Don Mauer
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Lean and lovin' it: Don catches up with the slow cooker revolutionSep 24, 2014 5:51 am - Until recently, I had never used a slow cooker. It wasn't an appliance that ever grabbed my attention. Living in a one- or two-person household, getting home after work ...
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Lean and Lovin' it: Delicious pasta swap for homemade BologneseSep 09, 2014 5:45 am - I've loved pasta since my first serving of mac and cheese. My love affair has been on hold for a bit since my path for the past three months has been avoiding sugars and...
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Lean and lovin' it: Learning to recognize, curb sugar addictionAug 25, 2014 11:00 pm - “Sugar and me, we go way back. I love sugar. LOOOOVVVVVE it. I love everything about it: how it makes little occasions special and special occasions fabulous. How it per...
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Lean and lovin' it: Everyone loses (weight, that is!) when fats go back into their dietAug 12, 2014 11:30 am - It's been more than half a century since the theory - yes the theory - was floated that saturated fats caused heart disease, food manufacturers slowly started to remove ...
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Lean and lovin' it: Fat does not make us fat. Really.Jul 23, 2014 5:30 am - It's all been a big fat, supersized lie. We've all been bamboozled: me, you, everyone. And what bothers me most is that I was one of the megaphones through which an ill-...
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Lean and lovin' it: Swiss chard's nutrition hard to beatJul 08, 2014 6:30 am - When you think of summer produce, which vegetable or fruit first comes to mind? Corn? Watermelon? Tomatoes? I'd wager that Swiss chard isn't anywhere in your top 10 ... ...
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Lean and lovin' it: CSA puts fresh surprise in every boxJun 25, 2014 5:45 am - Right now I have eight medium-to-large zucchini in my refrigerator just waiting for me to decide their ultimate fate. Why? I joined a CSA (community supported agricultur...
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Lean and lovin' it: Celebrate eggs and the many ways to cook themJun 11, 2014 6:00 am - It's so tempting to write that Michael Ruhlman's newest book “Egg: A Culinary Exploration of the World's Most Versatile Ingredient,” (Little Brown, 2014) is egg-actly th...
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Lean and lovin' it: Don's tips for safe, healthful summer grillingMay 28, 2014 5:30 am - As I cleaned my grill in preparation for regular summer use, I started thinking about the history of backyard grills and grilling in general. Believe it or not, your ba...
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Lean and lovin' it: Changes coming to FDA nutrition labelsMay 14, 2014 5:30 am - The Food Fact labels we've all become accustomed to have been around for 21 years. Those labels have gone relatively unchanged throughout the years except for eight year...