If you're hosting a dinner party or get together with friends or family, using ramekins. If you don't know what they are, ramekins are small glazed ceramic or glass serving bowls. They range in different sizes, colors, and sometimes shapes. So in this tutorial, you'll find out how to easily serve veggies using a ramekin. Enjoy!
Going out for dinner with girlfriends at a casual joint and want to look dressed up but not overdone? Watch this video to learn how to find stylish casual clothes.
Interested in planting potatoes? Start a self-sustaining garden full of veggies you can take from your garden, straight to your dinner plate. Plant potatoes 8 inches apart and about 4 inches deep. When the plants grow about 6 to 8 inches tall, start to hill up the sides. Learn more about how to plant potatoes yourself from this video presented by Homestead Acres.
Even the greatest comic artist of the last two decades, Bill Watterson, had considerable trouble drawing shoes. Calvin's feet always looked like dinner rolls. Here, you will learn how to sketch some realistic shoes in pencil. Practice this, and you will be well on your way to drawing feet that are made for walking rather than appetizing.
Are you an amateur gardener, and looking forward to the next thing to plant? Why not plant potatoes? They're hardy, delicious, and don't require too much care. Watch this video to learn how to plant and grow potatoes in a container. At the end of it, you'll always have a great harvest and side dishes for dinner!
Looking to try something new for dinner? Sick of the same old, same old? Well, thanks to the Try New Food blog, you can! In this video, learn how to make delicous (and healthy!) spicy Chinese orange chicken.
Salmon is a delicious fish full of nutrients that are good for you including omega-3 fats which promote a healthy cardiovascular system! In this video, learn how to make frozen wild salmon taste really great on the grill. Take your lunch or dinner up a notch by making grilled wild salmon today!
Imagine this: You're bored at family Christmas dinner and you need something to keep you from falling asleep. Nothing a little origami won't fix! In this video, learn how to fold a napkin into a Christmas tree!
Egg rolls are a delicious snack, and no Chinese food meal is complete without this yummy appetizer. In this tutorial, learn how to make traditional Chinese egg rolls with Kai. These rolls can be filled with veggies or your favorite meats like chicken, beef or even shrimp. So, the next time you order Chinese, beat the take out guy to your door and have some homemade eggrolls ready to serve with that delicious dinner.
In this video, learn how to make Indian specialty, vegetarian potato curry with Sheba. In this tutorial, Sheba makes potato curry or Aaloo for breakfast. This dish is quite versatile and can be eaten with Puri at breakfast or with Roti for lunch or dinner. You can't go wrong with this delicious veggie dish.
No breakfast is complete without the hollandaise sauce! This sauce makes a delicious eggs benedict, and can also be used on many different dinner dishes. Check out this tutorial for a step by step on making this creamy sauce. In this tutorial, we will be using emulsifying butter and yolks for a unique taste. Enjoy!
This great, non-spicy potato side dish recipe from a master Korean foodie, aeriskitchen, will leave you stunned with its simplicity of preparation and excellent taste. The tutorial walks you through the process step by step, from the shopping cart to the dinner table. It includes some nice and interesting serving suggestions to get your creative juices flowing in the kitchen. If you are interested in Korean food, this informative and free video series is for you!
Buffet's are the easiest way to feed a crowd or host an informal party. Make it divine. Setting the buffet takes special skill and attention.
The art of floral arrangement is a fun & valuable skill. Dana Plazyk lends useful tips and tricks on making simple flower arrangements.
This video tutorial shows you step by step how to fold a cloth napkin into a chicken. No, it's not a live chicken, it looks like one you would buy at the grocery store. Just grab your napkin and follow along to impress your friends at the dinner table.
Here is a fast and healthy veggie dish for dinner or lunch. Watch this how-to video as our host shows you how to make a squash and zucchini cheese casserole. All the ingredients you need for this casserole recipe are: squash, zucchini, onions, sharp cheddar cheese and bread crumbs.
This instructional cooking video shows you how to cook Goya Chanpuru. Goya Chanpuru is a traditional Japanese stir fry. The Goya is a bitter melon that you will need to treat with salt to remove the bitter aftertaste.
Check out this Korean language tutorial that describes the drinking culture in Korea. In this culture video we'll show you how Korean people drink in a company dinner, and also introduce how to eat samgyeopsal - Korean barbecue). Practice your Korean listening skills with this instructional language video that uses everyday Korean in context among peers.
Instead of deciding between dessert and an after dinner cocktail, why not mix up a drink that's better than dessert, like the Boston Cream Pie cocktail. You will need, vanilla vodka, Bailey's Irish Cream, Godiva white chocolate liqueur, and powdered cocoa. Watch this video mixology tutorial and learn how to make a delicious cocktail that tastes just like a slice of Boston Cream Pie.
The Professor of Silliness returns with some paper. All you need to do is draw or fold a bow out of a piece of paper. You can then act out an old favorite amongst silent movie fans, "The Rent." You can say the lines yourself, or have someone hold up cue cards for the audience. "The Rent" can always be performed as a pleasing dinner trick.
Looking for a special fish dinner for your next BBQ? Try this easy to do grilled salmon and sugar maple garlic sauce served with barbecue roasted potatoes, as shown by one of the BBQ Pit Boys in this how to video.
In this how to video Chef Paul demonstrates how to make scalloped sweet potatoes with oranges. This is a very simple and sweet dessert to accompany any dinner. Watch and learn how to bake this sweet potato and orange casserole.
No Thanksgiving dinner is complete without gravy. In this how to video Chef Paul shows you how to make turkey pan gravy. All you need for the turkey pan gravy is: flour, turkey drippings, stock and seasonings.
Lemon drizzle cake makes a great after dinner dessert or tea time sweet. Watch this how to video and watch how simple it is to make lemon drizzle cake. Try this tangy lemon drizzle cake from Mary Berry tonight.
Potato gnocchi taste great as they are but if you add a little gorganzola cheese it makes them spectacular. Watch this how to video and learn how to prepare this recipe. Make gnocchi from scratch for dinner.
Lamb has the potential for great dinner recipes. Watch this how to video tutorial and find out how to prepare a leg of lamb to roast with UKTV Food. Learn to trim the leg of lamb for so that you get the most flavor from it.
A lot of Moroccan desserts include French pastries. This how to video demonstrates how to bake a French lemon soufflé. This lemon souffle dessert is light and fluffy making it perfect for eating after any dinner.
Watch this how-to video and see how The Canadian Living Test Kitchen makes a killer Caesar salad. This Caesar salad will be a crowd pleaser at the next dinner party. To make this salad you will need: mayo, vegetable oil, Parmesan cheese, white wine vinegar, dijon mustard, anchovy paste, garlic, romaine lettuce, and croutons.
Want to entertain your dining companions, maybe liven up a dull family meal? This video tutorial shows how to perform a couple simple magic tricks with props from any dinner table.
Whether it's a free-for-all picnic buffet or a formal 12-course dinner, your table should be notable for its abundance, not for the tablecloth's abundance of wrinkles. This step by step tutorial teaches you how to fold your tablecloth so it will not wrinkle.
This special fold creates a pocket in the napkin fold for the silverware. Learn how to make this napkin fold by following along with this video tutorial. Recreate on napkins for the next fancy dinner party and really impress the guests!
Shake things up at dinner tonight by serving Moroccan beef turnovers. These meat-filled dough squares are perfect as an appetizer or main dish.
Don't know what to make for dinner tonight? This simple, homemade chicken puff recipe calls for chicken, mushrooms, and cream cheese with herbs.
The American tradition of the buffet supper is shown in its simple preparation. A "must" for the homemaker or hostess. That any intelligent person would care enough about this subject and think it is so important as to make a film about it is astounding. Martha Stewart must have grown up on this.
A quick and easy, yet amazing, dinner table trick that you can do with just a glass of water, ground pepper, and a drop of soap. It seems that pepper is afraid of soap! Agreat way to entertain your family and friends.
Done correctly, this meditation pose allows you to sit without thinking about your body for as long as you like—or at least until you start to smell dinner in the air.
Wondering what to wear for the company Christmas party? or to your boyfriend's house for Christmas dinner? Well, this video can't help you with your dress, but it will give you an awesome Christmas eye makeup look with green, gold and red MAC makeup.
Figuring out which fork to use for which course can be confusing enough, but having to actually set those forks—and everything else on the table? A recipe for disaster... or a chance to strut your etiquette stuff.
If you're making dinner for the family, you're probably not going to do any fancy presentation, but what if you needed or wanted to? Learn how to carve tomatoes (or other vegetables)into roses and do a beautiful plate presentation.
Don't buy cranberry sauce out of the can for Thanksgiving dinner. Instead, make a better, homemade version with this recipe from Chef Sanjay of VahChef. Even if it's not Thanksgiving, this Indian-flavored cranberry chutney will go great with your next poultry dish or as a sauce for snacks.
