I did call Sagan before the speech to tell him, a little shamefacedly, and afterward arranged for him to get a bread-and-butter note from the President.
There was the choice of getting a bread basket of assorted Indian breads, or a Duck Keema Naan, which actually sounded very tempting, but instead we opted for a bowl of plain basmati rice to accompany the curry.
Alternatively, it's perfectly fine to knead in your electric mixer, provided you've got a bread hook.
He continues: "I got a bread-maker, two different kinds of waffle-makers, a food processor, at least two blenders, a mixing set, a coffee grinder, lots of pots and pans, a nice wok, a huge stockpot, and probably even more stuff, but I seldom cook, and rarely use any of them.
For example if you need to remember to get a bananas, bread, eggs, milk, and lettuce from the story, you might make up a story where a banana, a slice of bread, and an egg have to rescue a head of lettuce from a lake of milk.
Someone in Havana can expect (but doesn't always get) a daily bread roll the size of a hamburger bun, six pounds (2.7kg) of rice a month, five or six of sugar, three of beans, a dozen eggs, half a pound of cooking oil, a few ounces of coffee and of butter, occasionally a bit of sausage, some matches, rarely a little foamless toothpaste, odourless soap and harsh detergent.
Adults get a meal, bread, and plasticware.
Tovar says he makes the sandwiches when he can get a specific bread flown in from Guadalajara.
Get a pita bread and spread tomato puree over the top, leaving a gap round the edges.
