Written by Vegetarian Star on January 13th, 2010 in Chefs, Food & Drink.
Comments Off on Tal Ronnen “The Conscious Cook” Le Cordon Bleu Cooking Lessons
The Conscious Cook author Tal Ronnen visited Chicago recently to chat with Oprah and demonstrate vegetarian cooking to students at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school.
If any chef who came out of Tal’s class claims to be clueless about vegetarian food, you know they were playing hooky!
Ronnen lead the group through making three recipes: tortellini with an artichoke-“ricotta” filling and saffron cream sauce; celery root soup with Granny Smith apples; and Gardein “chicken” scaloppini with shiitake-sake sauce.
He touted the goodness of faux meat products by Gardein, which he says have the texture of the muscle fibers of real meat. Ronnen also explained how to make your own cashew milk.
And in case you didn’t already know, all the important names in Cali eat veg.
“Every celebrity under the sun is a vegetarian,” he said of LA.
Sweet.
Now every ordinary person in Minnesota, Louisiana and that town with only 30 people and four streets can learn to cook like a star.
Not afraid to be the omnivore who admits to loving and even promoting meatless food, Bethenny has given advice on how to make many of her dishes vegetarians.
The Skinnygirl Dish is divided into three parts.
First, Bethenny gives readers the advice needed to become a master chef in the kitchen. The Real Housewives of New York City star emphasizes making use of what you have, substituting when necessary and utilizing everyday stores like Cosco for ingredients.
Second comes the recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinks and desserts.
Finally, there is a chapter on entertaining guest once you’ve mastered mashed sweet potatoes and red velvet cupcakes.
Comments Off on Tal Ronnen “The Conscious Cook” Ellen DeGeneres Show (Video)
The weather’s chilly in some parts of the world, and the winter season is the best time for indulging in some old fashioned comfort food.
The Conscious Cook author Tal Ronnen demonstrates how to make the traditional meal of meat stew using one of his favorite faux meat products, Gardein Beefless Tips.
“You can find this just about anywhere,” Ellen said. “And it tastes just like beef.”
February could be a cold one, folks.
Watch and learn what to cook when you’re snowed in and reminiscing about the days of canned beef stew.
Comments Off on Erykah Badu Wants Gold And Vegan Cinnamon Rolls
Erykah Badu has lofty goals for the year 2s010, according to a recent Tweet.
She’s going to make a lot of money. And a lot of vegan desserts. All with her fingertips.
“this is the year of mastery .all i touch will turn to gold and vegan cinnamon rolls . watch .”
Call it Erykah’s positive attitude, her proclivity towards wishful thinking or too much vegan vodka, one thing you can agree on is that vegan cinnamon rolls sound delish!
Comments Off on “Celebrity Big Brother”–Sisqo Gives Heidi Fleiss Thumbs Up
This season’s Celebrity Big Brother received a thumbs down for furnishing the house with fur rugs and leather couches.
But on a recent episode of the show, the residents were turned into senior citizens in the Last Legs Old People’s Home and given the task of completing an obstacle course called the Klapped Out Factor, based on the quiz show, The Krypton Factor.
One part of the challenge was a “bobbing for apples” like task, where contestants had to grab dumplings from a bowl of stew.
The dumplings were said to be vegetarian.
Heidi Fleiss got a compliment from Sisqo on a job well done, even though she broke the bowl trying so hard.
Was he just kissing up because he wanted to see her thong?
Comments Off on Michelle Obama Garden Inspires African Americans
Could Michelle Obama‘s desire to return to healthy eating and eat local inspire African Americans to do the same?
According to Dr. Shemuel Israel, President of the North Lawndale Greening Committee on Chicago’s West Side, the answer is yes.
Dr. Israel thinks the First Family’s garden is partially responsible for the increased interest and hopes the trend continues.
“We do a lot, but there’s more work to be done to teach people to grow their own food,” he said, according to Chicago Now.
With Mrs. Obama’s influence and African Americans like John Salley and Forest Whitaker encouraging African Americans to improve their diets by eating vegetarian, Dr. Israel might see the fruits of his labor sooner than later.
Comments Off on Alicia Silverstone Greens Hollywood (Video)
Alicia Silverstone is one of those activists who will tell you to put your fork where your mouth is!
Seen here in this clip, Alicia expresses her disbelief that an event meant to raise environmental awareness would serve mostly non vegetarian food.
“So I go to these events to save the rain forest and they’re serving beef… And now when I’m invited to these events, I say I will not come unless you make your menu support your argument.”
Does Alicia even bother to attend the Environmental Media Awards?
Watch the clip for more to learn how Alicia makes suggestions to green the entertainment industry like requesting vegan butter and mayonnaise on the set.
Comments Off on Meatless Mouthful–Brendan Brazier Says Eat Salad
“Eat a salad at least five times a week with leafy greens, sprouts, avocado. And a smoothie is great after a workout. It gets it in your body right away.”
—-Brendan Brazier, vegan athlete, author and creator of the Vega Nutrition Line.
Brazier is a two time winner of the National 50km Ultra Marathon Championship.
