Herbs are one of those comestible wonders – amazingly fragrant, aromatic and more words for smelling enticing, and very healthy – similarly with spices. The smell of a fresh bunch of mint makes me, honestly, not being flippant, glad to be alive. And basil? Wow. I can eat that in anything. We just chop it straight into salad – a simple and obvious idea I got from my mum, which had frankly never occurred to me. But actually I think if I had to choose it would be mint. Nothing c