It's been a long day

This morning, Mac and I met our friends, Susan, Tara, and baby Noah for a 4 mile run through the hills of Wildwood.

After a good run and a needed shower, Susan, Mac, and I headed to do some shopping... because we had a freezer cooking day in the mix.

Martha met us shopping and we were back at Susan's house and cooking by 11:30 am.

Fast forward to 4:30...the kitchen was cleaned and this is what we had.

• 6 Turkey-Spinach Enchiladas
• 3 Easy Spanish Chicken and Rice
• 4 Chicken Spaghettis
• 4 Lasagnas
• 4 Colorful Chicken Casseroles
• 36 English Muffin Breakfast Sandwiches
• 15ish pounds of twice-baked potatoes
• 3 Chicken Bacon Subs
• 4 Taco Chicken Bowls
• 4 Telluride Black Bean Tortilla Bake
• 3 Loaves French Bread

All for the bargain price of less than $80...and that included the our lunch for the day as well. 

It was a LOT of work, but totally worth it.  I came home with 11 meals, plus 12 breakfast sandwiches and a ton of twice-baked potatoes.  It only took 5 hours of cooking and 2 hours of shopping. 

Next time, however, there are some things we decided to do differently.  First of all, I would get a sitter.  For reals. Also, we would probably shop for groceries a day or two before and do some of the basic prep (chopping onions, cooking chicken) early. 

 One thing I won't change is using Susan's kitchen--it would have been crazy cramped in my house!  Thank goodness Susan was such a good sport about us taking over her home for an entire day :)