Our day started at 7AM with dough…
And ended with beautiful round loaves.
I started with coffee and a banana with PB
We also made Blueberry Coffee Cakes (the first thing to sell out!)
Hot taste!
I also tasted the Dillon Cookies (whole wheat!) for breakfast ; )
All ready at 10AM for the community to come in – the line was out the door!
It was MADNESS but fun and great experience! I had never worked a cash register before, and that was definitely my biggest challenge. Slicing bread and smiling were easy ; ) Looks like Great Harvest is making tons of money for the high school band.
We broke for lunch at 12:15 and had a platter from Subway to dig through. We all chose to discard the Subway bread and replace it with GH – such a good change!
I made a salad from Subway toppings and smothered some Sunflower Wheat with peanut butter. I cannot describe how wonderful this was!!!!!!!!!!!
I could taste the raw onions that touched my salad components…how offensive!
Chips and a taste of pound cake
We are delivering baskets of bread after lunch and have our graduation at 4:30! Then a drink at the local bar….then Matt and I are heading off on a birthday celebration dinner!
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Looks like a fun day! I’m offended that you DON’T love raw onion, btw
such gorgeous pictures! I want to come visit your great harvest!
which one is the cinnamon swirl loaf? Does it have a fancy name? That one is my favorite!
I think it’s Cinnamon Swirl
The baking bread is just beautiful. The sight and smell of fresh breads are two of the most comforting things in this world. You’ve selected a wonderful, soul-nourishing profession.
I hope to visit your GH one day! Will you work the cash register there? It would be cool to see you
Yeah – on and off depending!
Do all GH open at 10? Or is that just the Dillon office?
No, that’s just today’s promotion here in Dillon
You look so cute in your bakery attire! I’m impressed.
Yumm! What brand of yeast does Great Harvest use or does it vary from store to store? Because of a food intolerance I am only supposed to use certain yeast brands and I would be great to find out I can eat Great Harvest bread!
I am not sure, but it’s fresh cake yeast. I’d ask your local store exactly what they use
In the second picture down, is that a big chuck of cheddar sticking out of that bread?!
That would be amazing
Jessica
That’s Cheddar Garlic before baking!
mmmm, I was going to ask the same thing. Garlic + cheese? Yes, please.
How exciting! And those loaves and bread look amazing…I can just imagine the smell!!
What busy, yet fun day!! I LOVE working cash registers. Strange, i know
Your hatred of onions makes me chuckle every time you write about it. I love onions, and can’t imagine life without them.
Looks like a fun day!
PS – Happy Birthday Matt!
Have a great time at your dinner! It looks like your day is going awesome so far
Sounds like you had a busy morning! I wish I could taste some of that blueberry coffee cake – it looks so yummy!
What a fun day! Happy birthday to Matt!
I like and do not mind strong onions, but I’ll tell ya! Subway and Quiznos have some strong ones! I go to either VERY rarely, but when I have…Woah, Mama!
i will never EVER tire of looking at all that bread
Is your great harvest t shirt for sale to the public? I want one!!
I don’t think currently, but I like them and we could sell you one in a few months!
For real, Kath, if you can sell the great harvest tee, I WILL buy one! Keep me (us) updated! Thanks!
Me too!
I can’t imagine having Subway bread after being surrounded by GH! Good call on ditching it
Happy Birthday, Matt!
I bet being among all those bread aromas is like heaven every single day!
That’s some beautiful food!
That’s it. I’m heading to Lexington (arlington?) to get some Great Harvest bread! Your posts have made me hungry enough.
Happy Birthday, Matt!
So jealous of all this bread!
Happy Birthday to Matt!
Loooove your “Love Great Harvest” teeshirt…the heart is so cute! And all those bread loaves have be drooling. You sure do have a dream job!
That all looks so good. I can see why that blueberry loaf sold out!
Looks like a fun day! Those breads look incredible! Have fun tonight!!
Blueberry Coffee Cakes? YUM!
Great Harvest bread does look divine. I would be really nervious about serving people and taking money, so well done.
Ahhh…everything looks SO good! I wish I lived closer to a GH!
Congrats on graduating from the bread academy, too!
Look at all that bread! Ohhh yeah…i think I saw the cheddar one from yesterday in it’s unbaked form
I tried overnight oats for the first time today, and they were awesome! I fell asleep smiling because I was giddy and excited to wake up and have breakfast, nerd I know.
That cheddah bread looks mouthwatering, does GH post they’re recipes or are they for members/proprieters only?
I also want a shirt! That cheddar garlic looks amazing. I am sure you will be finding line at your door in cville!
I’m getting hungry looking at your pictures. Happy birthday, Matt–it’s my birthday, too!
Can I ask what that orange thing sticking out of the loaf in the second picture? Is that cheese?
Yup! Cheese! Cheddar Garlic bread
That looks amazing! So excited for you guys to open your own shop!
oooh all that bread looks sooo good!
Oh my gosh, all this bread is killing me. You look like you’re having so much fun! Happy birthday Matt!
This all makes ME want to go and open my own store
Looks like so much fun! happy birthday to MATT!!
As a baker…all those bread pics are total eye candy for me! Can’t wait to see some of your own once you open up shop
I am so so happy for you guys and that you’ve found such a great “fit” for an occupation…
cheers,
cathy b. @ brightbakes
Yum yum bread! Good luck on the cash register, I’ve worked many in my day and they can be tricky!
Laura
Mmmmm…I’m not surprised those coffee cakes sell out quickly!! Although I have my eye more on the round with the giant piece of cheese in it!!
oh wow the blueberry coffee cake looks amazing! Need any part time help in Cville? Will work for a slice of that coffee cake!
congrats on the graduation!
Oh how I want to try that bread right now! The Blueberry Coffee Cake looks amazing as well. I think I will go home and eat bread!! Lol.
What a fun, filled day you had indeed! So cool to see all your pictures and musings from your experiences, I almost feel like I’m there
Glad to see your continuing to eat healthy and moderation even when there’s not a lot around. Have a good day, and happy birthday, Matt!
Look at those lovely freshly baked breads.. Oh la la!!! I want some
I love how you guys ordered Subway while at Great Harvest. Somehow that seems funny to me!
Oh my goodness Kath! Everything looks soooo amazing! I think I can smell the bread….
Great bread smells and tastes great! But, watch out! Having your own bakery, it may love you back a little tooooo much! And, I too am offended that you’re offended by the wonderful Allium A. Cepa. Hey, I’m from a mediterranean background and I couldn’t live without it…..including garlic! Yum! Oh, congrats by the way!
Haha, I love that you all switched out the bread.
Looks like a blast!
Kath,
I have always loved your blog but I think I love it now more than EVER! Dan and I both are watching your experience with GH and seeing you in “bread form” doing your thing, learning and growing and enjoying every minute (and bite!) is just plain FUN to read. (and the pictures are fabulous!)
Love ya, girl!!! BIG HUGS from us guys to you guys.
D, P, and Abbers
I can never get enough bread. If I owned a bread shop, there PROBABLY would not be enough for the customers!
That bread looks SO good! I’m such a carb-a-holic…
Happy Birthday to Matt!
Even though it was work, you make it look like so much fun! All that bread…looks so good!
Those blueberry crumb cakes look heavenly! Actually, EVERYTHING does! Ok, note to self: NEVER open bakery. I would seriously eat all the profits! LOL
The shots of the bakery are really clear and colorful – hope you can use them for marketing website or store posters and/or brochures for your new shop! Given the response from your readers, they certainly produce the kind of desire you’ll want to elicit from your customers.
Clarification – not the actual “bakery”, but all the baked goods!
Beautiful bread indeed!!! I could use a great big hunk of any of those breads right about now!
I really like that pic of you with the mug and reluctant smile. I think you should add it to your rotating pictures under your banner. To me it says: it is too early in the morning to be doing my marketing work! Anyway, you look good.
Heavenly, heavenly food/photos! I want to dive in…
All of that bread looks amazing! I’d go into carb heaven:-)
Love all the food pics…the blueberry coffee cakes look amazing!
I’m sooo jeallouuusss!!
Oh my word. This post is full of fabulous bread and I love it.
Enjoy every moment, Kath! It looks like a blast.
What an awesome day, lovely pics. Raw onions are okay in moderation, I have a recipe for raw onion bread using sweet onions that’s one of my faves.
Wow, everything looks SO tasty! We have a Great Harvest down the street from me(Austin, TX), I’m going to go try it out. Inspired!!!!
I seriously envy you right now
Looks like the sale went really well.
OMG! The bread looks divine! Especially, the one with the cheese sticking out of it. Please tell me that it tastes as good as it looks.
You are in bread heaven!
I want to be there too!
Enjoy the celebratory Bday DINNER and Happy Bday MATT!!!
That settles it. I’m driving over to Great Harvest this weekend! I NEED GH BREAD!
What I love about your blog is how exciting it is. Some blogs I read have gotten sort of ‘stagnate’ but yours is like a novel and I can’t wait for the next chapter. And I am so impressed at your dedication to it. At a time in your life when you’re so busy you still take time to document all this for us. Thank you!
Thanks you Mary – that’s such a wonderful compliment
looks delish! all of the baked goods!
My daughter just got a job at Great Harvest! She is working part time and loves it! They let her bring bread home so we all get to enjoy! We have to GH here in our town Pocatello, Idaho. There locations are very charming !
Oh good for her! Hope she likes it
That bread looks so tasty…wanted to eat it right out of the screen.
oh wow- bread heaven!!
First off: Happy Birthday Matt! We’re the same age today! Well except I had my 28th in July.
Whew! What a busy day for you…hope you get some rest tonight and we will see you bright and early in Bozeman in the morning! I am packing extra warm fuzzies for you!
I’m excited!
I love the look of that rustic blueberry coffee cake… and I always think you look great in orange (the cap!)
This post makes me never want to eat packaged store-bought bread again!
Amazingly delicious pics, Kath; love them! So glad to see you are having fun and enjoying yourselves. Keep warm and keep bakin’ that fabulous bread..my mouth is watering!
Oh man….that looks delicious! Now I want freshly baked bread!