Don Mauer
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Don customizes a fab recipe; he can't seem to help himselfOct 28, 2020 6:00 am - I can't seem to leave other people's recipes well enough alone. Toni Tipton-Martin, in her award-winning cookbook: "Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African Americ...
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Turn that inexpensive cut of beef into Sunday night dinnerOct 14, 2020 6:00 am - One of my very favorite low-and-slow meats is a chuck roast, a seven-bone roast, to be exact. A seven-bone chuck roast doesn't have seven bones, just one shaped like a 7...
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Grandma's cabbage slaw gets a flavor boost from honeySep 23, 2020 6:00 am - Some folks may not like the aroma of cooking cabbage, since when it's overcooked, the kitchen smells like rotten eggs. Hydrogen sulfide's the aroma culprit; a gas releas...
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A slow-roast approach turns out perfect beefSep 09, 2020 6:00 am - Three years ago, my winter holiday dinner called for the seasonal classic: a prime rib roast. Since we had four guests, I ordered a five-rib rib roast; figuring the fift...
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A low-carb birthday celebration? Try crustless cheesecakeAug 26, 2020 6:00 am - I scream, you scream, we all scream for cheesecake? Of course, the end of that advertising slogan should be ice cream. My birthday was a couple of weeks ago, and since I...
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Where does 3-bean salad rank on summer salad surveyAug 12, 2020 6:00 am - What salad comes to mind that means it's summer, or you're going on a (properly-distanced) picnic? If you're following a low-carb food plan, potato salad, probably ranke...
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Try your hand at a low-carb Sunday supperAug 03, 2020 11:00 pm - Following a low-carbohydrate or ultra-low-carbohydrate diet means saying a sad goodbye to pasta, potatoes, and rice. That's what I did one year ago. Did I miss them? Sur...
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Try your hand at a low-carb Sunday supperJul 29, 2020 6:00 am - Following a low-carbohydrate or ultra-low-carbohydrate diet means saying a sad goodbye to pasta, potatoes, and rice. That's what I did one year ago. Did I miss them? Sur...
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Search for the finest quality oils to make a stellar vinaigretteJul 08, 2020 6:05 am - The University of California-Davis headline was a jaw-dropper: "Study Finds 82 Percent of Avocado Oil Rancid or Mixed with Other Oils." Take a moment to let that sink in...
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A love of burgers leads to the very best way of cooking themJun 24, 2020 6:00 am - Since I love hamburgers, my friends and family call me: Burger Boy. I can't possibly calculate how many burgers I've made or eaten in my life. My favorite restaurant bur...