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“The Veg Edge” Featured Heavy Metal Vegan Cooking Show (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, January 19th, 2011 in Film & TV, Food & Drink, Videos.

Tim Hogarth was featured on The Veg Edge, a segment on the Food Network’s sister channel, “The Cooking Channel” that highlighted the world of veg from both coasts of the United States.

Hogarth is a musician in Los Angeles and his online cooking show, Heavy Metal Vegan Cooking, combines food with entertainment and humor, as it regularly features characters like Satan when seitan is being made and other “guests” like Paula Deen and the ghost of Michael Jackson have appeared.

In cased you missed The Veg Edge last year, it’s showing again on February 16th at 9:00 PM and 1:00 AM on The Cooking Channel.

The humorous clip of Hogarth’s “Wings of Seitan” is shown above and his segment from The Veg Edge can be seen below.

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Bethenny Frankel hooked up with Ellen DeGeneres on her show to demonstrate making vegan cupcakes with vegan cream cheese frosting.

“I always try to do the vegan thing first because it is healthier,” Frankel says. “And you feel good about yourself.”

Frankel feels a little better about herself for shunning refined sugars and flours as well. Instead of white flour and white sugar, Bethenny opts for raw sugar and oat flour.

“It’s not a racist thing,” Frankel jokes. “Go against white–when baking.”

Not to mention many white sugars aren’t technically vegan, as these are often processed with animal bone char. Other Frankel suggestions include making your cupcake portion sizes like A cup breasts versus D cups. You’ll have to watch the clip for that full explanation.

Why is it a good idea to stay away from white when eating? Dr. Michael Roizen of the Cleveland Clinic, explains.

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Betty White is almost in the nonagenarian club!

The actress and animal welfare activist turned 89 recently and appeared on The View to discuss her latest projects, an indication she’s not slowing down anytime soon.

Barbara Walters reminded White that during one interview she told her she liked animals more than people.

“That’s true,” White said, eliciting laughter from the group. “I don’t make it a secret.”

“They never lie to you. You know when they tell you something, they mean it. They love you unconditionally,” White continued.

It’s no surprise this actress has been active with the Morris Animal Foundation, a research group that has aimed to improve the lives of dogs by conducting studies onĀ dog bite education and creating ways to determine a dog’s compatibility in the home.

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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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Natalie Portman won Best Actress for her role in “Black Swan” at the Golden Globe awards.

The veg actress accepted the honor in leather-free shoes designed by vegetarian Stella McCartney and a necklace and earrings by Tiffany & Co., a jewelry company interested in sourcing conflict-free diamonds.

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Kris Carr, former actress and now author, motivational speaker and founder of the website Crazy Sexy Life has published a new book, Crazy Sexy Diet, that details the how-tos of a vegetarian, low-glycemic diet. Carr, a cancer survivor who also wrote Crazy Sexy Cancer Survivor and Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips made a dramatic change in her eating habits after her diagnosis, which included switching to a plant-based diet.

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Looking For Vegans And Crazy In-Laws For Reality TV Series

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, January 14th, 2011 in Film & TV, Food & Drink, Reality TV.

Did you get your number changed after your father-in-law kept incessantly calling you to invite you for hunting trips? Did you mark you mother-in-law’s email address as a spammer because she won’t stop sending you recipes for meatloaf?

If you answered “yes” you could be a star in a new docu-series about vegans and the in-laws that drive them nuts. They’re casting in New York city and you could earn $7,000 for your traumatic experiences.

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“Tegan The Vegan” At Flickerfest Film Festival (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, January 13th, 2011 in Children, Film & TV, Food & Drink, Videos.

Tegan The Vegan is short film about a 12-year old girl who decides to go vegan and is faced with hostility from her friends and family for it.

The film has been selected for Flickerfest, Australia’s only Academy Award credited short film festival, which is going on this week. Tegan The Vegan will play on Sunday, January 16th at 2:30 PM in Sydney.

“It’s the story of someone who’s a bit different and is trying to make her way in the world with that difference and stand up for herself,” film maker Marisa Martin said.

The trailer is shown above and a behind the scenes video about its making can be viewed below.

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