thanksgiving trial #1

today i began preparing for thanksgiving. we haven't come close to planning the menu or anything, but there are a couple items on the menu we know will be included: cheesy-potatoes {a holiday must-have in our family} and home made bread. yummy! 

so today i thought it was time to take a crack at the bread because i want a few practice runs before the big day. and seriously, after mentioning home made bread it's all i can think about. my mom always makes the best bread! and i have no excuse for not doing the same because we actually have a bread machine. 

that i've never used in over 4 years.

i keep insisting that even though our apartments seem to get smaller and smaller, finding room for an appliance we never use will some day make us very happy. and today is that day! this morning, i dumped all the ingredients into the machine, pushed a button, and had fresh bread 3 hours later.

seriously, why haven't we done this before/?!

i set the crust to medium brown, but i think i'll try light next time.

it tastes amazing {i'm eating some right now!} and there are few smells in the world like bread baking.

i can't wait to make french toast in the morning. it's going to be....wait for it....legendary!
{it's amazing how proud i am of something i really didn't have anything to do with. the little oven did all the work and i take all the credit!}