Don Mauer
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Don Mauer shares ideas for holiday gift givingDec 07, 2011 8:00 am - Strolling through a store’s cookware department presents so many choices that finding a gift for your favorite cook isn’t so simple. There are plenty of expensive kitche...
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Trimming the fat from the Tday trimmingsNov 21, 2011 7:00 am - The “T” in my Thanksgiving stands for turkey. Thanksgiving just wouldn't be the same without a golden, roasted bird on the table. No Tofurkey (turkey roll made from soyb...
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Consider celeriac for fall flavorNov 09, 2011 5:00 am - There's one fall vegetable in the produce section that's definitely been hit by the ugly stick: celery root, also called celeriac (seh-LER-ee-ak). For years I scooted p...
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Try pumpkin cookies for a Halloween treatOct 25, 2011 6:00 am - Halloween's zipping down fall's highway and will be here before we know it. I'm a lousy pumpkin carver, but I still having pumpkins around during the season and that got...
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Seven lessons for successful long-term weight lossOct 12, 2011 12:00 am - Break out the balloons and party hats, it's my 19th anniversary. In 1992, when my first column appeared, I didn't project this far into the future; but here it is more t...
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Decoding poultry labelsSep 28, 2011 5:00 pm - Ever wonder what a chicken package label that reads “No Retained Water” means? Been befuddled by trying to figure out the difference between “No Antibiotics Added” and “...
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Learn what's what in added sugarSep 15, 2011 6:00 am - Picture, if you will, 26 five-pound bags of sugar lined up on your kitchen table. That's a lot of sugar, right? Now consider this: Those bags represent how much added su...
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Reader recipe makeover: Banana breadAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - Mary Holda of Elk Grove Village proposed a challenge I couldn't walk away from: remake her family's favorite streusel-topped banana bread. “We love it, but I wondered if...
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Worst fast food meals pack a wallop of fat, sugar and saltAug 18, 2011 11:00 pm - What's the fattiest, most unhealthy restaurant meal in America? Are Lunchables a good choice for school lunches? When I crave a cool treat is there a healthful choice? I...
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When to go organic for fruits and veggiesJul 19, 2011 11:00 pm - Buying organic fruits and vegetables to avoid or eliminate pesticide residues can put a crimp in any food budget. And, if you've made an all-organic commitment, then th...