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How To: Make chicken wings with a pastrami rub

The pastrami sandwich meets the buffalo chicken wing in this tasty party snack. Pastrami gets much of its delicious flavor from the spicy pepper and coriander rub that's applied before the meat is smoked and cooked. We use smoked paprika to add that effect to the spice rub. No blue cheese dressing here since these chicken wings are rubbed with pastrami spices. They're served with Russian or Thousand Islands dressing

How To: Build a sugar rocket motor

Did you know that you can make a rocket out of stuff you might already have around the house? In this tutorial, you'll see how to make a candy rocket using PVC pipes, sorbitol (a sugar substitute) and other fairly common household objects. With just a little work, your sugar rocket will be ready to blast off into space. Sweet!

How To: Troubleshoot the air conditioner in a Saturn S-Series

One day, your car may break down and you won't be able to afford to hire a mechanic, so what do you do... you look on the web for some how-to vehicle repair videos and become your own car mechanic, that's what. You don't need any advanced training to perform repairs and simple maintenance on your automobile, but you may need a few tools. Invest in the basic tools and you'll be prepared for just about any car malfunction you can think of. These tutorials will help get you on your way, as long ...

How To: Make beef wellington singles

This dish is perfect for dinner for two. You need two beef tenderloin fillets with the silver skin cut off, ½ package of phyllo dough, 8 oz of mushrooms, 1½ cup green onions, 2 tbsps of olive oil, 1 tbsp of butter, ¼ cup of parsley, and 2-3 tsps of lemon juice, salt and pepper, Hollandaise sauce. Pan fry the beef for a minute or two on each side if you like it more well done. For the mushroom filling, use fresh mushrooms. Chop up the mushrooms finely. Chop up green onions. Use a little bit of...

How To: Make Millionaire's shortbread bars

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...

How To: Form hydrothermal quartz

How can hot water form beautiful quartz crystals? This mine is red Georgia clay, with veins of minerals running through it. The veins are hydrothermal. Hydro means water. Thermal means heat. So the veins were caused by hot water. But how could hot water form quartz crystals?

How To: Can tomatoes

Botanically, tomatoes are fruits, but an 1893 Supreme Court decision changes that. They were ruled to be considered vegetables, allowing for a higher tax to be placed on imported tomatoes. Seems silly now. Tomatoes are rich in vitamins A, C, and K, as well as lycopene, a cancer-fighter. Enjoy tomatoes throughout the year by canning your summer harvest.

How To: Increase your burn awareness and treat burns properly

Did you know that over a million people a year suffer from the effect of burns and over 1/3 of them wind up in the emergency room? If you have a burn of any kind, check out this clip. Dr. Savant will teach you exactly how to deal with burns of all degrees, from slight surface burns to deeper, higher degree singes. So, check out this clip and prepare, just in case!

How To: Create a puff-pastry cornucopia

In this video we learn how to make a puff-pastry cornucopia. This is a great centerpiece for Thanksgiving and can be used to hold different foods such as buiscuts or finger sandwiches. First we need to form the mold for the cornucopia. You take some tin foil and make about 13-16 balls. These are spacers for inside the mold. Then you cut a piece of tin foil about 30" long. You place your balls in the middle and wrap your foil up over. Start to form your cornucopia the way you like. Try to make...

How To: Cook with pumpkins in the oven

In this video, Curtis Smith from Southwest Yard & Garden is joined by Bernadillo County Home Economist Patricia Aaron to talk to us about cooking with pumpkins. There's probably no vegetable that anounces the arrival of fall like a pumpkin. When you're using a pumpkin to make piesm cakes, and so forth, you want to choose a medium-sized one. Smaller pumpkins can make good side dishes. Bear in mind, it takes a bought a half pound of cooked pumpkin to make one serving. Here, we're using a nice m...

How To: Make roulade

Roulade is a pork loin that is rolled around or stuffed with a fruity nutty mixture. This dish is not difficult to make but will seem like it is. The mixture is rolled and tied off in the meat and then a simple and sweet basting sauce can be cooked up in minutes to make this dynamic meal.

How To: Sharpen a swiss army knife

Learning how to maintain and sharpen your Swiss army knife is an important skill for campers and backpackers. You will need to have a sharpening stone that can be dry or wet. To use a wet stone simply add a little bit of water or homing oil. Keep the blade at an angle of 5 to 7 degrees from the surface of the stone and move the blade back and forth or in a circular motion.

How To: Make a baked cheesecake

This video goes through the process of making a baked cheesecake. To do so you will need to mix cream cheese, eggs, fresh cream, sugar, flour and lemon juice in a blender until smooth. The next step is to place the mixture into a cake tin and bake in the oven at 140 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes, or until the cheesecake is golden brown. By following this video you will learn how to make a delicious baked cheesecake quickly and easily.

How To: Brake on a bicycle

This how-to video demonstrates the proper procedure for coming to a stop on a bicycle. The rear and front brakes have different degrees of effectiveness, with the front being more powerful. Be sure to keep your weight back to keep yourself from going over. Be careful of skidding. Watch this video cycling tutorial and learn how to brake on a bicycle.

How To: Roast cherry tomatoes with balsamic vinegar

There is nothing tastier and simpler than roasted cherry tomatoes. Follow along in this cooking how-to video to learn how to roast cheery tomatoes with balsamic vinegar. Start by seasoning the tomatoes with salt and pepper. Drizzle the cherry tomatoes with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Bake them at 200 degrees centigrade for 6 to ten minutes or until soft.

How To: Play the modes on electric guitar

Check out this instructional electric guitar video that provides an introduction to modes. Modes are scales that are derived from a parent scale by starting and ending on different degrees of that parent scale. This is Season 3, Episode 14 of Dave Weiner's Riff of the Week series called "The Modes: An Introduction." With this lesson and a bit of practice, improve your guitar playing skills by learning about modes on the electric guitar.

How To: Make a geothermal slinky

Watch this training video for making Earth Loop Geothermal Slinkies. Geothermal technology takes advantage of the earth's natural heat-storing ability. A geothermal system include three main pieces of equipment: underground piping, a heat pump and an air-handling system. The geothermal process is based on a simple premise: Below the frost line - usually about six feet deep – the earth is a constant temperature of about 50 degrees Fahrenheit all year long.

How To: Do a kickboxing round kick

Check out this instructional video that demonstrates how to do a round kick, which is a variation of the roundhouse kick. The round kick works in kickboxing and other martial arts. Learn the skills of kickboxing in this video on competitive kickboxing moves.

How To: Improve your running form with biomechanics tips

Six-time Ironman Champion Dave Scott teaches proper biomechanics for endurance runners. Check out this instructional cross country video that demonstrates a few techniques that can improve your running form. Just follow these biomechanics tips: head looking straight forward, shoulders relaxed and low, elbow flexion of 80-90 degrees, hands come up to lower breastbone, pelvis tucked under hips, avoid heel strike, foot lands aligned with chest.