Vegetarian Star

Portia de Rossi spoke with Parade magazine on the favorite dish she and Ellen DeGeneres enjoy eating together.

“We [de Rossi is married to Ellen DeGeneres] go to our farm, light a fire in our cabin, and cook together. Ellen’s favorite dish is red beans and rice, so we make that a lot. Any night on our farm is lovely,” de Rossi said of the perfect getaway weekend.

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Gwyneth Paltrow may have won People’s Most Beautiful this year, but Portia de Rossi could have easily taken the crown as well.

The actress completed an interview in a behind the scenes shoot for the magazine where she discussed the factors she feels keep her looking so young in her forties.

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A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities today.

• Portia de Rossi (40)

Photo: PR Photos

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Portia de Rossi is worried that the vegan diet is working a little too well for her wife Ellen DeGeneres.

According to the National Enquirer, Ellen has lost over 10 pounds and Portia feels she’s getting too thin.

“Portia was totally on board when Ellen eliminated all refined sugars from her diet and went back to becoming a vegan. But now she feels Ellen’s looking gaunt and unhealthy – and has simply gone too far!”

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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.

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Roberto Martin, the personal chef to Ellen DeGeneres who’s just published his first cookbook, has shared a few recipes from Vegan Cooking for Carnivores with Today.

DeGeneres’ wife Portia de Rossi wrote in the forward to Vegan Cooking, “Roberto taught me that the key to making good food vegan is substitution…you can enjoy all your favorite foods and never feel deprived.”

There’s no deprivation with these three recipes for Vegan Southern Fried Chicken, Mac’ n Cheese and Chocolate Chip Magic Bars.

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Roberto Martin, Ellen DeGeneres‘ personal chef and the man that’s enticed viewers of her show with tasty meatless dishes like Thanksgiving Seitan Roast, Spring Rolls and Vegan Tacos, has published a cookbook with a title that suggests he’s out to convert a few hamburger lovers.

Vegan Cooking for Carnivores promises “125 recipes so tasty you won’t miss the meat,” but offers much more than lists of ingredients.

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Portia de Rossi is on the cover of the July/August 2011 issue of VegNews magazine.

Being a vegan may win you a lot of friends in some parts of the world, but even in 2011 there’s no guarantee you won’t be mocked, criticized and downright discriminated against.

But is being a vegan even tougher than being gay/lesbian/bisexual? Portia weighed in.

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