An associate from Garden Years discusses the danger frost poses to small, outdoor plants. Since you don't have a lot of control over the weather, there are a few tips you can follow to try an avoid any unwanted damage to existing plants. The host examines a peach tree to identify when a plant is blooming and thus very delicate. If a plant is fully blooming, then any temperature below freezing (32 f) can damage the blossoms. Aside from putting cloth over the plant, mulch is also very helpful i...
This video shows several tips that will help you cut down the electricity usage of your refrigerator. Think about what you want from the fridge before opening the door, instead of standing there with the door open while deciding what you want. Set the temperature of your fridge only as cold as necessary, and allow 24 hours for any temperature changes to take effect. Keep exterior condensation switches off unless you need them. Make sure the door gasket is clean and in good condition. Clean it...
Follow the recipe outlined in this food tutorial, to learn how to make Betty's butter cream frosting. This frosting can be used for just about anything - from cupcakes to donuts. Begin with one stick of butter at room temperature. If you don't have it at room temperature, put it in the microwave for 10 or 12 seconds. Make sure not to melt it. Then, add one one-pound box of confectioners’ sugar along with 3 tablespoons of skim milk and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract. Mix these ingredients firs...
Poppy Tooker, author of the Crescent City Farmers Market Cookbook, says that the secret to preventing slimy okra is to slice it thinly and cook it in quick batches in very hot oil. Prepare your okra first by slicing it into thin pieces. Prepare a large frying pan with just a fine coating of oil. Put the frying pan on a stove and turn up the temperature so that the pan is hot. Once the pan is at the desired temperature, add your thinly sliced okra. Once the okra has a brown edge, you can stop ...
Heat the oven to 450 degrees F. Remove the roast from its packaging and place it in a sturdy roasting pan.
In this tutorial, learn how to make a delicious Southern BBQ treat with Betty. Betty shows you how to make pork tenderloins at home with a bourbon BBQ sauce from scratch. Soon, you will enjoy these melt in your mouth tenderloins at every picnic!
Avoid the greasy mess of fried chicken without missing the flavor by grilling. Grilled chicken is delicious and much better for you than fried. Follow along with this video and have a great barbeque.
"Tempering chocolate" is one of those intimidating-sounding kitchen tasks that keeps novice cooks away from some really fun stuff like making candy, chocolate-dipped biscotti, and fruit.
Many of us experience highly emotional "freakouts", so to speak, more often than we'd like. Weather you experience them personally, or via your loved ones, it can be very difficult to think rationally during an episode, and for some people it can take quite a while to calm down.
The body saw exercise is as difficult as it sounds, but once you see your body the next day you'll be happy you stuck to it.
We don't know about you, but we're wondering how the hell Katy Perry even has time to work out these days with the countless number of promotional appearances, hostess jobs, planning a wedding, and singing gigs she's doing on a daily basis. But, after looking at a few recent pictures of the singer's fit and curvy body, she must be doing something to keep all that in shape.
One of the easiest ways to measure body fat is by using hydrostatic weighing. It is based on Archimedes' principle, the law of buoyancy. It works by calculating body fat from measuring the amount of displaced water after a person has been immersed under water. Since muscle is denser than body fat, a person who has more muscle will displace less water than a person of the same weight with more body fat. This test is usually performed for a couple times for averaging accuracy. If the test is do...
Sculpt the ideal body. Learn some exercises to add to your fitness training to sculpt your body in this health and fitness tutorial. To sculpt your body you should do squats, work obliques, do push-ups, and try bar dips. With this how to video you can sculpt and tone your perfect body.
I'm an impulsive baker, which means that the instructions to "bring ingredients to room temperature" make me want to kick myself for not thinking ahead. Sure, some ingredients like milk or water you can heat up, but that means messing up an extra pot or pan.
Your Galaxy S5 is jammed to the brim with all sorts of electronic sensors. These are capable of reading humidity levels, ambient temperature, air pressure, and much more. Yet, while this data is constantly being collected by your phone, there aren't any built-in apps that are capable of displaying much of it.
Instinctively, we reach for popsicles and cold drinks when the temperatures climb, but doing something counterintuitive, like going for a hot drink or eating something spicy, is actually more effective at keeping you cool.
Unless you're a pretty avid home cook, you probably don't know a lot about sous vide. Sous vide is a low-temperature cooking method where food is cooked in vacuum-sealed plastic bags in a water bath for a prolonged period of time.
Take your dessert from bland and boring to something special for your next dinner party with help from this video! In this cooking tutorial, learn from Sue McMahon, cookery editor at Woman's Weekly, how to temper chocolate. To complete this recipe you will need the following:
You can get that ripped, hard body you've always wanted, without a gym.
Using tubing to work out your upper body can replace weights and gym equipment. Learn how to use tubing in your workout with this free fitness video series.
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to do a body weight workout for beginners. Body weight workouts are recommended for those viewers who don't have access to a gym and would like to exercise. Body weight workouts require no equipment, only the mass of your body. Users work 30 seconds on each exercise. The body weight exercises are: wide squat, plank, split squat, side plank (both sides), hip raises and extending legs and push ups. This entire workout targets the glutes, abdominal muscl...
This video tutorial is in the Education category which will show you how to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius in your head. This method is a good estimate for converting temperatures. However, do not use this for accurate temperature conversions. Let's say you want to convert 22 degree Celsius to Fahrenheit. 1st step is to double the figure, that is, add 22 plus 22 which is 44. Next add 44 with 30, which gives the result 74. So, 22degree Celsius is equal to 74 degree Fahrenheit. Similarly, 32 deg...
This Food video tutorial shows how to make a flat white café latte. Take some freshly ground coffee powder and tap it, put it on the extractor. Take the milk in a jar, first work on the top of the milk with the tip of the wand and after that put the wand into the milk to get it up to the right temperature and also get a nice froth. The temperature should be about 60 to 65 degrees Celsius. You can check it with a thermometer. Take the coffee extract in a coffee mug, tap the milk jar slightly, ...
Michelle Phan presents this tutorial on how to take a tomato and turn it into an invigorating scrub.
Everyone is looking for a way to reduce their energy bill when it comes to heating and central air conditioning. The key to a low bill is to make sure your house's system is running efficiently. Check or replace your filters, regularly clean vents and maintain your thermostat at a reasonable temperature.
Tuning a nitro engine can be dangerous work if you don't the necessary precautions. The first and most important precaution is to educate yourself. You want to make sure that the engine doesn't heat up or cool down too much, you want it at it's normal operating temperature. Follow the detailed instructions in this video too see the rest. This video will show the proper, safe way to tune your nitro engine.
Watch this glass tutorial video to learn about the extreme hobby of glass blowing and how to make your own glass art. This hobby is extreme because of the high temperatures and tools used, so be very careful. You'll be blowing your own glass art in no time after watching this helpful how-to video.
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the largest living system on the planet. Yet more than 90% of the reef is bleaching because of the loss of a tiny algae that lives within the coral.
We all know that it's important to drink water regularly throughout the day. After all, it has so many benefits, including flushing toxins out of the body and maintaining kidney health and good bowel movements. Turns out that's only part of the story. While being properly hydrated is key to maintaining overall health, it's also a big component of maintaining and even increasing cognitive ability. Plus, drinking enough water regularly can help you lose weight, if you know when to drink it and ...
No one expects you to have a gym full of dummbells and exercise machines at your fingertips, nor does anyone expect you to drop hundreds of dollars monthly to tone your fabulous body at the gym.
If you are concerned about your electric bill, you might want to take control by installing a programmable thermostat. This will allow you to manage the temperature- and amount of electricity being used- in your home. The installation is simple and requires almost no tools.
Even the worst, most crappy MMA fighters have a body so lean and muscular you could probably bounce quarters off of it. So whether you're gearing up to be an MMA fighter - or simple want the body of one - this video will teach you all you need to shape up.
Now that winter has taken temperatures down below freezing, you're probably shivering in your pantaloons as you read this. Keep yourself warm by wiggling your fingers to craft this quilt, and then snuggle with it to keep yourself nice and toasty.
Cinnamon seems to imbue every nook and cranny of the house during the holiday season. From a light sprinkling on top of hot cocoa to gingersnap cookies, the warm and aromatic spice adds that extra kick of flavor we associate with the holidays.
You can keep water in a liquid state, even if it's below freezing temperature. This tutorial shows you how to take some distilled or purified water, and apply some basic science to make the water freeze on command - or a couple other neat tricks!
If you live somewhere where winter storms and blizzards are a threat, watch this video. It will give you several great tips for riding out a winter storm or blizzard safely inside your house. These include running water continuously so your pipes don't freeze and wearing layers of clothing to adjust to changing temperatures.
In this free video science lesson from Internet pedagogical superstar Salman Khan, you'll learn how to differentiate between Celsius and Fahrenheit scales, identifying the freezing and boilings points of each. Whether you need help studying for that next big test or could just use a hand finishing your homework, you're sure to be well served by this video lesson. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Enter your kitchen and bring your laptop, cause you're going to learn how to cook some delicious halibut fish! Watch and learn how to prepare your halibut, including an odd (but yummy) nut crust (in this case, almonds). Then, move out to the patio and heat up the grill to cook the halibut to the perfect temperature atop that cedar wood plank.
During the summer, the weather isn't the only thing that heats up. Rising temperatures and higher hemlines allow you to show off a well done pedicure or manicure composed of bright and showy colors, as in this nail look.
Your body is a temple and must be taken care of accordingly to keep it working for years. Scultping your body can also be a great way to keep the fat away and your mind sharp. This tutorial will focus on the lower abs of your body and how to use a roman chair to work them out. Sit back and feel the burn!
