Don Mauer
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Strategic planning helps avoid holiday weight gainNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - I know you don't want to think about it (frankly neither do I), but the year's biggest holiday season starts in a matter of days. Don't panic. True, food plays an integr...
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Readers help clear muddy organic debateOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I didn't realize the organic vs. conventional foods was such a hot-button topic until I wrote about the issue back in August. That column generated more e-mails than I'v...
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Roasting is a quick way to get vegetables on the plateOct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - You know you're going to be in a rush to get a healthy dinner on the table later tonight, yet you want to make sure you include a vegetable. Pulling a bag of veggies fro...
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Roasting a lean, quick way to get vegetables on the plateOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - You know you're going to be in a rush to get a healthy dinner on the table later tonight yet you want to make sure you include a vegetable. Pulling a bag of veggies from...
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Creamy dressing recreating summer salad memorySep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Last summer I wheeled my way to southern Virginia and spent a pleasant Fourth of July weekend at beautiful Smith Mountain Lake. Sitting on a boat's bow watching the fire...
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Revamping vinegar, oil dressing recipe makes for a lighter dinner optionSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Even though the weather is cooling off, I still find a no-cook tossed dinner salad one very appealing meal option. A colorful picture of a cucumber, grape tomato, chick...
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Turn back the clock on country's food productionSep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Grandmother Mauer grew up in Alton, a downstate farming community. As a kid I was fascinated by the rows upon rows of gleaming bottles filled with rainbow-colored home-c...
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Right recipes can turn zucchini from yuck to yumAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - When I was a little kid, Grandmother Mauer, usually a kitchen magician, cooked fresh zucchini until it turned to mush. And, she seasoned it so lightly that it had very l...
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This is one cookbook you won't want to put downAug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - On a trip to a local bookstore I stumbled across "The Best Skillet Recipes," the latest volume from the editors at Cook's Illustrated magazine. The concept so strongly r...
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How to avoid trans fats in your favorite recipesJul 21, 2009 11:00 pm - When I grocery shop I pay pretty close attention to the nutrition labels, especially the line that lists trans fats. Those are the hydrogenated fats, the ones the Food a...