Don Mauer
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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...
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Wheaten Bread With Sweet Scotch Whisky ButterJan 16, 2019 5:00 am - 1½ cups hard white whole-wheat flour sometimes sold as whole-wheat pastry flour ½ cup Scottish oats, such as the one sold by Bob's Red Mill 2 teaspoons Sugar in the Raw ...
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Treasures to be found on every page of new edition of classic cookbookJan 09, 2019 5:00 am - If you could check your grandmother's kitchen bookshelf today, I'll bet you'd find an old, stained, dog-eared copy of the first edition of the "Better Homes and Garden N...
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Holiday gifts ideas for food lovers and those who love to cookDec 10, 2018 10:00 pm - Selecting holiday gifts seems to get more difficult every year and this year's no exception. When it comes to cooking, keeping a gift under $50 is a trick even Santa's e...
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Timely reminder on skirting the dreaded holiday weight gainNov 27, 2018 5:00 am - This column first published on Nov. 17, 2004. It's safe to say, with the food-centered holidays upon us; this is a message worth repeating. Don has made some ingredient ...