Don Mauer
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When mac and cheese from a box gets old, try thisFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Macaroni and cheese: America's No 1 comfort food and a no-no on almost everyone's weight-loss food plan. It doesn't have to be that way, though. Here's why. I've been ma...
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Key lime pie without the guilt, or the KeyJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - A friend, upon accepting my dinner invitation, quickly requested that I make her favorite dessert: Key lime pie. While my mouth muttered "Sure, no problem," my mind thou...
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10 fruits and veggies to add to your dietJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Most weight-loss plans advise participants to consume five or more servings of fruit and vegetables daily. It's advice we've all heard before, but it still causes some t...
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Reasonable goals can help you lose weight for goodJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - If you began addressing a weight issue on Jan. 1, two weeks have now passed. By lowering your daily calories and increasing your activity levels, there's good chance you...
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Losing weight is a multi-layered experienceJan 08, 2008 10:00 pm - If there's one thing I've learned in my decades-long struggle with my weight, it's that there is no one thing you can do to drop the pounds. My experience has taught me ...
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Losing weight requires action, not resolutionsJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - It's a new year, and if you find that weight loss is on your mind, you're not alone. The first time I lost more than 100 pounds I started in, yes, January. Making a New ...
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Slimmed-down coffee cake is worth every extra stepDec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - I opened a recent issue of Cook's Country (not known for lean recipes) and there -- in all its full-color, high-calorie glory -- appeared a delicious-looking Pecan Sour ...
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How to get through the holidays without adding poundsDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Did your office's holiday treat table get a jump start this year? Mine did. Instead of early December marking the onslaught of homemade sweets tempting me and my officem...
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Holiday cookie ritual extends to new generationDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Holidays, food and families have woven themselves together, like braids on a loaf of challah or strands of colored beads on a Christmas tree, since time now forgotten. T...
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Need gift ideas? Here are some of my favorite gadgetsDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Don't you love giving and getting holiday presents? I know I do. For almost 15 years, my favorite gift to give was plates filled to overflowing with assorted, scratch-ma...