If you like to cook or eat,
we probably should meet!
Ever reach into your fruit bowl and find…. yech! Oldy moldy fruit or veggies? Now, we wouldn’t actually eat that Clementine with mold on it, would we? NO CHEF! Of course not. And there are all kinds of people on the web arguing about potatoes and onions, saying if you don’t use it in one … Read more
I was wondering about freezing vegetables. My first concern was: ‘If I buy organic Kale at Costco, am I losing nutrients’? Ya see, just like you, I buy Kale at the store and within days, (sometimes up to a week) it goes bad. After throwing out package after package… I thought really? Really? So when … Read more
Gastronomique! IS THAT MATH CHEF? Well, it is if you’re a chef! Any ‘how to’ details are always as intricate as math! Actually, it’s a french word, from france (the other white meat). They say in France that english is French, badly spoken. Conversation? Spelled the same. Pronounced totally differently. Gastronomic? Gastronomique? Eeeek? Gastronomique brings … Read more
Most of us know Anchovies from Caesar Salad Dressing. Lately, at some of the better restaurants, we’ve been seeing White Anchovies across the top of a Caesar…. According to Chowhound, white anchovies are: Simply anchovies that are filleted and then marinated in white vinegar. These are popular in Sicily. And what most people don’t know, … Read more
Yeah. End of year and I’m talking about a ‘Chef Marian Cooking Class’ and more! There are two things I really love to do: teach people to cook and ……. Photoshop pictures (crop, colorize, remove wrinkles, whiten teeth, even out skin tone, correct bad lighting, remove an ‘ex’, etc. from the shot) lol, etc. I … Read more
So this week, we’re hanging out with my friend Michael and learning all about Apples, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Lemons and Oranges. What’s there to know? I thought…. “not much” (myself). Well, think again! I mean, wouldn’t it be great if we could actually know how to pick a good, sweet, melon for example. But better than … Read more
It’s been a wonderful ‘trip’ so far …. talking with you about things I know having to do with food, wine, events I have created, recipes…. and I have really enjoyed having a place to ‘rant’! Many viewers come here from San Diego Foodies, Encinitas Chop and Sip and Encinitas Chess Club (believe it or … Read more
I would say the MOST AMAZING thing about the cooking classes I do…. the most AMAZING thing about the Food & Wine Tasting Dinners are: WE ALWAYS ATTRACT NICE PEOPLE. Whoot? Is it that Foodies are nicer than most people? Smarter than most? Happier than most? More interesting than most? Well, Yes. Yes. That’s what … Read more
POT BANGIN’ MAC N CHEESE CEASAR SALAD FROM SCRATCH WITH HOMEMADE CROUTONS EGGPLANT PARMESAN I can come right into your kitchen on skype! Contact me!
Every time I turn around…. it’s a NEW EVENT. This Sunday I am doing a Cooking Class in Encinitas. But it’s not ME that cooks. IT’S YOU! All you have to do is go to a website, introduce yourself and rsvp to an event on meetup.com/sandiegofoodies. Once you’ve rsvp’d, I will call and talk … Read more