32 little work Recipes

pizza dough , any brand will work (i use pillsbury), butter, garlic salt, grated parmesan cheese , for topping after baking

frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed, eight oz package cream cheese, guava paste, egg, water, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla

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

lukewarm water (90of to 100of), dry yeast or two 0.6-oz packages fresh yeast, crumbled, all purpose flour (i use king arthur bread flour), extra-virgin olive oil, coarse sea salt, note: i have found that adding anywhere from 1-2 tsp. of salt (table salt works just fine) to the flour while making the dough works as good or better than the coarse salt on top. it depends on your taste. i would suggest adding 1 tsp. of salt to the flour and maybe lightly adding the coarse salt before baking. or forgo the coarse salt altogether and add 1.5 tsp of salt to the flour for the dough. bread does needs salt to have a good taste., note 2: drizzle with olive oil before baking., note 3: you can knead with a little olive oil to keep from adding more flour and prevent dryness., add herbs of your choice and/or a grated favorite cheese. i have used rosemary, oregano, basil, red pepper flakes, cracked black pepper, asiago, and parmesan in various combinations and it all worked out well.

pita bread (the thick little round ones), marinara sauce (just enough to cover the surface of the bread), shredded cheese (the little prepackaged italian blend works well), couple dashes of oregano and garlic powder (to taste)

flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, semi-sweet chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, light brown sugar, very ripe bananas, unsalted butter, plain yogurt (sour cream or cottage cheese works too, use a little less than 1 cup if using sour cream and add a litre), milk, egg

fish , most firm white works well (when it s on sale, i use tail-end pieces of atlantic salmon), flour (or more ), eggs, lightly beaten, breadcrumbs (i usually make these out of some interesting leftover bread), parmesan cheese, chopped herbs (such as dill or parsley), salt and pepper, to taste, i use very little, oil (for cooking , adjust to suit your pan)

chicken (breast with bone in works beast and a little skin), onion (diced ), garlic (minced ), carrot (diced ), celery (diced ), water, salt (kosher), pepper (fresh ground ), bay leaves, grain and wild rice blend (carolina seasoned long and wild rice), creamed corn, frozen corn, butter, flour, cream (fat free half & half)

chicken (breast with bone in works beast and a little skin), onion (diced ), garlic (minced ), carrots (diced ), celery (diced ), water, salt (kosher), pepper (fresh ground ), bay leaves, carolina wild n long grain rice (seasoned ), cream corn, frozen corn, butter, flour, cream (fat free half & half)

mccormick pure vanilla extract, gold medal imitation vanilla extract, i found the information about temperatures in cakes and cookies to be the most informative on which to use. internal cake temps only reach 210 where in cookies are up there at 350 and most of the extra compounds in pure vanilla bake off at 280-300 so real is great for cakes and imitation works for cookies. this makes sense and matters if you do a lot of baking, if little baking, well guess a small bottle of both., here is a link to winner of the imitation, apparently an east of the mississippi item and can be mail ordered. i guess i will stick with tones from smart and final., just an interesting look again into vanilla ., http://www.cfsauer.com/products.asp bid =1

boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes, carrots , pared and cut into 1-inch pieces, fresh gingerroot, water or 1 cup fat-free chicken broth, allspice, white pepper, cornstarch, unsweetened pineapple chunks, drained , juice reserved, green bell pepper, cut into chunks (red or a mix of the two also work, but the green is a little less sweet and stands out more), sliced water chestnuts (about 1/2 cup)

cream cheese (whipped works the best , it s easiest to stir!), chicken chicken breasts, dry ranch dressing mix (not the dip mix!), shredded cheese (as much or as little as you like!)

problems, dry cookie dough, solution, measure accurately. you don tsp want too much flour or too little liquid or shortening., use room temperature shortening, not chilled or melted ., use large eggs , the size used for testing most recipes., use small eggs ., mix the cookie dough thoroughly. be careful not to undermix., help! if your dough is too dry , add 1 or 2 tbsp cream or milk., problem, dough too soft to shape or roll, solution, measure accurately. you don tsp want too little flour or too much liquid or shortening, use shortening at room temperature, but not melted and do not substitute oil., use large eggs, not extra large, if it s a refrigerator dough , be sure it is firm enough to handle, then work with small amounts, leaving the rest in the refrigerator, help! if your dough is too soft, mix in 1 or 2 tbsp flour.

cream of mushroom soup, water, boneless skinless chicken breasts (depending on size, raw chicken tenders also work well), rice, season salt (little red/white bottle)

these vintage cake icing recipes are taken from mom s old recipe scrapbooks , circa 1929. mom often used these easy cake frosting recipes to decorate cakes for birthdays and everyday use., seven minute icing recipe, egg white , 3/4 cups white sugar, 1 tbsp corn syrup, 1/4 tsp cream of tartar, 3 tbsp water, 1/2 tsp vanilla. combine all ingredients, except flavoring, in top of double boiler and beat; place over rapidly boiling water and beat 7 minutes or until frosting is fluffy and will hold shape; remove from stove, add flavor and beat 1 minute longer; spread immediately., easy vanilla icing recipe, butter , 1-1/2 cups icing sugar, 1-1/2 tbsp milk, 1/2 tsp vanilla; beat., vanilla butter cream icing recipe, butter , 1/2 tsp salt, 2 tsp vanilla, 3 cups icing sugar, 1/4 cup milk. combine all ingredients and mix., butterscotch icing recipe, in a saucepan combine 3 tbsp butter , 3 tbsp milk, 1/2 cup dark brown sugar. heat till dissolved, beat in 1-2/3 cups icing sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla; beat till creamy., icing recipes, these old-fashioned , homemade icing recipes are taken from the white house cook book by hugo ziemann, steward of the white house, and mrs. f. litre. gillette, a celebrated 19th-century cookbook author, published by the saalfield publishing company, new york, in 1913., cake frosting tips, in the first place , the eggs should be cold, and the platter on which they are to be beaten also cold. allow, for the white of 1 egg, 1 small teacupful of powdered sugar. break the eggs and throw a small handful of the sugar on them as soon as you begin beating; keep adding it at intervals until it is all used up. the eggs must not be beaten until the sugar has been added in this way, which gives a smooth, tender frosting, and 1 that will dry much sooner than the old way., spread with a broad knife evenly over the cake, and if it seems too thin, beat in a little more sugar. cover the cake with two coats, the second after the first has become dry, or nearly so. if the icing gets too dry or stiff before the last coat is needed, it can be thinned sufficiently with a little water, enough to make it work smoothly., a little lemon juice , or half a teaspoonful of tartaric acid, added to the frosting while being beaten, makes it white and more frothy., flavors mostly used are lemon , vanilla, almond, rose, chocolate, and orange., if you wish to ornament with figures or flowers, make up rather more icing, keep about 1-third out until that on the cake is dried; then, with a clean glass syringe, apply it in such forms as you desire and dry as before; what you keep out to ornament with may be tinted pink with cochineal , blue with indigo, yellow with saffron or the grated rind off an orange strained through a cloth, green with spinach juice and brown with chocolate, purple with cochineal and indigo. strawberry, or currant and cranberry juices color a delicate pink., cake in a cool oven with the door open to dry, or in a draught in an open window., almond frosting (marzipan icing recipe), whites of three eggs, beaten up with three cups of fine, white sugar. blanch a lb of sweet almonds, lb them in a mortar with a little sugar, until a fine paste, then add the whites of eggs, sugar and vanilla extract. lb a few minutes to thoroughly mix. cover the cake with a very thick coating of this, set in a cool oven to dry, afterwards cover with a plain icing., chocolate frosting, whites of four eggs , three cups of powdered sugar and nearly a cup of grated chocolate. beat the whites a very little, they must not become white, stir in the chocolate, then put in the sugar gradually, beating to mix it well., plain chocolate icing, put into a shallow pan four tablespoonfuls of scraped chocolate , and place it where it will melt gradually, but not scorch; when melted, stir in three tablespoonfuls of milk or cream and 1 of water; mix all well together, and add 1 scant teacupful of sugar; boil about five minutes, and while hot, and when the cakes are nearly cold, spread some evenly over the surface of 1 of the cakes; put a second 1 on top, alternating the mixture and cakes; then cover top and sides, and set in a warm oven to harden., all who have tried recipe after recipe , vainly hoping to find 1 where the chocolate sticks to the cake and not to the fingers, will appreciate the above. in making those most palatable of cakes, chocolate eclairs, the recipe just given will be found very satisfactory., tutti frutti icing, mix with boiled icing 1 oz each of chopped citron , candied cherries, seedless raisins, candied pineapple, and blanched almonds., sugar icing, extra-refined sugar add 1 oz of fine white starch ; lb finely together and then sift them through gauze; then beat the whites of three eggs to a froth. the secret of success is to beat the eggs long enough, and always 1 way; add the powdered sugar by degrees, or it will spoil the froth of the eggs. when all the sugar is stirred in continue the whipping for half an hour longer, adding more sugar if the ice is too thin., take a little of the icing and lay it aside for ornamenting afterward. when the cake comes out of the oven, spread the sugar icing smoothly over it with a knife and dry it at once in a cool oven., ornament the cake with it, make a cone of stiff writing paper and squeeze the colored icing through it, so as to form leaves, beading or letters, as the case may be. it requires nicety and care to do it with success.

i have made this many times and the recipe comes from a french/belgium restaurant i worked in once again no written recipe , but i will try and explain how i did it., we bought the escargots (ok, snails) in a a 1 or 2 lb. tub, they came frozen and cleaned, no shells. we had shells we could stuff them in, if needed., i took a small pyrex ramekin and filled it half full of a clarified unsalted-butter, parsley and a small bit of garlic mixture. i put in 6 snails and covered the top with a puff pastry sheet. i would cut the pastry to fit the ramekin with a little hanging over the sides of the ramekin and coat with a egg wash (egg white and water) and made sure it sealed, use egg wash to make sure, pastry could shrink if not sealed good ., i put in a 425 degree oven and browned the pastry. i would make some kind of design on the pastry from a small cutters, before i browned it. i served this on a small white plate with a small paper doily on it. this dish we sold for $9.95 and sold a bunch nightly., a few sliced button mushrooms would be an option

stater brothers 98% fat free condensed mushroom soup, water, garlic powder to taste-between 1/4 teas or more-or use fresh, uncooked long grain white rice, more of tri-color sweet bell peppers , cut into julienne strips, skinless boneless chicken breasts , depending on how many you re serving and how much chicken you want, i took the chicken and cut it into 2 inch slices with my kitchen shears-only used to cut meat. from germany-they re great, i mix the soup concentrate and the rice together and gradually work the water in and other ingredients. that way the rice will cook nice and even., i sprayed the top of the chicken with wolfgang puck s olive oil cooking spray and then put emerille la gasse s chicken rub on top of the chicken. it has a great flavor to it., if you don tsp have the chicken rub you can take the cut up chicken , toss it in a bowl or plastic bag with olive oil or canola, little salt, pepper, paprika and touch of garlic powder. just don tsp use too much with the garlic powder. i use fresh usually, but in recipes like this; it works., i used the largest skillet that emerille la gasse makes to put it in., i mxed everything and baked it in the same pan.

old-fashion oatmeal, cinnamon, salt, butter or margarine, apple jelly - actually any clear jelly , will work but you could end with some odd colors. apple has good flavor with little color. also maple syrup, molasses and others work well. do not use sugar-free syrups for this.