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Delaware Republican candidate for Senate Christine O’Donnell has made some controversial headlines in the news for her comments about topics such as sex, masturbation and now meat. Thankfully, the last term has never been grouped with the first two.

O’Donnell, who now is a conservative Christian, has an interview from 1999 with Bill Maher where she discusses the many different religions she tried before committing to Christianity. The only thing that kept O’Donnell from becoming Hare Krishna was the fact she didn’t want to become vegetarian.

Some transcript notes from the interview:

O’Donnell: “I was dabbling into every other kind of religion before I became a Christian.”

Maher: “You were a witch!”

O’Donnell: “I was! I was!”

Maher: “You were.”

O’Donnell: “I was dabbling in witchcraft. I’ve dabbled in Buddhism. I wanted to become a Hare Krishna but I didn’t want to become a vegetarian. And that is honestly the reason why – because I’m Italian, I love meatballs.”

Maher: “Boy, are you spiritual

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“We should be interested in knowing where our food comes from. If it comes from soil that is organic, that is grown by our family farmers, we know that it’s more healthy than the food grown by big corporations that saturate the soil with chemicals and pesticides and fertilizers.Thank you for those farmers who are doing their part, doing organic farming, and who need our support. That’s why we’re here, 25 years in a row.”

—Willie Nelson, during the Farm Aid 25: Growing Hope for America concert, a fundraiser for the organization, Farm Aid, which supports local family farmers.

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Legal analyst for CNN and CBS Lisa Bloom says don’t let her shark lawyer image fool you. She told Vegetarian Times in the October 2010 issue that although she’s thought of as a tough lawyer, she’s actually a marshmallow. “A vegan marshmallow, that is,” Bloom said. “Not the gelatin kind.”

This Sweet and Sara-esque lady gave cooking with fresh herbs as her #1 tip for great vegan food.

“Always have fresh herbs on hand, and when you add them to your cooking, it’s going to be good.”

There’s nothing fresher than what you grow, and VIVA! Gardens has compiled some tips for growing and harvesting herbs from several of their newsletters over the past years.

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Chocolate Pecan Pie

This is for Veg Star’s fantastic graduate students out there, in the middle of another grueling semester.

When a writer at Riverfront Times wanted to conduct a, ahem, “scientific” experiment on vegan goods, she tested the hypothesis that “Vegan baked goods are always readily identifiable as being vegan.”

In other words, this skeptic wanted to prove that vegan desserts are cardboard, pasty, granola pyramids of disaster. Sure hope she didn’t bet her thesis on it.

Materials for vegan chef and author Bryant Terry‘s vegan dessert included a coconut pie crust made from coconut oil in place of butter, a chocolate pecan pudding filling with non-dairy rice milk, maple syrup and arrowroot powder, a fantastic thickener for pies, puddings, gravies and other dishes that doesn’t add fat.

Results: “I don’t understand how that is vegan.” (In non-scientific terms: How the heck does it taste so good?)

Conclusion, experimenter notes and recipe below.

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A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities today.

• Alicia Silverstone (34)

• Rachael Leigh Cook (31)

• Russell Simmons (53)

Photo: PR Photos

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A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities today.

• India.Arie (35)

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Ellen DeGeneres is the official spokesperson for Farm Sanctuary’s 2010 Adopt-A-Turkey Project. For a one time donation of $30, anyone can sponsor a turkey at Farm Sanctuary’s New York of California shelter, receive an adoption certificate, a full color photo and information about their new family member.

“Save a life this Thanksgiving, and join me in starting a new tradition by adopting a turkey instead of eating one through Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt-A-Turkey Project,” DeGeneres said.

Some of this year’s adoptable turkeys include Velma, Daphne, Kima, Harley, Reese and Jordan.

The sanctuary’s Adopt-A-Turkey Project has rescued over 1,000 turkeys since its inception in 1986, placing them in loving homes through the Turkey Express Adoption event, while educating consumers on the plight of the birds in crowded factory farms and slaughterhouses.

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PETA Gala Dessert Buffet

Wolfgang Puck had the honor of catering PETA’s 30th anniversary gala, which included vegan appetizers, meals and desserts.

These are just a few of the offerings from the extensive menu enjoyed by dozens of celebrities.

• Moroccan Spiced Chickpea Cake With Apricot-Date Chutney

• Mini BLT With Tempeh Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, and Vegenaise on Ciabatta

• Sweet Corn Tamales With Gardein Pulled “Pork,” Salsa Verde, and Avocados

• Pesto Brushed Tofu Over Sweet Corn and Fava Bean Succotash

• Watermelon Carpaccio With Fennel Pollen and Sweet Red Onion

Pesto Brushed Tofu

More photos and the full menu, after the jump…

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