Vegan? Never! Give Me Eggs, Eggs, Eggs!

Vegan? Never!
Give Me Eggs, Eggs, Eggs!
I Love Eggs!

Mr.R had to go away for a few days, leaving me and Barley behind.
It was during this time that the thought of eating a vegan diet sort of appealed to me.
I'm not really sure why this thought popped in to my head. It wasn't anything to do with health, or moral reasons, I just thought I may like to eat what vegans eat, or more importantly not eat meat and fish.
It was probably more than likely due to my Instagram addiction. I seem to salivate a lot more at all of the bright colourful vegan food photos, than any other food shots.

I didn't eat much whilst Mr.R was away. Not for any particular reasons, other than I'm pretty lazy when it comes to cooking or preparing proper food for myself, and as I suffer from insomnia at the best of times, missing Mr.R meant I hardly slept at all during his absence, so I couldn't muster up enough energy to cook anything decent.
Ironic I know, because eating properly would definitely have given me more energy.

Anyway, as I sat thinking this morning, thankfully with the chef, Mr.R, busy in the kitchen preparing our lunch, I tried to remember exactly what meals I had eaten when he was away.
I remember eating some plain boiled potatoes for dinner one day, a couple of slices of bread; spread over two days, the bread was homemade by me - apparently I managed to find enough energy to get in the kitchen and bake bread, I made pancakes one day, and a broccoli, spinach, onion, and garlic concoction with dozens of spices (which I think made me ill), and some hummus, also homemade by me. Apart from that I ate a couple of eggs, on two separate days.

It was when I remembered eating the eggs that I realised I could never be a vegan.
I seriously love eggs. Eggs are the perfect food. They are quick to cook and full of goodness; protein, vitamins, and minerals. Fried. Poached. Scrambled. Boiled. Eggs in tortilla, omelette....... I love eggs.
So, my love of eating eggs means a vegan diet is not likely for me.
Also when Mr.R served our lunch today, a seriously delicious thick, comforting, and scrumptious beef, bean, and mushroom stew, I was certain a vegan diet just isn't for me.
I will continue to enjoy perusing the food photos on IG and no doubt salivate at the vegan shots - many of which are actually served in a glass because they're juices. Shots, glass, get it?

This isn't a joke, about the morning after. How do you like your eggs? ;)

Sunday Brunch ~ Eating Bugs with Stefan Gates

Mr.R and I used to enjoy watching Something for the Weekend on Sunday morning when we lived in France. 

Now we're back in Blighty :( we have started to watch it again, well, sort of. It's not called SFTW anymore, and it's moved from BBC2 to Channel 4. 

Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer are still presenting and cooking though, so not everything has changed. :)

This morning as we sat watching, the main thing that caught our attention were the bugs; crickets, mealworms, big-bottom ants, and bolognese. 

Bolognese may not sound like bugs, but it was made using mealworms. 

The bug section of this mornings Sunday Brunch was courtesy of Stefan Gates. 

You may or may not know who Stefan Gates is. He's a TV presenter who's probably most well known for his 'Cooking in the Danger Zone' TV programme. This programme is about cooking and eating food from some of the most dangerous places in the World. 

Rather him than me! 

This morning Stefan Gates was hoping to tempt the guests on Sunday Brunch, and the viewers to eat bugs. 

Stefan says that they are the future, and we'll all be acting bugs soon. 

He also said 2 billion people eat bugs as part of their daily diet. 

I'm not a fan of bugs, although I've never knowingly eaten any. 

Mr.R on the other hand, is a fan. When we were in Chang Mai in Thailand my hubby bought a huge bag of bugs from the night market. He then decided to take his new friends for a drink. As we sat propping up the bar in our local drinking hole, knocking back big bottles of icy cold Chang, Mr.R began munching of his bugs. 

Despite his repeated offers, I politely refused to join in. 

Mr.R had a wide selection of bugs including crickets, mealworms, and a huge cockroach. 

Eeeeeew! 

There's not enough Chang lager in the World to wash that down comfortably. ;) :o

Anyway, the guests on this mornings Sunday Brunch seemed to enjoy eating the bugs Stefan Gates had brought in for them. 

The blokes from the band The 1975 were happily munching the bugs like bar snacks. 

Diana Vickers also tried a few, although she didn't seem to enjoy them as much as the 1975's did. Racing driver Susie Wolff was not keen at all, she didn't try any of the bugs. 

If Stefan Gates is correct, and in the near future we'll all be eating bugs, I'll have to become a vegetarian. Haha! :o

There's no way I'm eating bugs. Yuck!

Stefan said the bugs will probably be included in various well-known foods, rather than being served in their obvious bug form. 

I can just see it now, fast food will be something like this - Big Mac, and a Big Bug Burger please! :o

If the future of food is bugs, I'll get my protein from beans, they're much prettier and don't have legs that may stick in my throat. ;) 

Have you eaten bugs?

Would you eat bugs?