The
warming taste of a sweet red wine flawlessly sets in hand,
while pots begin to simmer; rosemary sented tomatoes blanching softly,
basil drying slightly as pancetta and onions feel up the air. Three fast
cups of flour with a pinch of salt and yeast and water heated to a perfect 100*
they begin to mix and mingle with a splash of olive oil. This process my hands
remember from days when I was young. No we do not need electric the knead is made by hand.
Now
bread is slowly rising while Roma’s, allium then cilantro meet the blade and our
sauce is beginning to take a robust and hearty shape. Sure we could order out
or just open a little can. But dinner is so much better when made by one’s own
hand.