While topping your cake or cupcake with icing is easiest done using storebought icing, we're sorry to inform you that most grocery store icing has high amounts of saturated fat and even trans fat, both of which clog your arteries and contribute to heart disease. Not so appetizing now, is it?
Instead of throwing out bananas that become overripe, you can use them to make fresh banana bread. Learn how to make this simple yet delicious treat. You will need sugar, vegetable oil, egg, bananas, flour, salt and baking soda. The bananas should be very, very ripe -- almost black. You will also need a bread pan for baking the banana bread.
If you love topping your bagel with cream cheese, then try it on your favorite cake! Combined with sugar and a few simple ingredients, cream cheese becomes a distinctive and delicious frosting. After your frosting is mixed, it is ready to use immediately. Or, you can put it in an air-tight container and store it in the refrigerator for up to a week, or in the freezer for up to three months.
Making applesauce at home gives it a fresh flavor that you can modify with a number of ingredients. Try these tips for homemade applesauce. You will need 1 apple per serving of applesauce. You should use an apple that won't discolor easily, like Cortland, Golden Delicious, Ida Red and McIntosh. You will also need water, sugar and lemon juice.
Acorn squash is a delicious and filling low calorie vegetable. Learn how to choose, cut, and bake acorn squash. Ingredients needed are acorn squash, butter, brown sugar, maple syrup and a dash of salt.You can eat it right out of the shell, or spoon it out into a bowl. You can mash the squash with a fork right on the bowl and enjoy.
A delicious dessert enjoyed across the globe, rice pudding is a satisfying way to end any meal. Try this traditional rice pudding recipe baked with a sweet meringue topping. You will need long grain rice, milk, eggs, granulated sugar, vanilla, and raisins or dried fruit, if desired.
Have you ever eaten fresh macaroons straight from the oven? Take a bite out of these delightful macaroons, in both coconut and chocolate flavors. For this recipe you will need eggs, sugar, vanilla, shredded coconut and melted dark chocolate.
Whether you're planning a special breakfast or are craving a buttery treat, these croissants are quick and easy to whip up. You will need water, evaporated milk, butter, eggs, salt, sugar, bread flour and active dried yeast. When finished serve with butter, jam or jelly.
A homemade fruit tart is a satisfying way to finish a meal. Save time in the kitchen by using a pre-made pie crust. You will need a refrigerated pie or tart crust, mixed berries, apricot preserves, unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, almond extract and dark rum. Serve with whipped cream for a tasty treat. Enjoy!
Bagels are a great addition to any breakfast or lunch table. Learn how to make your own kosher bagels from scratch. Ingredients needed are active dry yeast, water, sugar, salt, all-purpose flour.
Sweet, light, and rich, chocolate mousse may be the perfect dessert. Watch how to whip up a batch at home. You will need heavy cream, semi-sweet chocolate, vanilla extract, salt and sugar. Let the mousse cool in the refrigerator. You can serve it in small bowl or cups garnished with fresh fruit.
During the millions of years they've been on earth horseshoe crabs have developed a trick that can save our lives even now — and may be especially useful in the fight against healthcare-associated infections.
It feels like someone reached into your chest and squeezed. Your head throbs in unison with your heartbeat. Clammy dread coats your body in sweat. Whether you call 911 or someone does it for you, the ER is your next stop.
This video will show you how to make a great banana smoothie. The ingredients include ice, sugar, bananas etc.
Sometimes, you come across a recipe or a food hack and think, "That is the weirdest thing I have ever heard of; who would make that?" That was my initial reaction when I read Food52's piece about popcorn milkshakes.
Instead of a tutorial this is really a card idea for what to do with large stamps/images/rub ons/stickers etc.. and a really quick & easy option. Step 1: Items Used
Getting those perfectly winged eyeliner can be such a trouble at times. Especially for those with shaky hands, or less stretched out eyes, this can be really difficult and a very time consuming process.
Ah, the joys of bottomless brunch. Paying a flat rate for endless mimosas while having a long gossip over eggs Benedict is exactly how many of us love to spend our Saturdays. However, in practice, this isn't the sophisticated affair we all like to imagine. After refill number four we sway in our chair, doze off into our porridge, and end up tipping 50% because math is too hard. In short, not a very successful brunch.
Hi again! Here's another dessert recipe—today it's a custard cream recipe, or what is also called creme patissiere.
Here I will be making a chocolate zebra cake. Here are the ingredients: 3 free-range eggs
Just how much "zero" is Zero? What happens if you boil these popular drink for 20 minutes or so? Watch this video and you'll be surprised by what you get after the water evaporates.
If you're anything like me, your day doesn't start until you've sloughed away your grogginess with a scalding hot shower. That perfectly-heated water can clear stuffed sinuses, relax the muscles, and make pretty much anyone feel squeaky clean. However, a cold shower can do even more for you if you can stand the low temperatures.
Learn how to make or brew ice coffee in your Keurig coffee maker. We used the Donut Shop Sweet and Creamy regular ice coffee k-cups in this demonstration. It has the milk and sugar already added to the K-Cup.
How to make a variety of different pancakes. Simple guide showing you pancake making tips and tricks.
So moist, so clean and vegan. These vegan peanut butter cookies are soft and chewy. You can find the full recipe on my blog or just watch the video!
Fluorescein is a commonly used fluorescent dye that is quite hard to come by in a concentrated form. Fortunately, it's used in relatively large quantities in highlighter markers and can be extracted by a fairly simple process. Fluorescein makes spectacular explosions of color as it dissolves into water and can be used for many different purposes that are addressed in the video below.
Greetings Socialites! Today's Segment is on getting smooth soft lips during these harsh summer months! B. Ryder of Thee New Chic presents a quick and easy trick to getting smoother softer lips using basic items found in your kitchen!
Watch this video to learn how to make Turkish coffee. All you need is Turkish coffee, water, and sugar. It's quick and very easy.
A DLC update to Mortal Kombat 9 has introduced the blood thirsty combatant Skarlet to the mix. Like the other Mortal Kombat characters, Skarlet comes equipped with several fatalities unlockable using the right button combinations. Take a look at the top of the screen as the folks at Rooster Teeth showcase each of her fatalities for the correct button combination necessary to perform them!
In this tutorial, we learn how to use Ramen noodles to make a gourmet salad. You will need: chicken breasts, bacon, dried beef, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, and sour cream. First, preheat your oven to 350. After this, grab your chicken breasts and wrap a piece of bacon around each piece of chicken. When finished, mix up the soups and sour cream and then pour it over the top of the chicken in a casserole dish. Place this in the oven and cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Now, coo...
In this video, we learn how to make delicious pineapple upside down cake. First, add in 1 c flour to a large mixing bowl and then 1 c cake flour. Next, add in 1/4 tsp salt, 1 tsp baking soda, and 1 tsp baking soda. Mix this all together, then grab another bowl and add in 1 stick of melted butter with 1 cup of sugar. Whip this together until it's fluffy, then add in two eggs and mix together again. Add in the dry ingredients, then add in 1 c buttermilk to the mixture. Now, in your pie pan you ...
You can only unlock the Reaver specialization while at the ancient temple to Andraste, and you can only do it by obeying Kolgrim and defiling Andraste's Ashes (what, you thought reavers were nice people?) And of course, there's more blood for you to drink.
Before you press "play" on this video, let us remind you that this she-devil makeup is intended for those whose makeup IS their costume. Not that you couldn't wear this with a devil costume (you'd look totally festive and awesome if you did), but you could apply this fiery red makeup and wear just a plain black T-shirt and jeans and still look great.
Love them or not, vampires are going to be THE costume to wear this Halloween, thanks in no small part to the hotties who play them in the Twilight saga, "The Vampire Diaries," and "True Blood." And while there may be fang overload this holiday, we do admit that a vampire costume can be quite sexy.
If you or someone you love is undergoing heart surgery in the near future, it's important that you have a solid grasp of the potential complications such that you can do everything in your power to avoid them. In this brief medical-minded tutorial from ICYou, you'll learn about a few of the most common complications including bleeding, infection, damage to blood vessels, heart damage, heart attacks or strokes.
Some pregnant women may develop high blood pressure during pregnancy, and strong indicators are being overweight, being a smoker, having diabetes or a familiy history of gestational hypertension. This video shows you how to identify the symptoms and treatments of gestational hypertension.
In this tutorial, we learn how to make authentic Vietnamese egg rolls. Ingredients include: 1 lb ground pork shoulder, 1 whole shredder carrot, 1 diced onion, 1 diced garlic clove, 2.5 oz black fungus, 2.5 oz glass noodles, 3 tbsp fish sauce, 3 tsp mushroom seasoning, 3 tsp white sugar, 2 tsp scallions, 1 bottle of beer, 1 pack of egg roll wrappers, and vegetable oil for deep frying. First, place noodles and fungus in warm water for 10 minutes. Next, mince the fungus and chop the noodles into...
In this tutorial, we learn how to make beef lo mein. Start off with thin sliced beef, then marinate with sugar, oyster sauce, and white wine. Marinade this for five minutes, then make the sauce. Use 1 c beef broth, 2 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp sesame oil, and 2 tbsp soy sauce. Add in a small amount of corn starch to make this thicker, then set your wok on high with vegetable oil inside of it. Next, add in garlic with ginger and stir these until they are fragrant. Then, add in the...
In this video, we learn how to make General Tso's chicken. You will need: 4 chicken breasts, 4-6 garlic cloves, 2 tbsp chopped ginger, 1 tsp dried chili flakes, 2 eggs, 1/2 c flour, 1.5 c cornstarch, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 c hoisin sauce, 1/4 c vinegar, 1.5 c water, 3 tbsp sugar, 3 tbsp soy sauce, and 2 tbsp cornstarch. First, combine 2 tbsp cornstarch and sugar with soy sauce, then add in vinegar, water, and hoisin then mix together. Next, pour 6 tbsp of this over your chicken, then let si...
For this office prank, you'll need a pen, rubber band, marker, crazy glue and some fake blood. The first thing you'll need to do is take the pen apart and get rid of the ink. Next, you'll need to attach the rubber band to the pen cap. Watch the full instructions from Nextraker to see what comes next for this bloody pen prank.
