In February I cut meat out of my diet for one month. As a result, I did a lot more cooking which I really enjoyed. I felt healthier too, and less 'full' after meals but in a good way. It made me think a lot more about what I was eating too whereas before I would eat meat just because it was normal to have some on my plate. I did still eat fish for nutritional reasons/ essential oils, but making sure I wasn't using it as a substitute i.e. I didn't eat it every day. Surprisingly, it was my gran who gave me the most beef (yesss!) for eating fish as part of my challenge, claiming that I was cheating. Haha come on!
For Valentine's Day, we booked to eat at
David Bann's in Edinburgh. It's a nice wee vegetarian restaurant just off the Royal Mile. The place was packed, but the service was still excellent!
I chose the olives as a starter which I guess was quite safe but they were the best olives I've ever tasted. They were literally the same size as my thumb, and you could hold them and eat them like you would an apple! HUGE.
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| Olives, and homemade bread drizzled with herb olive oil |
Everyone around me seemed to have ordered the Udon noodles as a main so I decided to try something different...
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| Roast aubergine chick pea cake with mash and gravy |
And for dessert, they had a platter with a wee taste of everything for those who can't decide what they want. I wanted a wee taste of everything so it worked for me.
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| Let's see - plum and vanilla brulee, raspberry ice cream, raspberry and whiskey chocolates, pineapple sorbet, and hot pear and passion fruit tart. |
It is a complete myth that you need meat to make you feel full. I didn't even know vegetarian restaurants existed! I would definitely recommend David Bann as a treat, or as something 'different'.
