Don Mauer
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A designer's meatloaf can be every bit as much a comfortJan 18, 2021 10:00 pm - Designer meatloaf? For many, meatloaf has long been a classic comfort food, right behind macaroni and cheese. These days, comfort food can be exactly that, a true comfor...
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Some gift ideas for this most unusual gift-giving seasonDec 09, 2020 5:00 am - Gift-giving this season will be a little different. My first thoughts on gifts that I could give weren't for presents, but for helping people to eat and survive during t...
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Make the most of all that leftover turkey and sidesNov 23, 2020 5:00 am - This column originally published Nov. 18, 2007 You've got your menu set for the Thanksgiving feast but have you given any thought to what you're going to do with the lef...
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Sticking to a new way of eating? Try this updated Thanksgiving classicNov 11, 2020 5:00 am - What's headed to your Thanksgiving dinner table this year? Here's what's usually headed to mine: roasted turkey (typically wet or dry brined), casserole dish stuffing (s...
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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...