Around 6 am, I was falling asleep again. I woke up to my other half, who just arrived home from work. I was so elated when he said he will take care of breakfast and will let the chickens out from their pen. THANK YOU! Around 9, I got up. Made sure the chickens had more water. Cleaned their coop. Out the door before 9:45 because the middle specimen had karate. Thankfully, my other half took our youngest one earlier. During this time, I received the best news. Our hog order is ready, and he will be in town around 1:30! Unfortunately, our middle specimen wanted to stay longer for another class. That's ok, I will have time.... or so I thought.
For some time we have belonged to a local credit union, instead of a national big bank. I love it! The downside? They are not open during the weekends... or so I thought. I had to get cash to pay the farmer for our order, and I asked my other half frantically "Do we have extra checks?" Nope! He did inform me that this particular credit union is open on Saturdays. So out the door I go, and drove hurriedly to the bank. It was 11:50 when I arrived, and it said on the door they are open till noon on Saturdays. My luck was horrid! They closed early. Alrighty then... Plan B it is! I was able to withdraw the max of $400, but I still needed $225. Off I go to several stores. First Costco! I had to pick up some items, so why not kill two birds with one stone. It was PACKED!!! I had been to Costco on a Saturday before, and today it was worse somehow. No problem... I will pick up only movie tickets and cash. Well, the max at Costco? $60 Really!?! No problem. I had to go to Target for another item anyway. The max at Target? $40 I just laughed in disbelief! No problem. I went down the road to Whole Foods (aka Whole Paycheck). I have been in the mood for liverwurst anyway, and they are the only ones that carry my favorite brand. Went to the checkout, asked what the max to withdraw was: $100! Awesome! All of a sudden I had to buy alcohol. I told her to ring me up again for the chocolate and wine! It was about 1:20 pm when I had all the money. Called the farmer and told him I will be running a bit late. Arrived at the drop off, which is about 25 miles out of town. While waiting, I took out my book and started reading again.
All of a sudden I noticed it was getting darker. What the??? It was almost 4! I had the urge to go to the restroom, and fortunately there was a casino next to the parking lot. When I came back to my car, I saw the most beautiful sight ever: my farmer! This lady comes out from the car next to me and greets me with "Oh, you were here all this time, and I was next to you!" Oh, ok. I introduced myself, and of course! She was the farmer's wife! Damn it, we could have chatted for over 2 hours! We exchanged greetings, and there it was..... three huge boxes! ALL for me! Shoulder, Steaks, ribs, chops, sausages, ham, sliced ham, and the best of the best damn bacon on this side of the country! A whole pasture raised pig, plus 30 lbs of bacon! He was kind enough in providing 5 extra pounds of bacon for free. I love this farmer!
After saying our goodbyes, and wishing them well, I hurried home to stock our almost empty freezer. It took me almost an hour to organize everything. We also buy a half cow every six months. Yes, from a local farmer as well!
All of a sudden I thought: what the hell can I do for dinner? I wanted to do ribs so bad. I made an amazing BBQ sauce some days ago, and used it for pork chops. HUGE mistake! The sauce was amazing, but using it for chops? I learned my lesson. My other half liked it, so I was happy to see it didn't go to waste. Back to dinner. Ribs take forever! I also had two loads of laundry to do. Fine. breakfast for dinner! My other half has plenty for several nights. Remember the Mushroom Gravy Slow Cooked Rump Roast the other night? Well he took the leftovers. Told the kids I am doing bacon and banana pancakes. Only heard a "YAAAAAY!" from the living room, and our middle specimen added "Great idea mom!"
DELICIOUS!
The recipe is very simple! One banana and two eggs. Mix everything in a blender. Cook with a bit of grease (butter, coconut oil, or lard). Flip. Roll them. There is no maple syrup necessary, as the banana is sweet enough. I doubled the recipe. Each kid ate 5 pancakes, and two slices of bacon.
Our oldest and myself ate over easy eggs with salsa. Mixed veggies of green beans, corn, peas, carrots cooked in bacon grease and mixed with leftover potatoes. Two slices of bacon on the side as well. Chow down and enjoy!
Tomorrow? RIBS!
Thanks for taking the time to read.
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