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A Special Thank You to San Diego Woman Magazine who featured me … and re-posted one of my blogs! Have a read! Happy Eating, Chef Marian Informing, Entertaining, and Featuring the Women of San Diego San Diego Woman Magazine’s Expert Issue 2015 Cancer Fighting Foods! Written by Chef Marian Blogging at ChefMarian.com Over 300 blogs and … Read more
Croce’s Park West. That’s Jim Croce. You don’t tug on Superman’s Cape You don’t spit in the wind You don’t pull the mask off the old lone ranger And you don’t mess around with Jim. There are two people that have sustained the Jim Croce name: Ingrid his wife and his son (who is also … Read more
Meaty Vegetables. What you do think about when I say that? A Mushroom Burger? YES CHEF! I say squash….. and apparently people in New York agree with me! The New York Daily News is jumping on this bandwagon, with their recent article about how restaurant owners are making changes in their menus: “Beet, cauliflower, cabbage … Read more
I am sure you will say things like kefir leaf, or something exotic but the Number One ingredient in Thai Food is actually sugar. HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS CHEF? Well, when I traveled the world for three years, I stayed 40 days in Bangkok. And during that time I spent half a day at … Read more
Here’s the story ~ about what you are eating. Cancer Fighting Foods: How they work in your body and what people (and studies) are saying: Whole Grains According to the American Institute for Cancer Research, whole grains contain many components that might lower your risk of cancer, including fiber and antioxidants. A large study including … Read more
The Nominations for The James Beard Awards are in. And I have to say about San Diego that I am completely disappointed. San Francisco, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles all filled categories like Outstanding Restaurant, Outstanding Chef, Best New Restaurant, Outstanding Pastry Chef, and so on. We had ONE RESTAURANT in the entire city of San Diego nominated. For … Read more
Do you think you know General Mills? Well, trust me. You don’t. The latest and greatest large companies are buying up smaller companies, and leaving the brand, without hooking that train to their wagon. You don’t know that Annies is owned by General Mills, right? RIGHT CHEF! One of the emails I just received (and yes, … Read more
Happy ‘after’ Valentine’s Day! And now all the sugar is gone…. desserts shaped in little hearts, heart candies, chocolate…. BUT WAIT CHEF! I DIDN’T DO ANY OF THAT! Let me start again….. after all the pasta is gone, all the wine that accompanied the pasta is gone… Yes. That is a problem. Bread, Pasta, Wine…. … Read more
Valentine’s is coming. And what better way to say Thank You to our sponsor Candygram.com, than by mentioning them, so close to Valentine’s Day? No. This is it! My big thank you to them! I have been working with Candygram to introduce new healthier choices. So when you go on there, you might see Organic … Read more
There are an insane amount of Pizza Recipes. Go online and have a look. They will tell you ingredients to blend, how to knead, how to rest your dough… and the rest! Food & Wine came out this month with a perfect margarita pizza. What a great place to start, since they tell you everything and … Read more