Today has been a baking day. Euan and I like the idea of 'Pie Day Friday'. I have bought a new cook book.
I like Hairy Bikers and I like pies. Euan read this to me last night as his 'Reading Book'. Inspired by my new book I made a large batch of wholemeal pastry. We have had some recent debates in this house about us consuming too much red meat. In the past I spent about eight years as a Vegetarian, but during pregnancy craved 'Bones and heart!' I know it isn't nice but anyone who has experienced pregnancy cravings knows their is no reasoning with them, so I went with it and chewed on 'Spare rib bones' and did eat braised lambs hearts! I felt a bit like Hannibal Lecter. I never went back to vegetarianism. If I keep my head in the sand I am fine eating meat but if I educate myself with online sites and worse videos, the meat industry horrifies me. I try to be a conscious consumer. I am not sure if I will be vegetarian again or not, but eating less meat has to be good. Euan's argument is, I quote him 'It is ok to eat animals that we don't know personally'. Obviously he thinks farms are like 'Old Macdonalds' farm with happy critters running around living a blissful life in sunny fields. Todays baking in preparation for our first Pie Day Friday, was an old favourite from my veggie student days. Wholemeal Vegetable Pasties. They are like the good old 'Cornish Pasty' with a filling of root vegetables, onion and beans. They sure are tasty and filling.
I made about eight hefty pasties. The vegetables cook sealed in the pastry case and the flavours are delicious.
I had enough pastry left to make a pastry case that I will do something with tomorrow and also I made some 'Cheese Straws'. My Dad is very partial to a cheese straw. I will save him some.
I think all this talk of vegetarianism has unnerved a certain seven year old. I found a 'silent protest' on my bed. Somebody has asked his big brother for spellings and left me a couple of 'Post it' notes:
The first reads 'I want to be an Omnivore'.
Then just to clarify the second reads 'I don't want to be a vegetarian'. Shame as I have made a huge 'Nut Roast' in place of a joint of meat for the weekend!
