If you have an extra speaker cabinet, a broken XLR cable and a little bit of soldering knowledge, you can create a functional kick drum microphone in just a few minutes' time. This audio engineer's guide will walk you through the entire process. For detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started building your own sub mic for extra low-end, watch this hacker's how-to.
Tom Clifford, a certified personal trainer with Gold's Gym, teaches us how to do squats. In this video, he uses a 20 pound barbell, which is not a lot of weight. You put it behind your neck, and rest it on your "traps," or the top of your shoulders. Place your feet shoulder width apart, and keep your back straight and flexed. Go down as if you are going to sit in a chair. Your knees should be over your heels, not over your toes. Go all the way down into a sitting position, then back up. That'...
Everybody loves burgers and everybody loves sandwiches - so why not combine them? In this tutorial, Betty makes square shaped sandwich burgers from scratch. This recipe is not difficult to make and is incredibly tasty. But, make sure you remember the napkins because this dish sure is messy!
This video shows you how to install OSX on a Windows Netbook. They create a "Mini Mac" and show you what the steps are. This is a good thing to do for someone who is used to a Mac but wants the portability of a Netbook, which weighs only 2 pounds. They start with a Dell Netbook that has Windows XP on it, which they covert. One thing that you need to do is to increase the memory in order to install the new operating system. There is an informative website called MyDellMini that has helpful inf...
Have a big family dinner and not much time to prepare for it? Betty shows us how to make a traditional spaghetti dish with a Southern flair that is incredibly easy and equally tasty. You will impress your guests and they will think you slaved all day, when you really cooked it in less than an hour!
Chicken breasts are a popular dinner dish, and in this tutorial, Betty shows us how to make them yummy AND healthy! Try this flavorful recipe at home and impress your family and friends.
In this video tutorial from ShebasRecipes, learn how to make a spicy Indian chicken stew called Doo Piyaza. The recipe calls for slightly less than one pound of chicken, two medium onions thinly sliced, one tomato, 1 teaspoon of salt, 2 teaspoons of coriander powder, 1/4 teaspoon of garam masala (a combination of 11 spices), 1/2 teaspoon of red chili or cayenne pepper, and 1 teaspoon of garlic and ginger mixed. To start, you will need to fry the onions in five tablespoons of oil in a pressure...
Shami Kabab is a dish that we classify as "Indian Food", however, its originations are found in Syria. These are commonly used as appetizers or side dishes. You will need: -Two pounds of beef cubes, medium sized. Preferably do not use ground meet. -3 medium sized onions. -7 fried red chilies, -4 cloves, one bay leaf, -cumin seeds, -eight cloves of garlic, -and thinly sliced ginger. -Pressure cooker For best results, and to retain the flavor best, do not add water when cooking, the water found...
This video explains how to make Pad Thai, a Thailand noodle dish. You need a half pound of rice noodles, shrimp, palm sugar, ground chili, garlic, bean sprouts, tamarind sauce, peanuts, chives, dried shrimps, fish sauce, firm tofu, cooking oil, eggs, and some water. You would first soak the rice noodles until they hydrate or become soft. Chop the garlic, chives, peanuts and tofu. You would prepare the sauce first and then cook the noodles. Follow the rest of the steps of the video and you can...
This episode of ThaiFoodcast demonstrates how to prepare a green papaya salad also known as a som tam. For the preparation you will need green papaya, lime juice, chili peppers, palm sugar, garlic, tomato, fish sauce, roasted peanuts and green beans in the mentioned amounts. Chop the green beans and tomato next peel and shred the papaya as shown. Grind the spices followed by the other ingredients using a mortar and pestle thereafter add the papaya, tomatoes and beans and pound it as shown. No...
Want to know if you’re ready to get married? Try pounding your own curry paste. You can just buy the curry paste for this recipe and following Aunchalee’s clear instruction you can still make a flavorful Tai style chicken in green curry.
Thanksgiving is all about the turkey. So much can go wrong with a turkey, though. The turkey could come out tough and dry, and totally unappetizing. Learn how to combat gross turkey, and turn out a moist, flavorful turkey for an awesome Thanksgiving.
Forget expensive steadicams! Save money on your film budget and make a DIY steadicam that's almost as effective as the real deal. Chappy shows you how to make one for only 30 bucks! You can make this steadycam with parts from your local sporting goods or hardware store.
As a film extra, you’ll make some easy money, get a chance to see moviemaking up close, and perhaps become immortalized on screen. Here’s how to get a gig.
Baking a cake is relatively easy... if you happen to have a cookbook or some boxed cake mix nearby. And though you can use the internet or your favorite cooking app, it can be nice to just cook without a recipe. That seems impossible with baking, which is such an exact science, but it's actually relatively easy.
Wondering how to hit high notes on your harp? In this harmonica tutorial, you'll learn how to play using the upper register. While this tutorial is geared towards intermediate players, beginners are certain to walk away with something. For more, and to get started playing in the high register of your own harmonica, just press play!
The Kawakawa tree is a teeny little thing that grows in New Zealand. The leaves of this tree are thought to relieve everything from bruises to toothaches to bladder problems, and can be pounded into an infusion for tea.
In this tutorial, we learn how to deep fry a turkey. Make sure before you do this, you take all the safety precautions and have a fire extinguisher around you. Next, you will need a propane tank hooked up to a large pot that holds 40 quarts. Now you will need to dry your turkey off to avoid a fire with the oil when you place it inside. Next, place the turkey onto the deep frying hook and make sure it's thawed completely. Dunk your turkey into the oil very slowly, then cook it 3.5 minutes per ...
In order to make Home Fries with Red Potatoes, you will need the following ingredients: 2 pounds red potatoes, 2 onions, 2 tablespoons butter, paprika, and oil.
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.
Medicine balls are useful workout tools. They are great for strengthening your muscles and sculpting your body. In this tutorial from Modern Mom, get used to using a medicine ball and learn some helpful exercises. This video offers advice from model and actress, Brooke Burke and professional fitness trainer Autumn Calabrese.
In this video Lori Winders shows us how to make ghee from regular butter. Her method takes about two hours to complete but she says that this way you can obtain much more ghee at one time. First, put two pounds of butter in a large cast iron skillet and then put it in the oven at a temperature of 250 degrees for two hours. After this is complete you take the pan out of the oven and with the help of a strainer and lots of layers of cheesecloth you filter the obtained gee in a jar. You will see...
SeriousBBQs.com teaches you how to smoke a turkey to perfection by showing much improved methods of cleaning, starting your fire, seasoning, smoking your turkey, and keeping it warm after being cooked. The first step is to choose a 12-14 pound turkey, and remove the wrappings and giblets, and rinse the turkey throughly, then, season your turkey, or wait until later if you so choose. The next step is to start the fire by opening all the vents in the fire box, inserting the correct amount of ch...
To cook Chinese spare ribs you will need water, vinegar, soy sauce, rice wine, sugar and one pound of spare ribs. First, put the spare ribs in boiling water for three minutes. When it boils, drain the water. In a mixing bowl add one tablespoon of cooking wine, two tablespoons of black vinegar, four tablespoons of soy sauce and five tablespoons of water. Turn the stove top to low and pour the mixture over the spare ribs. The ribs will boil in the juice. You will know the ribs are ready when th...
Although cars are these thousand pound machines that can make travel so much easier for everyone, accidents can occur. So it's important to know what's wrong with your car and how to fix it. If you have a bad or damaged radiator, that is something you need to fix and soon. So, in this video tutorial you'll find out how to replace the radiator to a 2002 Dodge Neon. Enjoy and good luck!
Put pre-mix into bowl. Add whole mustard seed, coriander, fresh ground pepper, and liquid smoke for flavor. You can also add half a teaspoon of hot pepper mix to make it spicy. For meat, use 1/3 ground chuck and 2/3 hamburger; some fat is necessary for a good sausage. Next, add the sodium nitrates, spices and 1 ounce per pound of meat of water into the chuck and hamburger and mix it with your hands. Continue mixing until the meat gets "tacky". Then, the meat needs to be ground and put into th...
Delicious shrimp scampi is easy to make with this video. A half stick of butter is melted in a pan, to which 2 chopped green onions, 3 minced cloves of garlic, and some lemon zest. Sautee about one minute, then add 1/4 cup of lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. After the sauce become bubbly, add a pound of shelled, cleaned shrimp and cook just until pink - 3 to 5 minutes depending on the size. Add some hot sauce to taste, and toss. Add 1/4 cup chopped, fresh parsley to bring out the flavors...
In this video from modernmom we learn exercises to reduce your breast size. You can't lose weight in your breast the personal trainer says. But when you want to lose weight, and you get into an exercise program that is consistent, you will begin to lose weight, and our bodies shed pounds all over, and because there is lots of fat in the breast tissue, you will notice they will get smaller. There's no one specific exercise though. But doing a walking program and watching calories will make you...
The woman explains what heavy woman should wear, in order to look slim. Every woman that feels she is a little over weight tends to hide. You can look 5 or 10 pounds slimmer by only wearing little less clothes, or you don't cover up as much and that your clothes are a little simpler, more fluid. If you want to wear print, make sure that it is long enough, that it is fluid. You don't have to wear just black. Sometimes, even if you wear something bigger, depending on the cut, it can make you lo...
A video from Helpvids.com that shows how to insert special characters in MS Word 2007. A seldom used function in MS Word is the Insert Symbol function. Symbols like the copyright, infinity, registered trademark, Yen, Pound, Euro etc can be of use in some documents. Word provides an easy way to insert these and many other such symbols into your documents without much hassle (For example, using the Character Map utility provided with Windows).
In certain regions, the vegetable okra is known as “lady finger,” and is a common Pakistani dish. This video tutorial shows how to make crispy fried okra, also known as bhindi. Deep fry the diced onions and greens until the onions turn brown. Soak up the excess oil with a paper towel and sprinkle on the salt and Shan Chaat Masala. Squeeze on lemon juice to reach the desired taste.
Here you'll learn how to make a delicious beef and asparagus stir fry and all on a budget. With just a half a pound of asparagus, and some yummy red peppers mixed in with some delicious seared steak. All mixed and cooked together on a hot skillet. This will be great for your guest, or if just looking for a great tasty meal and you can afford to go out and spend money on a sit down meal. It's a quick and easy to cook dish for any night of week. Eat up and enjoy.
Chef Jason Hill of Cooking Sessions shows you how to make a grilled chicken sandwich in this episode. You will need avocados, pepper jack cheese, fresh sliced tomato and toasted onion-cheese rolls in addition to the prepared marinated grilled chicken and southwest sauce. Place the chicken breast in a zip-lock bag and pound it as shown, thereafter marinade the chicken and grill it, melt the pepper jack cheese on the chicken following the instructions on the video closely. Next put the sandwich...
Make delicious garlic asparagus with this great video tutorial.
Boil chicken UNTIL done then place on bowl and let IT cool for 5 minutes. Put in teaspoon of salt then add green chilies. teaspoon of cumin and black pepper, then the chili pepper about a teaspoon. Stir very well. Put in green onions, and THEN POUND Mexican cheese and mixed in as well. Add red chili sauce you can use taco sauce. Mix UNTIL damp. Microwave tortillas INDIVIDUALLY and place mixture in then roll it. Place in hot oil hold it for about a minute then turn it over and hold it about 45...
The average American consumes 27 pounds of bananas every year. If you're not getting your fair share, try this classic drink—you'll catch up in no time. Chill the cocktail glass by filling it with ice and water, and set it aside. Crush the ice in the blender. Peel the banana and break it into small chunks. Place the small chunks of banana into the blender. Pour in the light rum, banana liqueur, lime juice, and simple syrup. Blend the ingredients for about 15 seconds, or until smooth and cream...
The Master Cleanse is soooo yesterday. Here are the best new ways to drop pounds fast. You Will Need:
If your family isn't quite the size of the Duggars yet and you're planning what to put on the menu for Thanksgiving, a 30 pound bird is probably not the best choice. Yeah, we know that having a big fat bird in the center of your table is tradition and whatnot, but we seriously doubt a family of five or six could finish all that PLUS side dishes and desserts.
If your family veers on the smaller side (so we're talking more the Gilmores than than the Duggars) then a 20 pound Thanksgiving turkey is probably a bit too much food for you to handle. Luckily, there are alternative ways to serve turkey without needing to pull out a big bird.
The secret to Paula Deen's famous beef tenderloin dish? Bacon grease. Now that the holiday season is in full swing, don't you dare feel guilty about indulging a little...or adding a pound of lard to deep fry your next turkey.