If you like to cook or eat,
we probably should meet!
I don’t know. We all have our Holiday ‘moments’, don’t we? Sad because you’re missing someone who has passed, or knowing your life isn’t what it once was. Or maybe you’re like me, without a special someone in your life right now. But let’s make a pact: to Deck the Halls and be strong this holiday by … Read more
I will not eat sugar. I will not eat sugar. Yeah. Right. I don’t know what’s happening to me this holiday. It’s like people just put peanut brittle in front of my nose and in a minute or two, I’m eating it! Three bite rule? Out the window. And I finally figured it out today. … Read more
Go Green this upcoming year. That’s my recommendation. I mean, I think we should change the things we can control to better ourselves. When we look at the web, we see all kinds of things being promoted for the holidays. But if we look a little closer, at for example …… 800-Candygram.com, we see options … Read more
I got the ‘bad’ word this past week. Casa de Luz in North Park Closed. Are Sustainable Restaurants on their way out? Thoughtfully planned Plant-Based cuisine. Casa de Luz will forever be “The Food That Loves You Back”. Always 100% Organic, Gluten Free and Full of Flavor. I feel like a ‘friend’ has died. I mean … Read more
I get hundreds of emails in my Holiday ‘In’ Box daily and I am starting to worry. Are Chef’s getting Crazier? Or is it just me? Hey! Don’t say it’s me! I know it’s not me! lol Today’s ‘in’ box has a recipe for a Chicory Salad with pickled quince and pomegranate. Can you please … Read more
Hey! We’re half way thru the holidays! Chef Marian here… with a special ‘shout out’ to you, my favorite foodie: Happy Holidays from Your Personal Instructor, Chef Marian! The only thing I can think to give you is …. my coaching, my cooking classes, my cookbooks and the joy of knowing how you are going … Read more
Ya know, I enjoy having people ask me questions and tell me their safe practices in the kitchen. How they keep their food ‘safe’? I was listening to a young man the other night who said his father always told him to have his food cool down before putting it in the fridge. Something about … Read more
You can keep creating Thanksgiving Flavors all this month. I was watching ‘The Chew’…. (yes I have been watching that lately)… and I think it was Mario, or was it Michael… who stuffed a turkey burger with stuffing? Now, I have a vegan daughter and a son who eats anything that isn’t tied down. And … Read more
This year, we got to celebrate both Chanukah and Thanksgiving and “The Chew” (TV) called it Thanksgivingakkah… which I thought was really clever so I adopted it! This blog is called Thanksgivingakkah Vegan Style! I’ve taken it one step out of the box! lol So, what do we want first? Concepts that you can create your … Read more
This year, on ‘The Chew’ I noticed they are celebrating Thanksgivingakkah, because Chanukah falls on the day before Thanksgiving. It comes out of New York. Leave it to them to come up with something clever! They say that it will be 79,000 years before this happens again, so I thought I would celebrate it here … Read more