My dad just emailed me and said he made the easiest, no fail, loaf of bread last night, and it was so good that him and my mom almost polished off the entire thing. The secret: Watch this video where a Minimalist, shares a recipe on how to make no-knead bread where the secret is letting the time do the work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13Ah9ES2yTU
you can also add whole garlic cloves, olives, maybe some rosemary and substitute some of the white flour for whole wheat.