Vegetarian Star

Chloe Coscarelli won a competition on the Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars” for baking vegan desserts like Crème-filled Chocolate Orange with Candied Orange Peel. After winning the grand prize of $10,000 and the opportunity to bake vegan for a celebrity party, it’s obvious this gal can cook sweets, but did you know she can do dinner do?

Seen here is Chloe demonstrating how to make her avocado pesto pasta, proving there is life after guacamole for green fruit lovers. A box of linguine gets covered in green sauce created with avocado, basil leaves and pine nuts to yield a dish unlike any spaghetti you’ve thrown together after work.

Watch Chloe demonstrate the avocado pesto pasta and visit her blog for the recipe.

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Tom Colicchio has seen a lot of interesting meals pass his way during his stint as a Top Chef judge. That’s why it’s incredible he mentioned a vegetarian dish as being one of the most memorable–for a good reason.

Colicchio told TV Guide, “Michael Voltaggio made banana-asparagus risotto for the vegetarian challenge and it was really good. It’s usually the dishes I’m surprised by where I say to myself, “I don’t know how that’s going to work,” and then the chef can pull it off.”

Bananas and rice? How does one pull that off? Maybe with peppers, onions and vegan cheese, as the combination that’s called for in this Banana Risotto Recipe. The asparagus is missing, but that shouldn’t prevent you from taking a 1/2 pound or so, blanching them and throwing them in.

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Rachael Ray featured vegetarian sloppy joes on her daytime television show, The Rachael Ray Show, today.

Mushrooms are one of the few vegetables that provide a “meaty” texture and feel in the mouth and because of this, many meat eaters are even satisfied when sharing a dish that contain the fungi with vegetarians.

Diced portobellos are smothered in a homemade tangy tomato sauce seasoned with onions, peppers and garlic before being placed between two rolls. Don’t forget to opt for a vegetarian friendly Worcestershire sauce without anchovies.

Ready to get sloppy? Grab the recipe here.

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Nicola Mimnagh Miss Scotland

The newly crowned Miss Scotland, Nicola Mimnagh, is a 5’11” beauty queen who isn’t afraid to mess up her face.

She’s been boxing for 15 years, a sport she plans to continue during her reign as a way to stay fit between public appearances. One could guess she fills up on vegetarian Chinese food before delivering the punches to her opponent. Mimnagh told The Sun, “I also have a real weak spot in Chinese food. I can’t get enough of vegetarian chow-mein. I’m the takeaway queen.”

Take-out is awesome, but if you’re in the middle of a bean bag punch routine at home, it might be a bit much to make it to the Chinese drive-through, so why not make your own Chow Mein?

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Chloe Coscarelli

What’s with this new love for vegan sweets the Food Network has lately? On tomorrow’s (Tuesday) second episode of Cupcake Wars, vegan LA chef Chloe Coscarelli will compete against dairy cupcake makers in a competition for a chance to cater for a high profile magazine party in Beverly Hills.

Recently, a vegan friendly cupcake shop, Sugar Cupcakery, was featured on the series as well.

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"Farm To Fork" Emeril Lagasse

Salads get a bad rep for being boring, especially if you’re the kind to buy yours straight from the bag or at a restaurant otherwise known for carnivores that offers the skimpy selection of lettuce, tomatoes and onions.

Emeril Lagasse‘s latest cookbook, Farm To Fork, is said to incorporate the most vegetable based and vegetarian dishes yet from all of his books, and as you can tell from the title, eating more plants isn’t the only things he’s pushing.

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Joan Jett‘s real last name is Larkin and there are a lot of Duffys in her family, according to a recent article in the Irish Times.

Yep, you can go ahead and kiss her!

It’s a good assumption that Joan doesn’t partake in the traditional Irish meals of stew made from lamb or mutton, bacon and cabbage, and coddle (pork sausages and rashers).

If you’re kissable like Joan, or at least thinking of visiting the country, Irish Vegetarian, is a must stop for ideas for restaurants, health food stores and lodging. It also includes recipes.

Don’t forget you can veggie most Irish meals at home with faux meats, like the “Beef” and Guinness Stew made with seitan. There are also several already vegetarian Irish dishes that often contain cabbage and potatoes as a main ingredient.

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Ashley Judd‘s personal chef, Cathy Lewis, shared Judd’s favorite salad, a combination of roasted beets, Heirloom tomatoes, cucumbers and greens topped with raspberries and walnuts plus a recipe for scones and strawberry shortcake for dessert.

For the dressing, Lewis chose a White Balsamic and Basil Vinaigrette.

Lewis is a regular at local farmers markets, both for herself and the Judd family.

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