159 river bend Recipes

lean ground beef (chili grind if possible), pork shoulder or 1 1/2 lbs country-style boneless pork ribs, cubed, onion, peeled and chopped, green pepper, peeled and chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, chili powder (i use penzey s medium), ground cumin, oregano (i use penzey s mexican), salt and pepper (to taste), beer (i use red or amber), beef stock, whole canned tomatoes, drained and chopped, tomato paste, beans (small red, black or great northern, or a combination), masa harina (optional)

pine nuts, garlic clove, peeled and crushed, young sorrel (1-2 handfuls, about 45g in weight), flat leaf parsley, stalks removed (1 small bunch), sea salt, extra virgin olive oil, hard goat s cheese, grated

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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

peeled and sliced potatoes, minced onion, salt, milk, cheddar cheese, pepper, crushed crackers or 1/4 cup breadcrumbs, parsley

unpeeled, large fresh shrimp, beurre blanc, tomato puree, sugar, garlic salt, shallots, minced, jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced, olive oil, divided, tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and diced, fresh jumbo lump crabmeat, redfish or red snapper fillets, skinned, salt, pepper, asparagus spears, cooked, carrots, sliced and cooked, zucchini, sliced and cooked, tomatoes, seeded and chopped, grated fontina cheese, garnish: fresh chopped cilantro

tomato juice, celery salt, ground black pepper, worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce (e.g. tabasco)

amaretto, blue curacao, champagne, chilled, orange rind twists

loaves frozen bread dough, thawed, butter, cook and serve pudding mix , either butterscotch or 3 5/8 oz vanilla, brown sugar , packed, milk, walnuts, chopped (optional)

fried chicken breasts, cooked and chopped, stalk celery, diced, red onions, finely chopped, smoked paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, black pepper, mayonnaise

olive bread, deli turkey, smoked ham, cheddar cheese, banana pepper, mayonnaise, cream cheese, honey mustard, butter

jello gelatin (any flavor ), boiling water, lemon juice, sugar, milk

spelt, old-fashioned oatmeal, triticale, rolled barley, whole wheat flour, oat flour, toasted almond, chopped, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, baking powder, salt, ground ginger, dried fruit, unsalted butter, softened, light brown sugar, honey, eggs, vanilla extract

amaretto, blue caracao, champagne, chilled, orange twist, for garnish

freshly grated parmesan cheese, divided, olive or salad oil, fresh lemon juice, dry mustard, cracked black pepper, garlic, minced, salt, torn salad greens, croutons , broken walnuts, crumbled goat cheese, and/or a little balsamic vinegar (these are are all optional) your choice.

rosemary mayonnaise (see directions below ), country style bread, good quality blue cheese (rogue river smokey recommended- or other good smoked cheese), head romaine lettuce, beefsteak tomatoes , cut into 8 slices, olive oil (you could leave this out to lighten it up), chopped rosemary, grated garlic, mayonnaise, salt, pepper, lemon juice

day old french bread , torn into small pieces, melted butter, monterey jack cheese, shredded, genoa salami , julienned, eggs, milk, white wine, green onions, minced, dijon mustard, fresh coarse ground black pepper, red pepper flakes, sour cream, parmesan cheese, grated

olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, onions, diced, lean ground beef, salt, black pepper, freshly ground, chili powder , pure red, roma tomatoes (about 8 oz), tomato paste, beef stock, dark beer, cider vinegar, cumin, ground, oregano, minced, parsley, minced, red kidney beans, drained, goat cheese, crumbled for garnish