Don Mauer
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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...
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Mauer: You're in control of ingredients when you make salad dressings at homeMay 15, 2019 6:00 am - Ever take the time to read the ingredient list on a bottle of commercial salad dressing? If you've learned what I've learned, that list may give you pause. If you paused...
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With care, cast-iron can serve for a centuryMay 01, 2019 6:00 am - It's no secret. I love my 12-inch, beautifully well-seasoned, cast iron skillet. I bought my skillet new and unseasoned so far back I don't remember the year. Today it h...
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A few tips to help boil down and master the sheet-pan dinnerApr 10, 2019 6:00 am - For quite some time I've watched the “sheet pan dinner” trend gain fans. How big a trend? In just 0.39 seconds, searching on the term “sheet pan dinners,” Google deliver...
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Keto crowd pulls old faithfuls like rutabagas, turnips into limelightMar 27, 2019 6:00 am - I love rutabagas. Really. Aren't sure what that is? Rutabagas look like cream-colored, elongated turnips with a purple top. Since they're a root vegetable, rutabagas hav...
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How to make a delicious, healthy bone broth at homeMar 13, 2019 6:04 am - Bone broth's hot and getting hotter. A while back, when bone broth began trending, I headed to my local health foods market to get some and was stunned by the price. Stu...
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Oven-fried Keto-Friendly Chicken ThighsFeb 27, 2019 5:00 am - 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs (preferably organic) 1 (2.5 ounce) bag pork rinds (from pork raised without antibiotics and fried in pork fat) ½ cup avocado oi...
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Oxymoron or genius? Healthy fried chicken coated in pork rindsFeb 27, 2019 5:00 am - There are two popular food plans today — Paleo and Ketogenic — that, in many ways, make dietary sense. The Paleo Diet: A paleo website explains that it is: “ … a nutrit...
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Hot, savory, meaty: A meal to keep you in from the coldFeb 12, 2019 10:00 pm - There's only one good thing about cold weather; the opportunity to spend time in a warm kitchen baking or preparing time-consuming casseroles. Recently I came across a r...
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A stew recipe you'll enjoy making as much as you'll love eatingJan 23, 2019 5:00 am - The introduction to a unique New York Times' beef stew recipe began: "Make it when you have the time to indulge in the meditative qualities of chopping, sautéing, reduci...