“You and I know better. We understand how reality is invented. A person sits in a room and thinks a thought and it bleeds out into the world. Every thought is permitted. And there's no longer a moral or spatial distinction between thinking and acting.”

-Don DeLillo

List of Ingredients

• Eight to ten plump roma tomatoes.
• One medium-size cucumber
• The flesh of one serrano pepper
• Salt
• Red wine vinegarOr sherry vinegar, if you have it.
• Extra virgin olive oil

Optionally: croutons or toast.

List of Instructions

1. Blend tomatoes, cucumber, pepper, and a heavy splash of vinegar (about a tablespoon and a half) until just short of a purée.
2. Stir in one to two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.
3. Stir in a heavy pinch of salt (two teaspoons), salt further to taste.
4. Serve chilled in bowls with spoons, optionally with croutons or toast.