I’m going to see how it goes. I put the lump of kneaded (by the food processor, tyvm!) dough inside a floured plastic bag, and I’ll let it sit in the fridge until mañana, then knead it down and put it in the pan to rise again before I bake it.
Of course, that’s in between going to buy tires, buying animals supplies (did I mention that we rescue cats and the occasional dog?), calling the pharmacy, oh yeah, and wiper blades, since it seems we’re in for another storm this weekend. Chance of snow has gone from 5% and 8% for Friday and Saturday to 8% and 9%. And it’s only Tuesday night. And I’m supposed to go to the opera Friday night.
Big, dressy deal, with my friend Barbara. At the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, at the Los Angeles Music Center. “Down the hill” as we say around here. Getting there means an hour and a half or so, and 100 miles each way. Up and over a 4500′ mountain pass. Which has a good chance of getting snowed in, if it does snow on Friday. So, we may be going, and we may not be. It’s Don Giovanni, and I’d really love to see it, but I’m okay with staying home, too. And even if we get just the rain they’re predicting, we’ll probably be stranded for a day or two. Southern California isn’t JUST Los Angeles, and we’re on dirt roads in the rural high desert. Two of our 3 closest accesses to the nearest paved road are flooded right now from last weekend. Well, maybe we’ll get very lucky and the flooded parts will stay frozen and we can skid across!
I need to look and see what’s happening in Pakistan. And Venezuela, although that’s more headline material right now, so it’s easier to find out. “¿Por qué no te callas?” And, indeed, why doesn’t he?
I had yummy ramen for dinner and now I’m getting sleepy. I know yummy ramen sounds like a contradiction in terms for a lot of people, but I added vinegar, sugar, sliced fresh ginger, sliced fresh garlic and green onions to the cooking water, then poached 2 eggs in it when the noodles were done. Added some Sriracha hot sauce once it was in the bowl. Presto, quick fake hot and sour noodle soup. I’ve got to get some more Sriracha, and some sesame oil, too. Eating cheap doesn’t have to mean eating without flavor.
