265 finding Recipes

finding gold is really easy. i always go on saturday morning ., best spots to find gold is scraping the moss off rocks by the river or cleaning out crevasses in bedrock along the river shore. i scrap moss as it acts like the carpet in a sluice box and traps the gold that is washed down the river during the winter. i have had pans with hundreds for pieces, just amazing to see., i designed customs tools for scraping and getting the fine dust and matter off the rocks. well i am an inventor., nothing is better than sitting down against a rock at lunch time , having a great sandwich, ice cold water, the river is flowing by, the sounds of the water, birds on the wing, lizards scooting over the rocks, and there is gold in the bag., by bag i mean , i scrap the moss or clean crevasses, put the material in a special pail, place the pail under the surface and stir to get the dirt to float out., then i put this material in my pan , swish it around, work a little of the sand out and then tilt it back and let the water roll over the sand. bang! glitter all over. now most people sit there and pan out all the sand, get down to the black sand (iron), pan out the iron, and then put the gold in bottle. total waste of time., panning is strictly recreational. i have a limited time at the river and ever minute counts. i carry my 6 mil 12 x 12 inch zip lock bags. once i see there is color in the sand, it is dumped into the bag and i go get more material. this way i can collect the most material for the 5 hours i have to pan. this is a very cool way to get gold and developed by me., once i get home , i put the material onto cookie sheets and dry it in the oven. once dry and cool, i use a special magnet and remove the iron particles. once the iron is removed, i put the sand through different size brass screens to separate the larger particles so when i pan i am not trying to move large and small particles., sunday morning i sit in my recliner , a light over my shoulder and put a tbsp of material in the green pan in the pics. watching a dvd i start panning the material, suck up the gold and put in a bottle. i do this starting with the biggest particles, love seeing the biggest pieces of gold., i work all the sand i can on sunday and if i am down to really fine particles of sand, it is put in quart containers for another day. there are so many of these containers still not panned. 1 might say there is gold in the garage., if there is a river known to have been a producer of gold close to you, go out and give it a try. i have taught many kids to pan; 1 went and found a nugget as big as my nail on my finger. it was huge! rotten kid wouldn tsp give to me for teaching him. oh, its all right, i will find my own some day. what was cool was after teaching the kids they would go back and pan on their own and find gold. how cool is that, hope you enjoyed finding gold for fun. jj - thegoldminer

milk, superfine sugar (caster sugar), butter, softened, dry active yeast, egg, salt, flour , plus a bit extra if needed, butter, melted for brushing, shortening , for lining bowl and pans

i use a 3 1/2 to 4 lb chuck roast, well marbelized with fat, and if you can find a bone-in roast, that s better yet (but it s almost always boneless chuck that you find at the grocer). i like to quickly rinse the roast in cold water just before i lay it on the cutting board to coat it with seasoned flour. place the following ingredients in a small baggie and shake the closed bag to mix it up, flour, salt, garlic salt, crazy mixed-up salt (if you can tsp get this seasoning, use seasoned salt instead, but jane s is by far the best), pepper, use your hands to generously pat the seasoned flour into the roast, on both sides, flipping the roast a couple times and repeating the process., in a dutch oven or roasting pan large enough to hold the roast, heat 1 tbsp oil over medium high heat - you want your pan and oil to be hot enough to sear the roast well when you put it in the pan. when the oil is just about to the smoking point, put the roast in and cover the pan. let the meat sear until nicely browned on the bottom, then flip the roast. let it sear for a minute or two on the second side, then add, beef stock (i much prefer the boxed stock to the canned broth - it just seems to give the gravy a much richer taste in the end), cover the roasting pan and place it in a pre-heated 300 degree oven. roast for 4 to 5 hours, until the meat is fork tender and falls apart easily. i check the roast each hour, quickly opening the lid, just to make sure the stock has not evaporated. as long as your pan has a good seal on it, this shouldn tsp happen. but if necessary, add more stock to the pan., an hour before the roast is done , prepare the mashed potatoes. peel 6 large red potatoes (these work better - at least for me - because they are much moister than the russets, so the mashed potatoes are creamier); cut into 1/4th, and place them in a large saucepan - rinse the cut potatoes 2 times in cold water, then cover them in fresh cold water and place the pan over medium high heat; boil until tender. this is usually about 30 minutes, but it depends on the size of your cuts, so just cook them until you can easily insert a fork into a potato. drain potatoes well, reserving 1 cup of the water for the gravy. add the following to the hot potatoes, butter, sour cream, milk, salt, crazy mixed up salt (use regular salt or garlic salt if jane s salt is not available), pepper, i use a hand masher , but you can use an electric mixer or however you chose to mash the potatoes into a creamy yet firm texture. add more milk if potatoes are too stiff. place the mashed potatoes in a buttered casserole dish, cover with foil, and place in the oven to keep warm while you make the gravy., prepare the gravy, melt 2 tbsp butter, stir in 1/4 cup flour to make a paste, stir in enough beef stock to thin the paste enough to pour., finished roast from the pan and place it on a plate; cover meat with foil to keep warm., place the roasting pan over a medium flame and bring the liquid to a gentle boil (i usually seem to have about 1 1/2 to 2 cups liquid in the pan when the roast is done - if you have less, just use the beef stock to increase your liquid)., use a whisk to gradually whisk in the butter/flour/stock liquid., add 2 tbsp beef base - i use tone s (i prefer beef base to buillon - has a richer flavor and is really worth having on hand, but if you can tsp find this, try knorr s beef buillon extra large cubes), add the 1 cup of reserved potato water, add 1/2 cup beef stock, taste the gravy and see if you want more seasoning. i usually find i don tsp need to add anything at this point, since i have the seasoning from the flour coating and the stock and the beef base. if you think you need more seasoning, add salt and pepper to your taste. beef base will also give you more saltiness., keep the gravy warm while you uncover the meat and use 2 forks to pull the meat apart into small to medium chunks., you are now ready to assemble...

extra virgin olive oil, aleppo pepper (if you can tsp find, use pink pepper, white pepper, or even a dash of red pepper flakes), garlic cloves, peeled and pressed, sourdough rye bread (or plain sourdough), mozzarella cheese , cut into 16 slices, coarse sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, fresh thyme, fresh rosemary, scallions , root ends trimmed, red wine vinegar, splash extra virgin olive oil , about 1 tbsp

fresh tofu, mashed (waterpacked type, soft or medium), nutritional yeast flakes, ener-g egg substitute (dry ), soymilk (approx .), soy sausage, crumbled or sliced (i like yves breakfast links), soy cheese, sliced or shredded, salt and pepper, english muffin, sliced and toasted (if you can find vegan ones, great! i ve yet to find them, so i use sourdough toast.), margarine

manicotti pasta shells, cooked chicken, finely chopped, chive & onion cream cheese, frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained, tastefully simple dried tomato & garlic pesto sauce (i could not find this combo, so i bought sun dried tomato pesto and added minced garlic to make my o), shredded mozzarella cheese, for mixture, shredded mozzarella cheese, for topping, pasta sauce (use 1 jar for each dish )

uncooked) short cut pasta , cooked according to instructions., grilled chicken, cubed, grilled asparagus, diced, grilled zucchini, diced, persian cucumber, diced, mayo, kenzoil : olive oil seasoned with fresh basil & garlic. (if you can tsp find this product, just combine 1 tbsp olive oil with about 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil and two minced garlic cloves.), shredded cheddar & jack cheese, handful of chives, snipped, sea salt & black pepper, freshly ground - to taste

chicken thighs, chicken drumsticks, green olives (best italian ones you can find, like bella di cerignola, olives from puglia), white wine, pine nuts, garlic (smashed or rough chop), butter, olive oil, bay leaf, fresh, salt and pepper, for seasoning

bananas chopped into bites size pieces, oranges chopped into bite size pieces., apples chopped into bite size pieces. i use red delicious but you can us any green apple also ., red grapes. wash and drain well ., chunk pinapple or tidbits. drain well., blue berries. wash and drain well ., strawberries ( i have used frozen berries to). slice straw berries in half., a jar of marchino cherries ,drained well . (optional), chopped walnuts. chopp well but not to much or buy chopped walnuts. add a little bit at a time to make sure you dont get to much nuts in salad., cool whip (fat free and sugar free if you can find it.) add 1 tsp. vanilla and a dash of cinammon to mix well and set aside . place your on the counter to thaw out about a half hour before you make your salad.

chicken sausage (asiago, spinach and from sam s club) or 10 italian sausages, if you can tsp find the other, onions, diced, fresh garlic cloves, crushed, tomatoes, diced, farfalle pasta, fresh basil, kraft shredded parmesan cheese , romano and asiago cheeses (if you can find all in 1, otherwise use what you have), half-and-half cream, garlic salt, shallot salt (penzey s), roasted garlic seasoning (tones brand), red pepper flakes, black pepper

bittersweet chocolate (use the best quality you can find) or 4 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces (use the best quality you can find), heavy cream, instant espresso powder, irish whiskey, eggs, sugar, sugar, vanilla extract

pickling cucumbers , cut in half lengthwise, scoop out to make hollow, roma tomatoes , scoop out to make hollow, yellow bell peppers (try to find the baby bells) or purple bell peppers (try to find the baby bells) or red bell pepper, remove seeds and membrane (try to find the baby bells), prepared egg salad or tuna salad, carrot sticks or 12 pieces jicama or 12 celery ribs, lettuce leaves, cheese, goldfish crackers

carrots, uncooked beetroots (get the small, young ones, with smooth skin and firm flesh), garlic cloves, finely minced or 1 tsp garlic paste, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, strong dijon mustard, tabasco sauce or chili pepper flakes, to taste, smoked salt or regular sea salt or za atar spice mix, fresh ground black pepper, leafy fresh herb, chopped (cilantro, chervil, flat-leaf parsley) (optional), toasted nuts (almonds, pine nuts, cashews, peanuts) (optional) or seeds (sesame, sunflower seeds) (optional), grated apples (optional) or shallot (optional), any dried herb , spice (and you know there s only 1 way to find out) (optional) or mixed spice, you think might work (and you know there s only 1 way to find out) (optional)

fresh porcini mushrooms (hard to find) or sliced white button mushrooms (i usually add a few more), extra virgin olive oil, links italian sausage skinned and crumbled (hot or sweet , your call), yellow onion, chopped, celery stalk, chopped 1/4 thick, tomatoes, peeled and chopped, water, salt, pepper, crusty italian bread (country style if available)

rye toast cracker crumbs (sometimes i have trouble finding this. if so, i use rye bread sliced thin and toast it in a slow oven, about 250 degrees till dry and be made into crumbs), cream cheese, minced onion, sauerkraut, drained, corned beef ( i can never find this in my area so i get 3/4 lb from the deli counter and chop it very fine)

chicken broth, chicken broth with roasted garlic (if you can not find this, mince 2 cloves garlic and use an add litre can of ), water, diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained (i use the hot rotel myself), fresh cilantro, minced (reduce to 1 tbsp if dried is used), chili powder, cumin, smoked sausage (or spicy ), vermicelli, broken into about 1 inch pieces, corn (mexican if you can find it), black beans, rinsed and drained, lime juice, sliced avocado (to garnish ), grated cheddar cheese or monterey jack cheese (to garnish)

nestle mint chocolate chips (if you can tsp find mint chips, use semi-sweet chips and 3 tsp. of mint flavoring), shortening, sugar, egg, corn syrup, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt