The difference between professional cake decorator's icing and your run-of-the-mill canned icing from Pillsbury Doughboy - or simple homemade icing - is that the pro variety is much smoother, richer, and tastier without being too sweet.
There's more than enough reason for folks to drink during the holidays. Crazy relatives, too much baking and shopping until you literally drop create lots of stress that one glass of martini usually tapers down.
Serve more than one kind of turkey this Thanksgiving by offering up your guests this sweet turkey cupcake. Made simply from a marshmallow and some colorful candies, this turkey cupcake is quite possibly one of the easiest desserts you will ever assemble.
Don't adjust your goggles - this dish is made from vermachilli rather than the more common vermicelli. Vermicelli is a thin, crispy Indian bread that tastes great with sweet spices.
Thanksgiving should officially be known as the holiday of comfort food. After all, it's night impossible to get through the occasion without gaining at least five pounds from all the turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potatoes, apple pies, etc.
Blintzes are thin pancakes that have their origins in Russia. Like French crepes, they can be eaten with either savory or sweet toppings. Some examples of what you might add to a blintz are honey, sour cream, butter, cottage cheese, and even caviar.
If you don't know what namak pare is, you soon will. The Indian snack dish consists of delicious flour, yogurt, and sometimes butter deep fried in oil or ghee for a crispy, crunchy texture. These crips are sweet and can be dipped into sauces if you wish.
The Predator might be the most badass alien ever depicted on film. If you want to embody these formidable lone hunters on Halloween or in a film, watch this video to learn how to make a really sweet DIY predator costume that requires only three costume pieces, with the rest filled in by you/
When most people stress-eat they turn to sweets to cheer them up. Did you know that there are foods that will actually improve your mood if your consume them regularly? Watch this video to learn how eating fish, sesame seeds, and other moods can improve your mood long-term.
Papaya's are a tropical fruit that is very healthy and a little sweet. But knowing when it's ripe is the true challenge. It boils down to a few factors that include color, smell and other visual cues. In this video you will get tips on what to look for as well as alternatives to getting your papaya to ripen.
One of the hardest fruits to determine the freshness of is the watermelon. It's the biggest question in the produce department of grocery stores, so you're not the only one having problems. This video from YourProduceGuy gives you the tips to finding out what to do when picking out a fresh and perfectly ripe watermelon and the local store. There's a sweet spot for every fruit.
With Halloween on the way, and the party plans starting soon, why not spice up your party with a new recipe? Try Flaky Franken Fingers, or maybe you've got a sweet tooth? Try the Monster Cookies! This video will show you how to prepare each of the great dishes and instructions for cooking. These recipe's are also great for children!
Pork picadillo is a Spanish dish that gets its flavor not from gallons and gallons of oil (like most of the restaurant foods we have in the US), but from spices like cloves and cinnamon.
RocketDock is a sweet and infinitely customizable program for controlling your PC desktop environment. If you want to get the most out of it, the Stack Docklet is a great add-on that makes it even easier to organize your desktop icons. This video will show you how to install and configure it.
It's the holiday season, which means that more likely than not your kitchen will soon be rife with the sweet, nostalgic wafts of cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar cookies, and gingerbread. If you're going to be baking this holiday season, why not amp up your Christmas cookies by learning how to decorate them from a pro?
In this next video tutorial, you're going to find out where all the Joker teeth and chronicles are located in Arkham Mansion in the hit game Batman: Arkham Asylum.
For this next tutorial, you'll be fidning out how to defeat the boss Straga in the game Darksiders. He's a big dude, but can easily be defeated with the right moves and techniques.
In this tutorial, learn how to make a uniquely sweet and spicy bacon recipe. Hosted by Alex Guarnaschelli from the Food Network, you will learn how to rub your bacon with an assortment of spices and sugars so that it tastes incredible. These thick slabs work great for breakfast, lunch or even dinner. Enjoy!
In this tutorial for the hit game, Red Dead Redemption, you'll be going after the Austin Overpowered achievement. It nets you a sweet 25 points to add on to your gamerscore must be completed by doing three things. You must beat the Twin Rocks, Pike's Basin, and Gaptooth Breach hideouts. They seem pretty easy, but for the untrained cowboys it could be difficult. So good luck and enjoy!
Candied apples are the classic Halloween treat and continue to be popular up to today. Perhaps it's the mix of the tartness of the apple with the sweet caramel goodness of the shell? Either way, Halloween isn't complete without sinking your fake vampire teeth into one of these.
Watch this video to learn how to make an unusual dessert. Do you love strawberries? Do you love cream soda? Well, two great tastes meet in this strawberry and cream dessert. It'll be more sweet than you can stand! Watch this video to learn how to make this delicious strawberry and cream cupcake dessert.
Celebrate the end of the school year by kicking back on the beach with a sweet gin and tonic (only if you're over 21, of course) and minimal but glowing makeup.
Chivalry is dead only if you believe it is. Be the Lothario to your busty mistress by picking up how to play the sweet tune "Love of My Life" by Queen.
Saddle up cowboys! In this tutorial from the great fellows at Achievement Hunter, you'll be finding out how to get the Gunslinger achievement in Red Dead Redemption for the Xbox 360. It's a very easy achievement in RDR that takes little time to get and will add a sweet total of five gamerpoints to your score. So check it out and good luck partner!
Ever heard of an Indian Paintbrush? An Indian Paintbrush, also known as a Castilleja and Prairie-fire, are edible and sweet plants that were consumed in moderation by various American Indian tribes as a condiment with other fresh greens. Now that you know what an Indian Paintbrush is, here's your chance to larn how to draw one with help from this drawing tutorial presented by Hawks Vs. Pigeon Productions.
Love candy and easy craft projects? Make a paper sweets box using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own paper candy dish from folded paper. For more information, and to get started making paper candy bowls, take a look!
Hungry for Chinese cuisine? In this video, learn how to cook up a traditional Chinese egg drop soup with a slight variation. Using Chinese egg noodles, the noodles are implemented into the base to create a creamy corn style noodle soup. The texture and hardness of the noodles adds a classic touch to an already traditional soup. Ingredients are listed in the video.
Spend some time with your little princess this weekend and incorporate a fun arts & crafts project into your weekend activities! In this Simple Kid's Crafts tutorial, learn how to make a simple princess tiara. This activity is perfect for little girls age kindergarden and up. Let your little girl feel like the princess she is, by adorning this sweet handcrafted princess tiara made by none other but herself and her parent.
This video walks your through the quick and easy steps of caramelized grilled onions. These delicious sweet onions go so perfectly on any burger, fries, and of course a juicy steak. Here you'll learn exactly what you need to do to master the art of caramelized grilled onions for the whole family.
This video shows you a way to make a low fat version of lemon cream sauce. You first add 4 cups of low fat natural yogurt on top of a cheese cloth and leave this overnight. After this is done you take the yogurt cheese and add a third of a cup of sugar, a grated rind of lemon, and two tablespoons of fresh lemon juice. This is a good substitution for whipped cream or other toppings for desserts or sweets.
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Here is a dessert you need to prepare in advance, but it is well worth the wait. This recipe for creme caramel is better than any shop bought creme caramel. Watch this cooking how-to video to learn how to make a decadent sweet dessert.
In this cooking how-to video Chef Mario makes a sweet n' spicy mango salsa with inexpensive, common ingredients. Follow along and learn how to prepare this modern twist on the old salsa recipe. All you need for this fresh salsa recipe is: mango, red pepper, tomato, cilantro, lime juice and avocado.
Bridget Albert, master mixologist, shows how to shake up a delicious alcoholic drink. Follow along with the step-by-step directions in this how-to video and learn how to make a Manhattan. For the recipe used in this video cocktail-mixing tutorial, you will need sweet vermouth, Canadian whisky, and Angostura bitters. Enjoy your fresh Manhattan cocktail.
Bridget Albert, master mixologist, shows how to shake up a delicious alcoholic drink. Follow along with the step-by-step directions in this how-to video and learn how to make a margarita. For the recipe used in this video cocktail-mixing tutorial, you will need lime juice, sweet and sour mix, triple sec, and tequila. Enjoy your fresh margarita cocktail.
What better way to learn how to mix a drink than from a hot girl! This bartending how-to video teaches a cocktail recipe for a Piece of Ass. You will need Southern Comfort, Amaretto almond liqueur, and citrus or sweet and sour mix. Follow along with this video mixology lesson and find out how to make a Piece of Ass cocktail. Get your (alcoholic) drink on.
What better way to learn how to mix a drink than from a hot girl! This bartending how-to video teaches a cocktail recipe for a Long Island Iced Tea. You will need vodka, tequila, rum, gin, triple sec, and citrus juice or sweet and sour mix. Follow along with this video mixology lesson and find out how to make a Long Island Iced Tea cocktail. Get your (alcoholic) drink on.
What better way to learn how to mix a drink than from a hot girl! This bartending how-to video teaches a cocktail recipe for an Amaretto Crush Sunrise. You will need Amaretto almond liqueur, grenadine, orange juice, and lime or citrus sweet and sour type mix. Follow along with this video mixology lesson and find out how to make an Amaretto Crush Sunrise cocktail. Get your (alcoholic) drink on.
Mark Bittman of the New York Times, reveals the secret of the modern mixed drink. His theory is that a good cocktail consists of alcohol, something sweet, and something sour. Eighty percent of cocktails are made with this formula. Watch this video to see how this theory applies to several classic cocktails.
Here is a streamline and completely grownup dessert recipe. In this cooking how to video tutorial Mark Bittman, from the New York Times, lets a sweet, buttery apple cake have a drink. Watch as he prepares a bourbon apple cake. Use quartered apples, sugar, butter, eggs, flour, salt and baking powder. Don't forget to soak it in the bourbon sauce.
