Welcome to the Meal Mixer blog, hosted by Marianne Blaesing.

At the tender age of 12, Marianne put a frozen pork roast in the oven, cooked it to a golden brown, and did not understand why it was still rock solid in the middle; it’s been uphill ever since.  Marianne uses her more than 3 decades of cooking experience and study to provide insightful commentary and suggestions on all things revolving around home meal planning.

Marianne has studied at Madonna Univesity and Eastern Michigan University, and has been a humor writer whose eponymous column appeared in Ann Arbor Family Press for 3 years. She was also their restaurant reviewer in search of family friendly restaurants, which furthered her belief that the best meals are those prepared in the home.   As a working wife and mother, Marianne is well acquainted with the challenges of getting healthy food in the house and on the table, and keeping the men in her life from drinking straight from the carton.