Don Mauer
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A crispy, flavorful treat for low-carb dieters, but not trick-or-treatersOct 23, 2019 6:00 am - This column is about trick-or-treating, not about Halloween. Since I'm following a low-carb food plan, I want to make sure that I stay on that path until I arrive at my ...
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No-sugar-added pickle relish turns a hotdog into a Chicago dogOct 09, 2019 6:00 am - For me, since I grew up in the Chicago area, a hot dog isn't real without pickle relish (hold the ketchup, please). Relish is a necessity, even if that relish is fluores...
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Added sugars and wheat the usual suspects that can derail healthy eatingSep 25, 2019 6:00 am - It matters little which health-driven food plan anyone follows; steering clear of all sugars and artificial chemical sweeteners top most folk's: “Can't-Have-It” list, fo...
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History of weight loss and sustainable programs that kept it offSep 11, 2019 6:00 am - It's not a brand-new cookbook, it was published in 2018, but it's still a dandy one. Late last year, after using some of Primal Kitchen's products (then owned by Mark Si...
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In search of ketogenic bread that looks, smells like wheat breadAug 28, 2019 6:00 am - For months, I've been doing my best to find unbiased information about ketogenic food plans. It appears that a ketogenic food plan could be a positive for me. What stopp...
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In search of more sweetness and heat leads quest to make the perfect homemade mustardsAug 14, 2019 6:00 am - Why would anyone make mustard at home with the gazillion mustards available on supermarket shelves? If you love mustard's flavors as much as I do, you'd at least conside...
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Jul 24, 2019 6:00 am - Chop suey is not authentic Asian cuisine. You could search high and low across Asia and not find anyone making a chop suey as we know it. Chop suey's history is varied a...
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Chop suey, a thoroughly American dish, can be made a bit healthierJul 24, 2019 6:00 am - Chop suey is not authentic Asian cuisine. You could search high and low across Asia and not find anyone making a chop suey as we know it. Chop suey's history is varied a...
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Try tastier options over ultra-processed foods, it's easyJul 10, 2019 6:00 am - New buzz words you might be familiar with right now: ultra-processed foods. If you wonder what ultra-processed foods means, here's a definition from the National Institu...
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No-butter version of Katharine Hepburn's brownies a healthier stand-inJun 26, 2019 6:00 am - Author Laurie Colwin and I go way back. Colwin and her solid storytelling and warmly clear writing appeared on my radar in Gourmet magazine nearly 30 years ago. Colwin w...