There once was a time that so many people enjoyed Chef Marian’s Gourmet Kitchen and attended a Chef Marian Cooking Class. We cooked up Chinese food including Egg Rolls and Italian Food including Fresh Pasta. And the way I started my YouTube and Vimeo Chef Marian Channels was by filming some of the classes. This was way before the Food Channel got big. And I found that over time, watching Giada, The Barefoot Contessa and others, I woke up one day and realized that while I may pick up an idea or two, there wasn’t really anything more I could learn from them. So I headed for a worldwide tour, cooking in kitchens, taking classes and learning how to make food, based on my own palate and what tastes good to me. As it turns out, I am blessed with a great nose. That means you can take me to restaurant, and I can figure out most of what’s in any dish and come home and re-create it.
Ok. Here come the ‘Chef Tips’: Use one egg more than cups of flour in the pasta making process; When you make a hangaburger (hamburger/turkey/veggie burger) stick an ice cube in the center to keep the meat moist; when you are wrapping egg rolls keep the wrappers in the fridge till last minute to avoid ripping and always start with a hot pan!
All these years later, I am still teaching Cooking only in 2019, I am substituting lots of healthy plant based alternatives. I am seriously happy that we have all evolved, at least most of us, in to trying meatless Monday, or adding more vegetables to our every day meals. There has always been talk of ‘dieting’. And I’ve been saying the same thing for decades: You go on a diet, you go off a diet. You usually gain back all you have lost, plus put a few pounds more on. So I am thrilled that may of the people I teach finally see that making baby steps towards lifestyle changes is a way better game plan!
The overwhelming question from Kay, Pamela, Dulcie, Keri, Terryl and Nancy was: WHEN is the next class? And I agree! It was so much fun!
Keep your eyes on San Diego Foodies for classes coming up!
Looking forward to meeting YOU at the next class,
