Ribs are great on the grill, but skip out on the same ol' pork ribs this year, and add a little Cuban flavor to them for a surprisingly wonderful taste the whole family will be astonished by. These ribs, which are a merger of Cuban and American Country cuisines, are wonderful. The meat is so tender and flavorful. John Verlinden shares his technique for adding a flavorful rub, then roasting and grilling the ribs. Once you’ve had them, they’ll become a fixture on your cookout menus.
Forget about beef and chicken! Try grilling some lamb, but not just any old lamb—try this video recipe for delicious grilled and spicy lamb meatballs with a yogurt dressing. You won't believe how good this lamb meatballs are.
Dosa is an awesome Indian cuisine to try right in your own kitchen. It's basically a pancake made of rice and lentils, and is perfect for breakfast, but just as good for dinner. Masala dosa is even better, with potatoes, onions, and spices. See how to make masala dose.
A French press isn't just for your morning coffee - you can use this tool to make espresso infused vodka. Just replace the water with vodka, and let it steep for about ten minutes. Then press, drain and now you're ready to make your own espresso martinis! Mak an espresso infused vodka for coffee based drinks.
This video shows you how to create a simple animated GIF in Photoshop: first as a frame-based animation, then as a timeline-based animation. You'll also learn how to manage animation options and settings. Check out this video created by Russell Brown now! Use the Animation palette in Photoshop CS3.
As many of you Null Byters may know, I was planning on writing this article a week or two ago. Better late than never! So, let's get right to it then—choosing the right Linux distro for your needs.
Create some of your own authentic Caribbean cuisine in your own kitchen! Wilma Browne Yarde shares her secret recipe for baked and grilled chicken with tons of BBG flavor, texture and heat. This is a garlic-rich green seasoning with herbs, habañero pepper, ginger and citrus prepares chicken for baking. Next, the chicken is dipped in a spicy tomato and brown sugar BBQ sauce with sriracha, beer and more habañero.
This Mexican sauce is perfect for any occasion, and the poblano is a great addition. If you want an authentic Mexican experience, then this mole recipe is perfect. It's great for parties or fiestas, because it feeds up to 24 people, and the poblano peppers will drive your dinner guests crazy!
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to build a retaining wall. Steps:
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to install a programmable thermostat. Steps:1. Turn off service switch at boiler.
Applying topcoat is the final step in successfully refinishing your furniture piece. Water-Based Polyurethane Topcoats are strong, durable and are favored because they dry crystal clear, allowing the beauty of the wood grain to show.
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to install kitchen cabinets. Steps:
We all love it when the Google logo changes to celebrate or commemorate special events— pop-culture touchstones, civic milestones, scientific achievements and holidays— their latest one for this holiday season is a Christmas card to everyone— an interactive Google Doodle with 17 artworks from different artists, each depicting a seasonal greeting from a variety of cultures and countries.
In this tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Carl Larsen shows you how to build an expression-based vehicle rig that automatically calculates the rotation of its wheels based on the movement of the vehicle chassis.
Fun nails for the holidays! Learn how to create your own festive candy cane nails. First thing you do is apply a base coat. Let it dry and then apply a red base. Pain on the candy cane white stripes with white nail polish and a thin brush. Enjoy this candy cane nail tutorial! Great look for Christmas. Create candy cane nails for the holidays.
Richard Sweeney is an incredible artist whose body of work consists mainly of sculptures made from paper. His art is often related to origami, and much of his work is related to geometrical forms. I personally really love his modular forms in paper. Many of them are based off of the platonic solids, which have been discussed in previous posts this week. Below are a small number of his sculptures, which are very geometric in nature.
Warnings Rat meat contains diseases, bacteria and much more gross $#!T.
Nail art can be done by anybody. You don't need to be a professional manicurist to stylize your fingernails. You just need some creativity and a little personal flair. A specialist at Sally Hansen gives you expert video advice on how to do your own nail art, right at home.
Want a face lift? Scared to go under the knife? Then, your solution is dimethylaminoethanol. Um... what is dimethylaminoethanol?
Eating chili peppers may not be your first idea for cooling down during a hot summer day, but there's a reason why many of the spiciest foods in the world come from places notorious for extremely hot weather. Spicy food makes you sweat without raising your body temperature, and sweating is your body's efficient cooling-down system.
Make your own personalized coasters using Scrabble tiles! You design them, so they can say anything you want them to! Pick a theme and make a set or make each coaster completely different from the rest.
Don Williamson shared his real-time web-based code editor & interpreter for the DCPU-16 Virtual Machine. It makes nice use of the canvas tag for a beautiful blue console, features a real-time recompile as you type, and thanks to some custom DCPU-16 support for Marijn Haverbeke's wonderful CodeMirror syntax highlighting textarea library, it'll give you real-time error feedback as you type.
Start with clean nails. See How to Give Yourself a Manicure.
Here's my version of his icosahedron: I colored it in this one so that you can see the pentagonal faces of a dodecahedron:
This misting tunnel was at the World Maker Faire in NYC this September. It is based on a design for a greenhouse that has watering integrated into the frame. We used a tool called a PVC Bendit to make the bends.
I like to grow vegetables all year round, and I couldn't afford the big gas bulbs, or the power to run them. The big gas bulbs:
Every Friday here at Indie Games Ichiban, I will feature a sampling of reviews from the mountains of indie and vintage games that have crossed my internet connection in the past week. Each week will have some sort of theme, this week being old school turn-based strategy games available on Steam.
If you've yet to witness B.A.S.E. jumping, it's an activity for adrenaline junkies first publicized by filmmaker Carl Boenish in '78. The freefall sport employs ram-air parachutes, and is most commonly executed in locations such as the highly elevated El Capitan rock formation of Yosemite National Park (El Capitan is also technically the birthplace of the sport).
FarmVille's Lead Designer Mark Skaggs talks to us about how they use time-based gameplay to design their games - for people who want to play at work (which EVERYONE at my last job did) and people who want to play when they get up, or people who want to play a little before they go to sleep. Genius.
There's no better shrimp than shrimp from Maine. Maine always has the best seafood, so why not use them in all your meals. These Gulf of Maine shrimp are very small and have an extra sweetness, unlike any other shrimp in the world. See how to make this Maine shrimp fritters meal.
1) Start a friendly competitive eating challenge for a 50.00 prize, the winner is the man who can eat the most filled pastries in under 10 minutes
Julie provides a recreation of Lady Gaga's nails from her music video "Poker Face." Before the actual painting, use a clear base coat to protect the surface of your nails from the nail polish. Start off actually painting your nails with a black base and let it dry.
The PatchDeform modifier in 3ds Max deforms an object based on the contours of a patch object. This modifier works similarly to the PathDeform modifier, but uses a quad-based patch object instead of a spline shape or NURBS curve path. Patch Deform is a great tool for mapping geometry on a surface or the distribution of component on a surface in 3ds Max. The only catch is that the distribution geometry has to come from a surface originally made as a Patch. The surface cannot come from a set of...
Sanding sealers, also called first-coat sealers by some manufacturers, are recommended when refinishing furniture. Although using a sanding sealer is a good step to take regardless of the type of stain you are using, it is especially necessary when using water-based stains. Apply the sanding sealer after you have bleached your furniture, but before you have applied the stain. Sanding sealers provide an important barrier to keep the wood pitch and stain from bleeding into the water-based topco...
Installing new cabinets in your kitchen can greatly enhance the look and functionality of your kitchen - plus, updated kitchens are a major selling point for homebuyers. All you need to do is select the prefabricated cabinet style that you like and spend a weekend installing your new cabinets.
Vinyl wall base molding is an easy-to-install substitute for wood baseboard molding. In areas that you have installed a vinyl or carpeted floor, vinyl wall base molding is a very decorative and functional option for surrounding the room perimeter. You have several color choices that can provide a nice accent to the colors and design of the entire room. Because it is pliable and resilient, it is easy to install and resistant to scuffs and scrapes that can occur over time. Ideal applications ar...
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to install a stand-by generator. Steps:
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to install a radiator thermostat. Steps:
To make a support halter top shirt, you will need: Pattern for a basic bodice
