Don Mauer
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Who knew there was a trick to browning ground beefAug 13, 2024 3:34 pm - Don Mauer experiments with a “trick” to browning and boosting the flavor of ground beef. He shares it with you.
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A bean salad without the added sugar still a sweet treatJul 23, 2024 4:00 pm - Don Mauer puts his no-added-sugar spin on the summer classic: the three-bean salad. Here, he uses stevia to create that memorable sweet flavor.
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Cannellini beans at heart of this cool, crisp saladJul 08, 2024 12:41 pm - Because it’s been a hot summer, Don Mauer has focused on cool and nutritious summer salads that are not too high in carbs (so long pasta salads). Due to their high fiber content, beans have been the center of most of his salads.
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Make this refreshing bean and corn salad for summer celebrationsJun 27, 2024 3:20 pm - For July Fourth, Don Mauer is making a bean and corn salad using frozen, organic sweet corn just in case fresh corn from Illinois is not available.
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Fresh cucumbers transform into creamy summery saladJun 12, 2024 6:29 am - When you see fresh cucumbers at the farmers market, consider trying Don Mauer’s Cool as a Cucumber Salad. He shares the recipe here.
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Roasted corn is the key to this refreshing summer saladMay 22, 2024 6:41 am - For Don Mauer, backyard barbecues are as traditional as winter holiday gift-giving. For Memorial Day, he came up with a roasted corn salad that’s pretty easy to make, thanks to frozen, organic roasted corn kernels and easy-to-find ingredients.
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A favorite salad dressing gets an organic no-sugar-added makeoverMay 08, 2024 6:00 am - Don Mauer has loved Thousand Island salad dressing since he was a kid. You’ll find his recipe for Mauer’s Thousand Island dressing here, which you can enjoy on salads all summer long.
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Don’t hesitate to make that recipe you’ve been savingApr 22, 2024 11:06 am - Over the years, Don Mauer has read many white bean and tuna salad recipes and, due to a longtime love of tuna, wanted to make one but never did. Seriouseats.com’s picture of their White Bean and Tuna Salad inspired him to adapt and finally prepare one.
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When an easy flavor-packed salad is also salsaApr 03, 2024 6:00 am - While shopping at a local grocery cooperative, Don Mauer came across a storemade Black Bean and Corn Salad. It looked delicious and was made with Don-friendly ingredients, like olive oil, not vegetable oil. He liked it so much that he searched for recipes and adapted them into his own.
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Lean and lovin’ it: A splurge-worthy dish of old-fashioned chicken and riceMar 13, 2024 6:00 am - A few decades ago, chicken and rice casserole was a family dinner staple. The main reason was that chicken and rice were inexpensive, making this a cost-conscious meal. Here is an update on the store-bought ingredients of the original.