1341 point river rest 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

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...

soy sauce, cornstarch (3 points), garlic cloves, minced, beef round steak , cut into thin strips, water, soy sauce, cornstarch (2 points), splenda sugar substitute, diced red peppers, olive oil, divided, carrots, thinly sliced, green onion, cut into 2 inch pieces (separate the white from the green )

smoked haddock, onion, peeled and finely chopped, milk, butter, cooked mashed potatoes, salt and pepper, bay leaf, chopped parsley, water, toast points (as an accompaniment)

a 1/4-lb piece of prosciutto, cut into 1/4-inch dice (about 2/3 cup), red onion, chopped fine (about 1 cup), olive oil, arugula , coarse stems discarded and the rest washed well, spun dry, and chopped (about 2 cups), four 8 1/2-inch flour tortillas, freshly grated parmesan cheese (about 3 oz)

unsalted butter, olive oil, shallots, chopped fine (about 1/2 cup), mushrooms , half of them sliced and the rest chopped fine, cream sherry, low-salt chicken broth, chopped fresh chives or scallion greens

dried lentils , picked over and rinsed, low-salt chicken broth, water, extra-virgin olive oil, red-wine vinegar, fresh lemon juice, arugula , coarse stems discarded, the rest washed and spun dry, head radicchio, belgian endive, crumbled feta cheese (about 1/3 cup)

skim milk, salt, brown sugar, vanilla, oatmeal (not instant ), banana, cut four slices, save for top of oatmeal, cut rest into small pieces, allspice

olive oil, beef shanks, stalks celery, sliced 1/4 inch thick, carrots, sliced 1/4 inch thick, onion, sliced into thin wedges, roma tomatoes , mush them up a bit-or when in season use 6 fresh and chop them (with juice), dry red wine , drink the rest, beef broth, fresh cracked black pepper, rosemary, stripped and use only the leaves, thyme, stripped and use only the leaves

flour, malted milk balls, 24 left whole ,the rest crushed (maltesers), golden caster sugar, baking powder, salt, egg, sour cream, vanilla extract, unsalted butter, melted, low-fat milk, golden icing sugar , sifted, skim milk, golden syrup, unsalted butter, softened

flour, seasoning salt , i used flavored salt flavored seasoned salt, sweet paprika or 2 tsp hot paprika, your choice, chicken breast , gently pounded with flat side of mallet, luscious olive oil, baby carrots , cut lengthwise, exotic mushrooms or 12 oz button mushrooms, cut into quarters, sweet onion, sliced, garlic cloves, minced, champagne , drink the rest of the bottle with dinner for 2, silky tomato paste , to thicken and give that red valentine color to the dish, fresh parsley, fresh thyme, parsley, thyme

olive oil, onions, sliced thin, gruyere cheese, grated (about 1/4 lb), zucchini , cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices, loosely-packed fresh basil, chopped, salt, cayenne, red bell peppers , cut crosswise into 1/4-inch rings (cores and seeds discarded), eggplant , cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices (salted and set aside to rest for several minutes to drain on paper towels), tomatoes , cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices, fresh thyme leave, coarse fresh breadcrumb

all-purpose flour, splenda sugar substitute, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg (less if grating your own), vanilla extract, eggs, beaten (it is okay to use egg beaters here), low-fat milk (bring almost to boiling point) or 3 cups 2% , scalded (bring almost to boiling point), bread, cubes (i use day old italian bread leftovers), raisins (optional) or 1/2 cup dates (optional), butter or 2 tbsp margarine

pine nuts, blue cheese , such as point reyes, maytag blue or 8 oz roquefort cheese, crumbled, heavy cream or 1/3 cup mascarpone, pesto sauce, penne (tubular pasta) or 12 oz tagliatelle pasta noodles (flat noodles)

fresh corn kernels, corn oil, salt, freshly ground pepper, pecan cornbread (recipe follows), slightly stale, cut into 1/2 cubes, shallot, minced, cooked lobster meat, roughly chopped, cream cheese, softened, worcestershire sauce, prepared mayonnaise, freshly ground nutmeg, on high heat , in a medium skillet, brown the corn kernels in the corn oil and season lightly with salt and pepper to taste. remove pan from heat and put cooked corn kernels into a large mixing bowl. stir in remaining ingredients, blending well. form lobster cakes with a two oz scoop. (make approximately twenty cakes.) cakes may be prepared to this point and refrigerated up to two days., presentation, pecans, pecan cornbread, dried slightly at room temperature, clarified butter or olive oil for sauteing, in a food processor , pulse pecans and pecan cornbread until finely ground. press cakes into crumb mixture, and then saute in clarified butter or olive oil on medium heat until lightly browned and warmed through. place on warmed plate and drizzle with pumpkin ginger creme fraiche (recipe follows).

garlic cloves, sliced thin, extra-virgin olive oil, a 19-oz can chick-peas, rinsed and drained, water, broccoli rabe, coarse and hollow stems discarded and the rest chopped (about 9 cups), dried hot red pepper flakes, three 6-inch pita loaves , halved horizontally to form 6 rounds, freshly grated parmesan cheese (about 2 oz)

salted water, dried black-eyed peas, watercress , tough stems discarded, the rest washed well, spun dry (2 cups packed), and chopped, firm-ripe peach, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces, scallions, chopped, celery rib, chopped fine, fresh lemon juice, ground cumin

garlic cloves, 1 split , rest chopped, russet potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced, salt and pepper, fresh thyme, onions, very thinly sliced, tomatoes, cored and thinly sliced (about 1 lb), dry white wine, olive oil, leg of lamb, with bone in (about 6 to 7 lb)