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| Vegan Moussaka |
We recently when on a vacation to Virginia Beach, VA. Nothing complicated, but my aunt and uncle live there, so it was nice to visit them and have some fun, too! We played disc golf at Munden Point Park, went to Croatan beach (where I got on a surf board for the first time in 10 years!), saw the state aquarium, and made/ate some great food! One of the best things about going away for a vacation is eating food that you do not normally eat! We are so busy that we quickly get into a rut with meals...spaghetti, enchiladas, mac and "cheese", stir-fry, vegan meatloaf...they are all pretty easy, and good for a typical week night. When I am on vacation, though (as you know if you have been following this blog for a while!) I want to send my taste buds on vacation as well! So one restaurant that we tried was
Baladi Mediterranean Cafe. It is pretty close to where all the action happend in VA Beach...the boardwalk, the beach, the carnival, etc. I checked the website before hand (thanks again
Happy Cow!) and was very pleased to see lots of green "V's" on the menu, indicating that a dish was vegan. EVERYTHING (yes, I am serious!) on the starter menu was vegan, and they also had some nice entrees and wraps as well. I tried the vegan moussaka...they brought me a huge plate of it and my first thought was that I would never be able to finish it all...well, it was gone in no time because it was THAT good. I also had some really great baklava (vegans, when was the last time you had that!?!?), made with agave nectar instead of honey. Oh, and some Turkish delight! Overall, the atmosphere was great, the staff was so polite, and the chef personally came out to see how we liked our meal. Do NOT go by Virginia Beach without going to Baladi!
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| Vegan Baklava with a Turkish Delight! |
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