Hey! The Tribune put out their recommendations for Best Vegan Restaurants. But my recommendation today is a Restaurant Review: Ponte Vecchio -Trattoria- with both great plant based and not plant based options. That means everyone can eat there! I love it when a restaurant works to make dining inclusive not exclusive. It’s very intimate…..they’re right … Read more
There’s all different ways to make Lasagna or a fish in parchment paper. Here’s a recipe and an idea for Salmon En Papillote, taught in Cooking Class 1. We are all trying to loose weight so the Zucchini and Eggplant will replace lasagna noodles, cut long and thin. For the Eggplant I stripe it, taking off … Read more
You may remember that for 3 years I was totally vegan…. then transitioned so that I am vegan 90% of the time. It’s mostly tastings here and there, not a full meal. But I definitely have added eggs once or twice a month. Before that, I ate, trained and taught all kinds of foods. Especially … Read more
Vegan? Vegetarian? Paleo? Is that a good question? Well it is a question many people are pondering today. Should they become Vegan? Should they continue as Vegan? Should they shift to Vegetarian? Should they switch back to meat and become Paleo? THE HISTORY OF CHEF MARIAN I started as a healthy Chef after traveling the … Read more
As a Food Insider, I thought you might like me to share some food news. I’m telling you that New Products are on the shelves now! I would rather not recommend brands I haven’t tried, so I will list what to look out for and if you have no success, contact me for company names…. … Read more
When you hear ‘Drive for Great Food’ you probably think we are doing some kind of food drive to help the homeless. Right? YES CHEF! Well, that’s not exactly what I’m talking about here. And I should say Drive or FLY for Great Food, cause I am giving you the heads up for the finalists … Read more
Many grocery stores are changing what they buy, downsizing their stores, checking out their carbon footprint and making much needed changes. That’s according to Sheila Ongie, the sustainability manager of the National Co+op Grocers (NCG). So, they’re looking to change what they do in this world, reducing food waste and looking into the climate polluters … Read more
As I was watching a show focusing on Cheese Mongers….. each trying to win for who has the best cheese, I was realizing how addicted some of the world is to cheese. That created in my head this blog: Cheese – Your biggest addiction? I mean, this millennial was talking about his childhood saying that while … Read more
Our topic today is: New Organic Standards and what organic farmers are contemplating behind closed doors. The Associated Press prohibits you (me) from sharing their info or re-publishing what they say, so rather than violate any of their rules, I am going to tell you about a story that came my way today, because I … Read more
My girlfriend Alicia told me about these beautiful, easy to grow Fire Stick Plants. They’re beautiful with bright pinks, light pinks, orange, green and other friendly colors. Fire Stick Plants are also called Eurphobia Tirucalli, Pencil Cactus. Pretty and poisonous. When I hear about something like this first hand from a trusted friend, I am happy to … Read more
