I grew up in a home where all of our bread was made by my mother. In a family of ten it was necessary for her to bake bread every other day. I didn’t fully appreciate this act of service until I was married & wanted to try my hand at bread-making. It has taken me nearly 10 years to perfect my mother’s recipe, and even still, I can’t replicate what she does with bread. Over the years she’s pared her recipe down to an absolutely basic loaf of white bread. I’ve been making a lot of bread lately using this recipe, and it’s practically fail-proof. My kids go bananas when I make it, wanting to be involved every step of the way. It’s such a treat for my family to eat, and my house smells like heaven while it bakes.

Allison

I'm Allison, founder and editor of Petit Elefant. I run the gamut from granola to glamour and love everything in between. I think the beach is always a good idea, as is Diet Dr. Pepper; on ice. Sometimes I put out the fires and sometimes I start them. Sometimes I really do have it all together. Sometimes my children say otherwise. We just like to keep it real around here.

The lovely Black Eiffel had a pretty cool post last week featuring photos of the insides of the fridges of a few popular bloggers. The photos capture the essence of their kitchens in a shot or two, {similar to MTV’s CRIBS} giving you a slice of recognition into the lives of these women. Love the idea.

{via Black Eiffel}.

Allison

I'm Allison, founder and editor of Petit Elefant. I run the gamut from granola to glamour and love everything in between. I think the beach is always a good idea, as is Diet Dr. Pepper; on ice. Sometimes I put out the fires and sometimes I start them. Sometimes I really do have it all together. Sometimes my children say otherwise. We just like to keep it real around here.

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