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Irish Joan Jett Might Like Seitan Guinness Stew

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, June 17th, 2010 in Female Musicians, Female Singers, Food & Drink, Recipes.

NEW YORK - APRIL 05: Musician Joan Jett attends the 8th annual 'Dressed To Kilt' Charity Fashion Show presented by Glenfiddich at M2 Ultra Lounge on April 5, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Joan Jett‘s real last name is Larkin and there are a lot of Duffys in her family, according to a recent article in the Irish Times.

Yep, you can go ahead and kiss her!

It’s a good assumption that Joan doesn’t partake in the traditional Irish meals of stew made from lamb or mutton, bacon and cabbage, and coddle (pork sausages and rashers).

If you’re kissable like Joan, or at least thinking of visiting the country, Irish Vegetarian, is a must stop for ideas for restaurants, health food stores and lodging. It also includes recipes.

Don’t forget you can veggie most Irish meals at home with faux meats, like the “Beef” and Guinness Stew made with seitan. There are also several already vegetarian Irish dishes that often contain cabbage and potatoes as a main ingredient.

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Knut Polar Bear Stressed From Captivity In German Zoo Says PETA

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, June 17th, 2010 in Animal Issues.

BERLIN - MARCH 04: Polar bear Knut plays with a branch at the Berlin Zoo on March 4, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Knut has been enjoying the company of Giovanna, a polar bear who is on loan for several months from a zoo in Munich. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Knut may look as calm as cucumbers in this photo, but a representative from PETA says he and his polar bear mates in the German zoo are stressed, and are suffering from panic attacks and repetitive behavioral movements.

“He (Knut) and his companion Gianna are definitely displaying behavioral problems,” said Frank Albrecht, a zoo expert for PETA’s German branch who also recommended the two not get it on because they are so closely related.

Albrecht, along with the animal rights group, is calling for an end to breeding polar bears in captivity and keeping them in German zoos, period.

Albrecht and PETA claim that of the 34 polar bears in captivity in the 11 German zoos, between 75% and 90% show signs of being disturbed.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 07:  Actress Constance Marie (L) and her daughter Luna Marie attend A Time for Heroes Celebrity Carnival Sponsored by Disney, benefiting the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, held at Wadsworth Theatre on June 7, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for EGPAF)

Constance Marie says the nursery for 16 month old Luna Marie is 90% green.

“I am not perfect — 90 percent was all I could do. Every bit counts!” Marie told People’s Celebrity Baby Blog.

Marie is constantly looking for ways to make that 90% a 91, 92 or even higher by reading Greenopia, a one stop guide to everything green from household products, foods, pet products, jewelry and product ratings.

Marie’s main targets for greening the baby’s room included the paint, which was low or no VOC, the mattress–made with natural rubber, and clean air.

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Bif Naked To Speak At Simply Raw Festival

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, June 17th, 2010 in Female Singers, Food & Drink.

NEW YORK - AUGUST 29:  Musician Bif Naked arrives for the 'Playstaion 2 pre-MTV Video Music Awards Party' at Eugene's on August 29, 2002 in New York City. (Photo by Mark Mainz/Getty Images)

Bif Naked will be one of the featured speakers at the Simply Raw Festival in Ottawa, Canada on June 19, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m at Central Park (at Bank Street and Clemow Avenue). Admission is free and there will be vegan, raw food exhibits and demonstrations.

Bif spoke with the Ottawa Citizen about her own raw vegan lifestyle, which currently doesn’t transfer to her husband she calls “the bacon boy,” or the formerly vegetarian dogs Bacon Boy corrupted.

“They were vegetarian dogs before I met Ian Walker,” Bif said. “When Ian Walker moved into my apartment my dogs started eating little pieces of butter chicken, much to my chagrin.”

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Bourbon Barrel Foods Soy Sauce On Discovery “How It’s Made”

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, June 17th, 2010 in Business, Film & TV, Food & Drink.

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Friday at 9PM the Discovery Channel will feature Kentucky based Bourbon Barrel Foods in an episode of How It’s Made. The company makes soy sauce from Kentucky grown, non GMO soybeans, soft red winter wheat, and limestone filtered Kentucky spring water. The soybean is aged in repurposed bourbon barrels.

Besides using local ingredients and used materials, Bourbon Barrels has a Worcestershire sauce that is vegetarian! If you didn’t know already, most Worcestershire sauces contain anchovies and are definitely not veggie friendly.

“Getting the chance to be on this show, I was beside myself,” Bourbon Barrel Foods owner Matt Jamie told the Louisville Kentucky Courier Journal.

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Leona Lewis Meets Spelt, Barley, Quinoa Through Aldo Zilli On Tour

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, June 17th, 2010 in Chefs, Female Singers, Food & Drink.

British singer Leona Lewis performs at 02 Arena in London on June 12, 2010.   UPI/Rune Hellestad Photo via Newscom

Leona Lewis chose chef Aldo Zilli to cater 4 dates at the O2 arena on her current tour where all employees are banned from eating meat.

The chef who’s worked with stars like Freddie Mercury, Paul McCartney and George Michael says he’s introducing foods like spelt, barley and quinoa to give Leona energy on stage.

Zilli is a chef who has not only embraced the concept of Meat-Free Mondays, but has decided to make every day vegetarian in one of his restaurants he converted to veggie, Zilli Green, in the Soho district of London. Zilli Green offers vegetarian breakfasts, main courses like Cous Cous & Soya Burger with Pickled Cucumber, Avocado, Mustard Dressed Mixed Leaves, Homemade Mayo & Ketchup, Thin Chips and vegan desserts like the dairy free Tiramasu or the Organic Tofu & Limoncello Cheesecake.

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Hooters Girls–Boobs Clean Lube With Project Pantyhose

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, June 17th, 2010 in Business, Environment-Eco-Green, Restaurants.

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 14:  Hooters girls backstage at the Alexander Wang Fall 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Roseland Ballroom on February 14, 2009 in New York City.  (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images) The Hooters girls are attempting to offset that horrible ungreen practice they promote of eating chicken wings by helping to clean up the Gulf Oil Spill. It seems the pantyhose the ladies wear are good for something other than showing off great calves, and all 380 Hooters restaurants are asking employees to donate their used industrial strength pantyhose for Project Pantyhose.

The goal is to collect more than 100,000 pairs which groups Matter of Trust and Indigo Ocean will use to create booms that are 15 miles in length and potentially soak up 1 million gallons of oil. Great job ladies and looking great, especially in comparison to some other Hooters “girls” below. (more…)

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Chris Klein DUI Put People, Pet Dog In Danger

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, June 17th, 2010 in Actors, Animal Issues.

22 April 2010 -Hollywood, California - Chris Klein. TCM Classic Film Festival - A Star Is Born -Arrivals held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Photo Credit: T. Conrad/AdMedia

So it’s pretty much unanimous that drunk driving is one of the stupidest acts to commit, as it puts everyone on the road at risk of death, not to mention the idiot who’s driving.

Don’t forget there’s one more reason to round up all the Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Students Against Drunk Driving and Parakeets Against Drunk Driving members in your neighborhood cause that offender may hurt an animal as well.

Animal rights group In Defense of Animals is ripping actor Chris Klein for allegedly Driving Under the Influence with a dog in the car.

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