68 going canned 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

all-purpose flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, sugar, eggs, grated lemon zest (from about 3 to 4 lemons), coarsely chopped whole almond, white (she used white on the show , but you can tsp go wrong with dark!) or 18 oz dark chocolate (she used white on the show, but you can tsp go wrong with dark!)

green beans (i used a combo of green and purple beans) trimmed and cut into 2 inch pieces, diced pancetta, (if you don tsp have pancetta , you can use bacon), extra virgin olive oil, onion, diced, whole tomatoes, peeled and diced (you don tsp have to peel them, but i like them better without the peel. if they are especially seedy, go ahead and remove the seeds otherwise, i would just leave them in. also, i peel my tomatoes by holding ad turning them, on a long fork, over an open flame until they pop, peel with a knife, the peel comes right off), dried italian herbs, red pepper flakes, salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

all-purpose flour, salt, cold butter (you can use shortening if you like, but remember, butter makes it better, or so i say), ice water (the range is big, i know, but i find sometimes i need more and sometimes i need less., frozen chopped leaf spinach (if you want to go to your friendly local organic farmer-emphasis on local- and use fresh spinach from them, by all means do so. if i had been making on sunday, i may have been using some from the farmer s market)., yellow onion, diced ., garlic, minced or pressed ., butter (the amount of and olive oil can be cut down if you prefer), olive oil, feta cheese, eggs, egg yolks, heavy cream or whole milk, nutmeg to taste, salt and pepper to taste

onions, chopped, mild green chilies, chopped or 2 (4 oz) cans canned green chilies, garlic clove, minced, butter, flour, chicken broth (go ahead and use the whole 14 oz can rather than have that extra bit go to waste), salt, ground cumin, monterey jack cheese, grated, cheddar cheese, grated, scallions, sliced, oil (for frying ), corn tortilla, cooked chicken, shredded, heavy cream

marinade, sesame oil, white vinegar ( do not use rice wine vinegar! ), granulated sugar, ingredients for salad, heads of iceburg lettuce , torn or cut into bite size pieces! ( if you are going to take this to a picnic where the lettuce might not be kept cold, use cabbage, cut like cole slaw.), toasted almonds ( toast in oven at 350 degrees for about 12 minutes! ), bundle of green onions or scallions (or more!), chopped, toasted sesame seeds, skinned and boneless chicken breasts ( about 6-8 breasts ), chinese wonton skins / wrappers (if you can tsp find these, you can use egg roll skins), salt and pepper, oil to fry the won ton wrappers in.. i use canola or peanut .

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

head cabbage, shredded, diced tomatoes (i prefer to used the diced ones seasoned with oregano and basil) or 1 (14 1/2 oz) can stewed tomatoes (i prefer to used the diced ones seasoned with oregano and basil), green beans, cut style, broccoli, mushroom, onion, minced garlic, chicken broth (enough to cover ), oregano, basil, salt, pepper, red potatoes, cubed (great for the winter) (optional), carrot (not a fan, but they go good with the soup) (optional)

rolled oats (not instant ), peanuts or 1 cup toasted almond, sesame seeds, roasted sunflower seeds, coconut (i always use unsweetened, but you can go for the sweetened kind if you d like), toasted wheat germ (i often omit this ingredient, as i tend to forget to buy it), raisins, dried fruit (dried apricots, craisins and dried apple are all delicious choices), cooking oil (not olive), honey

tri-color spiral pasta (bowties and pene work well too), pepperoni slices (you can also use stick and just dice it), fresh mozzarella cheese, cubed, grape tomatoes, halved, jumbo olives, halved, red onion, chopped, italian dressing (if you can find the roasted red pepper , go with that 1), parmesan cheese, to top

chicken stock or low sodium chicken broth (three 14 oz cans), salt (i go very light on the , but you can add more to taste), white pepper, frozen whole kernel corn, crab meat, corn starch, cold water, green onions, sliced into small rings, eggs, slightly beaten

cream cheesr, fresh crab meat or canned , drained and flaked.(can also use minced ,cooked shrimp or go 1st. class and use cooked,minced lobster), minced red onion, worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, freshly ground black pepper -to taste, green onion,finely sliced, garlic,peeled , smashed and finely minced, won ton wrappers, water, oil for frying , as needed

bacon (or you can use ham or sausage or just cheese), shredded cheddar cheese (if going meatless, use more cheese), butter, melted, eggs, beaten, onion powder to taste, salt, all-purpose flour, milk

olive oil, salted butter, serrano peppers, diced, with seeds (canned or fresh ), chipotle peppers, diced , with a little sauce (canned in adobo sauce), onion, diced, wondra flour (can go 4 tablespoons), chicken broth (canned ), tomato sauce, chili powder (fresh, good quality ), sugar (or honey), table salt, tempura flour, mix (batter, i use hime brand), water , ice cold, monterey jack cheese, shredded , brought to room temperature, corn oil, anaheim chilies, fresh

white fish fillets, depending on the size (again snapper, tilapia, even flounder and grouper will work too), diced tomatoes, drained, zucchini, and thin sliced in rounds (about 1 small zucchini), eggplant (i like to use the small japanese varieties which you can find almost any where these days), sliced halved black olives, capers, sliced shallot (or you can use a small onion cut in half and then thin sliced), feta cheese, crumbled, white wine, lemons, thin sliced, fresh parsley, dried oregano, salt (go easy with the capers and olives), pepper, olive oil, quick cooking couscous, parsley , and olive oil for a garnish

stocks broccoli, cut into small bite-size pieces (i don tsp like to eat trees!), red onion, diced (i use about 1/2 an onion -- personally raw onions give me headaches -- but i love the flavor), red bell pepper, diced, dressing, miracle whip or mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar (i use less -- go by taste), tabasco sauce -- (i use tabasco s jalapeno sauce and i use quite a bit -- it s to taste), bacon, cooked, drained, crumbled, toasted sunflower seeds, raisins can be added, too

potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks (not too small), tomato soup, half a can of water, garlic, finely minced, zest of 1 lemon, juice of 1 lemon, olive oil, dried oregano , thyme -- good size pinch, but rub herbs in hand to get flavors going, salt and pepper