Molly Adventures Part 2 (Brisbane)

After a morning of museums and galleries, we were ready for some lunch! There are a lot of vegan options at South Bank these days, and we decided to go and try Tipplers Tap, a bar that recently added a range of vegan options to their menu. We shared a basket of Beer Battered Fries with vegan aioli, which were crunchy and creamy. Molly got a vegan chicken burger, which she really liked, and I had a Chicago Dog (minus the hot pepper). It was a nice lunch and is a fun place to check out if you are nearby.







After lunch, we strolled back through South Bank along the river. Brisbane, you are alright!



Come dinner time we were of course hungry again, so we went with my parents to local favourite Pu Kwong (see my other visits here). We ordered a bunch of food to share, including my two favourite starters - Steamed BBQ Buns and my beloved Bean Curd Rolls.





For mains we shared some Tofu and Combination Mushrooms (my pick), Salt and Pepper Tofu (Molly's pick), Sizzling Mongolian Lamb (mum's pick), Chicken in Szechuan Sauce (Dad's pick, I did not eat this because spicy!!), and of course some Chinese Greens in Ginger Sauce (because vegetables!).











After this feast, we came home to some very special cake. My birthday was in a couple of days, and Molly's birthday had been a couple of months beforehand, but we had decided that this two weeks was our combined birthday holiday. So we ordered cake from The Borg Chicken, a local vegan caterer and cake maker who has extremely reasonable prices. She does huge cakes, but we asked for something a bit smaller and with a PB&J theme. We ended up with two adorable little mini-cakes, one with peanut butter inside and one with strawberry jam.



After the food extravagances of Sunday, we took Monday a bit easier. Breakfast was toast at home, and then we headed out to Garden City, a very large shopping centre (or mall, as Molly called it in the American fashion). It is always fun when I travel to see what sort of shops exist in different cities, and this was the quickest way to give Molly and overview because it has almost everything. Including loads of vegan options! Molly was impressed that there were so many options at the 'mall'. We ended up having lunch at Zambrero, a mexican chain. We both got bowls. Molly got the standard Classic Bowl (at the rear), and I got the IQ Bowl (at the front, which has black rice and other silly superfood things in it). They have two vegan options for fillings - rice and beans (we both got this), and spiced cauliflower (too spicy for me!). I also got a sugarcane juice with passionfruit from another nearby stall.





Part of the shopping trip was to buy some groceries so that Molly could see some of the vegan things available in our everyday shopping lives. We had decided to make an easy dinner at home for the family. We ended up making angelhair with pasta sauce (store bough), some vegan sausages, mushrooms and spinach, served with some roasted broccoli and nutritional yeast.



We also had a cheese board with some local cheeses bought from the Cruelty Free Shop - the Nutsy Dill and Garlic and the Fenn Smoked Sesame Cheese. The Fenn cheese is pretty much my favourite, but I hadn't tried this Nutsy one before. I'd had their paprika one, though could only eat small amounts due to coconut oil. With this flavour, the coconut oil was even more pronounced, so I didn't eat much. We served it with some water crackers and some yummy olive sourdough from Coles... Coles actually has a really great bakery section.



Cute Kitty Photo of the Post



This goody little guy was a recent boarder at work.