What are you feeding yourself?

You'll need

• 2 lb ripe Roma tomatoes, halved
• 2 red bell peppers, seeded and quartered
• 1 yellow onion, cut into wedges
• 6 garlic cloves, left in their skins
• 3 tbsp olive oil, plus more to finish
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• Salt, black pepper and fresh basil

Method

1. Heat the oven to 425°F. Toss the tomatoes, peppers, onion and garlic with oil and salt, then roast 35 to 40 minutes, until the edges char.Heat changes what's already there. So do words.
2. Squeeze the garlic from its skins. Blend everything with the stock and paprika until smooth.What was the first thing you said to yourself today?
3. Simmer 10 minutes. Taste, then adjust the salt and pepper.Taste before you judge. Adjust it; don't throw it out.
4. Ladle into bowls and finish with torn basil and a thread of olive oil.Serve it with one kind, true sentence, out loud.