Takes me to bonfires on beaches, salty skin, ocean tired, flaming sky, dancing flames, sun-warmed sand and young love...and the smell of summer.
"All the kids on the scene they act so cold, they don't know a loving tree from a telephone pole". We all get conditioned to put up barriers between ourselves and others. We think we can be protected from being hurt. But all we're doing is closing ourselves off to new experiences. Live as free as possible. And as close to nature as you can.
Here's a light simple tomato pasta sauce. 4-5 ripe red tomatoes skinned and chopped, 100ml dry red wine, a med sized onion chopped, clove of garlic finely chopped, a handful of chopped thyme and parsley, 1 Tsp brown sugar, salt and pepper to taste. Fry onion in a saucepan in a glug of olive oil on a med heat until transparent, add a knob of butter and then the garlic. Turn heat up a bit and add tomatoes, wine and sugar. Let it bubble a bit then turn heat down and add herbs and seasoning. Simmer 15 mins. Good as is, or add crispy pancetta/good free range bacon or chopped spinach/rocket. Serve with pasta of choice. Enjoy!
