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Alicia Silverstone Suburgatory

Alicia Silverstone makes a debut on ABC’s Suburgatory tonight that seems a little type-casted.

But what vegan wouldn’t mind the honor of being, as Seattle Pi writes, the “farm-raised lass from Montana who instantly has George eating the crunchy, non-processed granola out of the palm of her hand.”

Silverstone’s character Eden meets George at the local Farmer’s Market and things get so steamy we don’t want to know what they do with those fruits and vegetables.

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Kellie Pickler

Kellie Pickler took time off the stage to interact with some of her pachyderm friends.

The country music singer and American Idol alumnus is featured in tonight’s episode of GAC-TV’s Day Jobs. Vegetarian Pickler visited the Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee and helped caregivers tend to the animals.

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Chloe Coscarelli Meatless Monday Live Chat On Ustream

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 in Authors, Charity, Food & Drink.

Chloe's Kitchen

Celebrate Meatless Monday with vegan chef Chloe Coscarelli!

The winner of the Food Network’s 2010 Cupcake Wars will be hosting a live video chat through uStream to answer questions about vegan cooking on Monday, May 7 at 11 AM PST.

Veggie fans can Tweet their questions to Coscarelli both before and during the event using hashtag “#chatSS.”

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Eva Longoria Carries Vegan Clutch To “Desperate Housewives” Finale

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 in Actresses, Fashion.

Eva Longoria

Eva Longoria was spotted at the series finale of Desperate Housewives carrying a vegan Jill Milan Art Deco Clutch.

The clutch, available in both gold and silver, is one of many items in the luxury collection by Jill Milan that creates high end fashion without the use of leather.

Art Deco Clutch Gold

In an interview with FashionSalade, co-founder Jill Fraser discussed how the cruelty-free handbag line was created and how pleased even their non-vegan customers are with the materials.

“People often remark they are shocked our bags are not leather,” Fraser said. “It is because our faux leather is actually more expensive and has a higher quality than most real leather.”

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Carrie Underwood is gracing the June 2012 cover of Glamour magazine where inside she reveals her preference to shop for her own food versus having someone cook for her.

Underwood prefers home-cooked meals to catered ones because she knows what’s in the food.

Ah, a vegan’s main mission–verifying the source of ingredients in a product.

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Deepak Chopra

Deepak Chopra was the honorary speaker at a National Press Club Luncheon. According to The Telegraph, it was the first Press Club luncheon that served an entirely vegetarian menu.

Chopra discussed several topics on the forefront of health, including insurance, aging, PET scans and pharmaceutical companies.

“Your health depends on you, not on the government, and not on insurance companies,” Chopra said.

The physician and spiritual guide believes optimum health is obtained through a vegetarian diet and will only serve such food at his seminars.

On a recent blog post, Chopra gave advice to someone looking to give up meat.

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Betty Crocker Cauliflower Chickpea Power Tacos

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 in Food & Drink, Recipes.

Betty Crocker Cauliflower Power Taco

How do you plan to celebrate Cinco de Mayo this weekend?

If your ideas include purchasing cheap tortilla chips from the gas station and buying some cheap, off-brand guacamole spread you think is vegan, but actually contains milk, it’s time to take some advice from one of the biggest names in home cooking, Betty Crocker.

The company has unveiled “Feed Your Fiesta: 5 Tacos. 5 Margaritas. 5 de Mayo,” five tacos paired with five margaritas based on today’s trends in food. As it has in the past, Betty Crocker recognizes vegetarianism as being one of those hottest trends and has included a vegan taco that also happens to be gluten-free, paired with Frozen Mango COCOritas.

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Kevin Nealon “Talking Animals” Guest Appearance

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 in Actors, Animal Issues.

Kevin Nealon

Kevin Nealon will be a guest on Tampa, Florida’s WMNF 88.5 FM radio talk show “Talking Animals,” a regular segment of the station’s programming that interviews celebrities and other notable figures known for their animal welfare activism.

Nealon has been a vegetarian for almost three decades and is supportive of several vegetarian and animal rights groups, including PETA, Farm Sanctuary and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

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