Sigh. It came out perfect. Perfetto! =D (That's my big cheesy grin)
A little closeup. You can lick the screen if you want but you'll only be torturing yourself--assuming of course you are a bread fanatic like myself!
Rick and I probably ate a little more of it than we should have because it turned out really well. (Don't worry, a reminder of my mediocre success earlier today will keep my head to a managable size). We had pasta for dinner tonight and I drizzled some olive oil with some spices I added to it to dip the bread in. Good thing we went for that run!
I don't think we can eat Italian Bread with every meal this week, but I think I'm going to be making some more loaves for practice and might be pushing them on various friends and neighbors. =)