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platter of sandwiches. We both agreed that we felt a craving for greenery at this time of year.It might be too cold to grow your own salad leaves in the garden right now, but I'm tucking into lettuce, baby spinach, rocket leaves and a whole lot more

, but my thoughts are turning to the Mediterranean, and summer holidays. I like to imagine what I'll be growing and eating in the summer: masses of zingy tomatoes, sweet and crisp peppers, juicy cucumbers and buttery salad leaves. Oh, and warm ratatouille

suitable for using in home-made pesto (to help use up stacks of harvested garlic and basil!). I was so glad I did go, as I found a few more varieties of garlic, including three extremely plump bulbs of my current favourite, 'Albigensian'. I'd recommend