The Matrix whether intentional or by accident is a metaphor for life. The movie does portray what some people believe that everything in this world is an illusion. I could get really deep on this topic but would probably bore most people here.
I make my own Italian sausage. Got the recipe from my wife's Sicilian uncle, he made me wait 25 years before giving it to me after he died. My wife and I make homemade sauce if we get enough tomatoes from our garden.