Don Mauer
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Keep exercise high on holiday to-do listNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - As the holiday season closes in, one thing can easily slide down (and sometimes off) many "to do" lists: exercise. I know because I've been there. I exercise aerobically...
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Takes these lean ideas from kitchen to table this turkey dayNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - You've been eating well so far this fall, avoiding over-sized pieces of fresh apple pie ala mode and steering clear of the kids' trick-or-treat buckets. But a major diet...
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Make an ordinary meal extraordinary in 10 minutesOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - I've been sautéing chicken breasts and thighs and lean beef and pork in my well-seasoned iron skillet for years. A well-seasoned iron skillet has similar properties to a...
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Trial and error consistenly have been my instructorsOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Recently someone asked where I learned to cook. You might assume that since I teach others how to cook in this column, in my cookbooks, at cooking demonstrations and som...
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Move beyond potatoes with flavorful, oven-roasted veggiesOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Vegetables are good for you. Right? Absolutely. What's your favorite vegetable? If you picked potato, I wouldn't be surprised, since by far it's the most popular and the...
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Fifteen years and counting: I wouldn't be here without youOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - The past year has been full of milestones and today's no exception. Fifteen years ago Lean and lovin' first appeared in the Daily Herald. What a road I've traveled in th...
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Perk up dinner with cauliflower powerOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - I spotted some good-looking cauliflower at my local supermarket, beautiful creamy-white heads, firm and heavy for their size (so no lost moisture from sitting on a store...
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Some advice about water is simply all wetSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - In 1990, when I lost more than 100 pounds, I remember my weight-loss group dietitian stating emphatically that we should drink eight to 10 glasses of water every day. Th...
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Lower-fat potato salad perfect for fallSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - One of my favorite salads to make during the summer, especially when I can get new potatoes at the farmers market, is creamy American potato salad. Since Kraft finally g...
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Too skinny? He's looks good and feels greatSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - "You're too skinny." Too skinny? Me? Here's my story. I've passed another weight-loss milestone, a personally significant one. According to the body mass index, at my ju...