Breakfast Sandwich with Basil

Turns out that picking basil in the morning is better. On Google's advice, Raul is up at the crack of dawn and snips off three large succulent green leaves. He slices the leaves into strips and the fragrance fills the kitchen from the first incision. He stirs the basil into chopped tomatoes with black pepper.

Bagels are toasted and layered with bacon, avocado slices, mozzarella cheese and the tomato/basil mixture. "The basil is much tastier," raves Raul. "Worth getting up early to slave in the garden. Funny that three leaves have more flavour than the entire pesto last night."

"Now we know," agrees Drew, who is just happy to have breakfast all ready to go first thing in the morning.

"Tomato and basil always work together," says Raul happily. "And when you add bacon . . ."