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Ellen DeGeneres Asks Starbucks To Increase Non-Dairy Items

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, September 13th, 2010 in Business, Celebrity Tweets, Food & Drink, Restaurants.

Ellen DeGeneres gave a little constructive criticism to Starbucks on her Twitter account recently.

The daytime TV host wants the coffee house chain to increase its selection of dairy-free items.

“Hey @Starbucks. How about some more options for non-dairy folks other than just vanilla soy. Please.”

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Michael Dorn Goes Vegan–No More Raw Meat For This Klingon

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, September 13th, 2010 in Actors, Food & Drink, Recipes, Videos.

Star Trek Vulcans have already questioned the morality of eating animals, but just because Klingons are known for their taste for raw meat, doesn’t mean some don’t give up it.

Michael Dorn, best known for his role as Lt. Commander Worf on Star Trek: The Next Generation, revealed in an interview with Live Fit that he’s become a vegan over the past 2-3 years and the only thing he occasionally misses is the burger and fries. But this Klingon has found that “dressing up” any meatless patty is the trick.

“The only thing that I even think about missing is hamburgers and french fries,” Dorn begins.

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Lady Gaga may have upset one of her biggest fans when she wore a meat dress for the cover of Vogue Japan.

Vegan Ellen DeGeneres had the “Bad Romance” singer on her show.

“Oddly enough, I get most of your outfits. I really do,” DeGeneres said. “But I saw the cover of the Japanese Vogue and you have a meat bikini on.”

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Organic NY Milk

Organic NY Milk

Mario Batali’s Eataly, a mega food and wine marketplace in New York city that happens to house a vegetarian restaurant in its headquarters, is staying true to the local economy by supporting local, organic dairy farmers and stocking the Organic NY Milk brand on its shelves.

Organic NY Milk is a produced by NY Foods, along with a variety of organic dairy products like cheese, yogurt and ice cream, as well as free-range eggs.

Organic NY Milk products are produced on small, family farms within a five hour drive of New York city and are USDA certified organic, free of hormones, antibiotics and harmful pesticides.

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Jamie Oliver's Pumpkin Rice Laksa Soup. Credit: Cookstr.com

Jamie Oliver's Pumpkin Rice Laksa Soup. Credit: Cookstr.com

In some parts of the world September means back to school, leaves changing colors and pumpkins popping up everywhere!

If carving creepy faces isn’t your thing, there are dozens of delicious ways to use a pumpkin this season, like in the Pumpkin Rice Laksa Soup by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.

Cookstr.com is a website launched in 2008 that publishes recipes from top cookbook authors online.

Oliver is one of several chefs with dozens of recipes listed on Cookstr and his pumpkin soup makes a great dish to start off the cooler season with flavorful combinations of coconut milk, cumin, five-spice, lemongrass and chile, to name a few ingredients. If you’ve used all your pumpkins in the carving contest, don’t fret, butternut squash, onion squash or acorn squash can also be used.

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Slice Of Vegan Celebrity Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, September 13th, 2010 in Birthdays, Fashion, Female Musicians, Female Singers.

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

Photo: PR Photos

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Earth Balance Soy Milk. Credit: Earthbalancenatural.com

Earth Balance Soy Milk. Credit: Earthbalancenatural.com

Reasons to enter Vegetarian Star’s contest to win Earth Balance Soy Milk

10. You’re too old to be drinking milk that came from a nipple.

9.  You are a devoted Earth Balance consumer and why you’d love to put their vegan butters on your cornflakes, soy milk just sounds a little saner.

8. It’s vegan

7. It’s got Alicia Silverstone‘s pretty face on the carton.

6. It’s got Alicia Silverstone’s favorite recipes on the cartons, next to her pretty face.

5. You live near a Whole Foods, where the product was exclusively launched. It’s jokingly called “Whole Paycheck” because of the prices, but when you’ve got a coupon for 1 free carton, you can keep that check in your pocket and cash it next week.

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DC Veg Fest.  Credit: dcvegfest.com

DC Veg Fest. Credit: dcvegfest.com

The nation’s capitol will get a little greener tomorrow as the annual D.C. Veg Fest which will bring great speakers, great food and a great way for anyone with an interest in vegetarianism to get acquainted with the lifestyle.

Sponsored by both Compassion Over Killing and The Vegetarian Society of D.C., the festival taking place on Saturday, September 11th from 12 PM to 6PM at the University Yard of Georgetown University will feature well known speakers like vegan chef Tal Ronnen and Miss D.C. Mackenzie Green.

The first 400 people to stop by the information booth will get a D.C. Veg Fest 2010 commemorative bag filled with veggie goodies from food to beauty products.

For more information and to keep up with the countdown blog, visit DCVegFest.

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