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Wow. Wow. WOW! Let’s be healthy but not deprived! Easter Sunday …. with all the pretty pastel colors…. all the chocolate…. all the cute little bunnies and peeps! I really feel like brunch, like Eggs Benedict. THAT’S FUNNY CHEF MARIAN! YOU DON’T LOOK LIKE EGGS BENEDICT! ha…ha…. no, I mean I really could enjoy a … Read more
Do you know the Monsanto story? It’s the story of pigs…. pigs that genetically modified our fruits and vegetables…. then when the wind whipped its’ pollen onto a neighboring field, Monsanto claimed the farmers were stealing their products and sued them and put them out of business? Hugh Grant, not the actor but the top … Read more
Vegan Modge Podge Pie is a recipe I created last night. (My daughter actually named it). It’s fun to go to your daughters’ place see her and her boyfriend both exhausted and hungry and create a great meal for them. I’m just sayin’…. Here’s how it all got started……. You see…. I was craving a chicken pot … Read more
Vintana, Escondido Happy Hour….. is a must do! I have talked about it before, but yesterday I had the opportunity to meet with Executive Chef/Partner of the Cohn Group, Deborah Scott. Chef Scott is someone I have been following for decades….. I am always amazed at what she creates… what she puts on the plate. And … Read more
Does the job fall to you to prepare Easter Brunch this year? WHAT DO YOU MEAN ‘THIS’ YEAR? DON’T I DO THIS EVERY YEAR? Ok…. ok. I was just being kind. According to the Food Network and their ‘All-Star Easter Brunch’…. you have to go ‘all out’ and make candied bacon or affectionately as I … Read more
Passover Food…. and memories of days gone past. Old really old (and they were only in their 50’s) unhealthy grandparents, who used chicken fat instead of a better oil, who used big wide egg noodles laced with sugar, sugar and more sugar…..eggs, etc. and they called it Kugel or Noodle Pudding. Well, yeeeeaaaah. Milk, eggs, sugar. … Read more
As the holidays approach, first Passover then Easter…. our fridge begins to fill days before. But what we should be doing is pre-cooking and ‘prepping’ our meals 4-5 days in advance. HOW CAN YOU DO THAT CHEF MARIAN? Well, it’s very simple. You use a Foodsaver to suck the air out, keeping it fresh until … Read more
Every day I wake up and think: “What do I want for breakfast”? Most days it’s Quinoa Flakes with cinnamon and nutmeg, since I’m trying to keep my animal protein under 10% per day. But not today. Today I am wanting a poached egg. Now Trader Joe’s does some really right things. Especially with beets … Read more
The Fast Food Crave is Slowing to a Crawl? A couple of months ago, The Centers for Disease Control and prevention released a report saying: “McDonald’s french fries, Wendy’s Frostys and Burger King Whoppers no longer hold as strong of a presence in Americans’ diets”. According to them, Americans are eating less fast food. “The … Read more
Eggs Benedict and Sunday Morning. They sort of go hand in hand…. Ya know, sometimes I like to scan other blogs to see how decadent recipes get. I was looking at The Pioneer Woman, (nice of me to give you that link, huh?) and her picture of Eggs Benedict really looks great. But if you … Read more