unlocks so much of italian cooking, carrots, celery and onions. when put together it's called the sofrito. >> looks good. >> yeah. it's the base of countless italian dishes, including today's special tucci family special. it's a delicious vegetable sauce named after our beloved neighbor here in florence who showed my mom how to make it all those years ago. it's nutritious and full of tomato. i make it quite often. the kids love it. >> every time my mother comes to visit, which is too often. >> all right. >> all right. anyway. i go can you show me how to make this, but mine still doesn't turn out the way hers turns out. i don't get it. i think you did it.