Don Mauer
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Lean and lovin' it: Making the case for heritage turkeyNov 12, 2014 5:00 am - Let's talk turkey. Heritage turkey. Calling a turkey “heritage” is like calling a tomato “heirloom;” both descriptors hark back to a non-hybridized past where flavor was...
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Lean and lovin' it: ATK cookbooks help slow cooker novices get into the grooveOct 21, 2014 6:00 am - Just a few weeks ago I ventured out into unknown (to me) cooking waters and sailed through making dinner with a slow cooker. My results weren't half-bad for a first-time...
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Lean and Lovin' it: Don Mauer reflects on two decades of advice, looks forward to healthier recipesOct 08, 2014 6:01 am - My first column appeared right here 22 years ago and the inaugural photo showed me wearing a bow tie. I quickly ditched the bow tie, but that's not the only thing that c...
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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...