Written by Vegetarian Star on December 27th, 2009 in Chefs, Food & Drink, Recipes.
Comments Off on “Top Chef” Finalist Carla Hall Cauliflower Vegetable Soup (Recipe)
Top Chef finalist Carla Hall was scared to death of making a vegetarian dish for the judges during the reality TV show competition, but thankfully, she’s being a little braver now that the heat isn’t so intense in the kitchen.
NPR gave Carla the challenge of cooking something using a seasonal vegetable and Carla chose cauliflower.
Unfortunately, Carla also chose to put chicken stock in the original recipe, but she says vegetarians can substitute either vegetable stock or almond milk.
Carla allowing substitutions in her soup explains her stance on following recipes.
“You just have to be present, and let the process be a little organic and not be so rigid with the recipe, because you have to feel it. For instance, if I’m doing this soup in season it’s going to taste totally differently than it would if it’s not in season. You have to honor the produce; maybe you have to add something else in it.”
You can listen to Carla talking to NPR while making her soup and grab the recipe for Cream Of Cauliflower Soup With Roasted Cauliflower Florets, Toasted Walnuts And Brown Butter at npr.org.
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Comments Off on Meatless Mouthful: Hunter Burgan Says Hide Those Vegan Cookies
“Hide those vegan xmas cookies! I don’t want to even smell them!”
—-Hunter Burgan, in a recent Tweet.
Why on earth would you want to get rid of vegan cookies?
Cause most vegan desserts give vegheads a Pringles Potato Chip like syndrome–once you pop one in your mouth, it’s difficult to stop!
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Written by Vegetarian Star on December 27th, 2009 in Actresses, Food & Drink.
Comments Off on Kerry Washington Loves Her “Quality” New York Food
Kerry Washington really kissed up to the New York Post when she told them her favorite city was the one that never slept.
Her dog, Josie B, a Yorkie-shih tzu mix, agrees.
“She likes the cooler weather and the change in seasons,” Kerry said.
Kerry named some of her favorite spots to hit in NYC and unfortunately, one of those spots isn’t one you’ll want to visit to get a glimpse of the actress.
“I eat a lot of vegetarian foods, but if I’m in the mood for a great steak, they have the best.,” Kerry said of Quality Meats on W. 58th Street. “It’s a wonderful modern steakhouse, a mix of traditional items and new sides, like edamame and English peas. Their salads are incredible, too.”
Awesome that Kerry eats lots of plant based meals and digs edamame. And it’s cool that Quality Meats serves food that a veg can enjoy when dining with mixed meal company.
But if Kerry eats vegetarian so often, you’d think it’d be easy for her to substitute faux meat when she’s in the mood for a “great steak.”
Somebody tell Kerry to expand her list of NY hot spots–and take a trip to Angelica Kitchen, Candle 79 or Dirt Candy.
Who knows?
Maybe Josie B. will take a liking to seitan.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on December 27th, 2009 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Food & Drink.
Poker champion Annie Duke has a mail order service offering nuts and trail mix combinations called My Mixed Nuts.
One such mix of nuts available for purchase is the “Gummy Delicious” bag, which comes with dark chocolate chips, sour cherries, roasted and salted almonds, raw macadamia nuts, golden raisins and “sunny bears.”
What the heck are sunny bears?
Organic and vegetarian versions of gummy bears!
That’s right, no gelatin my friends.
Annie came up with the idea of My Mixed Nuts after not finding the perfect combo of nuts, seeds and fruits in trail mixes she purchased at grocery stores.
Annie would pick through the bags and throw away the undesired content.
Forming business partnerships with Apprentice producer Ryan Simpkins and boyfriend Joe Reitman and with the help of Simpkins mother to run the website, Annie turned My Mixed Nuts from a dream to reality.
Question of the day.
Did Annie purposely ensure her “sunny bears” would be suitable for vegetarians?
Wonder if Daniel Negreanu carries a sunny bear mix in his pocket while playing the chips.
Make your own trail mix and grab some sunny bears at mymixednuts.com.
via pokernewsdaily.com
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Written by Vegetarian Star on December 26th, 2009 in Actresses.
Interview Magazine has named its pick for the 20 most beautiful people of the decade.
It was no doubt a tough decision, requiring committees of scientists, academics, legal experts and laypersons, but somehow Interview came to the conclusion that Natalie Portman is worthy of the title.
The Veg Star couldn’t agree more!
From Interviewmagazine.com:
“We’ve had her on our radar since she was the 12-year-old Lolita of The Professional. And somehow, her beauty has grown and grown over the past decade. Now 28, she’s won a Golden Globe, earned a psychology degree from Harvard, devoted her free time to social and political activism, and looked better than Demi with a shaved head. She’s even a vegan. Enough, really.”
Being vegan is great for your health, the planet and the animals, but can it really make you sexier?
Both Alanis Morissette and Woody Harrelson credit cutting dairy for making their skin smooth and Alicia Silverstone‘s beauty regime includes eating kale and swiss chard as much as daily moisturizing.
This New Year’s might be a great time to make the resolution to give veg a try.
Good luck on making People’s 50 Most Beautiful.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on December 26th, 2009 in Food & Drink.
Comments Off on Ingrid Newkirk Vegetarian Indian Food Suggestions
Ingrid Newkirk Photo Credit: David Shankbone on Wikimedia Commons
PETA’s co-founder and President Ingrid Newkirk recently addressed an audience on vegetarianism while attending an environmental conference on economic sustainability in Mumbai.
Someone in the audience raised a hand and asked, “If I become a vegan, what can I eat?”
Here’s how Ingrid responded to the individual, from Huffingtonpost.com:
Being a lover of Indian food, I could only say this:
Papad, chapattis,
Dumplings and naan,
Channa and rotis,
Onion uttapam,
Masala dosa,
Green callaloo,
Gourd and samosa,
Corn and aloo.
Shalgam, bryani,
And channa masala,
Tomato soup…
A diet of Indian food is one of the best ways to remain vegetarian, as many of the dishes consist of lentil, grains and vegetables.
And if you’re not a master in the kitchen, there are even microwave versions of the ethic cuisine, such as any of the Amy’s entrees of Mattar Tofu or Vegetable Korma.
Not to mention how impressed your taste buds will be with the use of flavorful spices like curry.
A night with friends and family at the Indian restaurant buffet and you might find yourself unbuttoning your pants from too many samosas.
As Ingrid said in her article, “I think we’ll survive without milk and meat. In fact, it may be the only way to help the planet itself survive.”
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Written by Vegetarian Star on December 26th, 2009 in Environment-Eco-Green, Male Musicians, Male Singers.
Comments Off on Meatless Mouthful–Moby On Animals And Climate Change
“There are a few unreleased reports showing that animal production is responsible for 25 per cent of all climate change.”
“Climate change is already happening. The question is how severe will the consequences be and how prepared we are for them.”
—-Moby, during an interview.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on December 26th, 2009 in Actors, Birthdays.
Comments Off on Slice Of Vegan Celebrity Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)
A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities today.
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