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Meatless Monday Recipe–Emeril’s Portobello “Burger”

Vegetarian Star — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:07:25 +0000

"Farm To Fork" Emeril Lagasse

The portobello mushroom sandwich is often the vegetarian staple at restaurants and bars. But it’s also often the blandest of vegetarian staples, a shriveled shroom that may have even been grilled alongside meat and topped with wilted lettuce and a modicum amount of veggies.

If a bar near you is serving Emeril Lagasse‘s Portobello “Burgers” With Ricotta, Arugula And Truffle Oil On Brioche, your next 2:00 AM sober-up meal may be the equivalent of Happy Hour.

Lagasse’s burger is made with ricotta cheese, but this can easily be left off or substituted with homemade vegan ricotta made from tofu.

The juicy bellas are topped with sprouts, avocado, roasted peppers and roasted garlic.

Make these at home and enjoy with your favorite vegan alcoholic drinks.

Grab the recipe for Lagasse’s Portobello “Burgers” With Ricotta, Arugula And Truffle Oil On Brioche.

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Rachael Ray Hosts Vegan Party With Ellen And Portia

Vegetarian Star — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:09:50 +0000

Rachael Ray hosted vegan couple Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi on her show and also welcomed their personal chef Roberto Martin. DeGeneres joined the discussion from her studio via Skype.

The group talked about vegan cheese, vegan diets and weight maintenance and shared the couple’s favorite recipes, including stuffed mushrooms; red beans and rice; hamburger spring rolls and fajita quesadillas containing vegan cheddar and mozzarella cheese, something Ellen said reminds her of the real thing.

“I thought that I was going to miss cheese, that that was going to be the hardest thing because I used to love everything, and so I thought cheese was going to be very hard, and it’s not,” DeGeneres said.

Martin mentions that some of the newer brands of cheese melt just like dairy cheese, thanks to some updates on a few ingredients historically used in veggie cheese.

“The cheese performs as good as regular cheese does,” Martin said. ”In the past, it didn’t…it would get cold and hard.”

Ellen suggests even going for a entree without cheese, saying it leaves more room for vegan cocktails!

The segment featuring Ellen Skyping in can be viewed here.

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Alyssa Milano Hosts Vegetarian Food Revolution Dinner

Vegetarian Star — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:52:15 +0000

Still planning the details for the Food Revolution event you’re hosting this weekend?

Actress Alyssa Milano has a few ideas for the date set by chef Jamie Oliver meant to raise awareness on cooking with natural, unprocessed ingredients for better health.

“I wanted to share with you all a vegetarian meal that I cook for my family and friends… and guess what… it’s made up of my favorite Jamie recipes! Everyone loves it.”

Oliver’s Guacamole Platter and Vegetarian Chili are just two of the entrees on Milano’s menu for Saturday, May 19. You can grab the recipes and add them to your food event here.

From the Food Revolution website:

“Food Revolution Day on 19 May is a chance for people who love food to come together to share information, talents and resources; to pass on their knowledge and highlight the world’s food issues. All around the globe, people will work together to make a difference. Food Revolution Day is about connecting with your community through events at schools, restaurants, local businesses, dinner parties and farmers’ markets. We want to inspire change in people’s food habits and to promote the mission for better food and education for everyone.”

More on Food Revolution Day can be found here.

Photo: Tom Sorensen/Creative Commons

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Meatless Monday Recipe–Bobby Deen’s Spicy Sweet Potato Chips

Vegetarian Star — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:28:21 +0000

Bobby Deen has his own cooking show where he’s out to create a tasty southern dish like mom Paula Deen minus a few sticks of butter.

Not My Mama’s Meals airs on Sundays at 12:30 PM on the Cooking Channel and features Bobby modifying mom’s meals by reducing calorie and fat content.

Bobby obviously has a concern for the nation’s health and he spoke with The Kansas City Star on his views on childhood obesity.

“Childhood obesity in America is a problem, and I think we’ve just started to do something about it. I think we get creative with the cooking . . . And we’ve got a very sedentary society, where people kind of sit on the sofa and play the Xbox or the PS3 and you’re not really moving around . . . (or) playing basketball or playing baseball, doing these things, being active, understanding what a portion size really is, because we’re overfed everywhere we go. You go to a restaurant and they give you this huge plate of food, just like this, and (we) think that’s how much we’re supposed to eat. So I think we need to inform ourselves on how much we should eat, and I think we need to have exercise in our lives.”

Besides spending time outdoors, adults can help children stay slimmer by giving them healthier versions of traditional junk food.

Bobby’s Spicy Sweet Potato Chips are brushed with heart-healthy olive oil before being baked and not fried. These chips are sprinkled with salt, black and cayenne pepper, but feel free to explore with other spices like garlic, onion or chili pepper.

More of Bobby’s healthier comfort food recipes can be found at Not My Mama’s Meals.

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“The Chew” Features Dr. Oz Family Fried Rice Recipe

Vegetarian Star — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:36:20 +0000

The Chew had a Mother’s Day special episode, featuring visits from the women who brought some of our favorite celebrity cooks into the world, including Lisa Oz, wife of Dr. Oz and mother of Daphne Oz, co-host on The Chew and author of the vegetarian-friendly book, Dorm Room Diet.

Lisa has been a vegetarian for most of her life and is credited for sharing her love of lentils, veggie burgers and tofu with Daphne, Dr. Oz and the entire family.

One of the Oz family favorite recipes is for fried rice. The Oz Family Fried Rice is a gourmet version of traditional take-out, featuring baked tofu over brown rice and shiitake mushrooms.

If you and mother are vegan, the 2 beaten eggs the recipe calls for are completely optional.

Photo: David Shankbone/Creative Commons

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“Vegan Cooking For Carnivores” On Best-Seller Lists

Vegetarian Star — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:18:58 +0000

Vegan Cooking for Carnivores, the debut cookbook from Ellen DeGeneres‘ personal chef Roberto Martin, is doing well on a number of seller lists.

It’s currently #9 on Publisher Weekly’s Best-Sellers in the non-fiction hardcover category.

It’s stayed in the top 100 books on Amazon for the past 19 days and is #1 in the store’s “Vegetables and Vegetarian Cooking” category.

Vegans and carnivores must love those recipes for Avocado Reuben, Red Beans and Rice, Chocolate Cheesecake, “Chickn’n” Pot Pie and Banana and Oatmeal Pancakes.

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Roberto Martin Mother’s Day Banana Oatmeal Pancakes (Video)

Vegetarian Star — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:08:39 +0000

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Roberto Martin, author of Vegan Cooking for Carnivores and personal chef to Ellen DeGeneres, has a Mother’s Day breakfast idea that’s quick, easy and vegan!

What better gift to give to mom than one of health by feeding her animal-free Banana and Oatmeal Pancakes with heart healthy soy, almond or rice milk? Because these pancakes are non-dairy, they’re also a gift to mother cows in the world who have their calves taken away and are forced to produce unnatural amounts of milk through machines and medicine.

Watch Martin demonstrate Banana and Oatmeal Pancakes around minute 1:00 and grab the recipe here.

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Meatless Monday Recipe–Mary McCartney “Food” Hummous, Avocado, Chilli Jam Sandwich

Vegetarian Star — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:05:37 +0000

Mary McCartney has published a vegetarian cookbook filled with recipes inspired by her mother’s cooking and tales of food memories she formed in the famous McCartney household.

“Growing up in a vegetarian family and having Mum at the helm in the kitchen, encouraging us all to muck in, was the best education I could have asked for,” writes Mary at Food and Drink. “Over the years I have continued to cook as my mum did, experimenting with ingredients, flavours and textures.”

One of the recipes in Food is for a hummus sandwich with chilli jam.

Although there’s a sweet component to it, chilli jam isn’t necessarily something you’d put on buttered toast in the morning. A mixture of chillies, peppers, sugar and vinegar, the jam seems popular among chefs in the UK and can be either purchased or made homemade and canned.

Nigella Lawson has a version you can make at home and there is a company in the UK, The Chilli Jam Company, that offers products suitable for vegetarians and vegans.

Mary gives a bland hummus and bread dish a kick with a tablespoon of chilli jam and piles of fresh avocado, lettuce, a pinch of lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.

Mary’s Hummous, avocado and chilli jam sandwich, and a dozen other recipes from Food can be found at Food and Drink.

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