Making sure summer is real

This year I decided to witness the first sunrise of the summer. Getting up at 4 am was out of the question, so I stacked up on tea, coffee, and energy bars and prepared for the night of stargazing and daydreaming. To add to the pagan nature (summer solstice, etc) of the event and to feel more primal, I also decided to bake some bread. The recipe has already been tried a few times on previous occasions (less pagan and primal, I must admit) and proved itself worthy.

In case you are curious here is this premium vegan bread recipe: http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=5716.0

The only modification made was the addition of herbs: rosemary, oregano, thyme and sauté-ed onions (what?! what do you mean "not a herb!?").

I completely messed it up. Poured too hot water into the yeast and later forgot to put it in when it was supposed to be inserted; as a result, the dough didn't ride. It took over an hour in the oven, formed bulletproof crust and stayed completely raw inside. Coda. However, since all the ingredients can be pretty much eaten uncooked, I took the chances and tried this gastronomic catastrophe. Despite the density of a neutron star, the taste was actually quite good. The onions are just right, oregano not overdosed, rosemary is noticeable.

It is now 3.45 am, the bread is cooling on the counter, and... O MIRACLE! First light of the summer!So after the another (seventh) cup of tea and freshly underbaked bread, the sky color pallet is upgrading:Dawn at 4.30am:


Behold friends, summer is not a hoax! It is actually here! I saw it arrive with my very own eyes!