Memorable songs either contain a catchy beat - like most pop songs - but timeless songs have a little something extra. In the case of Track 3 from "Songs from a Secret Garden," there is an eternally sad and nostalgic quality about the song that makes it relatable to everyone and relevant now as it will be fifty years from now.
This video is a drawing lesson, demonstrating how to draw a garden starting with simple geometric forms and slowing elaborating them step-by-step until a beautiful final product emerges. All you need is a pencil, paper, and some patience to create this relaxing, perspective-laden image and improve your art skills.
For many of the Indian food fans among you, chicken tikka and it's sister chicken tikka masala are probably some of your favorite foods. Their delicate flavors are tough to beat, especially if the heavy spice of most Indian dishes is too much for you. By using a pre-made tikka sauce, The Original Naked Chef has created a nuanced dish that anyone with some cooking experience should be able to make at home on the grill or under the broiler.
Celebrity Chef Phil Vickery teaches in this video how to make a British favorite dish: sticky tofee pudding. This tradition dish is served warm and in often during the winter. Phil soaks the dates in boiling water and baking soda to bring out more of their flavor for the dish. While the dates are soaking, he starts creating the sponge part of the cake. With basic ingredients combined, he creates his sponge cake in a way more like a batter than your tradition method of making a sponge cake. Ne...
Rachel Ray shows how to make orange scented broccoli and cauliflower. Add salt and broccoli and cualiflower to simmering water, and let them steam with peices of orange rind. THe orange rind will add the aroma of oranges to the dish, and infuse the dish with orange flavor. Add butter to the pan, and let it get to the bottom of the pan. Squeeze the juice of the orange that you took the rind from and squeeze it over the top of the vegetables. Chop up a few scallions to add a mild onion flavor. ...
Have you ever wanted to make Filipino dishes? Watch this video and teach yourself how to make a Filipino grilled isaw. You will need isaw (intestines of pork or chicken), dry bay leaves, full peppercorns and salt. The dish is very easy to cook and you will have a mouthwatering grilled isaw in no time. The isaw is boiled in water with the listed ingredients and when it is done, a skewer is inserted and it is grilled. Try this dish which cooks in no time for your evening party.
If you grew up eating beef mami or if you are looking to try something different here is a flavorful Filipino beef dish called beef mami. Filipino cuisine is inspired by Polynesian, Spanish, Chinese and American cooking and has transformed into it’s own unique style and flavors. This video will walk you through the process of creating this delicious dish. In preparation you will need to cook egg noodles, hard-boil eggs, have beef brisket, Chinese cabbage, star annis, mince garlic, mince onion...
One of Betty's best! In this video, she demonstrates her tasty, comfort food original cheese fries casserole. Mmmmm mmmmm!
Add 1 Tablespoon chicken bouillon to the cold water in the pot. You may also add herbs/spices if you wish.
For any hard eyeshadow that has broken in its well, this technique displays how to fix and make your eyeshadow good as new and easy to use again. Move all the eyeshadow powder out of the eye shadow dish and into a new container and break it all up into a fine powder. Using any type of alcohol (she uses vodka) and mix the eye shadow until it forms a paste. You then would put the alcohol mixture back in the original dish and then press down on the dish with a coin covered in a cloth soaked in a...
How to make, Phalli Aaloo Sabzi, (or for English speakers, this translates to Green Beans), has instructions from beginning to the serving of this Pakistani vegetable dish. There are more than beans to this dish, including onion, tomato, garlic, and assorted other middle eastern spices. This is quite a spicy dish, as it includes ground red pepper as one of the seasonings. The ingredients are all cooked in one pan which makes it quite simple, and a novice cook should have no problems making th...
Making a fruit salad is easy with just a few simple steps. First, peel, core and cut some pineapple. Next, peel and cut up some mango. After that, remove the pulp and juice the orange and grapefruit. Add all the fruit to the serving dish. Place the raspberries around the edge of the dish for appearance. Now add the red currants and chopped basil. Drizzle with lemon oil and sprinkle with sugar to complete the dish.
Need internet but don't want to pay? Well, try lusting of those around you by picking up their Wi-Fi signal. Live out in the boondocks? No problem… if you have an old satellite dish laying around.
Moving soon? Don't know how you'll ever get your possessions packed and moved in one piece? Well, fret no more...
The quickest way to get a gorgeous lawn is to lay sod, uniform patches of grass-covered soil held together by matted roots. It will go more smoothly if you know a few landscaping tricks. Learn how to lay sod for a perfect lawn with this how to video.
Are you the one scraping sticky marshmallowed yams and congealed gravy off the dishes every Thanksgiving? Shame someone else into doing it this year. Avoid doing the Thanksgiving dishes.
Around the World in 80 Dishes takes you to Peru with a video demonstration of a classic recipe for ceviche, a popular Latin American dish that can be made with all kinds of seafood. You will need snapper fillet, lime juice, extra-virgin olive oil, jalapeno, garlic, salt, ground pepper, plum or Roma tomatoes, red onion, green onion, and cilantro. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make a Peruvian snapper ceviche.
Whenever you design elements for your garden, you should always keep in mind, that the more natural they are the better they seem to fit in. That's exactly what is done when you create this rustic bent wood trellis. But others have taken this idea a step further. In this how to video, Jim Long, author of the book Making Bentwood Arbors and Trellises, explains how to create these artistic garden ornaments.
Bird feeding is something everyone can do. But keeping the birds in your garden can be just as easy. This how to video gives you a few tips that will help you attract the most popular wild species of birds and entice them to stay for more than a quick lunch.
Freezing tomatoes is a great way to store tomatoes to use all winter long. Tomatoes are great in soups or stews, freezing tomatoes help stretch the summer a bit longer. In how to video, Rita shows you how to freeze and use tomatoes from your garden.
You've made wonderful furniture, but what are you going to do with all the leftover piece of wood? Watch this how to video to learn how to use waste wood material to create a your own outdoor garden bench.
There are so many little problems that buold up around the house. One of these is very simple to fix. This how to video shows you a simple DIY solution to fix a leaky garden hose spigot.
This instructional how-to video, hosted by Simply Ming’s chef Ming Tsai, specializes in authentic Asian cuisine. A large number of Asian dishes call for ginger, whether it be as an ingredients or garnish. Watch this cooking lesson as Ming shows you how to choose ginger, dice and slice fresh ginger root. Ginger adds a delicious spicy flavor to any dish, try it today.
Mujaddara has always been considered poor man's dish throughout the ages in the Middle East but currently it is considered a very healthy dish that provides a balanced healthy meal , with healthy fat, protein and carbohydrates. This dish is a very flavorful dish too.
Watch this video cooking tutorial to learn how to make sweet and sour meatballs, serve this dish over hot cooked rice. Follow along with Thai chef Kai to get the recipe. For this dish, you will need ground beef, salt, pepper, ginger, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, liquid cornstarch, and cooking oil.
Extend the life of your gardening tools using these simple cleaning techniques. This is most important when you're putting tools away for winter.
Keep your gardening tools in shape in the off-season by following these tips on tool cleaning and maintenance.
Video shows how to garden using a self watering planter. Man explains how to use and gives an example of different vegetables he plants in the planter.
Adding mulch to your garden helps prevent weeds, retain soil moisture, and it also gives your landscape a finished look. Learn more about buying and using mulch.
Gutter maintenance is not the funnest household chore, but it is essential in preserving your home. Lowe's has a few tips for you to start clearing out your gutters. You'll need a ladder, a bucket to clear out the debris, a trowel of some kind for scooping out the gutter gunk, a garden hose to wash out the gutter and a pair of gloves to protect your hands.
THis video will show you how to use the immensely useful magma forges to make items without using fuel, and also how to use roads, sculpture gardens, and ponds to improve your fortress.
In order to make a Cricut Sunflower card, you will need the following: card stock, Walk in My Garden Cartridge, ribbon, decorative paper, chalk, scissors, 2-sided tape, an ink stamp pad, adhesive, and pop dots.
Too often in the hustle and bustle of life we forget to take a deep breath, calm down, and embrace the quiet. Many of us are so wired to the point that the quiet scares us, leading to a state of constant overstimulation in which we develop stress, hypertension, and cardiovascular problems. Doesn't sound so fun, does it?
As little girls, we're always entranced by magical lore: Beautiful princesses, handsome knights in shining armor, and fairies that spark our imagination and take us to another world where anything can happen and there's always a happily ever after ending.
Nili Nathan demonstrates how to create your own homemade rosemary facial spray. 1. Start by adding 3 oz of distilled water to a spray bottle. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. 2. Take rosemary essential oil and add 6 drops to the bottle. 3. Gather up some fresh rosemary (possibly from your garden or a friends garden or a nearby store) and add that to the bottle. Close the bottle tightly and shake it up. 4. Now you are ready to spray desired amount to body and face!
This video will show you how easy it is to transplant a Hosta plant into your garden.
This video will show you an easy way to siphon the water off of your swimming pool cover with a garden hose.
Harnessing the power of the sun is something that Captain Planet made cool before it was the go-to for renewable energy. Solar-powered energy is quick and cheap, and can make for some really cool DIY projects. And for those of you wondering what you should do with your old satellite, look no further. Aaron from Sharealikelicence offers up a way to create a DIY outdoor satellite cooker. He started with an old Ku Band dish and covered it with aluminum tape, for better reflection of the sunlight...
There is nothing like fresh vegetables from the garden. Dave Epstein shows us the secrets to planting peas.
How to divide and re-pot onions and herbs