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Chocolate Cricket Flour Macaroons

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mouth-watering macaroons with cricket flour

These sweet treats are REALLY easy to make and no bake. They are sure to satisfy coconut, chocolate and crickets lovers alike!

Chocolate Cricket Flour Macaroons

Made with NMF Protein2050 Cricket flour

Includes 1.5g of cricket protein per macaroon

Makes 20 macaroons

*These treats can be completely Gluten Free if using NMF Gluten-Free Cricket flour and GF oats

 

Ingredients

1 cup organic sugar or palm sugar

¼ cup milk

¼ cup butter

1 Tbsp cocoa

Pinch of salt

1 tsp vanilla extract

¾ cup unsweetened coconut flakes

1 1/2 cup of oats

½ NMF Protein2050 Cricket flour

 

Directions

  1. Combine sugar, milk, butter cocoa and slat in medium saucepan. Heat, while stirring, just until it boils and melts together.
  2. Remove from heat and add vanilla, coconut, oats and cricket flour.
  3. Let cool for 2-3 minutes and use a small spoon to drop onto a cookie sheet covered with parchment or wax paper.
  4. Place in refrigerator to cool and set then eat away!

 

These also freeze very well.

 

 

 

 

Gluten Free Soft Ginger Cricket Cookies

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Gluten-Free Ginger Cookies with Cricket Flour

 

These are the ginger cookies that dreams are made of! Absolutely irresistible to anybody fond of ginger and melt in your mouth cookies.

Gluten-Free Soft Ginger Cricket Cookies

Made with NMF Protein 2050 Gluten-Free Cricket Flour

Includes 1g of cricket protein per cookie

Makes 24 cookies

*ingredients are gluten free however crickets contain minimal amount of gluten unless you specifically use gluten-free cricket flour from Next Millennium Farms.

Ingredients

½ cup NMF gluten-free cricket flour

1 ¾ cups all-purpose gluten free flour mix

2 tsp ground ginger

¾ tsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp ground cloves

1 tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

1/2 cup coconut oil, melted

¼ cup organic butter softened

¾ cup organic sugar

1 egg

3 tbsp molasses

1 tbsp orange juice

3 tbsp organic sugar

 

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350F
  2. Combine first group of dry ingredients, flours, spices, baking soda and salt.
  3. In a second larger bowl, cream together butter, coconut oil and organic sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, molasses and orange juice.
  4. Gradually stir the dry ingredients into the butter and sugar mixture. When mixed place in refrigerator for 20 minutes to set the dough.
  5. Place 3 tbsp organic sugar in a small bowl or on a small plate. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and then roll in the sugar. Place the sugared cookie balls on a parchment lined or ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Flatten very slightly.
  6. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until bottom and edges are a light golden brown. Allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes before removing from the cookie tray.
  7. Store in an airtight container or freeze them for future friends and family treats!
  8. Warning, place cookies out of sight out of mind as they have a tendency to call to all nearest sweet tooths!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eat Insects at the Norwood Fall Fair

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Eat Insects at the Norwood Fall Fair

When I say the words, “Fall Fair”, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind?

Delicious homemade food? Beautiful handmade crafts? Rides? Livestock shows?

How about, “Edible Insects”?

Ok, well maybe that’s not typical fare for a fair, but in a few short weeks at the Norwood Fall Fair, on October 11th and 12th, that will be exactly what you can find amidst the cows, goats, horses, hand-cut french fries, and handmade doilies.

If you’re looking for something amazing and fun to do with the family on the Thanksgiving weekend, come on out to the Norwood Fall Fair, and be sure to stop by and say hello to Derek Sedgwick of Next Millennium Farms. I’m sure he’ll be more than happy to discuss the amazing benefits of #entomophagy (eating insects), and will give you a sample of our @Protein2050 #EdibleInsects and will talk to you about our #CricketFlour that adds a delicious nutty flavour to your shakes, pies, cookies and sauces, as well as a protein punch!

Derek was just out at the Purple Onion Festival in Peterborough last week, and was asked to do an interview with Cogeco and for Trent University regarding Next Millennium Farms and on the benefits of #EatingInsects not only relating to personal health, but for the globe as well. Derek spoke with many festival goers, and was pleased to see that many were interested and keen to try the samples in the Next Millennium Farms’ booth. Tons of excited and happy customers walked away with their bags of cricket flour to add to their cooking and baked goods.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

 

 

 

 

 

Crickets Make Your Trail Mix a Hopping Experience

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Pack some protein in your trail mix by adding in some insects

What do you put in your trail mix? Nuts? Dried Fruit? Crickets?

Yup. That’s right, I said ‘crickets’.

Nick Hiebert, Founder of Ecotone Foods out of Manitoba, has created a delicious twist on an old trail tradition. He has popped roasted crickets, mealworms and super worms into a trailmix along with dried fruit like cranberries and blueberries, and an assortment of nuts and seeds.

Those who are curious and adventurous tasted the crunchy mix and quickly discovered that the bug laden power food is as delicious as it is nutritious. Cheryl Holmes, the reporter for CTV News in Winnipeg, happily crunched a big spoonful of the super snack.

So, what does Ecotone Foods have to do with Next Millennium Farms? Good question.

Next Millennium Farms supplies Ecotone Foods with their scrumptious insects for their trail mix. Click on the video in the article and check out 1:26-1:50 to hear Ryan Goldin, co-founder of Next Millennium Farms, talk about part of the process that is used to provide us with our crunchy critters.

I love trail mix. It is actually one of my daily standards, especially now that I’m making a concerted effort to eliminate unhealthy snacks from my diet (those that are the culprits know who they are!).

I blend in some raw sliced almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, unsweetened coconut, and cranberries. So, after this article came out, I asked some other Next Millennium Farms team members how long they think it will be until food made with insects is the norm- not ‘specialty’ or ‘niche’ or ‘novelty’.

I say 1-2 years.

Hopeful? Maybe… Anyone care to make a wager?

#InsectProtein #CricketFlour #Entomophagy

Eating Insects and Cricket Flour Make the News in the United Kingdom

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The Daily Mail had a huge spread in their online and print paper today about Next Millennium Farms and the reality of insect protein becoming the new viable source of protein for humans as we skyrocket towards a global population of over 9 billion people.

Next Millennium Farms is the first farm of its kind in North America that raises crickets for human consumption.

The article in the Daily Mail clearly outlines the health benefits of humans consuming insect protein, as well as the environmental aspects of raising insects for protein consumption versus other more readily accepted (in North America) forms of protein that put a drastic strain on the Earth and its resources, such as fresh water and land.

Read the article and share with your friends and family! Change is a-coming!

#CricketFlour #InsectProtein #Entomophagy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eat Insects at the Incredible Edible Festival

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Eating insects at the Incredible Edibles Festival

Do you live in Ontario, and are looking for something fun to do tomorrow? Maybe you want to take a little drive, eat some great food, listen to amazing music, and listen to some fantastic speakers?

Check out Campbellford, on Saskatoon Avenue, there will be a large food festival, called the Incredible Edibles Festival. Derek Sedgwick of Next Millennium Farms will be there with great tasting crickets, mealworms and cricket flour for sampling and purchasing, and at 1:30 pm, he will be speaking about how eating insects is a great way to get protein, iron, essential amino acids and calcium into your diet in a delicious and easy way.

Hope to see you out there!

Eating Insects with ASAP Science

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Eating Insects from Bug Bistro

Last week I was taking a little break at work, chatting to one of my friends at her desk, when suddenly, another one of my friends came running out of his cubicle when he heard my voice, phone in hand, saying something like, “They’re eating crickets, they’re eating crickets!” (My co-workers at my 9-5 job are all VERY intrigued by my new-found interest in eating insects) I looked at him and asked, “Who’s eating crickets?” He responded with, “The ASAP Science guys! They’re eating crickets, and posted a pic on Instagram!”

We had just heard of ASAP Science through one of our instructors during a course we were all taking together at OCAD (Ontario College of Art and Design), and many of us started following them through different social media channels.

So, of course I take the phone from his outstretched hand and look at the picture, and sure enough, not only are they eating insects, they are eating insects from THE BUG BISTRO! I totally freaked out, shrieked, and said, “OH MY GOD, they’re eating our bugs! They’re eating crickets from Next Millennium Farms!”

Well, that was just the beginning.

A few days later, there were two videos posted by ASAP Science, AKA Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown.

There are two videos: “Should We All Be Eating Insects” discusses the nutritious value and environmental component related to eating insects, and “How to Eat Bugs” offers the new insect eater some great ideas for including insects in their daily diet.

ASAP Science cred Youtube

 

ASAP Science cred to Youtube showing you how to eat insects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All A-Buzz at the Peterborough Farmers’ Market

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Eating Insects at the Peterborough Farmers’ Market

Who are those handsome young men sporting the Next Millennium Farms shirts #Entomophagy? Why, they’re the Dereks of course! Derek Sedgwick and Derek Delahaye, members of the Next Millennium Farms family, represent at the Peterborough Farmers’ Market.

They made their debut last weekend, and were over-whelmed by the wonderful response from the many people who came by the Next Millennium Farms booth at the market.

Next Millennium Farms Booth at the Peterborough Farmers’ Market

Every Saturday, from 7am to 1pm, hundreds of people browse through the stands of the Farmers’ Market at the Memorial Centre parking lot at Lansdowne and George street.

According to Derek S. (shown on the left), there were many passersby who were curious, and who started talking to the ‘Dereks’ and asking them questions about the products, eating insects, and other pressing questions, such as- ‘Ya, but how do they taste?’

Many people were really open to the concept and trying the product. Mothers, without any hesitation, were allowing their very curious children to sample a seasoned cricket or a mealworm from the newly launched Bug Bistro line of edible seasoned insects.

Lots of insect sampling!

Everyone who tasted a cricket or mealworm was pleasantly surprised to find that they are really quite delicious! By the end of the first day, it was clear that the most popular insects to crunch on were the crickets, and the best seller of the day was the 113 gram bag of cricket flour.

If you live in the Peterborough area, or love spending your summer in Ontario trawling from one farmers’ market to another, stop by the Next Millennium Farms booth for a sample of bugs bursting with flavour!

Soft Ginger Cricket Cookies

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Ginger Cookies with Cricket Flour

These are the ginger cookies that dreams are made of! Absolutely irresistible to anybody fond of ginger and melt-in-your-mouth cookies.

Includes 1g of cricket protein per cookie

Makes 24 cookies

Ingredients

  • ½ cup cricket flour
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground cloves
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¾ cup butter, softened
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 5 tbsp brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp molasses
  • 1 tbsp orange juice
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp white sugar

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F
  2. Combine first group of dry ingredients, flours, spices, baking soda and salt.
  3. In a second larger bowl, cream together butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, brown sugar, molasses and orange juice.
  4. Gradually stir the dry ingredients into the butter and sugar mixture. When mixed place in refrigerator for 20 minutes to set the dough.
  5. Mix 2 tbsp brown and 1 tbsp white sugar together in a small bowl or on a small plate. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and then roll in the sugar. Place the sugared cookie balls on a parchment lined or ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Flatten very slightly.
  6. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until bottom and edges are a light golden brown. Allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes before removing from the cookie tray.
  7. Store in an airtight container or freeze them for future friends and family treats!
  8. Warning, place cookies out of sight out of mind as they have a tendency to call to all nearest sweet tooths!

 

Moroccan Summer Salad with Citrus Ento-Dressing and Roasted Wax Worms

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Summer Moroccan Salad with Citrus Ento-Dressing and Crispy Wax Worms

This perfect summer salad and its bright citrus ento-dressing made with cricket flour, is easy, fresh and delish for any occasion. The roasted wax worms From Next Millennium Farms add wonderful crunch and bring all the flavor needed with no extra spicing necessary. A great salad to add zip and zing to those family bbq’s and potlucks we all love!

Makes 8-10 servings

Ingredients:

Citrus Ento-Dressing with Cricket Flour

Makes approx 8 oz dressing

  • 1 large navel orange
  • 1 lime
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp cider vinegar or rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp minced ginger
  • 1 tsp honey
  • ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • ½ tsp Moroccan spice
  • 1 tbsp cricket flour

Chopped Moroccan Salad

  • 2 cups chick peas, cooked and cooled, or canned and rinsed
  • 2 cups grape tomatoes, sliced in half
  • 2 cups cucumber, seeded and diced
  • ½ cup red onion, minced
  • 1 yellow pepper, diced
  • 4 cups shredded cabbage, red or yellow or a mix of both.
  • ¼ to ½ cup roasted Wax Worms

Directions

  1. Using a knife, remove outer peel from both the navel orange and lime leaving the flesh exposed and no pith (the white stuff). Carefully segment and remove each section of orange and lime flesh and place into a blender.
  2. Add the remaining dressing ingredients to the blender and blend on high for 15-20 seconds. Set aside.
  3. Combine chick peas, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, pepper and cabbage in large bowl.
  4. Pour Citrus Ento-Dressing over salad and mix. Place in refrigerator to marinade until ready to serve.
  5. When serving, place plain roasted wax worms in a small dish on the side for adding to each salad served and sprinkle a few on top of your main dish.
  6. Enjoy!