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Mike MacDonald

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I can answer questions that deal with everyday home cooking from roasts, BBQing, marinades, slowcooking, poultry, pork, beef, salads and vegetable dishes. The things I am not really able to help out on is desserts, fish and ethnic foods.

Experience in the area

I started working in a hospital kitchen in 1985 as a cook and have dealt with many different diet types. I lost my job in 2003 due to privatization and moved to the nursing field but have never lost my love for food. I am an avid collector of recipes and belong to several newsgroups on Yahoo where I collect them from.

Education/Credentials

Graduated in 1984 from Vancouver Community College with a certificate in Chef's training. Started working in 1985 with St Vincent's hospital as a cook up until 2003.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	T	P	Comments
Tammy	04/10/09	10	10	10	10	Very helpful.. thank you
Kelly	04/05/09	10	10	10	10	Thank you so much for your help .....
Ken	03/12/09	10	10	10	10	Thank you Mike, I appreciate your response .....
Pat	01/09/09	10	10	10	10
Pat	01/08/09	10	10	10	10	Thank you.

Recent Answers from Mike MacDonald

2009-04-10 Slow cooking (crock pot):

Hi Tammy...no need to worry about the broth evaporating as the slow cooker cooks at a very low temperature but over a long period of time it cooks the food. It is one of the best tools for cooking cheaper

2009-04-05 Cooking chuck roast:

Hi Kelly....the only way to do a chuck roast is in the slow cooker. What I do is take 2-3 onions, peel and slice them in half then put them in the slow cooker and pour in about a cup of beef stock. I

2009-03-11 Mac and Cheese Problems:

Thanks for the question Ken. First off I must say...is that a lot of cheese....lol. The way I make my macaroni and cheese is by making a white sauce with melted butter and flour and then slowly add the

2009-01-11 frying:

Hi Larry...sorry for the delay..I am actually on holidays doing renos but I owe you an answer as I didn't put myself on vacation early enough. When I make crab cakes my recipe calls for very fine bread

2009-01-07 Beef Short Ribs:

Hi Pat.....it all depends on the person and the size of the ribs but the average is 2 per person. As for the size of a dutch oven...again depends on how many you will be cooking...you don't want to pack

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