Don Mauer
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Lean and lovin’ it: Don Mauer maps diet menu traps for Valentine’s Day dinnerFeb 01, 2012 5:00 am - Is a romantic dinner out with your sweetie in the cards for Valentine’s Day? If so, don’t let that night out turn into something you’ll regret in the morning. Here are m...
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Weight-loss cookbook for carb loversJan 18, 2012 12:00 pm - Who doesn't love carbohydrates? Some of my favorite foods — chocolate, bread and pasta — are all carb heavy (mostly refined carbs, a known body baddie). High-protein, l...
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Follow Don's tip for successful weight lossJan 04, 2012 5:00 am - In January 1990 I began my first 100-plus pound weight loss. Working with a calorie-restricted, hospital-sponsored, doctor-monitored program I lost five pounds a week fo...
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Continuing grandmother's tradition of home-baked giftsDec 22, 2011 5:00 am - Editor's note: Don Mauer is taking some time off. This column originally appeared in December 2002. Holidays, food and families have been woven together, like braids on ...
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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 “...