Feasting….. a good thing? Or not? From Chef Marian!

Feasting…. not good. Right? Well, feasting according to some people…….. eating a plate piled high and everything on everyone’s plate, that might not be a good thing. But I think we need a definition for feast. When I gather chick peas, lemon, garlic, red pepper, tahini and blue corn chips and carrots…. I think: “Now … Read more

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Let’s be healthy but not deprived on Holidays!

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

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Monsanto asks for Protection ~ Really, REALLY? From Chef Marian

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

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Celebrity Vodka. Chef Marian presents Vintana, Escondido Happy Hour!

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

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Fast Food Craze is Slowing to a Crawl ~ From Chef Marian

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

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The word of the Day is: Carminative ~ From Chef Marian

According to Websters Dictionary Carminativekahr-MIN-uh-tive is an adjective  and means expelling gas from the stomach or intestines so as to relieve flatulence or abdominal pain or distension. Why do I bring this to you on a beautiful Saturday morning? lol Because I think it’s a great thing, to keep expanding our minds and our vocabulary. So, … Read more

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The Natural Food Show ~ a great find by Chef Marian!

At the very end, the very last half hour of ‘walking’ The Natural Food Show in Anaheim, which ran Thursday thru Sunday, (don’t I look exhausted?) lol I found the answer to my water concerns: Robert O. Young and his WaterMark Machine. On his third book about getting healthy, with countless of followers, who were in the … Read more

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