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Nikki Dinki

Nikki Dinki is Masterchef season nine’s flexitarian chef with the philosophy of “meat of the side.”

Vegetarian Star brought you one of Dinki’s recipes for vegan sloppy joes last week, and for today’s Meatless Monday, it’s time for a Dinki encore!

There’s no better way to symbolize the plant-based life than with the color green and if you looked up the phrase veggie sauce in the food dictionary, Dinki’s Green Sauce (which is actually more of a green dip), would be the first picture accompanying the entry.

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“Masterchef” Nikki Dinki Makes Vegan Sloppy Joes (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, June 14th, 2013 in Food & Drink, Recipes, Videos.

Nikki Dinki is the Masterchef contestant with the flexitarian philosophy of “meat on the side.”

While many vegetarians applaud her attempt to get everyone to eat less meat, some were a little less than pleased that on a recent episode she put real meat in a burger with vegetables versus making a vegetable burger or other plant-based entree and actually putting the meat on the side.

Dinki’s vegetarian sloppy joes more than make up for this faux meat faux pas.

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Meatless Monday Recipe–Yeojin Bae Bibimbab

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, June 10th, 2013 in Fashion, Food & Drink, Meatless Monday Recipe, Recipes.

Yeojin Bae

Yeojin Bae knows vegetarian food is always in season.

The Korean born Australian women’s fashion designer who has been featured in high end publications such as Nylon, Russh, US Harpers, US Elle, Harpers Bazaar Dubai, Australian Vogue, Harpers Bazaar and Marie Claire has a recipe for a more cruelty-free version of the classic Korean dish bibimbap.

In addition to the organic vegetables Bae uses, she places two eggs sourced from hens that get a little more breathing and walking room than others.

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Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: How to Get Great Flavors from Simple Ingredients

Ina Garten has not always been recognized as the kitchen diva of healthy cooking.

Her cookbook, Barefoot Contessa: How Easy is That? was chosen as one of the worst for health by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a group that advocates a plant-based diet for health.

But Garten does have her healthy moments, like she had when she created her baked sweet potato fries.

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Trisha Yearwood

Trisha Yearwood made country music a little less meaty when she used her Food Network series Trisha’s Southern Kitchen to demonstrate how classic southern meals can be made healthier with a few ingredient substitutions.

You may have attempted recipes like her Chickenless Pot Pie.

How about a little edamame dip to celebrate Meatless Monday?

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Kathy Freston Tempeh Tuna Salad

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, May 29th, 2013 in Food & Drink, Recipes.

Kathy Freston

Between polluted waters, over-fishing, and being completely anti-animal welfare, eating real tuna is a completely fishy thing to do even if it doesn’t smell.

Kathy Freston has been a champ at making ordinary, old-fashioned comfort foods from faux meats and plant-based proteins.

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Gwyneth Paltrow Rachael Ray Make 5-Spice Sweet Potato Muffins

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, May 27th, 2013 in Actresses, Food & Drink, Recipes.

Gwyneth Paltrow Rachael Ray

Gwyneth Paltrow is quite an influential woman on the screen and in the kitchen.

She’s impressive with the use of vegan ingredients, so much Rachael Ray said she convinced her to try the eggless, soy-based mayonnaise Vegenaise.

The two gathered in Ray’s studios last week to demonstrate a few recipes from Paltrow’s latest cookbook, It’s All Good.

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Debi Mazar

Debi Mazar from HBO’s Entourage has a great recipe to help cool you off if you’re planning an outdoors event this Memorial Day.

Popsicles are always a favorite among children and adults and a popsicle with a little protein is the perfect way to introduce tofu to the carnivores at the picnic.

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