Written by Vegetarian Star on January 1st, 2010 in Food & Drink, Reality TV, Recipes.
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Bob Harper is the kind of man every woman dreams of–he loves spending time in the kitchen.
“I love to cook. Love, love, to cook,” Bob told PEOPLE. “When I’m in L.A., I cook every night that I’m home. It’s really relaxing to me.”
The Biggest Loser coach who lost dozens of points off his cholesterol after going vegetarian insists he never grows bored with cooking the same beans and rice every evening.
“People are always asking, ‘If I’m a vegetarian, are my options limited? My answer is no way! There are so many great recipes out there to choose from, and I also love to experiment with different vegetables and grains. Guests are always surprised when they come over for dinner and I whip up pasta.”
Bob has given PEOPLE an idea of what he might whip up one evening at his LA residence, Roasted Vegetable Salad with Vinaigrette Dressing.
Zucchini, bell peppers and chickpeas are just a few of the delicious ingredients in one of Bob’s favorite salads.
Grab the recipe and start the New Year off by cooking at home more like Bob at people.com.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on January 1st, 2010 in Actresses, Food & Drink.
There’s nothing worse than when a former vegetarian celebrity goes public and disses the lifestyle. Many of you were ready to rip the burger from Julia Stiles‘ mouth when she used the word orgasm to describe eating meat again after being vegan.
She wants you to know she’s sorry.
“I regret going on a talk show and talking about it,” Julia said. “I was young and impressionable and trying to be funny.”
Sure, Julia, blame it on youth.
Here’s more of what Julia had to say on vegetarianism from EcoStiletto:
On her present vegetarian status:
If I go to someone’s house I won’t make a stink, but I don’t choose to eat that much meat. I love fish, though. That’s probably bad, too. But you have to eat something, right?
On why she went vegan:
Not so much animal rights, but for health reasons. I just started reading more about factory farming and I didn’t want to be consuming that. And there are some spiritual reasons that I got into it, too. It’s weird to talk about, it’s a personal thing, but also I didn’t like the taste of meat that much. And I was grossed out by hormones in dairy products.
I’d never want to be preachy because I think what people choose to eat is their own personal decision. But I was saddened by the idea of the cows in diary pens and what they’re forced to eat—corn that they weren’t ever meant to digest. But there are ways to be super unhealthy as a vegan—all that processed food.
Learn what Julia has to say about being eco-friendly and learn who her eco idol is at ecostiletto.com.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on December 30th, 2009 in Fashion, Polls/Surveys, TV Hosts, Who Would You.
Ellen DeGeneres was named Woman of the Year by PETA for her contributions to promoting vegetarianism and animal welfare.
And who was voted as her male counterpart for the title?
None other than fur hating fashion guru Tim Gunn.
Both Ellen and Tim let their cruelty-free fashion sense do the accessorizing.
Fur is banned from Project Runway and Ellen’s given away vegan handbags to her audience.
You’d love to have both a faux fur coat and a leather-free bag, but if you had to choose between Tim or Ellen, who would you rather do…
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Written by Vegetarian Star on December 30th, 2009 in Animal Issues, Athletes-Games-Sports, TV Hosts.
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Wayne Pacelle, CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, has blogged on what he feels were the biggest stories of the decade relating to animal welfare.
Sadly, some of the most newsworthy stories aren’t necessarily good ones, like the Michael Vick dog fighting incidents uncovered in 2007.
However, there were plenty of celebrities looking out for the animals in the past decade and Oprah Winfrey‘s been awarded her set of wings for featuring an episode of her show that criticized puppy mills.
“Since the broadcasts, we’ve rescued thousands of animals from puppy mills,” writes Pacelle. “Just this year, 10 states have approved legislation to impose tougher standards on large scale dog breeding operations, and the new standards have prompted a number of deficient puppy mills to shut down. And a raft of protests has cause pet stores to close or at least to stop selling puppies from mills.”
And O even featured some four legged stars on the cover of her magazine after visiting PAWS, Chicago’s largest no-kill animal shelter.
Let’s hope the next decade is filled with more trendsetters like Oprah and less of the history one would rather forget.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on December 30th, 2009 in Female Singers, Food & Drink, Meatless Mouthful.
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Mandy Moore Shape January 2010
“I love the idea of getting up early on Sundays and walking to the market to pick up fresh fruits and vegetables. It’s a good way to start my day, and it makes me feel like I’ve accomplished something before other people are even awake.”
—-Mandy Moore, from an interview with Shape. Mandy’s featured on the January 2010 issue of the magazine and although she’s not known to be a veggie, you’ve got to give her credit for appreciating and supporting locally grown, fresh produce.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on December 30th, 2009 in TV Hosts.
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2009 must be the year for vegan Ellen DeGeneres because she’s already nabbed 2 Best of Veggie Awards and it’s not even New Year’s Eve yet.
Her recent commitment to veganism pushed her into the Top 10 Veg Stories of the Decade by VegNews.
Now, Ellen has been named Woman of the Year by PETA.
“She made vegan pizza with Chef Wolfgang Puck, spoke with Dr. Neal Barnard about the health benefits of a vegan diet, and just in time for Thanksgiving, “talked turkey” about the everyday abuse of animals on factory farms with Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Eating Animals. Ellen also created pages on her Web site that feature insight, info, and tips about cruelty-free living. Visitors can find recipes, read about why Ellen went vegan, learn where to shop, and more.”
Let’s not forgot she shared her personal chef, Roberto Martin, on national television as he taught her fans to cook vegan pot pie and roast, hosted fellow veg Pamela Anderson to discuss the launch of her eco friendly perfume and received an award from the Humane Society of the United States.
What’s on Ellen’s goals for 2010 and the next decade?
Hopefully, getting Simon Cowell and the other American Idol judges to eat vegan tacos every week.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on December 30th, 2009 in Chefs, Food & Drink.
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With Gordon Ramsay making a casting call for his new reality TV series about great cooks with no formal training, Master Chef, Stylecaster thought it’d be a good time to highlight a few of its favorite rising chefs.
“Here are the top 10 chefs to watch out for in 2010,” Tricia Ismail at Stylecaster.com writes.
“Watch out” is indeed the right phrase if you see Naomi Pomeroy heading for your kitchen.
A former vegetarian, Pomeroy is now head chef of Beast in Portland, Oregon where every beast appears on the menu.
From Stylecaster:
“This one-time vegetarian is now head chef at the restaurant Beast in Portland, Oregon where she is known for her steak tartare, foie gras bonbon, and chicken liver moose with candied bacon. Things have definitely changed–for the better.”
Or changed for the worse.
However, there is hope, as White House assistant chef Sam Kass is also on the way to fame.
Kass supported bringing the Farmer’s Market near the Pennsylvania Avenue area in D.C., keeps himself busy tending to produce in the White House organic garden, and will hopefully continue to carry out Michelle Obama‘s wish to encourage people to incorporate healthier, locally grown produce into their diets.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on December 30th, 2009 in Fashion, Fur, Meatless Mouthful.
“I’m also not a great fan of faux fur that looks real — I’d much rather have it look fake.”
—-Project Runway fashion mentor Tim Gunn, in an interview with The LA Times.
Sounds like looking through the archives of Fur Real or Fur Fake would be painful for Tim–even when the fur is completely synthetic.
What’s your take on faux fur?
Does knowing the source is synthetic make it easier on the eyes?
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