When I was a kid - around 4 years old - all my senses were mixed up. I used to feel sounds and loud ones were painful, but I especially remember I used to experience the sounds of words as pictures or colours. The associations never varied and were extremely vivid. I still remember what most of them were and occasionally still experience them when I hear words - often names - from my child-hood. The names of the days of the week had particularly vivid visual associations, perhaps because they were among the first words I learned, and I wrote a story/poem/thingy about it - you can reach it through here if you want to read it.
Why am I going on about this here? Because I used to hear the word 'England' as a picture of a giant butter-bean. Interesting, huh?
You needn't use only butter-beans here, but try to stick with some kind of white beans. They have a particular taste which goes well with basil. If you're not sure how to pre-cook the beans, have a look at the instructions in 'cooking pulses'.
500-700g cooked beans (along with the cooking water if they're not tinned)
1 onion
2 carrots
2 green peppers
1 tomato
3 cloves of garlic
A handful of fresh basil leaves
Olive oil
Salt
Serve with garlic bread and a salad or boiled potatoes.