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Vegan On The Pen Tips on where to go for great Vegan meals on the Mornington Peninsula and where to buy fantastic dairy and meat free products for cooking at home.

My journey to becoming a Vegan started over 27 years ago on a family trip to Queensland. I was eight years old when my family took a road trip from the Mornington Peninsula to the Gold Coast – on this trip we passed an abattoir in broad daylight and the images of what I saw and the stench in the air have stayed with me until this day. From that day on I never ate red meat again. Over the years I t

hen gave up white meat, eggs and dairy. In the nineties and the naughties there wasn’t a lot of meat free alternatives on the market and I had to learn to be creative and eating out was a nightmare – waiters rolling their eyes and my friends embarrassed at my “fussiness”. I remember about six years ago how excited I was to discover Mister Nice Guys – a vegan bakery where I could purchase cakes for birthdays and even donuts!!! Sadly though, their shop was located in Melbourne and I lived on the Mornington Peninsula……. Over the years I noticed Melbourne started to have more and more options for Vegans popping up on social media feeds but still nothing on the Peninsula…. Recently though things have changed, and that’s what got me thinking about starting this blog. Now when I go to order at restaurants waiters smile and offer me special Vegan options that they have on their menu – delicious ones! Gone are the days are stiff cardboard tasting “meat alternatives” or plain tofu – there is now so many beautiful alternatives to milk, cheese, eggs, honey, meat etc. Cooking at home has become gourmet, even my meat eating husband enjoys my vegan meals.

Before 5.0 when we were allowed to eat out - they have a full vegan menu which includes tofu bao, a curry, lentil burge...
20/07/2021

Before 5.0 when we were allowed to eat out - they have a full vegan menu which includes tofu bao, a curry, lentil burger and more.

Lemonade scones with biscoff cream delivered right to my front door by
20/07/2021

Lemonade scones with biscoff cream delivered right to my front door by

🤤 let’s hope these aren’t limited edition. Have you tried their Roti Paratha too? Its better than the one at Lucy Liu a...
19/07/2021

🤤 let’s hope these aren’t limited edition. Have you tried their Roti Paratha too? Its better than the one at Lucy Liu and that’s saying something!

Lockdown 5.0 Baking - Baked Tandoori Cauliflower Head - swipe for recipe - thanks for sharing
18/07/2021

Lockdown 5.0 Baking - Baked Tandoori Cauliflower Head - swipe for recipe - thanks for sharing

vegan banquet at home! Can’t wait to try the other vegan banquets available from .... next up is and
25/09/2020

vegan banquet at home! Can’t wait to try the other vegan banquets available from .... next up is and

Vegan banquet just delivered from who are now delivering to the Mornington Peninsula via .... stay tuned
25/09/2020

Vegan banquet just delivered from who are now delivering to the Mornington Peninsula via .... stay tuned

We sampled some of the vegan share plates at the new tonight 👌🏻 I can’t wait to head back for the black rice risotto 😋 ...
28/11/2019

We sampled some of the vegan share plates at the new tonight 👌🏻 I can’t wait to head back for the black rice risotto 😋 @ OTZI Balnarring

So back in **cough, cough** the year 1990 when I was 8 years old and decided to give up meat, my parents were shattered ...
02/02/2019

So back in **cough, cough** the year 1990 when I was 8 years old and decided to give up meat, my parents were shattered - where would I get protein, where would I get iron? Tofu, peas and mushrooms were the go to. But fast forward to 2018, we have options galore with vegan cafes, a multitude of meat and dairy free alternatives - even Aldi stores the packing is marked with “suitable for vegans” 😳, some may call it hipster but I call it a revolution towards a cruelty free life! ✊🏻

D-u-m-p-l-i-n-g-s! Vegan options galore 🤤they have a 👌🏻 wine list too
24/01/2019

D-u-m-p-l-i-n-g-s! Vegan options galore 🤤they have a 👌🏻 wine list too

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