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Hi Friend! And special friends from a 4 day Tony Robbins Unleash Your Power Event! Over the next few days, I want to make sure you have ideas and recipes to do a Plant Based Thanksgiving. Feel free to reach out to mm@chefmarian.com for any questions you may have after reading this and free … Read more
As most of us go through Covid, I understand that statistics are calling the weight gain from comfort food and alcohol “Covid Weight”. If you want to start doing Meatless Monday, to help shed the pounds, here’s a small change you can make. Take away the milk products. There are fun ways to satisfy … Read more
These days I am cooking for my daughter and son-in-law. Last night I made a Vegetable Pot Pie and my daughter asked: “How did you create this”? In her honor, I am starting this new series with recipes of what I cook for them during the next couple of months. Now, they’re plant based … Read more
Tell me the truth . . . . when you are all alone on a Saturday night, are you craving some fried food? Or is it family members pushing you to satisfy their craving for junk food? Does this Eggplant Parmesan look good to you? I know it looks and tastes fried. But it isn’t. … Read more
When all my buttons are pressed, when every flavor is satisfied and yet there’s something more underlying that is very satisfying I am known to scream out: Ooooo-Mom-Meeee. I’m not calling for my motha. I’m talking about the combinations that are extremely satisfying. I’m sure you are not thrilled with Wiki, but I think they … Read more
Awe… c’mon. We can do this! Sushi Night At Home! Why be disappointed that they are overcharging you and the portions are decreasing? I’m sorry but my local sushi place is now give 1 shrimp and 2 or 3 veggies tempura at the same price they used the give 2 shrimp and 5 veggie tempuras. … Read more
I am so sorry. Everyone is complaining. Covid comes from China. But in a time before this, once or twice a week (before I went mostly plant based) I went for Chinese Food for that special umami flavor you get only from Chinese Food. And so, at home, in my plant based reality, not able … Read more
Ooooh baby. Hard for me to say, as someone who is mostly vegan, whose favorite thing in the world is cheese…. that we are reviewing studies that talk about certain cheeses being good for you. So I asking: Does Cheese have Probiotics? Is it anti-inflammatory? Well, as a former newswoman, I can only report what … Read more
Do you live with someone who wants every item on the dinner menu served separately? No cooking with sauce. No vegetables combined with tomato sauce. Every THING separate? Well, I do and it’s not fair …. not a fair thing to do to a Chef! So I am going to show you the ‘separatist’ menu … Read more
Want to do something great for your immune system? Something more for your waistline? Add More Veggies! I mean it. And look… Don’t they look lovely? This pan of veggies started as a Mira Poix…. (Meerah pwah). That’s the base of what the French use to create every sauce. It’s onions, celery and carrots. (If … Read more