Most pasta salad is very "American" and full of fatty things like mayonnaise. By adjusting a few ingredients and adding some yummy veggies, you can transform your salad and have a healthy addition to your outdoor summer party menu!
This video is about making a mushroom risotto. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups Oborio rice
Check out Esquire Magazine's feature "Ask a Beautiful Woman" to learn how to prepare exotic concoction absinthe. Famed absinthe sippers include Ernest Hemingway and Oscar Wilde. Get in on the magic of the green fairy.
Cooking instructions at John's Cuisines, the all-time Filipino favorite dishes are now unveiled to the whole world.
Celebrated and award-winning children's illustrator, Jan Brett, shows how to sketch an okapi, an endangered, African mammal, in this fun demonstrational video. Learn how to draw this beautiful and unusual animal by following Jan's simple instructions that go from making easy shapes to the finished product. Even kids unfamiliar with Jan's work will enjoy sketching along.
Celebrated and award-winning children's illustrator, Jan Brett, shows how to sketch a guinea hen and a zebra. Learn from this video tutorial how to draw and paint these exotic, African animals by following Jan's simple instructions that go from making easy shapes to the finished product. Fun for kids to follow along as well.
Do you enjoy taking photos of exotic landscapes but not always getting the results you want? Software like Photoshop could help you solve your problem. In this video tutorial you will learn to improve dull landscapes using Adobe Photoshop.
It's an unspoken rule that diseases are not things that you want to purposely consume. So if anyone ever offers to cook you something made out of a disease, just kindly say no... unless it's huitlacoche.
We all have a favorite animal, right? While most of us like conventional animals like dogs and cute pandas, others like more exotic, safari-esque animals like giraffes. If you know a giraffe lover, check out this video to learn how to give him/her the perfect "just because" gift - an origami giraffe.
Most people with smooth hair are not big fans of humidity, which makes their locks puffy and difficult to manage. If you want to turn that humidity to your advantage, watch this video to learn how to scrunch your hair sexy, exotic curls.
To really appreciate quiche, you need to like the versatility of the dish, and if done right, a quiche can be the prefect breakfast, lunch or dinner meal for the entire family. Even a Sunday brunch. This quiche will please any crowd. Check out the recipe for this delicious asparagus, mushroom and fontina quiche from Chef Hubert Keller.
Interested in adding a rare and exotic specimen to your paper menagerie? Perhaps a raven or penguin? Have extra paper and time to match? This video tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step overview of how to make a paper cat birds using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, and to get started making your own paper birds, watch this arts-and-crafts guide.
Looking to add a rare and exotic specimen to your paper garden? Something with a stem and leaves perhaps? Make a paper flowers using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to fold your own flowers (complete with stems and leaves) from paper. For more information, and to get started making paper flowers yourself, take a look!
Chef Billy Perisi of fixmyrecipe.com takes us through how to make beef stroganoff without curdling the sauce.
This is a video showing how to make low carb green bean mushrooms. She starts by cutting five mushrooms into really small pieces. She is mimicking cream of mushroom soup because it has a lot of salt and carbs. She then adds the mushrooms into a skillet with 2 tablespoons of butter on high heat. Now she pours in 1. 5 cups of heavy cream. Then she pours in 3/4 of a teaspoon of garlic salt. She then reduces it until it is thick. She then adds pepper to the mixture. She now adds a 28 oz. can of g...
Preheat oven to 425. Place butter in 9 x 13 baking dish and place in oven as it preheats. Place chicken pieces in zip top bag. Add flour and shake to coat. When oven is warm, remove pan from oven and place the floured chicken in pan with the melted butter. Return to oven and cook for 30 minutes. Turn the chicken and continue cooking for 20 min. While the chicken bakes, chop onion. Saute' onion in a small skillet with a little olive oil. Chop mushrooms and add them to the onion. Saute' until t...
Learn how to apply makeup to create dramatic white and gold eyes with Lauren Luke's tutorial. This unique Arabic-inspired look is sure to turn heads. Watch this video if you want to look like an exotic Arabian princess.
This is a step by step on eating duck egg. This is a partially developed duck egg that's a delicacy in the Phillipines.
Eating vegan doesn't meant you have to sacrifice your favorite desserts. This how to video tutorial shows you how to make raw vegan ice cream and chocolate mousse using durian. Watch and learn how easy it is to create a wonderful dessert out of this exotic fruit.
This simplified, home version of the famous Middle Eastern shawarma is a delicious and exotic lamb pita sandwich. The secret is the yogurt and spice marinade which makes the lamb meat tender and infuses it with the spice blend.
Check out this video to learn how to origami a bird that looks like it is from the tropics.
Sara Jean Underwood,Playboy Playmate of the Year 2007, teaches us what goes into the delicious exotic drink Tequila Seabreeze.
Here's a tutorial on how to make false eyelashes made with feathers in Exotic print pattern!
Discover a new exotic typically Brazilian ingredients - Palmito. Despite being very popular in South and Central America, Palmito (Heart of Palm) has yet to make it into North American and European menus(much). Here's a very simple recipe to introduce you to the wonderful - Palmito.
This is a easy recipe for vegan portobello burgers that serve 4. It has a 20 min prep time and a 20 min cook time.
In this episode of Show Me the Curry!, the guys take over and teach us how to barbecue some ribeye steaks and portobello mushrooms. You can get the recipe here. These recipes are perfect for summer parties, outdoor dinners, or any time you feel like pulling out the grill. Why not get started?
In this tutorial, learn how to make a scary, high maintenence dish - wild mushroom risotto. This meal is a little tough to make but is totally worth it when you eat a spoonful of that creamy goodness. In this clip from the Food Network you will learn some useful tips to make the process much easier and come out with a perfect dinner every time. Enjoy!
In this video a young college student shows what you'll need to make marsala steak and mushrooms. She shows what pots you will need along with what kind of steak and mushrooms you need. She shows how to add everything to its specific cooking area. She tells why she is adding the ingredients as she adds them. She goes on to show the seasonings to use. She then shows how to prepare the steak and the sides that she cooked along with it.
In Missouri squirrels are plentifully. Squirrel meat is delicious and versatile. This how to video shows you how to cook a squirrel skillet. Make squirrel a tasty treat with mushrooms, onions, and green peppers.
This easy and elegant white button mushroom ragout dish is as versatile as it is delicious. It can be served as a first course, a main course, or even as a sauce for chicken or meat.
Watch as Luci Lock shows you how to prepare an organic spinach and mushroom egg bake. Its a healthy dish that is very simple to make.
Learn how to make Matsutake Gohan Bimbo, a Japanese shitake mushroom dish.
Learn how to sear scallops with sauteed mushrooms and crispy prosciutto by watching this video.
Enjoy a creamier version of those curries you love so much with this spicy and creamy recipe for pork curry. Of course, you can substitute the meat for whatever you choose, but if you want all of the flavors of this spicy curry to come out— stick with pork.
Casseroles don't have the best reputation. After all, they are a Thanksgiving table staple, and we all know that Thanksgiving foods aren't known for being the healthiest foods you can put into your mouth.
Veggie burger patties, or burger patties made of soy products and ground beans, are such a healthy alternative to your typical beef paties. But there's one big snatch: They taste like cardboard. If the taste factor is the one thing that's preventing you from eating these heart-healthy patties, then fret no longer.
Rick Stein prepares a classic Corsican Wild Boar stew in this great recipe from BBC cookery show 'Rick Stein's Mediterranean Escape'.
This recipe comes to us from Mario Schembri, head chef at Ta´Frenc on the island of Gozo. Watch this how-to video cooking lesson to learn how to make stuffed Maltese chicken breasts. Serve the stuffed chicken breasts with a button mushroom sauce and a side of vegetables.
Mushrooms are glorious: they're nutritional powerhouses, add meaty savor to just about any dish, and are cheap and plentiful (mostly). But just when you thought you knew best how to use edible fungi (in gravies, as portobello burgers, stewed and served over pasta, just to name a few uses), you learn something new: there's a mushroom out there that tastes like maple syrup. Yep, maple syrup.
Gnocchi may be challenging to pronounce, but eating this oddball potato-based member of the pasta family is seldom a challenge since they are so delicious. This video demonstrates how to prepare a ricotta cheese gnocchi with a pea and mushroom sauce. It is light and delicious, yet filling. A wonderful spring dish for any at-home chef.
