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coffee mug, flour......(that s plain flour , not self-rising), sugar, baking cocoa, egg, milk, oil, chocolate chips, splash of vanilla extract

test kitchen discoveries, shortbread actually improves over time and can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two weeks.

butter, at room temperature, fresh sage (i use a mix of mostly chives and add a bit of each of the others) or 2 tbsp fresh rosemary (i use a mix of mostly chives and add a bit of each of the others) or 2 tbsp fresh thyme (i use a mix of mostly chives and add a bit of each of the others) or 2 tbsp fresh chives (i use a mix of mostly chives and add a bit of each of the others) or 2 tbsp fresh parsley (i use a mix of mostly chives and add a bit of each of the others) or 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped (i use a mix of mostly chives and add a bit of each of the others), cracked pepper, balsamic vinegar

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

here are the basics of making an excellent cheese fondue , the proper way (or at least the lindysez way)., use good cheese , i use half emmental swiss and gruyere, grate them up and toss them with some salt and a good amount of pepper. let them sit out at room temp so they melt better . cut your bread (good french bread, but not sourdough) into bite sized pieces making sure to have crust on each piece. let those sit out for a while too so they aren tsp too soft., cheese that you use , you are going to use 1 3/4 cups of a dry white wine, such as a fume blanc, a california sauv blanc (don tsp use a new zealand 1 as most are too grassy) or a pouilly-fume. when you are ready to make the fondue, rub the pot with a clove of garlic (we like garlic, so we leave the clove in, but you don tsp need to); then place over a medium heat and add the wine. when the wine comes to a simmer, start slowly adding the cheese, sprinkling in a handful at a time, allowing each addition to melt (my dad said you always have to stir in the same direction, in a figure 8 motion, it works. if you stir in a circle you will end up with a big glop of cheese in the middle of a pot of wine, the figure 8 is key); keep adding until you have a nice thick sauce, then add a splash of kirsch and a pinch of nutmeg. put over a burner to keep it bubbling, and stir often when you dip your bread., a lb of cheese is enough for 4 people; or more if you are serving other things. and the amounts are guesstimates. i almost always grate too much cheese, so only add as much as you need to get the right consistency ; when you dip a piece of bread into the fondue, you want a nice coating of cheese and for the bread to absorb the wine. that s what it s all about, cheese, wine and bread. so use the best you can of each ingredient. and any left over cheese makes for a mighty good ham and cheese omelet.

butter, dark brown sugar, milk, chopped pecans (or more, toasted ), butter, sugar, eggs, very ripe bananas, mashed (or 1 3/4 cup, the bananas have to be so ripe that they re nearly black!), pure vanilla extract (i add 1 tblsp), buttermilk, all-purpose flour, baking soda (i also add 3/4 tsp baking powder), salt

firm pears , cut into 3/4-inch pieces (6 cups), fresh lemon juice, fresh cranberries, granulated sugar, flour (honestly- bleached works best), chilled butter, granulated sugar, light-brown sugar, cinnamon, rolled oats, salt, vanilla ice cream , for serving

soft wheat flour (no all purpose, whole wheat works too), unbleached cane sugar, best cocoa powder (honestly, hershey s is great), baking soda, salt, oil (anything but olive ), white vinegar, vanilla, water

stalks rhubarb, sliced into 1 inch pieces, fresh strawberries, halved, sugar, fresh lemon juice, cornstarch, salt, brown sugar , packed, rolled oats, cinnamon (honestly i use more), nutmeg (i use more of this too), butter, cubed (make sure it is cold not room temp.)

fennel bulbs, quartered, onions, halved, redskin sweet potatoes, cut into chunks, carrots, cut into chunks, coarse salt, dried rosemary, garlic clove, chopped, olive oil

good snappy cheese (honest to god, that s what it says!), garlic minced, onion, worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, tabasco sauce, salt to taste, stale beer or less (to taste)

pork chops, cream of chicken soup, onion soup mix, dry pork gravy mix, chicken broth

unsalted butter , olive oil (we used a combination of olive oil mostly and solid coconut oil) or 4 tbsp coconut oil (we used a combination of olive oil mostly and solid coconut oil), yellow onions, thinly sliced, sea salt , plus more to taste, curry powder, ground coriander, ground cumin, chili flakes, whole tomatoes (pref. fire-roasted), vegetable broth, coconut milk

green papaya (see cook s note), green string beans, freshly squeezed lime juice, thai fish sauce , nam pla, palm sugar , available in most mexican, latin or asian supermarkets, or substitute brown sugar, or white sugar, carrots (peeled and shredded to the same strip-size as papaya), loosely chopped cilantro leaves, loosely chopped mint, dried thai shrimp , optional, thai chiles also called prik chiles, minced, unsalted peanuts, toasted and lightly crushed, thai grilled shrimp , recipe follows, jasmine sticky rice , or steamed vermicelli rice noodles, optional, as an accompaniment, thai sweet chili and garlic sauce (recommended: mae ploy now available in most grocery stores), hoisin sauce, garlic, finely minced, ponzu sauce , or substitute the juice of 1 lime, soy sauce, splash thai fish sauce , nam pla, sriracha sauce, curry powder, ground ginger, mint, leaves removed and finely chopped , or substitute thai basil, handful cilantro leaves, finely chopped, shrimp

green enchilada sauce (i prefer macayo s), cream of chicken soup, sour cream, diced cooked chicken, tortilla chips (i prefer white corn chips), grated monterey jack cheese or 8 oz cheddar cheese, lettuce (optional), tomato (optional), black olives (optional), chopped green onion (optional), sour cream (optional), salsa (etc.) (optional)

drops tea tree oil (germicidal), drops myrrh oil (germicidal/anti- inflammatory/astringent), drop clove oil (really germicidal), drop cardamon oil (keeps plaque from sticking, honest)

softened butter, browned butter, flour, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, beaten, vanilla, milk, water, baking soda, salt, chocolate chips, chopped walnuts (optional)