It wasn’t the best timing, but the day we got home was when San Marzano tomatoes were ready for pickup and canning through a local CSA. So within a couple hours of dropping our bags at home I lugged home the two flats and then had to get to work immediately to avoid any further fruit fly infestations. {Leaving fruit flies around when we left for a month made me a tad anxious they’d turn our place into a fruit fly crack house. Could be I’ve been watching a lot of Breaking Bad lately?}
Two flats made for about 15 cans and 8 bags of tomato sauce (a full sandwich bag is the perfect amount to cover one pizza fyi).
To my pleasant surprised Henry was completely intrigued by the process and allowing him to help with a simple step (like filling the jars with the funnel) entertained him for hours which made it so much more enjoyable for me as well + less tv watching to fry his toddler brain!
I think I’m going to get him more involved with dinner preparation, which is always the trickiest time to keep him entertained. Do you like to cook with your kids too? It’s a heartwarming thought to imagine that I am one step closer to my goal of delegating all of my household duties to my 3 yr old. Ha!