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After seeing the vegan blogosphere light up with amazing looking noms from <b><a href="http://www.theppk.com/books/isa-does-it/" target="_blank">Isa's new book</a></b>, I gave in and got myself a copy. That was an excellent decision as it's full of the most wonderful recipes (and is super well-designed).<br />
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The first recipe I had to try was her edamame hommus and tofu wraps. Hommus, using edamame instead of chickpeas and with the addition of wasabi powder - YES PLEASE. Plus, fried tofu and sprouts on mountain bread? Also yes please. The dish is very simple to whip up and has amazing results. I added cucumber and chilli sauce to my version and they were a crowd-pleaser all 'round. Also the recipe makes HEAPS of hommus which means salad rolls just got better.<br />
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<br />Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-17463073087632173782014-03-25T11:54:00.000+10:002014-03-25T11:54:21.411+10:00Beef and black bean.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This meal has been on fairly high rotation the last few months. Blue Dragon have a vegan black bean sauce that seems to constantly be on special for $2 at Coles and I've discovered these veg beef strips at my local KFL supermarket, $2.55. Grab some fresh veggies on the way home from work, re-hydrate the strips for 30 minutes (squeeze out water once softened) and get the brown rice cooking - weeknight win.<br />
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<br />Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-41714362414709225202014-02-10T15:56:00.000+10:002014-02-10T15:56:19.539+10:00Loving Hut.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
After a long, hot day at the beach yesterday, I found myself craving rich and "meaty" Asian food. It took me about ten minutes of brain-storming before I remembered the new <b><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1800223/restaurant/Melbourne/Loving-Hut-Northcote-Northcote" target="_blank">Loving Hut at Northcote</a></b> was on my 'to try' list. About fifteen minutes and an awesome car park later, I was eagerly sitting in Loving Hut talking to the very lovely staff. Basically, I wanted everything.</div>
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First off we got the BBQ skewers - 3 for $9. I actually spent the whole day thinking of these, they were CRAZY DELICIOUS. I even just went out and bought the mock meat they use to try and master myself. These guys were rich, smokey, charred and BBQlicious. I almost licked the plate.</div>
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The main reason we visited was because we heard of this dish - southern fried chicken - $14 (?) Although these pieces look small in the picture, they were actually huge, almost fist-sized. Basically what we have here is vegan KFC. That's right, vegan crack. Silent awe blinking was all we could muster while nomming these.<br />
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I saw this on another table as we walked in and read the menu a good few times before I gave up and asked the waiter where it was. Turns out it was a special, and a delicious one at that. Crispy noodles with a garlicy lemongrassy tofu and veg topping - $12. This was fresh and rich and crunchy and perfect. Also a huge serve.<br />
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Loving Hut at Northcote completely won us over. Thank goodness as it's a lot closer than Richmond and serves aforementioned vegan KFC crack. Great service, great prices, great food, easy parking and table availability... really, how can I not go there every night?</div>
Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-44174915587252570462014-01-31T11:54:00.000+10:002014-01-31T11:54:53.226+10:00Veggie Villa.Oh the excitement I felt when I saw a new vego place opening in Flemington right near my work! Veggie Villa is now open and has a fabulous menu. We have been twice within a couple of days, once for dessert and once for lunch. The meals are very affordable and dabble in Asian, Indian, burgers and also a big raw section. It was great and I'll be there often.<br />
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Here's the raw chocolate shake - $7 for a large and with banana, agave, vanilla beans, raw cacao powder and your choice of milk. It was YUM.<br />
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Raw chocolate cheesecake - $7. Very yum and surprisingly light.<br />
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Raw blueberry cheesecake - $7. BEST.<br />
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Mango tropical juice made on coconut water and fresh mango - $6 for large. This was as delicious as it sounds. Could have done with some ice though!<br />
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We got the corn chips with salsa and cashew cheese from the 'Small plate' menu - $5. A generous serve of tasty corn chips with tasty dips, maybe not quite enough of them but tasty none the less.<br />
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Tempeh wrap with spinach, tomato coleslaw, satay sauce and chilli sauce in pita bread - $7. This was tasty and filling. I am not a huge tempeh fan and will try the tofu version next trip but the satay sauce made all things good.<br />
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Okay here is the winner - wheat chicken veggie burger with green salad, cucumber, tomato, satay sauce and creamy coleslaw on a delicious focaccia, $7. This was stupid tasty and also $7, yes I will be eating a lot of these and easing the work day pain.<br />
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Veggie Villa has no online presence but can be found at 331 Racecourse Road, Flemington 3031 VIC. Their number is 03 9376 7140. Thank you for bringing vego food to my side of the tracks VV :)Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-84426947146571029942014-01-21T21:05:00.003+10:002014-01-21T21:05:55.713+10:00Las Vegan.Yes, it was a Saturday so I was at <a href="http://www.lasvegan.com.au/" target="_blank"><b>Las Vegan</b></a>. A Saturday without Las Vegan is no Saturday at all. I am an addict and I'm okay with that. <br />
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Home made chips and super crispy snitz with a tasty side salad including magical amazing olives...<br />
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The best vegan snitz and chips of your life for $12 would make you an addict too. See you next Saturday LV xo<br />
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<br />Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-12680097023235745612014-01-21T21:01:00.003+10:002014-01-21T21:01:57.814+10:00Chef Lagenda.<a href="http://www.cheflagenda.com.au/" target="_blank"><b>Chef Lagenda</b></a> has been my go to for Malaysian since I moved to Melbourne. These three dishes are all simple in nature but seriously packed with flavour.<br />
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Fried crispy lime tofu with sweet chilli sauce - $6.50. I think the coriander really makes this dish. The shredded lettuce and carrot come in handy for mopping up the tasty sauce.<br />
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Chinese broccoli with garlic sauce - $13.80. I feel this is steep for greens but damn that garlic sauce is crack. I will continue to nom it forever. <br />
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<br />Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-39296523794838669352014-01-21T20:51:00.000+10:002014-01-21T20:51:05.803+10:00Clifton's Cafe.<a href="http://www.truelocal.com.au/business/cliftons-cafe/fitzroy-north" target="_blank"><b>Clifton's Cafe</b></a> is a secret winner. It has no online presence and I'd walk straight past it if it wasn't for a friend directing me and promising it's goodness. They make a set menu of fresh salads in bulk every day and they are seriously yum.<br />
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There's my favourite, the brown rice with French lentils and caramelised onion, a creamy chickpea, a crisp and light slaw and a rich tomatoey grain-based tabbouleh. Take-away serves are $8 for regular and $10 for large. I recently bought two large containers and have gotten four full meals out of them. They pack insane amounts of food into the containers so there's serious value for money. Work lunches for the week at $5 per serve - check!<br />
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<br />Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-77658269737876003612014-01-21T20:40:00.001+10:002014-01-21T20:40:17.661+10:00Pho House.Oh hai <a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1782959/restaurant/Melbourne/Pho-House-Flemington" target="_blank"><b>Pho House</b></a>! You are my new favourite. Wonderful $10 Vietnamese meals and a two minute drive from my work? I love you. I go here a lot and I am always left satisfied (due to the amazing food and lovely staff!)<br />
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Yes, I did go in for this dish five times in the last two weeks. Grilled tofu skewers - $10. Vermicelli noodles, shredded lettuce, bean shoots, carrot, cucumber and peanuts with four skewers of deep-fried tofu and Vietnamese dressing - YES PLEASE. This comes with a bowl and you generally get two bowlfuls from a serve. Delicious bargain and my ideal lunch meal.<br />
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Fried beancurd with vegetables on rice - $10. This is yum and if the above meal did not exist, I may have ordered it more than once but that will never happen because the above meal exists. <br />
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Veggie spring rolls - $5 and comes with fresh mint, lettuce leaves and Vietnamese dipping sauce. Rolls are quite mushroomy which was a nice change from cabbageville like most places. <br />
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<br />Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-31873090399044973712014-01-21T20:27:00.004+10:002014-01-21T20:27:56.102+10:00Il Gobbo.Yep, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ilgobbovegan" target="_blank"><b>Il Gobbo</b></a>, we did it <a href="http://vegawesomeblog.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/il-gobbo.html" target="_blank"><b>again</b></a>. I think I've said everything that needs to be said about this heaven.<br />
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Spot burger with wedges - $14.<br />
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Bogan burger -$10.<br />
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New York Dog - $9.95<br />
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Spot burger with chips - $14. <br />
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<br />Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-75577684781202586242014-01-21T20:18:00.001+10:002014-01-21T20:18:45.221+10:00A Caterpillar's Dream.We finally got around to visiting <a href="http://www.acaterpillarsdream.com.au/" target="_blank"><b>A Caterpillar's Dream</b></a> in Kew a few weeks ago. The whole menu is vegetarian and quite affordable. We spent a long time deciding what to order as there are lot's of tempting items in many styles of cuisine including Asian soups, mock meat burgers, soups and salads.<br />
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I ended up with the chicken burger and chips and Jeff got the mushroom pie and chips. I never remember prices when I post so many weeks later, sorry! I think these meals were about $13-$15 each. My burger was fairly average - seemed like the usual frozen mock meat patty with basic salads and was lacking some flavour. Chips were also a bit hard and disappointing.<br />
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The pie was a better dish and was made up of three types of mushrooms in a creamy sauce with mashed potato inside too. Side salad was pretty yum.<br />
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<br />Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-27652751569095024672014-01-21T20:09:00.001+10:002014-01-21T20:09:14.323+10:00Eat Fresh Pizza.I think Eat Pizza in Maribrynong has re-branded to Eat Fresh Pizza. The sign out front has changed and I can only find an <a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1748323/restaurant/Melbourne/Eat-Pizza-Maribyrnong" target="_blank"><b>Urbanspoon</b></a> link...<br />
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Anyway, I've been obsessed with this place the last year or so. It's our go to pizza shop and has great vegan options. I'm more of a pepperoni and cheese girl than a potato/artichoke/pine nut girl which means I'm usually unimpressed with vegan pizza options as they often consist of a curry/salad on a pizza base. This place though, is what my pizza dreams are made of.<br />
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The garlic pizza is SO GOOD, just remember to ask for no cheese (or vegan cheese for $4 extra). I prefer no cheese on this one - the garlic, herbs and dash of sauce are perfect.<br />
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We do a make your own style pizza too. On this occasion we gave the vegan pepperoni and ham a miss ($4 each extra) and stuck with vegan cheese, mushrooms, olives, Spanish onion, garlic and herbs. The vegan meats are a great option but triple soy was not ideal on this visit. Garden salad was also purchased which Nia says was surprisingly good and well-dressed.<br />
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<br />Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-38132037335061332682014-01-21T19:55:00.000+10:002014-01-21T19:55:12.154+10:00From Earth and Water.Just down the way from Govindas in Burleigh sits the new and much larger <a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/350/1587545/restaurant/Queensland/Miami-Burleigh-Heads/From-Earth-and-Water-Burleigh-Heads" target="_blank"><b>From Earth and Water</b></a> raw food cafe. I'd had this raw snickers slice a few years ago with my mum and have not stopped raving about it since. Finally, a Christmas trip home meant I could sneak a visit back!<br />
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It's fairly pricey for a slice, I think about $11, BUT it is heaven. The bottom layer is like a Nestle Crunch chocolate bar, crispy and rich. Then comes a vanilla cheesecakey layer, chocolate moussey layer and SALTED CARAMEL LAYER topped with a thin chocolate sheet and served with raw ice cream. Best raw dessert I've ever nommed.<br />
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<br />Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-28236069289675978782014-01-21T19:46:00.000+10:002014-01-21T19:46:03.582+10:00Govindas.A very ugly picture of some very delicious food from <a href="http://govindas.net.au/" target="_blank"><b>Govindas</b></a> on the Gold Coast. We used to drive three hours return from Brisbane for this!<br />
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I think it was about $8/$10 and I got dal (mandatory, so good) and kofta balls (also not up for discussion). Those doughy deep-fried delicious come covered in a magic tomato sauce and are just the best.<br />
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<br />Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-83572507561788257982014-01-21T19:29:00.000+10:002014-01-21T19:39:00.669+10:00The Green Edge.<span style="font-size: small;">I went home to Brisbane for Christmas and naturally made a trip out to <a href="http://www.greenedgeonline.com.au/" target="_blank"><b>The Green Edge</b></a>. I hadn't visited since they relocated to a new site in Windsor. Wow, it's awesome. Being so much bigger means more isles of food and a much larger dining section.</span><br />
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Other Scramble (</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">tofu
scramble with kale, tomato, and capsicum)</span>; garlic-sautéed mushrooms; smoky strips; breakfast potatoes;
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<br />Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-43872180985516429762014-01-21T19:16:00.000+10:002014-01-21T19:16:20.391+10:00Continental chocolate.Okay so this brand has no online presence that I can find BUT it is available at the Brunswick IGA (Melbourne) and it's absolutely addictive. $1.60 PER BLOCK, VEGAN! The chocolate is very milky tasting which I love (so over dark chocolate) and the strawberry flavour tastes EXACTLY like strawberry cream Freddos. Do it, join me, we will start a support group.<br />
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Vegetable oregano pizza - $3.00. Za'atar spice base with fresh tomato, capsicum, onion and kalamata olives. Topped with chilli and lemon then rolled up and ready to go. SO MESSY to eat but who cares. <br />
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<br />Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-70648734665541743372014-01-21T19:01:00.002+10:002014-01-21T19:01:23.244+10:00Home cookin' last month.Yep, it's been a long time... there's quite a build up of food pictures that need to get off my phone! Seems I was cooking some yummy stuff at home last month... The last few weeks have been a bit of a take-away binge (which will follow, no doubt).<br />
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<a href="http://veganyumyum.com/2008/06/sweet-chili-lime-tofu-with-wok-steamed-collards-and-quinoa/" target="_blank"><b>Chilli lime tofu from Vegan Yum Yum</b></a>, served on brown rice with garlic sesame Chinese broccoli and snow peas. <br />
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PASTA! I rarely make pasta. This was linguini with a napoli sauce of onion, garlic, fresh tomatoes, tinned tomatoes, veggie stock, tomato paste, fresh basil, dried oregano, kalamata olives, salt, pepper and chilli flakes. Served with fried broccolini topped with toasted sunflower and pepita seeds. <br />
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Felafel wraps - store-bought Yumis felafel balls on Lebanese bread with mixed lettuce greens, tomato, Spanish onion, hummus and chilli sauce.<br />
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LAZY dinner - store-bought Tasty Bite chickpea masala on brown rice with steamed greens and chopped cucumber. You heat the curry sachet IN the same boiling water as the rice... while the greens microwave... too easy not to. <br />
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Barbequed marinated tofu steaks (mumma's secret smokey recipe!) with garlic mushies, fresh corn and a mango, avo and pomegranate salad.<br />
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Dragon bowls! A summer standard on the weekly rotation. Base of quinoa, mixed lettuce leaves and baby spinach, fresh grated beetroot and carrot, chilli and soy fried tofu cubes, crunchy combo and alfalfa sprouts topped with an orange, ginger and miso dressing! This recipe is an old housemates and I thank her every day :) <br />
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My life changed a few weeks ago when I saw the most GENIUS thing ever on Instagram. I love the flavour of hard tacos but am normally outvoted because they're hard to eat. We end up doing burritos instead. THEN, genius. A guy glued a hard taco shell inside a soft taco shell with refried beans! So you have the flavour of hard taco inside a tidy soft taco and oh my god. I made a TPV spiced taco filling (first time cooking with TVP, will stick to black beans next time...) Served with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, fresh made guac, jalapenos and tomatillo sauce (Mission brand from grocery store). You guys, do this.</div>
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Summer nights after work = quick felafel bowls. Mixed lettuce, diced tomatoes, Spanish onion, kalamata olives, cucumber, crunchy combo and alfalfa sprouts topped with fried Yumi's sesame felafel balls, hummus, fresh squeezed lemon and chilli flakes.<br />
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Made an old favourite - <a href="http://herestheveg.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/black-pepper-tofu.html" target="_blank"><b>black pepper tofu</b></a>! Served with brown rice and sesame fried greens. I was on the phone to my mum while cooking this which resulted in me forgetting the black pepper! I realised just after this picture was taken and ground up copious amounts onto the dish. So tasty, so moreish.Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-3790576529052793072013-12-23T09:37:00.000+10:002013-12-23T09:37:14.461+10:00Bangkok Rain.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I saw <a href="http://www.bangkokrain.com/Bangkok_Rai_1./Intro.html" target="_blank"><b>Bankgkok Rain</b></a> pop up on Instagram and was immediately planning a visit. The caption under the photo said "best Thai since Thailand and a special <a href="http://www.bangkokrain.com/Bangkok_Rai_1./Vegan_and_Vegetarian_Menu.html" target="_blank"><b>vegan menu</b></a>". A week later I was there. How had I not heard of this earlier? Anyway it was time to get down to business.<br />
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I got the Crispy Tofu - tempura style tofu, carrots, beans and snow peas in a sweet, sour and spicy sauce with kaffir lime leaves, spring onions and coriander - $13.90. This was SO DELICIOUS. I would never normally get sweet and sour but the deep fried aspect won me over (seeing as we didn't have entrees!) This meal was 10/10. Nia got the Crispy Tofu Salad - tofu with roasted cashew nuts, apple, lemongrass, galanga, ginger, onions,garlic, chili, kaffir lime leaves, lemon juice, coriander, and mint - $14.90. This dish was also delicious and we were very excited about our new favourite Thai place. We got the most expensive meals which is great, because they weren't expensive and were totally worth every cent. We weren't really hungry for dessert but couldn't help ourselves. Got the black bean and coconut sago (I think it was about $6?) Sadly this wasn't really what we were expecting. It was very milky, like a soup and served hot. I had more of a chilled pudding idea in my head so we wouldn't get this one again. The flavour was nice but the heat and consistency wasn't for us. We will visit again soon and no doubt order the same mains, win.Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-63759851790311778892013-12-23T09:05:00.000+10:002013-12-23T09:05:43.227+10:00Indian pot luck.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After years of talking about doing a pot luck we finally made it happen. VEGAN INDIAN POT LUCK. It was a raging success with so many delicious noms. I made my new favourite - <a href="http://www.veganricha.com/2012/04/toor-daal-with-bay-leaf-and-crisp.html" target="_blank"><b>toor dal</b></a>. I also put on a lot of basmati rice and papadums. Jeff cashed in at the Indian grocer and got three types of delicious roti - chilli, spinach and garlic. He also grabbed some lentil and potato stuffed pani puri which we baked instead of deep fried. Ellen and Chris brought the tastiest channa masala, spiced potato patties and salad. Finished the meal with a very non-Indian <a href="http://www.tofutti.com/" target="_blank"><b>Tofutti</b></a> neapolitan ice cream sandwiches. We spent a lot of the night talking about the next pot luck, I'm thinking Thai!Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-31589790216700256222013-12-23T08:42:00.001+10:002013-12-23T08:43:27.436+10:00Laksa King.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love working near <a href="http://www.laksaking.com.au/" target="_blank"><b>Laksa King</b></a>. $9.80 for a huge, fresh, satisfying bowl of soup, noodles and veggies. Never misses a beat. It's rare that I can finish a bowl which is awesome as then it becomes two meals. This visit I got the laksa (have tried the other vego dishes but nothing compares) and Kathleen got the vego gado gado - $8.50 lunch special. My laksa was perfection but the gado gado was apparently a bit too sweet, with pineapple and tomato everywhere. The sauce was quite sweet too, not that rich peanut flavour that she was searching for.<br />
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We finally tried <a href="http://www.springstreetgrocer.com.au/" target="_blank"><b>Spring Street Grocer</b></a> after hearing so many good things about it. Had the tempeh burger with chips. I was actually brought this on a lunch break so no idea how much it cost. The burger was tasty but TINY. Even with a small handful of crisps I went back to the office a bit hungry. The burger was kind of a stir-fry on a bun. Soy seasoned tempeh with bok choy and chilli sauce. I have to admit, it wasn't my thing. I'd give it another go and try something different. 2014 - I'm coming at you Spring Street!Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-21636984230032507002013-12-09T20:27:00.000+10:002013-12-10T19:52:35.593+10:00Sichuan House.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was going to a friend's birthday dinner (a fiercely meat-loving omni) and was afraid. Got told it was 7pm at <a href="http://www.sichuanhouse.com.au/" target="_blank"><b>Sichuan House</b></a> and looked at the website - even more afraid. Only two vego options and $24 a serve... I was already planning my "quick bathroom break" to the dumpling place down the road the second I got a chance. It was confusing too because some vegan friends had booked the venue...<br />
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THEN THINGS GOT AMAZING. Upon arrival I noticed there were actually heaps of vegan options and they were around $10 cheaper per dish than the website stated. Win and win. There were four of us down the vegan end of the table and we ordered a spicy sichuan tofu dish for around $9.95. These spicy, smokey and AMAZING tofu shreds were like nothing I'd ever tasted before. A new world of coriander-topped delicious. So good that we ate the whole thing and ordered another plate even before the other dishes had arrived (the second dish wasn't even touched after we devoured everything else - leftover lunch WIN).<br />
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Chinese broccoli (I think around $10) only came with oyster sauce on the menu but we asked for garlic sauce and after a few moments of serious communication failure - we got there. And it was amazing.<br />
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Now the menu and website both mention the <a href="http://www.sichuanhouse.com.au/menu/fish-fragrant-eggplant/" target="_blank"><b>Yu Xiang eggplant</b></a> as being a favourite. The fact that the title involved "fish fragrant" worried me. Again, a few moments with the wait staff and they assured it was fully vegetarian. This dish was $14.90 or so and must have involved about 7 eggplants - the serve was HUGE. By the time I snapped a pic the pile was already cut in half and still enormous. I'm not normally an eggplant fan but wow - this was something special. Eggplant logs that were deep-fried and crisp then coated in a sweet chilli and sour garlic sauce. Kind of made you go silent for a moment then immediately fall into a state of bliss.<br />
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Before the meal was over (and food coma had begun) we were already planning a visit for the following weekend with EVERY vegan we know on the guest list.<br />
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Go there, now.<br />
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<br />Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-1800721589486201852013-12-09T20:11:00.000+10:002013-12-10T19:53:28.687+10:00Thai Lantern.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was in the Alphington area last night and desperately needed Thai to finish off the weekend. A quick Google let me to <a href="http://www.thailantern.com.au/" target="_blank"><b>Thai Lantern</b></a>. <br />
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My go to lately is pad see ew. This was the first time I've ever seen it done with vermicelli noodles. Where were my big thick flat rice noodles!? The smokey taste was there which was good but still, tiny noodles are a no. No tofu either which is always a bit of a let down. Standard floret or two of broccoli and cabbage with carrots. $11.90 and it just managed to hit the spot.<br />
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We also tried the deep fried mushrooms for $7. These were button mushrooms in batter with no additional seasoning/marinade. They taste exactly how you image - battery. Wouldn't get these again.<br />
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Thai Lantern was okay, and affordable. That's as good as it gets from me though.<br />
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<br />Vegawesome!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13703310451707791476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317251466297205414.post-74938170385374454672013-12-09T20:05:00.001+10:002013-12-10T19:54:16.891+10:00A Caterpiller's Dream.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I didn't actually get to nom these but my friend Tess visited <a href="http://www.acaterpillarsdream.com.au/" target="_blank"><b>A Caterpiller's Dream</b></a> in Kew and I DEMANDED she photographed/reviewed food for me :)<br />
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She got the chicken satay wrap for $7.50 and said it was "HUGE and YUM!". Sounds good to me. Also enjoyed was a yoyo biscuit for $3.50 which was also "HUGE and YUM!"<br />
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The menu link on the website doesn't work which is pretty devastating but Tess said there was a huge amount of amazing food there and all super well-priced. The thought of having to travel all the way to Kew just for a meal kind of scares me but if anything can tempt me, it's cheap and delicious vegan noms. Watch this space.<br />
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