1159 once points 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

new, baby, etc) potatoes , sliced once, if possible, to get about 1-2 bite pieces, each, olive oil, malt or balsamic vinegar, worcestershire sauce, smoked bacon, cheddar or colby cheese, shredded, green onions, chopped, sour cream, kosher or sea salt and fresh ground black pepper

active dry or fresh yeast, honey, warm water (105o f to 115o f), all-purpose flour, kosher salt, extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing, fresh baby spinach leaves, feta cheese (i love trader joe s 8 oz blocks, not too salty and very creamy texture), sun dried roma tomatoes , julienned, packed in olive oil and herbs (once again, trader joe s brand is the best!), kalamata olives, fresh oregano leaves (dried is fine too), extra virgin olive oil, fresh cracked pepper

butter, melted, plus more for preparing pans, flour, plus more for preparing pans, baking powder, ground ginger or 1 tsp fresh grated, salt, sugar, brown sugar , packed, canned pumpkin (15 oz) or 2 cups fresh , pureed pumpkin, eggs, makes two loaves, glaze : once cool, if desired. combine 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar with 2-3 tbsp water, 2 tsp maple syrup in a liquid measuring cup. stir until the is smooth and thick, with no lumps. add 2/3 cup pecans. drizzle over the loaves and let set

everywhere you look , there is a lot of emphasis on cutting the fat out of our daily diets, but who wants to cut out the fat if it means cutting out the flavor when it comes to baking, there is a way to cut down on your fat intake without changing the ingredients in your favorite recipes. if you switch to nonstick silicone bakeware, you can cut down on your fat intake with minimal effort. because the bakeware is nonstick, you never have to use butter, shortening, or grease on your pans or sheets to ensure easy food removal., first silicone items made exclusively for baking were small silicone mats that fit nicely on your cookie sheet and allowed you to bake cookies with out greasing the cookie sheet or worrying about the bottoms getting burned. these little mats were a huge success and stores were hard pressed to keep them in stock., as the popularity of these mats grew , manufacturers decide to explore the idea of making more bakeware from silicone. they began making spoons, spatulas, and whisks that could withstand high heats and could be used with nonstick cookware with no fear of ruining the coating. silicone utensils were the perfect choice for candy making or any other project that required a boiling and sticky liquid to be stirred., kitchen supply manufacturers also introduced silicone potholders and oven gloves. because they can withstand heats up to 500 degrees, they are the perfect insurance that you won tsp get burned when you pull a hot dish from your oven. they don tsp conduct heat the way that a cloth potholder does and they are much sturdier and easy to keep clean than traditional potholders. home canners fell in love with silicone baker s mitts because they could actually reach into a pot of boiling water to remove a hot jar of food once it was done processing. as an added bonus these durable potholders do double duty as lid grippers making opening jars a snap., once silicone hit kitchens in the form of baking mats , utensils, and pot holders, kitchen experts began to see the potential of this material in everyday baking. suddenly almost any type of bakeware that could traditionally be found in stainless steel, aluminum, glass, or stoneware was being offered in brightly colored silicone. stores began selling muffin tins, bread loaf pans, cake pans, and pie pans. the most popular pieces tend to be the specialty designed cake pans that allow you to make cakes shaped like everything from roses to pumpkins. they even have mini cake pans that make individual, fancy shaped cakes., popularity of silicone bakeware skyrocketed as cooks began to see the benefits of using this material in their kitchens. foods pop out of silicone pans with amazing ease. you never need to grease, flour, or even use cooking spray on a silicone pan and that adds up to lots of calories and fat grams saved with each meal. because silicone is very flexible, it is easy to bend and twist it so that cakes and breads pop out easily. you never have to force baked goods out of the pan, so they retain there shape and you don tsp see a lot of split and broken cakes., silicone is a bakers dream when it comes to making evenly cooked delicacies. the material distributes heat evenly, so you never end up with a cake that is burned around the edges and still not cooked in the middle. it also cools down quickly ensuring that your foods will not continue cooking and possibly drying out once you remove them from the oven., because silicone is nonstick , cleanup is a breeze. a little soap and water and any crumb left on your bakeware disappears. it is nonporous, so it never retains any odors from the foods you cook. completely versatile it goes from oven to table to freezer and can even be thrown in the dishwasher. once you are done cleaning it, storage is a snap. with its flexibility, you can twist it, bend it, fold it or mash it up so it can fit in the smallest of drawers or cupboards., if you haven tsp tried silicone bakeware , add a piece or two to your kitchen. you will be surprised at its quality and flexibility.

while grasshopper pie is most commonly known these days as a type of ice cream pie , it started off as a mint and chocolate chiffon pie based on a prohibition-era cocktail. a chiffon pie filling involves stabilizing flavored and sweetened whipped egg whites or whipped cream with gelatin. the results are light, airy, and delicate. we wanted to go retro and bring back the original chiffon version of this pie and here s what we discovered, test kitchen discoveries, use two liqueurs to flavor the filling : creme de menthe and white creme de cacao. we found no substitute that contributed a similarly intense flavor., make sure to fully hydrate the gelatin or tough bits may punctuate the otherwise silky smooth texture of the filling. once dissolved in the cream, the gelatin should be heated until it s very hot, but below a boil., beat the cream to smooth-looking stiff peaks. a chunky or grainy texture is indicative of the cream being overbeaten. for the most stable whipped cream, start beating the cream slowly, and then increase the mixer s speed once the cream is beginning to build in volume., make sure the pie is fully set before serving; otherwise the filling may ooze once sliced. six hours should be sufficient; overnight is better.

extra-virgin olive oil , once around the pan, chorizo, casings removed and finely chopped , about 1 cup, ground pork, garlic cloves, grated or finely chopped, ground allspice, paprika, ground coriander, salt and freshly ground black pepper, light or dark brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, lime , zested and juiced, chicken stock, tomato sauce, portuguese rolls or sub rolls, deli-cut slices swiss cheese, dill or half sour pickles, chopped, plantain chips or other exotic chips

feet sausage casings (optional), apple cider vinegar (optional), pork butt , coarsely ground twice or medium once, granulated garlic, rubbed sage, dried parsley, sea salt, fennel seeds, cracked, dried oregano leaves, dried thyme leaves, black pepper, cayenne, ice water , if needed, barbecue sauce, hot sauce (such as louisiana or texas pete)

dried great northern beans, bacon, chopped, onion, chopped, jalapenos, chopped, tomato paste, dark brown sugar, molasses, vegetable broth, cayenne pepper, black pepper, kosher salt

all-purpose flour , plus more for dusting work surfaces, baking powder, gray salt, unsalted butter, at room temperature, crystal sugar plus more to roll logs in (see chef s note), light brown sugar, eggs, anise seeds, unblanched whole almonds, toasted

taro root, unsalted butter, salt and pepper to taste, peanut or grapeseed oil, recipe courtesy of susan regis , executive chef, island ducks, ginger, garlic, kikkoman soy sauce, sherry, sesame oil, julienned scallions, or more, taro root and taro chips (see previous recipe), duck jus , recipe follows, preheat oven to 350 degrees ., using the carcasses of the duck, place the duck legs on the duck, carcass. place legs and carcasses, in a roasting pan and roast for 1, hour and 45 minutes to 2 s., check periodically to make sure the, ducks are not getting too dark. they are ready when the leg wiggles freely to your touch, and they are a nice deep amber color. the skin should look crisp and rendered of fat. cool. once cooled, take your boning knife and cut through the skin right in the middle of the legs. using your hands, separate duck legs. (use your thumb to get under the oyster and gently pull leg from the bones.) gently use your fingers to pull out the thigh bone. trim legs a little to keep a nice triangular shape.

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

self rising flour, shortening (i used liquid margarine), sugar (i used brown once and white once, no real major difference), cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, beer-the 1 i used was a bavarian ale that tasted like cloves.....

arkansas breakfast casserole, bacon, cut in 2 inch pieces, green pepper, cored, seeded, chopped, chopped onion, cubed cooked potatoes, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, eggs, lightly beaten, salt and pepper to taste, in a large heavy skillet , cook the bacon over moderate heat until crisp. remove the bacon to drain. pour off all but 3 tbsp of drippings. heat the drippings remaining in the pan till it sizzles. add the pepper, onion and potatoes and cook, stirring gently, until the potato cubes are browned. sprinkle on the cheese and stir until it melts. add the eggs and cook, stirring gently, until the eggs are set. season with salt and pepper. sprinkle on the crumbled bacon and serve at once.

plant in september or october and pick next june. wonderful hard neck varieties to pick from. jj, http://www.groworganic.com/default.html, type garlic bulbs in the search window and you will be taken to the page in the catalog. serving their catalog, it is full of great stuff., garlic is available in september. not sure you may be able to serving now or call them and find out when. once available, they sell out fast.

sweet-garlic butternut fries, recipe): 189 calories, 1.5g fat , 453mg sodium, 45g carbs, 6g fiber, 13g sugars, 3.5g protein -- points value 3, hungry girl twist on fries, these fries are so good and sweet and garlicky, you ll freak when you taste em., butternut squash (about 2 lb -- large enough to yield 20 oz. once peeled & sliced), coarse salt, divided, a head of garlic, olive oil, sweet asian chili sauce, coarse salt

ranch-tastic butternut fries with bacon, recipe): 235 calories, 5.5g fat , 880mg sodium, 39g carbs, 5.5g fiber, 10g sugars, 8.5g protein -- points value 4, salty taste of bacon , the natural sweetness of squash, the cool-yet-zesty taste of ranch -- yup, this recipe has it all, recipe from hungrygirl.com - love her! she does makeover meals to make them healthier to eat, fat-free sour cream, dry ranch dressing/dip mix, butternut squash (about 2 lb -- large enough to yield 20 oz. once peeled & sliced), coarse salt, turkey bacon, topping: chopped scallions

all-purpose flour; more for the pan, baking powder, baking soda, ground nutmeg, table salt, onces (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, well softened at room temperature; more for the pan, granulated sugar, pure vanilla extract, eggs, at room temperature, plain, low-fat yogurt, fresh cranberries, chopped, light brown sugar, all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, cold unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces, chopped walnuts, fresh cranberries, chopped, add topping 40 minutes into baking rather than at the beginning , so topping doesn tsp sink too far into cake.)