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He wants them. He wants them so bad. It’s driving him mad, it’s driving him mad.

Paul McCartney has posted a video on his official website inviting fans to submit their recipes for a chance to be added to the Linda McCartney line of vegetarian foods, a brand founded by his late wife. The winner will also get some face time in everyone’s kitchen, as their photo will be placed on the package with the winning dish.

To enter, simply fill out the form on the website and upload any photos. Every week, favorites will be selected like American Idol. The three finalists will be selected this month and people will then vote on the three finalists.

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The Kind Diet

Pregnancy spent on the couch eating dairy-free ice cream may sound like a dream come true, but it’s far from the way Alicia Silverstone is spending her days with child.

The actress who authored the vegan diet and cookbook, The Kind Diet, is still out and about being an activist and will be giving a speech next month on February 3rd, titled “An Afternoon with Alicia Silverstone on the Environment” at the University of Central Florida. Silverstone’s speech will begin at 3 p.m. in the Pegasus Ballroom of the Student Union.

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Russell Simmons recently chatted with Don Imus on Imus In The Morning and the two spent a considerable time discussing Simmons’ veganism. Here’s a little bit from the conversation.

Simmons: It’s one of the worst karmic disasters in human history. Fifteen billion suffering farm animals.

Imus: People, who, for example, go get a big ol’ bucket of chicken. The way those chickens are housed and slaughtered and tormented. I really think you’re taking on the karma of the chicken. These are tormented, tortured animals. They can feel pain just like you can.

One interesting twist: Imus is a vegan too. He’s also a cattle rancher. Watch the clip to hear Simmons’ response to the idea of Imus’ support of humane slaughter of animals.

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Colin Firth and Livia Giuggioli

Actress known for her sustainable lifestyle, Livia Firth, was seen at the Golden Globes wearing a dress made with peace silk.

Firth discussed her experience on UK Vogue’s website.

“When Colin won I thought we were in a dream. I’ll bring you a round-up of the parties later too. I’m Cinderella in hand dyed indigo peace silk from Tennessee and I’m definitely at the ball!”

Peace silk is known as such because it doesn’t involve the intentional killing of the silkworm.

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Lane’s House of Lane Catering & Food was one of several businesses lucky enough to score a contract with Super Bowl officials this year and will be offering 2,000 vegetarian bruschettas to party-goers at the Super Bowl tailgate party outside the Cowboys stadium in Arlington.

Dallas News deliciously described the bruschettas as consisting of, “traditional French baguette, a raisin-cinnamon loaf and a sun-dried and Kalamata olive round.”

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Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver have taken eel off menus in their restaurants after receiving criticism from conservationists.

The seafood was served at Ramsay’s London restaurant Maze as well as La Veranda in Versailles, France, where he is a consultant. Oliver sold European eel at his London restaurant, Fifteen.

Ironically, both chefs have also recently appeared on the UK television series, “Big Fish Fight,” about sustainable fishing.

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“Saturday Night Live” poked fun of the Fox News channel and its group of conservative hosts, including Glenn Beck and Greta Van Susteren, who’s played by vegetarian Kristen Wiig.

Fox News is re-branded from the often seen as vitriolic to the “civil, polite network,” something MSNBC’s James Carville, played by Bill Hader, doubts will ever work, as he jokes:

“Today I had nice lunch with Arianna Huffington, Michael Moore and my friend Lucien — he’s a gay soldier. We ate at a vegan restaurant, which is nice because it means no animals got hurt. Which is important, because animals are just people with fur. Isn’t that nice Sean Hannity?”

But the guys at Fox aren’t always as bad some make them out to be. Hey, at least Glenn Beck will call out Al Gore for promoting environmentalism while still eating meat, which wastes water, pollutes water and contributes to greenhouse gases.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Prompts Questions Of Food Equality (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, January 17th, 2011 in Authors, Farming, Food & Drink, Videos.

The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is usually a reflection on racial equality and the gains this activist (who’s family embraced a veg diet) made in schools and other aspects of public access.

Equality is not just restricted to being able to eat at a restaurant, but also the ability to access quality, affordable food at supermarkets. Some might argue that we haven’t reached equal opportunity in this area.

Bryant Terry, vegan chef, author and food justice activist, gave his thoughts about how access to wholesome food may be connected to institutional racism at culinate.com:

Bryant Terry

Bryant Terry

“The first thing that comes up for me when I hear that question is the fact that just one percent of farmers in the United States are African-American, and that since the 19th century African-Americans have been systematically denied access to land.”

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