Basil is a popular recipe website visited by millions of hungry readers every month. Our audience comes to us for rigorously tested, family-favorite recipes and stories that offer a layer of delicious authenticity to the foods we love to eat.
Meet the Team
Our talented team members, like our readers, are like family to us. While all recipes and photography are done by Carrian (with Cade and the kids’ help) OSB is only possible because of these talented friends.
Brand/Content Manager
Kerri Taylor
Kerri has been with Oh Sweet Basil for 8 years and is the wife of the infamous James Taylor and the mom of 3 busy children. She is a huge sports fan and true crime junkie. She loves cooking, baking and trying new restaurants.
Digital Marketing Manager
Dalanie Deamer
Dalanie is studying Apparel Entrepreneurship at BYU- and loves spending time in nature, trying new recipes, & painting nails!
