412 most handiest Recipes

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

raisins, boiling water, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, king arthur premium 100% whole wheat flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, egg, buttermilk, butter, melted

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

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

cold butter (i use margarine most of the time) or 6 tbsp margarine (i use margarine most of the time), powdered sugar, milk, vanilla extract

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)

roasted red peppers (most jars are about 7 oz, if you want to make your own, approximately 1 large bell pepper roasted pe), balsamic vinegar (you can substitute red wine if you want, it changes the flavor a bit but it will work just fine), garlic, minced, shallots, minced, olive oil, honey, red pepper flakes (optional), salt, pepper

cabbage, chopped, smoked kielbasa (most are pre-cooked, i use smithfield brand), chicken broth, canola oil, chipotle chile in adobo (2 peppers optional), tomato, cored and diced, seasoning salt, butter, sugar

chicken stock, dry sherry, cornstarch, sugar, oil, boneless skinless chicken breasts or 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into thin strips, green onions, thickly sliced , mostly whites, some green, garlic, minced, oil, broccoli, sliced, zucchini, sliced, bok choy, sliced, snow peas, mushroom, sliced, water chestnut, red chili pepper flakes (but good ) (optional)

lime , juice of, extra virgin olive oil , for liberal drizzling, flat leaf parsley, cilantro leaf, garlic cloves, cracked from skin, divided, spanish roasted piquillo pepper , available in most markets (1 cup of roasted red peppers, packed and drained, may be substituted), fire-roasted tomatoes (diced or crushed ), yellow onion, coarsely chopped, seedless cucumber, peeled and chopped, celery ribs, from heart chopped, crusty bread, chopped, salt, fresh ground black pepper, hot sauce or 1 tbsp spicy , adjust to your own taste, extra-large shrimp, peeled, deveined and cooked (look for them at the seafood counter)

bacon , save 2 tbsp drippings. (can be substituted for thickly cut deli ham heated in a pan with 2 tbsp crisco.), potatoes, peeled, chopped, yellow onion, chopped (most of the time, 1/4 of the small onion works for me!), chicken stock, cream-style corn, salt, half-and-half, milk (i use the to add a bit more looseness to the chowder. it makes it a dreamy kind of creamy), salt and black pepper

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

garlic-infused olive oil (can be bought at most supermarkets and is handy for other dishes or use 2 tbsp olive oil and), dried spaghetti (because they cook quickly) or 200 g linguine (because they cook quickly) or 200 g angel hair pasta (because they cook quickly), very finely chopped red chili peppers or 1 tsp dried chili pepper flakes, chopped parsley, salt and black pepper

shell pasta (i like small shells , ditalini or anything small in shape. rotini, spirals, and penne is too big to m), snow peas (ends trimmed and cut in half on an angle), frozen baby peas (thawed ), shallots, thin sliced, roasted red pepper vinaigrette, chives, chopped fine, salt, pepper, roasted red peppers (most jars are about 7 oz, if you want to make your own, approximately 1 large bell pepper roasted pe), balsamic vinegar (you can substitute red wine if you want, it changes the flavor a bit but it will work just fine), garlic, minced, shallots, minced, olive oil, honey, red pepper flakes (optional), salt, pepper, grated parmesan cheese

lamb (bone-in is most authentic and gives the dish the best flavor) or 1 lb mutton (bone-in is most authentic and gives the dish the best flavor), cinnamon, cumin powder (optional) or 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (optional), salt, black pepper, bulgur wheat (rice or other grains may also be experimented with) or 3 -4 cups cracked wheat (rice or other grains may also be experimented with), butter (optional), milk, sugar, honey, lemon juice, fried onions

grape leaves , rinsed well to remove brine and drained (available preserve, unless you just happen to have your own grape arbor), salt, lamb bones or 6 chicken wings, disjointed, garlic cloves, slivered, more to taste, lemons , juice of, more to taste, dried mint (optional), uncooked rice , parboiled in boiling water for 1 minute, immediately rinsed under cold tap water, and drained well, lamb (but not too fat , especially if using lamb, i prefer to grind my own lamb since most store bought gro) or 1 lb beef, fat and lean, chopped fine (but not too fat, especially if using lamb, i prefer to grind my own lamb since most store bought gro), onion, finely chopped, chopped parsley, ground cinnamon, ground allspice (optional), salt & freshly ground black pepper, quite a bit of pepper, tomato, peeled and chopped (optional), celery leaves, finely chopped (optional), chopped toasted pine nuts (optional)