Don Mauer
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Gluten-free, sugar-free chocolate chip cookies not an impossible taskJul 13, 2022 6:00 am - Creating a wheat-free, no-sugar-added chocolate chip cookie is, simply put, tricky. If you're staying away from wheat and sugars as I am, locating any dessert that doesn...
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Updating a summer salad by way of a way-back machineJun 22, 2022 6:00 am - Let's climb into my way-back machine and head to nearly 13 years ago: 2009. That summer, I wrote a column about spending a sensational, sunny weekend at Green Mountain L...
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We're putting boxed cauliflower pizza crusts to the testJun 08, 2022 6:00 am - Nearly 60 years ago, I made my first pizza. A boxed dinner roll mix worked for the crust; adding oregano to canned tomato sauce made my pizza sauce. I had to grate the c...
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Create a slimmed-down version of Moo Shu Pork at homeMay 25, 2022 6:00 am - There's no "moo" in Moo Shu Pork. I haven't had Moo Shu Pork in years because wheat pancakes are part of the dish. If you're not familiar with the dish, it's a vibrant, ...
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How to make a cauliflower casserole without it turning to soupMay 11, 2022 6:00 am - If I've learned anything about a low-carb food plan, it's how to turn cauliflower into just about anything from a mashed potato look-alike to pizza crust. There may be s...
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Don Mauer rethinks hard-boiled eggs with help from readersApr 27, 2022 6:00 am - Six weeks ago, I thought that writing about peeling a hard-boiled egg was so mundane a topic that I came close to not writing about it. As you may recall, I wrote about ...
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If adaptation is a form of flattery, this meatloaf casserole hits the markApr 13, 2022 6:00 am - Southern Living magazine shared a recipe for a meatloaf casserole that looked so good I wanted to try making it immediately. I quickly hit the brakes when it appeare...
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What came first: Boiling the egg or knowing how to peel it?Mar 23, 2022 6:00 am - Following a low-carb food plan has its ups and downs. Downsides: Wave goodbye to sugars (as much as possible) and the foods that taste so good that contain it, such as a...
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A slow cooked lentil soup for an lion-like March dayMar 09, 2022 5:00 am - Most scratch-made bean soups take a long, slow simmer to get the dried beans from hard-as-a-rock to smooth and almost silky. Preparation patience plays a big part. Red l...
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Years of trial and error result in foolproof roasted chickenFeb 23, 2022 5:00 am - More than 15 years ago, a cookbook titled "365 Ways to Cook Chicken" appeared. It seems, due to its popularity, the author followed it with "365 More Ways to Cook Chicke...