Don Mauer
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Weight loss, as with any significant change, takes commitment - one day at a timeDec 27, 2017 5:00 am - Editor's note: This is a favorite column from the archives. It was published Dec. 28, 2005. It's almost here, the beginning of a new year. Have New Year's resolutions b...
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Chewy marzipan adds dense yet sweet structure to slimmed-down blondiesDec 13, 2017 5:00 am - Imagine reading the following: "This might be my perfect bar cookie recipe: buttery, rich, and studded with chewy pockets of sweet marzipan and crunchy bits of toasted c...
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Lean and lovin' it: Dreaming up something new and exciting for leftover Thanksgiving turkeyNov 20, 2017 5:00 am - For me, Thanksgiving dinner always began early in the day with the aroma of a baking pie, frequently pumpkin, sometimes pecan, followed by the scent of a roasting turkey...
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Any way you buy it, Thanksgiving turkey made juicy, tender with brineNov 08, 2017 5:00 am - This coming Thanksgiving we wanted to roast an out-of-the-ordinary turkey; for something truly unique and outstanding. It could be pure hype since I wasn't there, but it...
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New kid on the healthy oil block: avocado oil but it can be priceyNov 01, 2017 6:00 am - Organic, extra-virgin olive and coconut oils have been parked in my kitchen (the olive oil frequently residing in my refrigerator) for years. I hardly ever cook with oli...
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What I learned along the way to being lean and lovin' itOct 11, 2017 5:00 am -
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A study in old-school bread baking at homeSep 27, 2017 6:00 am - Ever hear of transglutaminase? Do you know what BHT stands for and what it does? Here's a hint: both could have been in the whole-grain wheat bread you had this morning ...
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Doctor turns tables on what's good food vs. what's not so goodSep 12, 2017 6:00 am - How strongly I've believed in whole-grain, whole-wheat bread and brown rice began with Dr. Mauer, my grandmother. I loved staying at her house and waking-up to her Grand...
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A bean salad without the added sugar still a sweet treatAug 23, 2017 6:00 am - When is a net weight not a net weight? Or, how to make 7.3 ounces seem like 14.5. Here's my story. Friends invited us over for a summer dinner where they would do most o...
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Don Mauer has to invent a new word to describe this chickenAug 09, 2017 5:55 am - The idea of "oven-fried" chicken has been around for decades. When low-fat food plans were the thing, many folks created recipes for oven-frying chicken breasts. Most "o...