Don Mauer
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Help kids make changes now for a healthier futureFeb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - The Center for Disease Control compared obesity rates in children 12 through 19 for 1976 to 1980 and 2003 to 2006 and found that incidents had more than tripled to almos...
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The pros and cons to demanding lean porkJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Pork rules. Really. Today's pork chops and other cuts are leaner than ever. For this lean guy, you'd think that would be a benefit, but in some ways it's not. That lean ...
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Cumin holds the flavor key to great chiliJan 13, 2009 10:00 pm - You walk into the kitchen and your nose immediately tells you there's a pot of chili simmering on the stove. How do you know it's chili and not spaghetti sauce or chick...
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Sausage doesn't have to be greasy to be goodDec 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Editor's note: Don Mauer is taking some time off. This column originally appeared Dec. 19, 2001 With the holidays bearing down at a high rate of speed, I began to t...
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Remaking a family favorite for a healthier holidayDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Who hasn't prepared or tasted what has become the traditional holiday green bean casserole made with cream of mushroom soup and French-fried onion rings? When that cass...
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Holiday cookies connect generationsDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Food and family are inextricably intertwined at my holiday get-togethers. Both my grandmother's were excellent cooks and both created holiday meals and goodies that stil...
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Lean holiday goodies from the kitchenDec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - If you're like me, you've started thinking about Holiday gifts. When it comes to homemade food and gifts, friends and family expect lean Holiday goodies from my kitchen....
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Proper potatoes, smart substitutions make great mashersNov 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Does your vision of Thanksgiving Day dinner include a serving dish mounded high with steaming mashed potatoes, dusted with paprika with melting butter streaming down the...
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Technique key to keeping Thanksgiving leanNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Homemade, traditional Thanksgiving dinners carry with them the hope for a kitchen filled with the intoxicating aromas of roasting turkey and herb dressing, the earthy fr...
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Avoid derailing diet during holidaysNov 11, 2008 10:00 pm - If you've been watching what you eat and have either lost weight or kept it off this year, map your strategy now for navigating the treacherous stretch from Thanksgiving...