Vegetarian Star

Celebrate Meatless Monday with vegan chef Chloe Coscarelli!

The winner of the Food Network’s 2010 Cupcake Wars will be hosting a live video chat through uStream to answer questions about vegan cooking on Monday, May 7 at 11 AM PST.

Veggie fans can Tweet their questions to Coscarelli both before and during the event using hashtag “#chatSS.”

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Vegan chef Chloe Coscarelli appeared on VH1′s Big Morning Buzz Live to demonstrate how to throw a vegan party!

Warm artichoke dip with nutritional yeast and soft tofu as the “secret ingredient,” black bean patty sliders for the main course and even vegan desserts are on Chloe’s menu.

Host Carrie Keagan, who happens to be vegetarian, recalls the days when the words “veggie burger” could clear a room in seconds.

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Chloe Coscarelli, the winner of the grand prize on the Food Network’s 2010 series of Cupcake Wars, has released a cookbook, Chloe’s Kitchen, which showcases her talent in 125 vegan recipes that include much more than dessert.

But dessert is always the best part of the meal. Especially when it’s a chocolate strawberry shortcake cupcake with vanilla frosting and topped with fresh strawberries.

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Chloe Coscarelli, the young chef who wowed Food Network judges with her animal-free cupcakes on Cupcake Wars, has published a cookbook containing 125 vegan recipes for tantalizing meal ideas like Falafel Sliders and Spaghetti Bolognese.

Chloe’s Kitchen is available for order online at her official website as well as bookstores like Barnes & Nobles.
The 24-year old recently sat down with the Humane Society to discuss vegan and health, her adopted dogs and her favorite recipes from the book.

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Fran Drescher said she wanted to throw a few vegan-friendly episodes in her new daytime talk show, The Fran Drescher Tawk Show.

A woman who sticks to her word is worth watching!

Drescher recently hosted Chloe Coscarelli, the vegan baker who won last year’s Cupcake Wars on the Food Network.

Drescher said months ago that although she’s not a vegan, she’s “vegan-curious.” Her curiosity and taste buds were satisfied as Coscarelli explained how vegans strive to exclude all animal products, including byproducts from their diets and even ensure their clothing is free from animal products.

Fran revealed she has a cousin who’s a hardcore vegan just like Coscarelli.

During the cake demonstration, Coscarelli suggested adding vinegar to a cake mix keeps it moist, essentially replacing the egg. And since there’re no raw eggs in the batter, feel free to lick to spoon, something Coscarelli said is one of the “best things about vegan baking.”

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Here are a few of the top vegetarian stories featuring the famous and those who rose to fame because of their stance on food, animals and the environment.

10. The Apprentice is vegetarian. Brandy Kuentzel ran an eco-friendly cupcake truck before she was hired as Trump’s leading business lady. She revealed to us during an interview that she’d love to host a show with her best friend about all things sustainable. That show can’t come soon enough as we need some anti Paula Deen sausage segments on daytime.

9. A vegan baker wins “Cupcake Wars.” Chloe Coscarelli showed the world vegan is tasty. Very tasty. She won the war on the Food Network with her recipes for Ginger Nutmeg Spice with Date Caramel Drizzle, Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake, Crème-filled Chocolate Orange with Candied Orange Peel, and Raspberry Tiramisu.

8. Bob Harper invites “The Biggest Loser” contestants in home for vegan meal. Yum. Everybody was a winner on that episode, including Harper’s fans, who could download the recipes from his website. Harper showed America one of the best ways to lose weight healthily without sacrificing good grub.

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Chloe Coscarelli

“I have served an all-vegan Thanksgiving to the most die-hard carnivores and no one misses the meat. You don’t need animal products to capture the spirit and savory flavors of Thanksgiving on your table. I personally think that a vegan Thanksgiving is more exciting than a regular one — there’s always something new and it’s not just the same old spread. The plates are pretty darn clean when we get up from the table.”

–Chloe Coscarelli, vegan chef who won the Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars,” competition with her vegan desserts. Coscarelli is featuring several Thanksgiving recipes on the New York Times “Well” blog, which is publishing a vegetarian or vegan recipe every day until Thanksgiving. Have your family clean their plates of Chloe’s Harvest Stuff Portobello Mushrooms, Maple-Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Toasted Hazelnuts and Chocolate Pumpkin Bread Pudding

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Lea Michele‘s cast mate on Glee, Chris Colfer, joked about putting meat in one of her vegetarian dishes. Totally NOT funny, but the joke is on him and the rest of the cast because Michele once secretly gave the guys (and gals) on the set some cupcakes without telling them they were animal-free.

“I had vegan cupcakes on my birthday,” Michele said at PETA’s 30th Anniversary Gala. “Once you eat a vegan cupcake–I once put out vegan cupcakes for the whole crew and didn’t tell them that they were vegan. And they were like, those are the best cupcakes I ever had. And then the next day I was like ‘They were vegan. See, you can eat vegan food.’”

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