Don Mauer
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Cookbooks for gift givingDec 06, 2010 10:00 pm - The holiday's are almost here and since I love cookbooks they are the first gifts I consider for friends and family. Here are the 2010 releases that made my good-for-giv...
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Healthful recipes come to the Thanksgiving tableNov 20, 2010 10:00 pm - How times have changed. In 1990, Thanksgiving made me uneasy. Not about getting together with my family. No. That year I'd lost more than 100 pounds for the first time...
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Kick-the-Can Roast ChickenNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - ΒΌ cup kosher salt 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper 1 large bay leaf, crumbled 1 can (12 ounces) beer (any inexpens...
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You can make beer-can chicken sans the canNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - If you've ever made or eaten a beer-can grilled chicken you know that it's one well-flavored, moist, smoke-scented chicken. Some backyard grilling gurus I know rarely ma...
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Ward off dining diet bustersOct 25, 2010 11:00 pm - If you've ever headed to a restaurant's website to check on the calorie and fat content of menu items you know that some restaurants (like McDonald's and Applebee's) mak...
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Homemade peanut spread offers flavor with the fatOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - If you love peanuts as much as I do you know the thrill of popping open a can of cocktail peanuts and catching that first hint of roasted peanut aroma; the moment makes ...
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Lentils add flavor, nutrients to weeknight mealsSep 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I was convinced, if I wanted to add fiberful and resistant-starch-rich beans or other legumes to my weeknight food plan and didn't want to use canned (they can be salty,...
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No more dried out shoe leather; brining adds moisture to extra-lean cuts of meatSep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Saturday morning is my ideal time to roam among the meat cases on the hunt for what looks good and tickles my creativity. I always make the trays of locally raised, gras...
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Readers weigh in on natural sweeteners, sugar substitute debateAug 31, 2010 11:00 pm - The high level of reader interest in sugar substitutes certainly surprised me. After my July column on the topic appeared my e-mail box filled up quickly. We seem to sha...
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Classic sloppy Joes made as many ways as there are enthusiastsAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Editor's note: Don Mauer is taking some time off. This column originally appeared Aug. 22, 2001. Sloppy Joes: what an awful name for a terrific, homemade dinnertime san...