Vegetarian Star

Of all the things Paula Deen is known for, vegetarian cooking is definitely not one of them.

But the Queen of cholesterol has managed to put together a refreshing pasta salad that doesn’t contain ham chunks and isn’t tossed with lard dressing.

Deen tosses in a plethora of vegetables in this bow-tie pasta salad–a trio of different peppers, onions and artichoke hearts.

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Masaharu Morimoto has competed against several chefs on the Food Network’s Iron Chef America, his only weapons being dishware and good ingredients.

The strongest iron chefs know you can’t win a cooking competition without first filling yourself up with nutrient dense foods like this Mashed Tofu Salad.

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Gwyneth Paltrow has been known to profess her love for all things Vegenaise.

And her recipe for cole slaw features luscious green cabbage smothered with the eggless, vegan mayonnaise.

Cole slaw can be traced to several ancient societies and different varieties were prepared by both Romans and Dutch.

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When most of us think of bean dip, we usually think of pinto beans. But when Food Network’s Giada de Laurentiis makes bean dip, she uses an Italian kidney bean called cannellini.

These beans are whipped into a puree in the food processor to resemble thick mashed potatoes and then seasoned with salt and pepper.

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It’s a tough job, but there are plenty of perks to living and working in the White House.

Like having tasty salads prepared by White House chef Cris Comerford.

Comerford appear on the Today show to demonstrate two vegetarian recipes, one being a green salad with orange herb dressing.

Unless you’re a vegetarian rabbit, salads alone aren’t normally fulfilling. But they can be made so by adding numerous plant-based proteins like beans, nuts, and in the case of this salad, edamame.

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Growing up, everyone had a favorite meal they’d routinely request from chef mom.

Bethenny Frankel’s toddler Brynn may not always be able to vocalize what she wants yet, but not spitting up or throwing these lentil burgers in mom’s face is a sure sign she’s happy with what Bethenny is serving from the home menu.

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There’s nothing worse than reading a can of veggie soup and discovering some genius put beef or chicken stock in it.

The experience can be so frustrating, it makes you want to make your own!

Alicia Silverstone is helping her Kind Life blog followers this week by giving them a recipe for veggie broth by Madeleine Ignon, a San Francisco artist.

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Erin McKenna. Photo Credit: Clarke Tolton

The New York Daily News has featured an article on Erin McKenna, the owner and founder of the popular BabyCakes restaurants in New York and Los Angeles.

McKenna has wowed both celebrities and regular people with her vegan, gluten-free and sugar-free cookies, muffins, cupcakes and other desserts and has recently expanded her empire to Disney World and Rockaway Beach in New York.

So how was the name BabyCakes created?

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