Protect your most important investment with seasonal maintenance. A regular schedule of periodic inspections and maintenance of windows can help prevent the most common, and costly, problems before they occur. Organized by season, this workshop covers topics such as repairing walkways and steps, cleaning out gutters, and checking the heating, AC and plumbing systems--everything you need to maintain your home year-round. Discover tips for checking window seals to save on heating in this how to...
You can make this delicious vegan Moroccan chickpea stew. It serves six and requires only 10 minutes for preparation time and cooks in about an hour.
Tim Carter shows us a few tips on how to reduce your heating costs. These quick tips and quick solutions are a definite factor in saving money and fuel.
In this tutorial, we learn how to make ginger ice cream. You will need: cream, milk, ginger, and eggs to make this. First, take 2 c milk and heat it up in a sauce pan. After this, cut the skin off of the ginger and then grate it into the milk. Next, stir this and keep your eye on it so it doesn't boil or stick to the sides. Check the temperature until it gets to 160 degrees. While this is heating up, separate four eggs from their yolks, then whisk the eggs in a separate bowl. Add in the sugar...
In order to prepare Homemade Yogurt, you will need the following ingredients: 3 mason jars, sugar or honey, vanilla extract, dehydrated milk, measuring cups, a large pot, a candy thermometer, a heating pad, plain yogurt, a spoon, a towel, and a cooler.
The hairdresser in the video explains how to use hair rollers properly. He tells about two types of rollers, velcro, and heated rollers. Velcro rollers are advised for dry hair, because if you put them in wet hair, and let them dry you wont be able to get them out. The man in the video explains when applying velcro rollers, the section of hair should not be bigger than the roller itself, in length, and width. He tells you of a trick of his, to put your thumb inside the roller, as you roll the...
Tinfoilchefdotcom shows us how to make green bean casserole, the easy way. You will need, 5 cans of green beans, one and half can of cream mushroom soup, quarter cup of milk and one and half can of French onions. Heat the oven to 350 and keep it ready. Take a clean dish and put green beans to it. This might look a bit too much, but it cooks down. Next, take cream mushroom soup in a dish and add quarter cup of milk to it. Mix it well till it loosens. Add this soup to the green beans and mix it...
In this video from Gourmet Magazine, Ian Knauer shows us how to clean and use dried chilies. Chile de arbol is the spiciest. To make a great hot sauce, boil about 40 of these with the seeds in and blend with some garlic and water. Next is the chipotle chili. You can often find these in a can but they are more potent when fresh. The larger the chili, the less heat it contains. An ancho is like a poblano. A guajillo is often paired with an ancho in a recipe or an adobo sauce because they comple...
Betty always cooks up something tasty! Watch as she shows you how to make simple, baked chicken tenders breaded with panko bread crumbs. Yummy!
Watch this video to learn how to make a delicious dinner dish. After watching this video, you'll be able to make blackened fish in no time. Things You'll Need: 2 Tbsp paprika 2 & 1/2 tsp salt 2 tsp lemon pepper 1 & 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1 & 1/2 tsp dried basil leaves, crushed 1 & 1/2 tsp ground red pepper 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp dried thyme 4 catfish fillets (about 1 & 1/2 pounds) 3/4 cup butter, melted Step 1 Heat until drop of water dances on skillet Heat a large cast iron or heavy aluminu...
Rldel149 from YouTube teaches his viewers how to make the perfect day pickles. Pick 1 gallon of small cucumbers no great than 2 inches in length. Day 1: Wash and scrub the cucumbers clean with a vegetable brush. Pour boiling water over the cucumbers once in the morning, and once in the night. Day 2: Repeat the same process as in day 1, but add in a 1/2 cup of salt. Day 3 Morning: In the morning, drain and prick the little cucumbers with a small prong fork. Make a syrup combining the following...
Cut chicken into 1 - 1.5 inches chunks, strips or thin slices, depending on which you and your family prefers. Thin slices are fastest. It's easier to cut chicken into cubes chunks when it's partially frozen.
Learn to use solar heat to kill bedbugs with this video! 1. Take a dark plastic bag or a vacuum bag. 2. Make sure it is intact. Don't use bags with holes! 3. Place a piece of clothing or bedding in it. Don't over fill the bag! 4. Close the bag. 5. Make sure that it is firmly closed and has no openings. 6. Place the bag on a hot surface under the direct summer sun, preferably on a concrete surface which was already heated by the sun (terrace or a balcony), but you can also put it in a car. 7. ...
This is a simple video guide that shows you how to install electric underfloor heating cables. 1. Measure the area to order right heater for the room.
Maria makes "easy and elegant Cheese Souffles" that are perfect for an appetizer. a main course, or a light main course. The recipe can be made in advance and kept in a refrigerator right up until cooking; and, takes very little time to prepare.
Rhea is showing us a quick and easy meal today and it is “Quesadillas with poached chicken and peppers”. As most of us don’t have time these days, this recipe sure helps us to cook a healthy and delicious meal in an easy way.
Chutney is a term for a class of spicy preparations used as an accompaniment for a main dish such as chicken or fish. Serve this delicious mango chutney with your prepared fish or chicken dish tonight.
What cooler way to cook your food than with an oriental wok? Check this out if you want some easy steps on how to do it.
Systm is the Do It Yourself show designed for the common geek who wants to quickly and easily learn how to dive into the latest and hottest tech projects. We will help you avoid pitfalls and get your project up and running fast.
With this delicious soup, you can mix and match toppings to create your own tasty, personalized meal.
You don't need to trek to your favorite trattoria to enjoy these – whip up a batch at home! Learn how to make mozzarella sticks from scratch at home with this Howcast guide.
Dessert crepes, a sweet French tradition, are delicate pancakes that can be enjoyed with many types of fillings after a meal – or even for breakfast. Watch this video to learn how to make dessert crepes.
This all-natural hair remover, called halaweh in Arabic, has been used in Middle Eastern homes for centuries. A natural hair removal technique may be a good alternative for you to salon waxing. Learn how to remove hair with Halaweh.
Grits are very versatile and there are many ways to dress them up for breakfast. Make a country breakfast in a dish with grits, boiled eggs and sausage. Follow along with this cooking how-to video as the Neely's from the Food Network's shows you how to dress up some southern style grits with common breakfast items.
Discover Mediterranean flavors with this simple recipe for stuffed squid. Follow along with the cooking how-to video as the Food Network shows you how to make this great seafood recipe. Stuffed squid with rice is more commonly known as Kalamarakia Yemista in Greece. Try making it tonight.
Pulled pork is a buffet table favorite. This how to video demonstrates how to make pulled pork with homemade barbecue sauce from your slow cooker or crock-pot.
Prepare a vegan ratatouille that serves 4 and is easy to make. This recipe takes 5-8 min to prep and about 20 minutes to cook.
Prepare this easy vegan meal that serves six. The quinoa and black beans takes 15 minutes to prep and 35 minutes to cook.
This video will show you how to bleed trapped air from a baseboard heater. If your baseboard heat is cold with the heat turned on, this might work for you.
We've all been there; waking up in the morning with a stiff, achy back. Maybe you overdid the yard work this weekend. Perhaps you were a bit too enthusiastic on the Nautilus circuit. Could be the long hours spent hunched over your computer are catching up with you. Perhaps your back pain is indicative of something more serious. Unfortunately, unless you've really injured your spine, your doctor isn't going to be much help; the best he can do is offer you pain medications and tell you to rest ...
Even though I often end the workday exhausted and just want to wrap rotisserie chicken parts in a store-bought tortilla and shove it in my eating hole, I generally try and take a couple of minutes to warm up said tortillas before I begin my meal. But if you're starving, do you really need to take the time? Do warm tortillas really make that much of a difference?
The oven igniter is what lights the gas in your oven to create the heat. If your oven is not heating, the igniter could be getting weak or be shorted out, in either case it needs to be replaced. You can follow the steps in this video to help you do the repair.
Check out this episode of Brian Brushwood's Scam School from Revision3 to find out how to pull the best cons, bar scams and magic tricks. It's rare to find a trick that you can actually fool yourself with...and that's exactly what you get with this episode!
In this tutorial, we learn how to get loose, model, wavy hair. First, spray heat protector all over the hair and then comb it out. From here, heat up a 1" curling iron and put half your hair up. After this, take the bottom half of the hair and part it into small sections. Then, curl each of these sections with your curling iron. Continue to do this for all the sections of your hair until you have finished curling your entire head of hair. Then, use your fingers to comb the curls out and make ...
Curling your hair without either a curling iron or a flat iron? It sounds preposterous, but it can be done - and to great effect - after you watch this video. Sure, curling irons are great and quick ways to add bounce and volume to your locks, but they eat up electricity and damage your beautiful strands.
In this tutorial, we learn how to make chocolate-filled marshmallow Easter eggs. First, place 1/3 c water in a saucepan along with 1 envelope of gelatin. Let this dissolve, then turn the heat on and add in 2/3 c of sugar. From here, take it off the heat, then you will add in a pinch of salt, 1/3 c corn syrup, and 1/2 tsp vanilla. Mix this with a mixer for 15 minutes, then the marshmallow are finished, you can shape them and coat them with colored sugar. You can also inject chocolate into them...
For kids and grown ups, hot dogs are a staple of the American diet. But try to bring one with to school, or work, without a microwave isn't exactly tasty, and trying to eat them either cold and uncooked or heated early and then eaten later is not the best way to go. In this video you will learn how to make a hot dog in a piping hot thermos that will keep it hot enough until you pull it out for lunch.
Here's a news flash for you: Celebrities don't just wake up every morning with a head of Pantene commercial hair, a full face of perfectly airbrushed makeup, and a 1000 watt smile. In fact, they wake up a bit more like us: Groggy, major clow slick, and looking more like a sleepy mole person than a high paid action star.
Kim Kardashian is one of the most gorgeous women in the world with the perfect womanly curves, sharp cheekbones that could grate cheese, and beautifully full hair. And very often Kim will add even more volume to her locks by loosely curling them with a curling iron.
