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How To: Organize a refrigerator

Is your fridge getting out of control? Can't identify that raunchy smell that has invaded your ice box? Can't find your ketchup? The best way to alleviate these problems is by organization. Organizing and keeping your fridge tidy is the best way to go, but it could be hard in a roommate situation where one said roommate will never give a damn. Nonetheless… chill out! Use these helpful tips to get your refrigerator organized.

How To: Pull off the tablecloth trick

At some point in time on TV or in a movie we’ve all witnessed a person pull a tablecloth clear off of a table without spilling the items on top. This is not an illusion, it can be done. Don’t choose your mother’s fine china to start with but do try it out.

How To: Make your own clay

Put your imagination into solid form by working with clay. Now all you need is the clay. No need to buy it at the store when you can make all the clay you like at home. Clay is a fun medium for adults and kids to work in.

How To: Make a healthy, vegan salad dressing

Just because you're vegan, doesn't mean you have to substitute flavor with drab foods. Remember mayonnaise? Well, it can be substituted with something called Vegenaise, a vegan mayo substitute, perfect for potato salads. And for your southern-style greens cooked with pot liquor, you can substitute the meats with simple chipotle chili and smoked jalapeño peppers.

How To: Make a margarita using a mix

In this tutorial, we learn how to make a margarita using a mix. You will need: 1/3 c tequila, 2/3 c margarita mix, 1/2 c lemon lime, 1/2 lemon, and Grand Marnier. First, pour all the ingredients into a shaker with ice and combine them all together. After this, grab your margarita glass and rim it with salt. Next, pour the mixture into the margarita glass and then place a lime wedge as garnish on the side. This will serve two people and tastes great! This is perfect for an afternoon cocktail o...

How To: Prepare and a butternut squash for cooking

Learn to prepare butternut squash for cooking! It is a nutrient rich, low calorie food. When you buy your squash, make sure its free of blemishes and looks healthy. This is very important. At home, feel free to store it however you like, but it does fine in room temperature, non humid places. Lay it down on its side and slice off the ends, this will make it easier to. Peel! Peel using either a knife or a vegetable peeler, as this will give you a nice smooth surface. Slice the squash in half l...

How To: Make chicken pot pie with Tyler Florence

Tyler Florence from Food Network shows us how to make chicken pot pie in one pot. First sauté carrots, onions, and celery in extra virgin olive oil. Next add 2 tablespoons of flour. Add chicken broth and heavy cream. Season it with salt, pepper, and herbs. It will thicken before your eyes. Take some chicken and add it to the mixture. Next add frozen peas and small potatoes. You can use frozen pastry for the base. Use a crock to cut out the base. Fill the crock with the mix and add the pastry ...

How To: Make a Borax snowflake using supersaturated solutions

Perform your own fun and exciting science experiment from the comfort of your own home. With the help of this instructional video, create a beautiful Borax snowflake with simple household items like boiling water, string, pip-cleaners and pitcher. Fun for both kids or adults, this step by step guide will give you exact measurements and in less than twenty four hours, anyone can have a unique gift or decoration! You can even add food coloring to make a rainbow of delicate snowflakes that are p...

How To: Prepare red shrimp panang curry

Prepare a quick and tasty Thai red shrimp panang curry at home with this easy to follow HowTo cooking video. A CurrySimple red curry sauce is used for the curry base and a little peanut butter for an added bonus. Watch and learn how easy it is to prepare home cooked Thai food with store bought curry. Add raw shrimp, basil leaves, red and green bell peppers and cook in the prepared curry. Enjoy this shellfish and panang recipe.

How To: Prepare raw and vegan collard greens wrap

Raw and vegan dishes often entail food that is unprocessed and uncooked. This how-to video will show you great raw recipes to make at home. Watch and learn how to prepare a raw and vegan collard green wrap. All you need for this wrap recipe is: collard greens, carrots, cucumber, squash, avocado with fiesta mole. Try this raw vegan collard greens wrap for lunch.

How To: Make eggs with the Joy of Cooking

Seventy-five years ago, a St. Louis widow named Irma Rombauer took her life savings and self-published a book called The Joy of Cooking. Her daughter Marion tested recipes and made the illustrations, and they sold their mother-daughter project from Irma's apartment. Today, nine revisions later, the Joy of Cooking--selected by The New York Public Library as one of the 150 most important and influential books of the twentieth century--has taught tens of millions of people to cook, helped feed a...

How To: Make Southern Low Country Crab Stew with Paula Deen

Fabulous and creamy, make this scrumptious low-country carb stew. Follow along as Paula Deen shows you how to make it. This cooking how-to video is part of Paula's Home Cooking show hosted by Jamie Deen, Paula Deen. Paula Deen, owner of Lady and Sons, a famous Savannah restaurant, is Food Network's resident southern chef. Step inside her kitchen and discover delicious food that's both uncomplicated and comforting, like this recipe. Watch how easy this low-country crab stew is to prepare and c...

How To: Make raw sauerkraut with a food processor

In this tutorial, we learn how to make raw sauerkraut. First, peel away the first two or three layers, then cut it up in different size chunks and place into a juicer. When finished, press down leaves onto the bowl to get the water out completely. now, place baby raisins and press on top of the cabbage leaves. Now, place a cloth on top and let sit for 5-7 days in a cool and dry spot. Make sure to keep flies away while this is sitting. When finished, you will have sauerkraut that you made and ...

How To: Get rid of black circles under your eyes now

GetYourSkinBack discusses the various causes of black circles under the eyes and how to get rid of them. Skin discoloration under the eyes affects almost everyone at one time or another. It can add many years to your appearance, so getting rid of it is extremely important. The main causes are heredity, stress and fatigue, age, allergies, and medical conditions.

How To: Freeze fresh fish

Freezing food is a great way to extend the shelf life and retain nutrients. Fish can quickly and easily be frozen to be used at a later date using only supplies you already have in your kitchen. Get started storing you're excess fresh fish.

How To: Replace the door seal on a Neff refrigerator

Watch to learn how to replace the door seal on a Neff refrigerator. You'll remove and replace the fridge door seal on a Neff fridge. Replacing the fridge seal is an energy saving tip: If there is a fridge door seal gap, you will not create the correct fridge temperature to store food. To increase fridge efficiency fit a new seal. As part of this fridge maintenance video we also replace the fridge door bottle shelf and use a professional fridge cleaner.

How To: Make clay look like fabric for stop motion armatures

This video animation tutorial demonstrates a technique for creating a fabric-like effect out of clay for stop motion figures, or armatures. Instead of smooth clay, try to give a more authentic finish to clay that will be used to create clothing. This technique will also create patterned fabrics. You'll need to chop the clay up first in a food processor, and then put it through a pasta machine. Watch this instructional video and learn how to make clay look like fabric for claymation armature c...

How To: Make raw and vegan chocolate chip cookies

Raw and vegan dishes often entail food that is unprocessed and uncooked. This how-to video will show you great raw recipes to make at home. Watch and learn how to prepare raw and vegan chocolate chip cookies. All you need for this raw dessert recipe is: cashews, flour, vanilla, agave, coconut oil, and cacao powder.

How To: Use grey water to grow rice paddy

A simple reed system can clean washing machine and bath water enough to grow rice. What better place to do than the roof which in tropical India receives a lot of sunlight. Nutrition for the rice comes from a Ecosan unit on the roof again, which provides the urine for fertilizer. Finally a solar box cooker cooks the rice for consumption. Food and water Cycle complete on the roof. The water for the washing machine and bath comes from harvested rain falling on the roof but a slightly different ...

How To: Julienne cut vegetables

Julienne-cut vegetables is just a fancy way of saying very skinnily-cut vegetables. But chefs use the term to sound cool and professional (or at least we think so). Either way, when it comes down to food, presentation is definitely half the battle.