Don Mauer
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Taking some baking tips from 'everything' expert author Mark BittmanMay 10, 2017 6:00 am - Mark Bittman's newest cookbook title: “How to Bake Everything: Simple Recipes for the Best Baking,” says it all. Bittman's not ego-tripping, he means e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g...
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Exploring Paleo eating with help of book written by regular folks living the lifeApr 26, 2017 6:00 am - The Paleo (short for Paleolithic) diet popped up on my radar screen almost 10 years ago. I didn't think much about it then; believing it was, for the most part, an histo...
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An improvement on perfection means a subtraction of sugar, fatApr 05, 2017 6:00 am - I love Ina Garten. Yup, I do. Garten is one smooth cookie on TV; so relaxed, yet hits all the right notes. In the end, I believe I can make any dish she's making. When I...
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Deconstruction of a blueberry pie removes the sugar but leaves the indulgenceMar 22, 2017 6:00 am - A from-scratch fruit pie for a once-a-month dinner group get-together wasn't something I would have made until I saw a picture of Rose Levy Beranbaum's (the author of th...
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Lean and lovin' it: Switching up a classic stew recipe with chuck cut a size above the normFeb 21, 2017 5:00 am - The picture of the founding editor of The New York Times' "Cooking," Sam Sifton's Picadillo, a Cuban "comfort food" stew using ground beef, looked sooooo good I just had...
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Once thought laughable, doctor explains why eating fat is inFeb 07, 2017 5:00 am - Twenty years ago if you wanted to be laughed out of town, you would have written a book titled: “Eat Lots of Fat and Lose Weight.” If you were a doctor and the author of...
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Brussels sprouts: some folks love 'em, others, not so muchFeb 01, 2017 5:00 am - This past holiday season I sampled Brussels sprouts prepared in a couple of ways; mostly roasted and once, deep-fat fried. They were all sensationally good. It doesn't h...
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Seasoning your pans is as important as seasoning your foodJan 11, 2017 5:00 am - The concept of nonstick cookware has always been appealing to me; especially during the years I was cutting dietary fat to the bone. A few years ago articles questioning...
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With half the sugar, this healthy brownie delivers a big chocolate punchDec 27, 2016 5:00 am - The new year begins in just a few days. One New Year's resolution: create the best tasting, low-fat and low-sugar desserts that I can. My ultimate goal: those new desser...
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In praise of a cookie cookbook writer's geniusNov 07, 2016 10:00 pm - You can almost hear the thunder clap on Thanksgiving Day as this holiday season starts. Most of us finish our T-Day dinner and begin what feels like a triathlon of seaso...