I like to have things in the freezer for breakfast or lunch on busy days, so I make my own "convenience foods," usually on Saturday mornings. I made stacks of pancakes (blueberry, buttermilk and carrot cake)  and froze them for quick breakfasts over the next few weeks.

 We love to eat buttermilk biscuits and would eat them with every meal! While I do enjoy cutting in the cold butter and working the dough, some mornings just do not allow for it. So today, I made a triple batch of  dough, cut it with my biscuit cutter and froze them individually on cookie sheets until firm. From there, I put them into bags. When we want fresh biscuits, I just take out as many as I need and pop in them in the hot oven. I did bake one batch and turned them into sausage biscuits for the freezer.The boys each managed to grab one before they went into the bags. :-)

 I brought in five pounds of sausage for the next several recipes, grabbed some potatoes, peppers, onions, and cheese and cooked up some breakfast burritos. Here is a fantastic recipe for homemade tortillas from a blog that I love. 

 I thawed seven loaves of bread dough and made stromboli for the freezer as well as olive cheese bread. Since I had some sausage left over, I made gravy to freeze in individual portions. After everything was tucked away in the deep freeze, I decided to go ahead and finish processing the apples into sauce. My youngest was the "taste tester" and reported that the applesauce needed no sugar. He said it tasted so sweet because Betty (the woman who owns the orchard) is sweet and she grows them. (I think he's right!)

 As a surprise, I also made come caramel apples for the boys. Youngest Son has a very loose tooth and we're hoping this will do the trick in a sweet way. It's been a very productive day. Though my apron is pretty dusty, my freezer is full, and I enjoyed every minute.