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Cornelia Guest Reveals She Prefers Simple Vegan Dishes

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, June 29th, 2012 in Authors, Food & Drink.

Cornelia Guest

Cornelia Guest is not one to pick up a cookbook and try the recipe with 30 different ingredients, half of which most people have never heard of or may not be able to pronounce.

On the contrary, this vegan fashion business owner and author would prefer a vegan dish like most of you probably cook regularly, one that is simple and not very time-consuming.

“One of my pet peeves in life is pretension, especially with food. I love food in its natural state; I have a very simple palate,” Guest said.

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NPR Feature On Americans Eating Less Meat

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, June 29th, 2012 in Flexitarian, Food & Drink.

Dr. Ray Fabius, chief medical officer for Truven Health Analytics, tells NPR’s The Salt, “American culture has been a meat-and-potatoes culture for a very long time.”

“Now we’re in a period of believing that intake of meat should be reduced in this country; we’re talking about a generational transition.”

The recently blogged article not only discusses America’s changing eating habits, but their motivations behind doing so.

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Paula Deen Disgusting Foods Throughout The Years

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, June 29th, 2012 in Chefs, Food & Drink, Not So Vegetarian.

Paula Deen People

Paula Deen has been trying to improve both her health and cooking. Thirty pounds slimmer, the Food Network chef known for her Southern style cuisine has not only come forward about her Type 2 Diabetes–acknowledging diet and lifestyle played a part in it–she’s even lightened up on the butter a bit and showcased a few veggie recipes here and there.

But what have been some of the worst dishes the Southern Butter Queen has made in the on-screen television?

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Penna Gourmet Foods Offers Gourmet Olives And Olive Products

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, June 29th, 2012 in Business, Food & Drink.



If there’s a favorite vegetable among vegetarians, the olive probably ranks pretty high. Besides being tasty and complementing dishes like pizza, salads, wraps and pitas and pastas, the olive—which is technically classified as a fruit—is rich with monounsaturated fat—a component linked in research studies with maintaining good cholesterol levels.

Penna Gourmet Foods is a family-owned farm that has operated since 1979. Penna Gourmet Foods grows, packages and processes gourmet olives using modern microbiology technology that is superior to older processing methods. Penna Gourmet Foods provides numerous olive products, including jars of various whole, pitted and stuffed varieties, as well as spreads and other olive-based delicacies. Penna Gourmet Foods provides fresh olives to cure at home for the people who enjoy the art of home processing and canning. Penna Gourmet Foods Fresh Olives are available starting around the middle of September (weather permitting). Olive lovers can visit the Penna Gourmet Foods site at GreatOlives.com for recipes, home curing techniques—including the Partida Style and Lye Process—online shopping and more information.



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Dr. Neal Barnard

Dr. Neal Barnard, President of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a group that advocates a vegan diet for optimum health, gave the Diet Detective an interview where he shared his opinions on what foods he would and would not eat.

Here are few highlights:

Diet Detective: Dairy?
Neal Barnard: Great for a calf. Period.

Diet Detective: What’s always in your fridge and pantry?
Neal Barnard: Oatmeal, tempeh and tofu, green veggies, apples, oranges, pears and the occasional frozen vegan pizza.

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Tom Parker Bowles

Tom Parker Bowles, the son of the Duchess of Cornwall, has ticked off quite a few vegan parents for criticizing their decision to raise their kids as such.

The author of The Year of Eating Dangerously, who’s admitted to eating dog, cobra and foie gras, said on an episode of UK’s ITV’s This Morning that, “‘All these ridiculous hippies who bang on and tell us that we shouldn’t be eating this, we should be eating vegan raw diets…for children, that’s child abuse, I think.'”

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Woody Harrelson Jessica Chastain PETA Sexiest Vegetarians

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, June 28th, 2012 in Actors, Actresses, Food & Drink.

Woody Harrelson Jessica Chastain

Woody Harrelson and Jessica Chastain have been named Sexiest Vegetarians of the Year by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in an online poll where fans of the animal rights group voted.

According to PETA, the average vegetarian saves 100 animals a year and Harrelson and Chastain have saved at least 4,500 with their combined 45 years of living meatless.

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K.D. Lang Life Of Vegetarian Portland Scene

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, June 28th, 2012 in Female Singers, Food & Drink, Travel.

k.d. Lang

K.D. Lang has found a comfortable home in Portland, Oregon, not only because the city is in align with many of her values, but there are countless places to eat vegetarian and vegan!

“I’m kind of a foodie, so the culinary scene here is appealing. Right now, I’m a gluten-free vegetarian, so that’s pretty limited but also exciting. And obviously, I’m a liberal, and this is a pretty liberal town, in fact one of the most liberal in America.”

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