opera and bread

a summary from yesterday: much work, then relaxing.

got to see the new Phillip Glass opera Waiting for the Barbarians last night. it was - eh, ok. the sets were great and the music was typical of Glass. but the characters and the singing - not impressive at all.

but on the plus side - i made my first loaf of bread ever and how exciting is that! i found a recipe several months ago that requires no mixing or kneading and decided that sounded like a good opportunity to start trying to use the cheapest ingredients ever to make good food. i'm moving more towards using everyday fresh cheap ingredients in cooking rather than expensive high dollar items. its a fun transition that should take a while. [one more reason why i need a big plot of land for a garden]. but the bread turned out excellent - a great crust with a firm moist inside. the key is that it takes 12-24 hours for the dough to rise; which is not all that difficult. time is free as they say.

so that was tuesday.