philocrates
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Living In: Yellowknife, Yukon, Canada
Member Since: Mar. 2001
Cooking Interests: Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Southern, Healthy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Needlepoint, Gardening, Walking, Reading Books
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Jul. 16, 2009 10:49 am 
Updated: Jul. 16, 2009 11:42 pm
My car is parked behind the house under several trees next to the raspberry bushes.  Black Raspberries to be exact.  Organic because I ignore them.  I haven't checked the golden raspberry bush this year.  Frankly it would be a loss because the birds always get there first… MORE
 
From The Blog:  Phil's cooking adventures
Excuse me, My partner is applying Dairy Products to his head.
About this Cook
Well... I don't really live in Yellow Knife. You need more options under hobbies and interests or let us pick them. You know,like, body building, jeep fixing, Jeeps, car collecting, Zippo lighter collecting, Football [playing NOT watching], Soccer, and other goodies that someone might do ahem.. Like me.
My favorite things to cook
Food? It beats car bumpers.
My favorite family cooking traditions
3 bottles of ketchup for spaghetti or Chili or meatloaf .. That my mother's own recipe. And I ain't joking. I honestly learned to cook in self defense.
My cooking triumphs
??? I didn't burn the water? The big one? I cooked Thanksgiving dinner for my Mother one year she had to work on Thanksgiving morning. I was 11 years old. The only thing frozen in that was dessert. Roast Chicken, mash potatoes [from scratch], another veggie, tomato soup starter and of course thawed and baked dessert which was pumpkin pie.
My cooking tragedies
If you can eat it, it ain't no tragedy. So far I'm batting 1000
Recipe Reviews 15 reviews
Pinto Bean Chili
This was a base recipe for me. I used up some Lightlife Mexican 'ground meat' which already was seasoned instead of the ground meat. I adjusted seasoning to taste by increasing amounts and adding a couple things like dried jalapenos and a dried garlic and red pepper mix. It works great as a starter guide like and makes a nice basic recipe for those who don't like a lot of heat but also allows you to add heat easily to taste.

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 26, 2009
Thai Charred Eggplant with Tofu
I used a bit of Swamp Fire hot sauce in the recipe because it needed something else. I also didn't use Cilantro because the stuff tastes like Ivory soap to me. The flavor with the added hot sauce which had a bit of a vinegar base was actually good. I liked the tang and the heat. I served over a very nice rice pilaf which could stand alone in flavor. Also I didn't grill the Eggplant but broiled it. Worked just fine. In fact it was suprisingly good. It does have a 'bland' color scheme which I spiced up with more colorful veggies in the pilaf and on the side. DO NOT USE SILKEN OR SOFT TOFU for this. You need something waterpacked and firm to extra firm. I used Steak grilled tofu extra firm.

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jan. 5, 2009
Barbeque Tempeh Sandwiches
Used wild rice tempeh and homemade BBQ sauce. Excellent. Used a very good Italian Roll for the bun. Note to those who don't like tempeh. Not all Tempeh is created equal. I don't like Soy Tempeh but love multi grain [3 grain, 7 grain, 12 grain] tempeh and Wild Rice Tempeh. However there are even more flavors available. Brands also differ. If you don't like one, you might like another.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 23, 2008
 
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