How To: Defrost your freezer
If you’re still living in the Ice Age—that is, with a non-defrosting freezer—you’ll need these ancient skills. Learn how to defrost your freezer.
If you’re still living in the Ice Age—that is, with a non-defrosting freezer—you’ll need these ancient skills. Learn how to defrost your freezer.
Do you want some cold soup perfect for the hot summer weather? Watch this how to video to learn how to make cold potato soup French kitchen-style... the classic Vichyssoise!
I bet you've never put much thought into the water and ice dispensers that comes preinstalled in a lot of modern refrigerators and freezers. For chilled water or perfectly formed ice cubes, all you need to do is push the button and wait, right?
This After Effects tutorial will show you a nice underwater scene, complete with light rays, rising bubbles and cloudy ocean mist. You don't have to be a professional AE user to recreate this great animated scene, either! Laurence Grayson demonstrates all the techniques for this subtle ocean-like underwater look using the standard toolkit in Adobe After Effects (CS3, CS4 & CS5). Using Fractal Noise, CC Snow and a Lens Blur with Depth Map, Laurence will have you chilling out in no time!
It doesn't have to be summer and 100 degrees outside for you to enjoy a big scoop of ice cream! In fact, you can have ice cream anytime you want with these ice cream-inspired nails.
Gazpacho is a lovely cold soup dish that originates in Spain. Made mostly out of raw tomatoes, it is chilled before serving to combat the hot temperatures during the summer.
Even though Christmas and the winter holidays have now passed, January is just as chilly and requires equal amounts of hot chocolate and steaming hot baked goods from the oven to warm your kids up after getting a good chill outside.
In this clip, learn how to make a tasty salad that is great for your diet! This filling and healthy dish works for anyone and will please young, old, vegetarians, meat eaters, dieters and hungry folks alike. Let Betty show you her favorite summer creation with this tutorial.
In this tutorial, we learn how to make guilt free chocolate truffles at home. Cocoa powder, coconut oil, Stevia, dates, coconut oil and apple sauce are used in this recipe. First, take your sugar free chocolate truffles you created and chill them in the fridge for a few hours, so they are hard. Once your truffles are made, you can now dip them into your choice of toppings. You can choose chopped nuts, coconut or any other topping that you enjoy. Once you're done dipping, you can place into tr...
How to make TCPO or bis(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl) oxalate, used in glow stick reactions. WARNING: This procedure should only be performed by, or under the direct supervision of, an experienced chemist. Please refer to the material safety data sheets of all chemicals for their hazards. Synthesis must be performed in a fumehood.
So you think you can dance? Well sorry honey, but we're here to tell you that your over the top worms and butter churning don't exactly count as hip, impressive dance moves. But fear not; this video will teach you one of the simplest ways to get started dancing like a pro.
Having a patio party this Fourth of July? Kick off Independence Day with a celebratory drink in hand by mixing yourself and your guests this strawberry creamsicle martini.
This is a how-to instructional video from Women's Weekly describing how to make Smoked Trout Pate wrapped with trout slices. The cook first describes how to arrange the trout slices, which are slightly like salmon flavored, and arrange them circularly around a large tray. You will then need to fill them: the ingredients necessary for the fill is creme fraiche, dill, cream cheese, and then you blend the remaining smoked trout filets with these ingredients. You will need a food processor. You m...
If there's one artery clogger that's worth the health effects, it's definitely beer battered onion rings. Lucky for everyone, this deep fried snack is really easy to make. All you need is beer, onions, and some deep frying equipment. This video tutorial walks you through the process and offers some helpful tips on making your onion rings the tastiest.
Learn how to make some casual, traditional, and unique dishes with tutorial help from myrecipes.com. In this video recipe, learn how to make black forest trifle for kids and the whole family. This is an awesome dessert for anyone. Chocolate cake, chocolate pudding, and dark cherries make up this easy, make-ahead dessert. And since it's low-sugar, it works with a diabetic meal plan.
Video: . Want a quick pie to make for a get together? The Cream Cheese Pie is super easy to make and only has six ingredients.
In this video, we learn how to make chocolate covered strawberries for dessert. First you will wash your strawberries and then thoroughly dry them as well. After this, you will take two squeeze bottles from a craft store and fill them half way through with two different kinds of decorating chocolate. Then, heat up a double boiler and heat up chocolate candy melts. Then, melt the two craft bottles in the hot water from the double boiler. Now, dip the strawberries into the chocolate and place t...
In this tutorial, we learn how to cook and peel deviled eggs. After you have boiled your eggs and they are fully cooked so they are hard, let them cool off for a few minutes. When they are cooled, you will break off the shell of the eggs and throw them in the trash. From here, you will cut the egg in half and let the yolk of the eggs fall into a mixing bowl. Place the white part of the egg on a serving dish. Then, mix together your egg yolks with some salt and any other seasonings that you pr...
In this tutorial, we learn how to tie a scarf from Lucky Magazine. The first way to fold a square is to fold it into a triangle, then fold it down until you are left with the bottom. Put it around your neck, then knot it and tuck the knot into the neck area. The second way to tie a scarf is to take a long one and place it behind the neck. Then, wrap it all the way around and tie it in the back. Now your neck will be completely covered with no chance of chills. These are both great ways to tie...
We may not have Brigitte Bardot's perfect plush lips or her French sex appeal so natural she seems to have been born with it, but we can steal her makeup tricks! Bardot was most famous for her bedroom eyes - you know, the half closed, half open wink she would lay upon cinema viewers and men that sent the good kind of chills down their spines.
In this video, we learn how to make a molded tomato aspic salad with crab and couscous. You will first take 2 c tomato juice and pour into a saucepan over medium heat. Next, take 1 c of tomato juice, and add in 2 packets of unflavored gelatin inside. Sprinkle this over your tomato juice so it softens, then pour this mixture into the hot tomato juice and stir until it's dissolved. Next, add finely chopped carrots, green peppers, and cucumbers to the mix. Stir this, then place into small molds ...
In this tutorial, Michael Crupain shows us how to make strawberry flavored milk. To do this, take 200 grams sugar and put it into a large mixing bowl with 180 grams of elder flower sugar. Also add 65 grams of yogurt and whisk together until everything is well combined. Now, you can whisk in 665g of fresh strawberry puree and 1 quart of milk. Now, you can pour the milk into a pitcher and place it into a fridge until it's chilled. When you're ready, you can serve as you like and enjoy as you pl...
There's nothing like spending time outside with friends and family members during chill winter nights. What makes those nights so great is usually a nice, warm fire. You can easily build one by gathering some stones together to make a pile or you can build one from scratch using material you can find at home improvement stores. These can last for many years and make it much more safer to use, especially when you have little ones hanging around the area. So check out this tutorial on how to bu...
In this video from cheezz12345 we learn a home remedy to get rid of under eye dark circles and puffy eyes. Stress is the most common cause for dark circles. People who do not sleep for 8 hours a day get them as well. Dehydration is another big reason for them. To get rid of under eye dark circles, slice cucumber and potato into a bowl. Then grind them by adding chilled water. Once grinded, dip a cotton pad on the mixture and put it on your eyes for about 15-20 minutes. Also apply almond oil o...
In this tutorial, Barefoot Contessa shows us how to make chocolate truffles at home. First, take a 1/2 cup of heavy cream and heat it up in a saucepan. Now, chop up bars of semi-sweet and bitter sweet chocolate (6 oz together) and put into a mixing bowl. Now, pour your warm cream into a strainer onto the chocolate. Stir the mixture until the chocolate melts the chocolate all the way. Now, add 1 1/2 tbsp of Frangelico liquer, 1 tbsp coffee and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract and stir. Chill this for a...
Meggan and Ettore Ravazzolo from kissthecook.com shows us how to dice an onion using the proper technique.
In this video, gamer Chilled Chaos shows you how to construct a zip line to use in the video game Little Big Planet. He starts off by building a large block, going up into the air, with an area cut out. This will be where you are standing when you start. He then goes on to construct a declining plane, which is where your zip line will hang from. After just a few more short and very easy steps, he has attached ropes and other small objects and created the zip line. Using this brief but detaile...
Apple sauce that is made at home is easy and good for you. It only takes about twenty minutes to whip up a batch. Golden Delicious, Fuji, or Rome apples will work great with this recipe. First off slice the apple into eighths. Don't peel them or remove the seeds. Heat the apples together with a half cup of apple cider or apple juice. Put one teaspoon of fresh lemon juice into your pot. Bring the mixture to a boil with high heat, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for fifteen minutes. Pres...
Writer of 'How to Sew a Button: And Other Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew', Erin Bried shows us how to make a Vodka Gimlet for those of us hosting guests. Don't struggle to remember how to make it, or exactly how much goes into the recipe for the drink, the clearly laid out instructions with accompanied video makes making this delicious drink a breeze. From the chilling of the water, to preparing the shaker, to each component ingredient such as vodka and lime juice, there will be no confus...
The first key to snagging the girl is to captivate her with your wal. A confident and masculine walk will have all eyes on you, even the ones you're looking back into. Not many men have the confidence to take over a room with their presence. And as a man who wants to get the girl, thats your first key, confidence. Bring it in your walk, your talk, and your attitude. Don't be cocky, just secure enough to chill her insecurities.
Money math is back for a chill lesson on completing a proof involving angles. This proof touches on complementary angles, definition of congruent angles, Angle Addition Postulate, and substitution. YAY MATH! This video will demonstrate exactly how to complete a proof involving angles.
In this short video tutorial Jet and Star from The Wing Girls give advice on finding out if the girl you've just met likes you as a friend or more than just a friend. They advise you on how to ask the girl to "hang out", keeping it "chill" and casual. The video then deals with subjects like how to "get her alone", and "holding her hand". The video itself is short but entertaining, and the girls manage to explain their approach to the subject in an entertaining and casual way.
Learn how to make a perfectly homemade whipped cream by Insightful Nana. Put the bowl and the beater on the freezer to chill. Pour 1 cup of cream into the bowl, whip the cream until it gets firm. Add 3 tablespoons of sugar and a teaspoon of vanilla into the cream, mix it. Whip the mixture together until you get soft peaks. You can use any type of flavors or extracts.
Watch as Clint Curtis shows us how to make the perfect dirty martini. First get your martini glass out and fill it with ice. The ice is used to chill the glass for a cold martini. Get out a shaker and fill it about 3/4 with ice. Add your desired amount of your favorite brand of vodka. Add olive juice to shaker. Shake to mix the ingredients. Do not overtake the martini because it will become watered down. Grab a toothpick and put about three olives on it. Dump the ice from your glass and place...
Drink@Drink demonstrates how to make a cocktail martini. First, add ice to a martini glass and a cocktail shaker. Next, stir the ice to chill the glass and the shaker. Then, strain the excess water out of the shaker. Add 8 parts gin and 2 parts martini dry to the shaker. Pour the ice out of the glass. Mix the ice with the gin and martini concoction in the shaker. Strain the mixed martini into the martini glass. Finally, add an olive garnish to the glass, gently mixing it in the martini, to co...
The video shows us how to make a perfect margarita. First take a martini glass or margarita glass and chill it by putting some ice in it and set it aside. Then in the meantime take a shaker and fill it with ice and add 2 ounces of tequila, then one ounce each Cointreau and triple sec. Then add the juice of half a lime and top it with a dash of lime cordero. Then the margarita glass which was filled with ice is taken and is emptied. Then using a lime wedge wet the rim of the glass and add salt...
This video instructs the viewer on how to make a Sour Patch Apple Martini with candy garnish. To mix this drink you will need ice, vodka, apple schnapps, apple juice, and Sour Patch Kids candies. To start off, put some ice in a steel beverage shaker. You will then add one part vodka, one part apple schnapps, and two parts apple juice. Put the cap on, and shake vigorously. The video suggests, "Put ya booty into it!" Place sour patch kids (about four or five) in the bottom of your martini glass...
Learn to make a tasty, elegant crab salad dish that's as easy as it is delicious! Add about 8 ounces of backfin cooked crab meat with any bones or cartilage removed to a large bowl. Measure 2-3 heaped tablespoons of light mayonnaise and toss gently with crab meat. Chop about 1/4 cup of celery and add to mixture, toss. At this point, you could also add onions, peas, or other ingredients. Mix in 2 teaspoons of chopped capers. Cover mixture and let sit in refrigerator for at least an hour to all...
Lightly grease the bottom of a baking dish with corn oil. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, throw in cornstarch, sugar, water and coconut milk. Stir the mixture until the ingredients are blended well.
Everyone loves sangria on a hot summer day and in this how to, we learn it's incredibly easy to make. With Rebecca Brayton, from watchmojo.com, we are taken through a few simple steps. Helpfully listing every single item we will need, from the wine through all the juices and concentrates and fruits that will be added, to the final topper of sliced oranges, lemons, and limes, it's all laid quickly and efficiently. By merely mixing all of the listed contents together and chilling, you'll have y...