Salsa is the prefect summer time snack, perfect for any kind of chip. And this version made with corn is even better than your standard salsa. Throw some spice into your day with this refreshing recipe that will always find itself in your fridge. Watch the full video recipe for making the fresh tomato and corn salsa.
Gazpacho is a Spanish-style soup served cold, made from vegetables (especially tomatoes) and spices. There's nothing better than chowing down on a nice bowl of gazpacho during a hot summer day. It's refreshing, healthy, colorful and delicious, with cucumbers, bell peppers and tomatoes. Check out the recipe for this chunky gazpacho soup from Chef Hubert Keller.
How to make a Polymer Clay Chocolate Bon-Bon (Chocolate Truffle with peanut Butter filling using polymar clay).
In this video Dave shows his unique way to grill fillet mignon. Dave begins the video with a brief history of fillet mignon. Dave says his unique way is easy as long as you follow his simple steps: 1) Allow steak to come to room temperature before putting it on the grill. This allows the cooking time to be a lot more consistent, and you won’t have a very cold middle with an overcooked outside. 2) With a great fillet mignon cut, do not over season. He adds just a little salt and coarse groun...
In this video, we learn how to make Jjamppong. You will need: Jjamppong noodles, 10 dried anchovies, 3 shiitake mushrooms, 1/3 c dried kelp, 1/2 of a medium onion, 1/4 c pork, 3 large shrimp, 4 mussels and a few pieces of squid. You will also need garlic, ginger, vegetable oil, oyster sauce, fish sauce, hot pepper flakes, ground black pepper, carrots, leeks, bamboo shoots and white mushrooms. First, you will make your stock which involves taking 7 cups of water and boiling it with your dried ...
If you want to paint shadow lines on a model care you should first realize that you can pair this technique up with any other technique you want to for different effects. Shadow lines occur when the out lines get thick and it provides a contrast to make something pop out. Shadow lines will focus on the light source. You want your shadow to be realistic so you want to think about where you light source will be. To paint on shadows lines, focus on where the light source is coming from and darke...
In this Arts & Crafts video tutorial you will learn how to do a lanyard super cobra stitch. For this you will need two pieces of gimp cord; one piece about 15 times longer than the other. Start the same way as you would with a regular cobra stitch. Make a loop on both the cords and pass the loop on the shorter piece through the loop in the longer piece. Then pass the upper end of the longer cord around the shorter cord and pull it up from under through its own loop. Now pull both ends to make...
This video is showing how to create frilled layers on a cake. First you need one mini cake, rolling pin, one knife, one cocktail stick, rolling board, icing sugar, glue or water, and gumpaste to do this. First you have to roll out the gumpaste to very thin layer. Next cut it out round with the frill cutter. Next take a cocktail stick and then create wavy effect to the gumpaste. Sprinkle some icing sugar on the board to use it fast. Next cut the gumpaste. Next take the mini cake and apply some...
To make a journal made of junk you're going to need a couple of things. First an unbleached linen thread because it doesn't bleed out into your work, you'll need a candle, a binder clip and a stack of papers. The papers you need to fold down the middle and put in four evenly spaced holes down its spine so that it looks like a book. Use the clip to hold the papers together while you measure the thread. The thread needs to be three times the height of your book. Wax this thread using the candle...
In this how-to video, you will learn how to indicate if tree damage has occurred due to a natural gas leak. In this example, a Mexican Elder tree has been damaged by the gas leak. You can tell by the brown leaves. The plastic around the soil has trapped the gas in the soil, cutting off the oxygen from the tree. The Indian Hawthorne in this example has also been damaged. There is some foliage burn on the leaves. The bush will have to be trimmed back in order to save it. There are several plant...
Install a pond skimmerThe most critical steps to installing a skimmer are the water level and attaching the liner to the face plate with a water tight seal. The pond should be rocked in. The skimmer needs to be level from front to back and side to side. That's critical. Optimum water level is approximately 3/4 inch down from the top of the steel face. Use the level (tool) to determine the water level on the face plate. It's important to have the weir door work effectively. Prepare the area fo...
This video describes how to cut and plant potatoes in your own garden. Potatoes are easy to grow almost anywhere and can be started early in the year since they are resistant to cold.
In this how-to video, you will learn how to add text and titles to videos using Final Cut Pro. First, place a time line play head where you want the text to appear. Move the mouse to the lower right corner of the viewer window and click the add text pop up menu. Select text and the viewer will change to a black box with Sample Text in the middle. Click on the tab labeled Controls. You can edit the text in this new window. You can move the text by selecting Image and Wire Frame. This will allo...
Pie crust can be tricky... If it's overcooked in the slightest, it will come out tough and break easily. In this video, learn how to make the perfect flaky homemade pie crust that will be the perfect compliment to any pie filling.
Ben for Mechanical Mashup demonstrates how to build a barn door halogen light system for a studio and how to establish right triangles and parallel lined without a square. It is quiet expensive to buy a barn doors according Ben, so it could be built by us. These barn doors can be adjusted anyway we want to. So the barn doors are to be fixed to a halogen light. First thing done is to unscrew the frame of the halogen light. The glass is removed by just bending the frame. Next thing to do is to ...
Following are the steps to describe how-to build a platform storage bed at a low cost: 1. All you need are the following materials: (Say a bed size of 16. 5 inch)4 sheets of plywood, 3 (1x4x8) plywood, 20 2-inch corner braces, 1 (1/4-inch) drywall screw, few nails.
To make a daisy chain beaded necklace you must get three different bead colors, two that are size eleven and one that is size four. The size eleven beads are for the stems and the outer part of the flower, while the size four beads are for the inside of the flowers. You will also need nylon thread and a clasp, such as a magnetic clasp. First slide the clasp on first and connect it to the thread. Next follow the following pattern for the beads, 8 for the stem (size 11), 6 for the outer petals ...
Shiho Masuda demonstrates how to make a T-shirt pochette using recycled materials in this video. You will need an old T-shirt, gardening twine (or leather strap), needle and thread, a ruler, a scissors and a pencil. First, sketch the dimension of your pochette on the T-shirt, staying about 1 inch from the sides of the collar. Next, cut along the lines (save the excess material). Flip the T-shirt inside out and sew the sides together, leaving 1 inch at the top for shoulder straps. Now flip the...
This tutorial describes how to make a Hershey Kiss holder. This is a quick and easy project that you can make to use as little gifts in your kids' lunches, for co-workers, party favors, place-holders at holiday meals and more.
Natural cures are usually the best cures. Aloe vera gel is used to cure huge burns, scrapes, and even puncture wounds. But the best use of it is to "cure" those breakouts! This video will show you exactly how to treat those facial outbreaks with pure, all natural aloe vera gel.
Microsoft recommends a unique user ID and password for every user. In order to switch user ID or log off one need to click to the 'Start' menu as shown in the video. Press the move button at the shut down menu as shown. In the sub menu you can see the Change user and Log off. The window will typically shut down and restart on change of user ID or Log Off. In case you need to leave your PC unattended you can press 'Lock' from the same menu which will refrain anyone from changing your desktop s...
Betty's at it again with a super-simple pot roast recipe that you can make in your crock pot. When's dinner?
The queen of cute cards CardCrazy09, shows viewers how to make an adorable tri-fold card using products from Die Cuts with a View (Pet Stacks) and products from the Cricut personal die cutting machine and the Gypsy portable design studio. CardCrazy09 demonstrates how she used two cartridges from the Cricut in her design, the Doodle Charms and Paper Pups cartridges. She also shows how using the Gypsy Portable Design Studio allows card making gurus to size their designs to scale. CardCrazy09 sp...
Crostini is the Italian word for toast and is basically a fantastic canvases to put almost anything on top of to make easy and tasty hors d’oeuvres. This video will show you some crositini using Italian ingredients or other flavorful combinations. Watch this video to learn how to make a simple crostini. Great for picnics and parties! 12 slices firm white bread 5 tbsp. (75 ml) butter 2 tbsp. (30 lL) all-purpose flour 1/2 c. (125 ml) milk 3 oz. fresh mushrooms (about 9 med.), finely chopped 6 t...
A tutorial on the proper way of doing 190 Helix false cut card trick. Hold the deck in your right hand. Take a small section of the top and lock it in between your left hand's thumb and index finger. Using ring finger, pull the first section back. Take a small section from the bottom part and lock it in between your left hand's thumb and index finger. Pull the first section back on top of the left hand. Split the remaining cards in Your right hand in two. Grab the second section from your lef...
This do it yourself centerpiece is brought to you by A-Bnc parties and more. This starts of by making the bow, shown by painting a dowel and letting it dry. Then glue the 'frogs' at the ends of the dowel and glue fishing line to both frogs and trim to fit. Next take a polystyrene cut out of a violin and seal it. This helps paint stick to the surface of the cut out. The violin is painted brown to replicate an actual violin. Using black paint you detail the 'f' holes and allow to dry before pro...
Tasktutorial teaches you how to create a sound on/off button using Flash. Name the first layer Actionscript. Go to frame 1, then window - actions. Add stop(); Go to frame 2, then window - actions. Add stopallsounds(); Create a new layer and select the text tool. Write off on. Change the color to black. Select the text and hit CTRL + B to break apart the letters. Select off, hit F8 and select convert to button. Name it off. Do the same for on, but name it on. Double click to open the off butto...
make a left handed sun beam granny square crochet in minutes! 1. Prepare the materials, two different yarn colors are needed. 2. Start off with a chain 1 stitch. 3. Make a half double crochet through a chain 4 stitch (12x)4. Work another chain 1 stitch5. Make 2 half double crochets to join the chain 1 stitch (24x)6. Cut the yarn and change the color. 7. Work 2 half double crochets on the new color and join together with the chain 1 stitch. 8. Change yarn color again. Insert the hook from the ...
See the angled edge of the blade? This is the bevel angle. Match this to the face of the whetstone. For a clever-like tool like a machete, this should be at a high angle--15 to 25 degrees.
This video explains the method of preparing the Pakistani shaljam or another name called turnip gosht. The main ingredients of this item are 3 or 4 turnip, 500grams of mutton, one medium size of tomato chopped and one onion chopped, ginger garlic paste, one spoon of sugar to add at the end, take a spoon of tamarind powder, garam masala, chilly and coriander powder and some oil and salt. Take some era also take a pot boil it and pour some oil onto it. Put the era and garam masala powder onto i...
It can be very difficult to see underneath wall cabinets. The cabinets and your body can cause a lot of shadows and make it very hard to see. Getting light under the cabinets is very easy. The answer is to install thin profile fluorescent lights that are made to go under the cabinets. Remove the diffuser and bulb from the lamp and you will expose the screw holes. Put the lamp up under the cabinet in the location that you want them to hang. You want to install them as far forward as possible. ...
Learn how to make a sword out of cardboard with this video. Materials:
Kate Hemmings on The Crafts Channel shows that covering a cake isn't as tricky as you may think. You will need a type of icing that rolls out, such as fondant icing. Ideally, you will want to have fondant icing with glycerine, and so the Pettinice brand is excellent in this case. If you use this icing, you will not encounter problems with cracking of the icing when you try to shape it over the cake.
Anuja and Hetal of Show Me The Curry demonstrate how to make an Indian vegetarian dish called Brussels Sprouts Subzi.
First you have to make the crust. You will need a 9x13 pan. You do not have to grease the pan. Put two cups of all purpose flour in a bowl. Next, mix in four tablespoons of brown sugar. Stir the brown sugar and flour together, then cut in one cup of butter cut in to pieces. Mix it into the mixture until the mixture is coarse using a pastry blender, then pour the crust into the 9x13 pan and spread it out evenly in the pan and then firmly press it down into the pan. Put it into an oven preheate...
To get the Barbie look. First apply an acne serum and under eye cream. Next, apply foundation with a stippling brush. Now put on concealer and set with loose powder using a powder puff. Next, contour your nose with a light beige shadow to make it look small and blend with a fan brush. After that, put on a wig cap and tuck in loose strays. For the eyes, use your finger and put on little blue eye shadow with your finger and add white to the corners of your eyes. Next apply a pink shadow to the ...
To make the fish stew start by taking a sauce pan and put some butter and olive oil in the pan. Put in cut up one white onion, one cut up rib of celery, and a pinch of salt and sauté on medium low heat for six to seven minutes until the onion is soft and golden but you don't want to brown the onion. Next put five cloves of minced garlic into the pan and sauté it for one minute and then add two cups of a good white wine. Bring the heat up to high and simmer the mixture. Add in a bay leaf, some...
Show someone you care about them by spending a little extra time on their Christmas card... and in the process, save some money. In this tutorial, learn how to make a pop-up three-dimensional Christmas card for your loved one.
Play Along: At the start of the mission, you simply need to follow the leader through the city. Do your best not to bump into anyone, as Ezio will drop the chest if you do. Eventually, you read the end of the trail and a cut scene takes over.
All Things Come to He Who Waits: After parting ways with Leonardo, break into the walled-off area to the northeast and trigger this mission via a waypoint on the parapet walk. After the cut scene, you need to trail a courier that zigs a zagging path through the city. Stay far enough behind him that he doesn't get curious, but also be sure to keep him in your sights. If he gets separated from you by a wall, a countdown timer hurries you to catch back up.
