I was just about to type he exact same thing. And it's a quarter to midnight and the perfect video to end the day on. Love these videos

Sorry Allison that it's been a rough day.(hugz)

I'm sorry you've had a bad day, but I'm glad I can be somewhat helpful! Though the roosters were loud today!

I cut a bunch of them out too! They were very insistent this voiceover!!

@@OurSmallFootprintI have to admit I laughed soo hard listening to them try to help you with this voice over. The stinkers

Thank you Olivia, it definitely feels a little more manageable, not having to rush a video out every day, I just need to pin down a schedule I think, so I can plan accordingly rather than letting time get away from me!

It's such a strange concept isn't it lol

It's so nice, that little bit of a buffer!

Thank you Susan :)

Hehe, thank you Heather!

I have just screenshot this to give a go! Thankyou :D

Thank you Natalie :D

Hehe, wouldn't that be nice! :D

It was wonderfully flavourful, perhaps a little warm for us, but once added to steamed veg and coconut rice, very tolerable :D

Thank you Shelley! :D

Oooh, like the tin spaghetti! The kids would prob love it! Thank you :D

It is so fantastic, I love having it available, so so many meals with completely different flavour profiles can be made!

Hehe, gotta keep some treats for myself, it doesn't happen often, but mmmmd eep fried crumbs hehe

Thank you Jayne :D

An when I make a friend chicken. I use seasond flour with my own seasoning. An I crush up special K or corn flakes cereal an I flour egg an crushed cereal an than I cook them off... Theyr one of my favorites

I saw a bunch of different options with the crumbing, adding in panko and cornflakes and stuff, but they aren't things we always have access too, so I tried it just plain and we were pretty happy :D

It was really really tasty! :D

I have a Russell Hobbs multi cooker which is kinda like an Insta pot. It has both slow cooker and pressure cooker functions

I love those kinda machines, they take a bit too much power for my usage, we just don't have the surplus atm, even during the day, but I had the phillips version of the instant pot when we lived on grid! :D

@@OurSmallFootprint ah ok fair enough. I didn’t think about energy usage :p

@@Alicesgardenau they chew a lot of power all at once, but in the scheme of running an oven etc if you have an electric one they can be better! But the heating of them means they draw quite high

Yes! it has a sausage stuffer, but with only one small fridge working we haven't been doing sausages because they need to sit exposed on trays in a fridge for 24 hours to let the casings dry out and suction :S. Once we sort that out again though!

I'm so glad! Thank you Jullie :D

I think it works having a few days put in together :D. the bacon is just delish! Such a treat! Thank you Sally :D

Thank you :D

Naww, thank you Rosemarie lol :D

I actually tried it the other day, exactly like you said! On a rack over a baking tray and it came out perfectly! Was super super happy with it :D. I still need to try making cornbread, I haven't as yet!

I'll have to have a look at the price of the loin at costco too, I hadn't really thought of that, though we do like the fatty belly hehe, and sometimes its more meat than othertimes. It's worth experimenting though, and as I find other ways to save on other meats, like the $1/kg off the pork we eat because I buy three, and buying the trim etc, it leaves a little more budget for things like the bellies etc, or that's how I look at it, I don't need to reduce my food budget, we manage with it where it is, so I can shift the budget around a little hehe :D

Lol :D

Thank you Samantha :D

Thank you Gloria, I do work fairly hard to get the variety, I know it isn't to everyones tastes to do that much work, but realistically with a large family food is something you kinda obsess about lol.

Thank you Jen :D

Super lucky! Great to add some more to the fridge/freezer though I'm going to have to be diligent about doing my inventory this month!

The pastry works so well, I'm so happy with it now, there were many many times before that I tried and tried making pastry and failed, so I'm happy to get it to a point where its working for me! Mmm cowboy candy makes such a good marinade on so many meats hehe :D

So tasty! I love anything smoked though! :D

@@OurSmallFootprint Same here. Especially smoked cheddar.

@@heatherchambers1609 Smoked cheese and smoked salts... oh so good! I don't have a smoker capable of staying cool enough for cheese yet, but its in the plans!

Yeah, or its basically just thick cut ham at times lol! especially the economy stuff!

We have tried canning mince before and didn't like the texture, but it was mince we bought from the store, maybe with the coarser grind we'll like it better, I'll have to give it a go! :D

@OurSmallFootprint love watching you cook for your family, I got inspired to buy some Indian inspired sauces. Got a Korma sauce and ordered a Butter Chicken, so we will have a different flavor base to test.

I made that many many years ago with a gun that put it in strips! I haven't done it in a long while, maybe I need to research again! :D

It was super tasty, just a bit wet lol :D

Daryll

Karen was referring to the rooster I believe :D

I know, that six weeks goes so fast sometimes!

@@OurSmallFootprint 😂🤣😂yes Nyssa I was referring to Earl Grey the rooster. But you are very respectful of D too 😂🤣😂

The first two pigs we got were bought as pets, they are Australian Miniature pigs and were purchased desexed, I have loved pigs my whole life and it was kind of a dream to have them as pets! The other pig we got was from a friends litter, he was a runt, we reared him because he was struggling a little with the rest of the litter, we had intended to get him desexed but he had a herniated testicle and it wasn't going to be a simple thing to do, quite dangerous and expensive, so instead we left him whole. The plan then was to get a sow and breed him and then we could use the piglets as a food source, however we just haven't been in a position to do that 'well' with another yard that the sow could live in and farrow safely, perhaps a second sow so when she wasn't with the boys she had company etc, it has all been a bit 'big' for us to manage! With the chickens we have started a few extra pens with some pure breds in it, ideally, we would like to sell some either fertile eggs or pullets or roosters just to help with the cost of maintaining our flock and because we love hatching chickens out! But we are still in the process of figuring out the best way to process the excess roosters, we haven't really managed a good method yet and if we can't, then we can't keep incubating eggs! Mostly we keep them just for eggs!

So tasty! :D

There's a definite learning curve to it, but I really enjoy the flavour it can impart!

Makes it really simple! :D