Vegetarian News

With all the crazy fists full of rain and snow last night, I wanted to cook something cozy.

Epicurious' Around the World in 80 Dishes takes you to Puerto Rico with a demonstration of a recipe for Mofongo prepared by Chef Sergio Remolina of The Culinary Institute of America.

But Alicia Silverstone is also famous for her sometimes controversial ideas about mothering, and now she's put those philosophies down in writing in a just-published book, "The Kind Mama" .

They say vegans are lousy hunters, but sometimes it takes a predatory instinct to seek out a meatless meal in the 305.

Try this updated version of a classic holiday hors d'oeuvres with half the calories and all of the flavor 2.) Remove stems from cleaned mushrooms and set aside.

Sultry Jenna McGuinness has been named the UK's sexiest VEGAN - after adopting the lifestyle as a child when she watched the film Babe.

Feel free to add cayenne or red pepper flakes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread walnuts on a baking sheet and toast 7 to 10 minutes until browned, stirring a few times.

As any veteran vegetarian will tell you, the first thing anyone who avoids eating animal parts has to do when they pick up a bag of chewy or gummy candies is scan the ingredient list.

As I am writing this, I'm eating a dinner of string cheese - in big bites, not, as the good people of Polly-O intended, in strings - and leftover radishes, which are like regular radishes, but older.

"The New Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone" Deborah Madison $40; Ten Speed Press; 672 pages.

In the same church where hundreds recently mourned another murdered young man , a more hopeful appeal for survival rang out - from a superstar African-American vegan chef.

Many beginner vegetarians have a difficult time when it comes to dining out, especially when traveling outside their home town.

Bryant Terry opens the introduction to his new cookbook, Afro-Vegan , by recounting a search-engine query for "African-American beans" - a search whose first page of results, he explains, yielded not one article about the types of beans that have historically occupied a place of honor in African-American cooking.

Out today on DVD is this interesting and thought provoking film "Living Things."

The arepas from the Quiero Arepas food truck are Venezuela's perfect street-food solution: compact and portable, with just the right dose of sloppy fun.

New federal dietary guidelines are due to come out next year, and critics say early drafts suggest they may represent a new nanny-state intrusion - calling for Internet-based "weigh-ins" and government text messages to overweight people meant to help them shed the pounds.

Pros: Plenty of vegetarian options, the latkes are gluten-free, and for having such a small menu, there is truly something for everyone.

Clinton's doctor let the secret out in New York Times that sometimes the former president cheats on his healthy diet.

Dr. Mark Hyman is an obesity expert who has appeared on numerous national TV shows, but has quietly been the dietitian for Bill and Hillary Clinton for the past 10 years, NDTV reported Sunday.

The Veggielante is on a mission to spread the word about places to order good, meatless grub.