Author: Ness
Pre-vego week excesses
Ok, so I’m feeling slightly guilty about re-scheduling my vego week… all for an unrestricted dining and shopping spree with visiting li’l sis.
All that wining and dining has actually worked to my advantage, as I began this week seriously craving veggies!
It’s all about preparation!
I spent a significant amount of time trawling through my cookbooks for veggie-inspirations and to plan our week of meals. One of my favs – Nigella Express has a total of 2 vego mains – let’s just say, I had post-it notes in all of them!
While very conscious of keeping a balanced diet and substituting the protein we usually get from meat, it was harder than I thought!
Next, the shopping… OMG, my bags were heavy, and expensive! Alright, I admit to splurging on healthy gourmet & justifying it as I went – due to my hardship, obviously? Oh, boo hoo! Hardly! We’re in for loads of tasty treats, and my hubby even looked excited at the mountain of food I bought, and the prospect of a week of new dishes. Hmmm, I didn’t actually ask him to do this challenge with me…
Reformed carnivores…!?
So, this may turn out to be a diary of 2 reformed carnivores…. Although, perhaps I speak too soon…
SECOND INSTALLMENT – THE VEGGIE WEEK VERDICT
Menu successes… and failures…
Mexican scrambled eggs were a definite winner! Hubby liked them so much he requested them for breakfast as well as dinner. Although it does appear that Nigella Lawson has got her quantities wrong – served as dinner there was not enough, and as breakfast too much. I wasn’t as keen on chili in my breaky, nor onions for that matter but hey, made a good vego meal either way.
Busy week meant I was needing Jon to start dinner… let’s just say, I saved very little time, while on the phone explaining the new and not pre-prepared meals (he’s great with a curry paste in hand, to be fair!).
Oooops! BBQ blunder
Day 6, all well so far, and then, just on the home stretch I slip up, big time! Chatting away at a BBQ, as I am inclined to do, I lean in for the nibbles plate and pop something in my mouth… Literally, minutes later I gasp “ohhhhh, I just ate Prosciutto! And I’m supposed to be vegetarian!!! ”.
Day 7’s hangover was a lot to bear without bacon and eggs, I must say!
Aside for the little slip up (how much energy went into that highly cured meat?), I am feeling good that we must have reduced our footprint at least for this week. Not sure about the outlandish “reformed carnivore” claim, although I have discovered new recipes, which will help incorporate at least 1-2 nights vego each week I think.
I am disappointed that ‘Ness’ couldn’t go the distance. I myself have worn canvass shoes and avoided meat and animal products for several years and feel amazing. Sure the anemia gets me a bit down now and then but it’s worth it!