Albertsons French Bread

My next posting will be my experience with Albertson's French Bread. I have been a huge fan of Albertson's because of my love of their French Baguette. My mom had been buying their baguette for many years. We used to enjoy picnic lunches with sliced baguettes, butter and liver patè, pickles, turkey and ham, and assortments of European cheeses. My love for the baguette grew at an increasing rate, until the day came that the Albertson's we were visiting had run out of baguettes for the day. Needing to have bread, my mom and I decided to pick up a loaf of their french bread. I instantly became a changed man. From that day on, I have not touched a baguette from Albertsons. Rather, I began sharing a new love with the French Loaf.

I became obsessed with this bread. I would pick it up for dinner at least three times a week. I knew when the best time of the day to pick it up was: 4:00pm, served "hot and fresh everyday". I knew at which precise check out points they placed the bread stands. I would arrive fifteen minutes early and head back to the bakery to get my hands on the first available, freshly baked loaf of bread. I was obsessed.

I think my greatest classical bread story evolved from Albertsons French Bread. I created this blog from the reactions I received after telling the following story. Once I got my driver's liscense in 2004, I was on my own for providing the bread for dinner. I was sent out to Albertsons to pick up a loaf of french bread, one that is definitely big enough to serve a family a five, unless one member of the family is me! One day, after purchasing my fresh baked bread, I got in my truck and was driving home. The warmth of the bag and the glorious smell of the bread was tempting me. I felt like Adam in the Garden of Eden. I said to myself I would wait until I got home before eating any bread. However, one day, I could no longer resist. I opened the bag and tore a small piece off. I could see the steam rise out of the bread at the location of where I tore my piece off. The bread looked at me and whispered "Eat ME..." and I did! I could not stop with one piece. I continued to tear off piece after piece until I realized I had very little bread left. I got home (my parents house was located only a mile and a half away from Albertsons) to the dismay of my family, desperately wanting bread. However, I ate a good 3/4 of the loaf. I was immediately sent back. From that day on, I was required to purchase two of the $0.99 loaves of french bread; one for the family, and one for me on the way home.

For Appetizers: Dip with Italian Dipping Sauces

Best Eaten with: Pasta dishes; the size of the bread creates a large sponge to soak up sauces

Best Prepared by heating over to 450 degrees F and cooking for 5-6 minutes. Creates a crispy, flakey outer with an irresisteble hot, gooey center.

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 stars