168 kristi lets 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

note..folks i know this looks really long..it is, easy..i just gave lots of detail..it is easy easy !! :(), wonderful oriental flair shrimp fried rice, a very colorful and delicious meal for 4, raw shrimp, shelled and deveined, salt, freshly ground black pepper, cornstarch, cooking oil, divided, eggs, beaten, stalks green onion, minced, leftover rice , grains separated well, frozen peas and carrots, defrosted, soy sauce, sesame oil, in a bowl, toss the shrimp with the salt, pepper and cornstarch., let marinate for 10 minutes at room temperature., heat a wok or large saute pan on high heat., when the pan is hot enough for a bead of water to instantly sizzle and evaporate, add just 1 tbsp of the cooking oil and swirl to coat pan., add the shrimp , quickly spreading out around the cooking surface area so that they are not overlapping., let fry , untouched for 30 seconds., flip over and let the other side fry for 30 seconds, or until about 80% cooked through., shrimp from the pan onto a plate , leaving as much oil in the pan as possible., turn the heat to medium, let the pan heat up again. add the eggs, stirring in a quick motion to break up and scramble the eggs. when the eggs are almost cooked through (they should still be slightly runny in the middle), dish out of the pan into the same plate as the cooked shrimp., use paper towels to wipe the same wok or saute pan clean and return to high heat with the remaining 1 tbsp of cooking oil, swirling to coat., when the oil is very hot , add the green onions and fry until fragrant, about 15 seconds., add in the rice and stir well to mix in the green onions throughout. spread the rice all around the wok surface area and let the rice heat up, untouched until you hear the bottoms of the grains sizzle, about 1-2 minutes., use the spatula to toss the rice, again spreading the rice out over the surface of wok., drizzle the soy sauce all around the rice and toss., add the peas and carrots, the cooked eggs, shrimp and sesame oil, tossing to mix the rice evenly with all of the ingredients., let everything heat back up again , until the rice grains are so hot they practically dance, taste and add an additional soy sauce if needed .

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...

dough, flour, salt, olive oil, eggs well beaten, water, potato, mashed potatoes, chopped onion, cottage cheese, vegeatble oil, salt and pepper to taste, saute onions in oil, season , add potatoes and cottage cheese and mix well., kapusta (sauerkraut), sauerkraut, vegeatble oil, onion, chopped, pepper to taste, bring sauerkraut to boil in some water. rinse, cool, drain and squeeze out water. chop finer if you want. saute onions in oil and add to sauerkraut, season to taste., prune, prunes, water, honey to taste, bring prunes and water to a boil, let cool and drain. chop prunes very fine and add honey to taste.

bread, cut into 1 cubes, milk, olive oil, yellow onion, garlic cloves, carrots, peeled, stalks celery, horseradish, ground chuck, ground veal or 1 lb ground turkey, ground pork, eggs, roughly chopped fresh parsley, dijon mustard, coarse salt, ground pepper, sliced bacon, brown sugar (optional), ground mustard (optional), tomato paste (optional), water (optional)

raisins, in, boiling water (let cool), melted butter flavor crisco, white sugar, brown sugar, eggs (beaten with sugars), flour, salt, rolled oats

quick-cooking tapioca (i use let s do...organic s tapioca granules), truvia artificial sweetener, egg, lightly beaten, nutmeg, unsweetened coconut milk, water (or 1 cup milk), vanilla, shredded coconut (optional)

lemon wedges, strawberries, simple syrup (dissolve 1 part sugar in 1 part boiling water, let cool), grey goose vodka, splash cranberry juice, fresh edible flower (nasturtium, pansy or any other you have available. must not have pesticides on them!)

whole wheat bread, toasted, cooked bacon, romaine leaves, avocado, quartered and sliced, smoked turkey, tomatoes, mayonnaise, alfalfa sprout, dijon mustard (optional)

quick couscous or 12 oz israeli couscous, frozen corn, thawed and cooked ,let cool., black beans, drained and rinsed in cold water, chopped red onions, chopped green peppers, chopped yellow peppers, chopped orange bell peppers, chopped red peppers, zucchini, halved and thinly sliced- use a mandoline, kalamata olive, pitted and sliced, olive oil, white wine vinegar, white balsamic vinegar, cumin, chopped fresh basil, chopped fresh thyme, chopped fresh marjoram

whole wheat flour, almond flour (use roasted almond and blend well to make ), baking powder, baking soda, salt, egg, maple syrup, buttermilk (mix 3/4 cup of milk and 1 tsp of lemon juice and let sit a few minutes to make ), canola oil, vanilla extract, chopped pecans, dried raisins, butter (for cooking ) or oil, as needed (for cooking)

cream cheese, softened, sour cream, taco seasoning mix, green onions, chopped, green pepper, chopped, tomatoes, chopped, cheddar cheese, shredded, black olives, sliced (optional), ground sirloin, cooked crumbled and drained and let cool, tortilla chips

black beans, drained and rinsed or 19 oz about 1 1/2 cups of freshly cooked black beans, almond butter (for nut allergies, sesame seed butter or sunflower seed butter also work well), pitted dates, soaked for an hour and drained, cocoa powder, coconut oil, sea salt, chopped nuts (optional), baked sweet potato (just bake a sweet potato in the oven or microwave until very soft, let it cool, cut it in half and s), pitted dates, soaked for an hour and drained, cocoa powder, almond butter (for nut allergies, sesame seed butter or sunflower seed butter also work well), coconut milk, pure vanilla extract

this recipe is from hudson s on the bend just outside of austin , tx. not far from lake travis. 1 of the guys went to the same school as i did ,he graduated before me. they have a lot of wild game and some very different recipes. check out thier cook books, i own 1 and it s great., balsamic-apple vinaigrette, balsamic vinegar, apple juice concentrate (available in frozen foods section)

fresh peaches (organic is best , make sure they are not mealy, but juicy and ripe), if the peaches are unripe , let them sit for a day or two in a brown paper bag., butter, flour (1/2 cup each cake and regular is best), baking powder, baking soda, milk, brown sugar

butter or 1 cup margarine, sugar , sifted, vanilla, egg, flour , sifted, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, spiced gumdrop , sliced into eyes, nose, mouth and ear shapes (remove black gumdrops)

basmati rice, diced chicken (optional), saffron (either powdered or threads-let soak in 1 tbsp. hot water for a few minutes), eggs, plain yogurt, oil

brown sugar, shortening or 1 cup butter, sour milk (make by adding 1tsp vinegar,and let set for a little while), baking soda, baking powder, eggs, salt, vanilla, flour