Frank Gilbreth* would be proud

*As in, the Cheaper by the Dozen dad

On Friday, I baked 4 1/2 dozen cookies, 2 dozen bagels, 3 dozen pumpkin muffins, and 2 batches of granola.

Yes, that is a lot of baked goods.  No, I am not opening a bakery.

On Saturday, I skinned, cut up , and bagged 24 tomatoes for a total of almost 9 pounds of diced tomatoes for our freezer and the winter.

All lined up and waiting for their water bath.

Yes, efficiency is a good thing.

Yes, I was wise to decide to catch up on baking on a relatively cool day (as in, not that humid and a high of only like 90).  Yes, I love baking for friends and family.  Yes, I did prep all the dry ingredients on Thursday so hat the actually mixing process on Friday would be much faster.

Yes, the tomatoes were getting over-ripe and needed to be done.

Yes, I’m glad it’s all done.

Yes, I was EXHAUSTED and needed my Sabbath rest desperately.

P.S. Don’t attempt any of the above unless you have a husband at home who can watch the baby.

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2 Responses to Frank Gilbreth* would be proud

  1. Rachel's avatar Rachel says:

    umm, that looks delicious and beautiful!! i’m super impressed!!

  2. jonandleah's avatar jonandleah says:

    wow, that is a lot of baking. You must have had to put some systems in place to manage that! I don’t think my personality could have handled it, I would have gotten distracted! -J

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