Don Mauer
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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 ...
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Butterfly, dry brine are methods for moist, memorable turkeyNov 14, 2018 5:00 am - This year, if you're going to buy what I call a “sale-turkey” (you know, the ones that range from $0.49 to $0.99 a pound) that's already been pumped-up with some salty l...
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KitchenWise: Serve Grape and Cranberry Crisp at ThanksgivingNov 13, 2018 10:00 pm - For many of us, the menu for Thanksgiving is etched in stone. We eat the same dishes every year because we love every one of them. But what about switching it up a littl...