Solana Beach Archives

Making Pizza? What could go wrong?

July 23, 2025 by Chef Marian

And that’s how you solve problems with cooking. If it first you do not succeed ….. That’s probably the thread through my entire life.

So I kept at it over and over and over again. I researched gluten-free flour. I came up with …..

I will not eat sugar, I will not eat sugar, I will not eat sugar…..

I will not eat sugar. I will not eat sugar. Yeah. Right. I don’t know what’s happening to me... (More)

Thoughts of Labor Day and 230 Forest, Laguna Beach.

Kale Salad at 230 Forest in Laguna. It doesn’t get much better than that! Yesterday, my daughter and I... (More)

Quixote ~San Diego ~ Restaurant Review

Squash Blossoms ~ Elizabeth says: "It's delicious". Garret says: "The mushrooms make the dish. It's unexpected". Hiroe adds: "The... (More)

Raw, Cooked or Frozen Vegetables. What’s best?

At a Cooking Class I taught recently, there were questions about nutrients in vegetables and how they might change... (More)

Chef’s Tips: How to Cook Healthy

Thought I would take a minute to give you some Chef’s Tips: How to Cook Healthy. Yes. It’s called Chef’s... (More)

The Danger of Plant Based Food

I don’t mean to scare you. When I talk about The Danger of Plant Based Food, it really applies... (More)

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