The Lambert House, Planet Denver

[Manticore]

His lips curved into a subtle smile at her words. Realizing her embarrassment at the slip, he decided to let it rest for now and continue on with the pizza. He turned to the piled ingredients on the counter.

"The first thing we need to do is mix the yeast and water." He grabbed a bowl, filled it with water, and then sprinkled the yeast into the water. "Then we need to just stir it for a minute," and he stirred until the yeast was dissolved.

"Now we add the flour here, some salt, a tiny bit of sugar, and some olive oil." He added those ingredients to the bowl, and stirred some more until the dough formed.

"And now we knead the dough. I think you can help with this. Just put your hands in there and mush it around for a bit."

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