Even though we love taco salads and bread bowl soups, edible bowls and dishes have now gone far beyond those oldies-but-goodies. Using food as serving dishes helps with cleanup, reduces food waste, and makes your spread more creative and interesting.
You've found the perfect tree — or so you think. As hard as we try to display an ideal tree each year, both plastic and pine can disappoint, especially when you're shopping on the cheap.
Garlic: almost every cuisine in the world considers it a staple, and for good reason. Its pungent flavor gives depth and character to food. Dishes made without it seem bland and forgettable. And on top of all that, it's been studied for its potential anti-cancer properties (and don't forget: it's been mythologized for warding off vampires).
"Cooking" with liquid nitrogen seems like one of those activities that should be strictly limited to pros who are appearing on Top Chef, but it's the only way you'd ever be able to make Dippin' Dots at home. If that isn't enough of a reason for you to get some LN2 for your kitchen, check out this dose of pretty:
We live in a time where privacy is rare and our files can be easily accessed by just about anyone. Having your phone protected by a passcode is great, but if someone figures it out, they can easily access anything on your phone.
When it comes to pizza, everyone has strong opinions about how they like their pie, whether they prefer deep dish, thin crust, Chicago-style, or gluten-free. However, most people agree that a pizza is composed of some basic parts: a single layer of crust (usually wheat-based), sauce (usually tomato-based, cheese, and toppings. Yet enterprising cooks out there are putting a spin on the classic by turning pizza on its head. Sink your teeth into these pizza hacks before it's too late!
Ever since the much-lauded effects of the Mediterranean diet became widely known, people have been buying olive oil by the gallon. A diet that prevents heart disease, is based on fresh, seasonal foods, and includes a tasty as hell fat like olive oil? Duh—that's a no-brainer.
If you've been keeping up with anything Android these days, you've no doubt heard about a little dandy called Xposed Framework kicking around. Xposed, by XDA developer rovo89, is a framework for Android devices that lets you easily modify your stock or custom ROM.
The space on your phone is extremely valuable, so getting the most out of your screen real estate can help you out when multitasking or for just making your device feel bigger. One thing that is often overlooked when it comes to saving space on the screen is the keyboard.
I was kinda disappointed with last year's James Bond movie, Skyfall. Don't get me wrong, it was a solid flick, but only made me jealous with all its super spy hacker stuff.
Shorts, learning from your audience and the fundamental plausibility of being hustled in the desert Mike Clattenburg, creator of Trailer Park Boys and Afghan Luke, was kind enough to talk to us from Nova Scotia, where he was hard at work in preproduction, about Crackin’ Down Hard, his short that screens Monday and Tuesday as part of TIFF’s Short Cuts Canada Programme. We picked his brain about realism versus surrealism in comedy, the virtue of shorts, and the virtue of turning negative skinny...
Brushing your teeth is a necessity. You don't want to walk around with yellow teeth and stinky breath, and it's common courtesy to those around you to care about your personal hygiene at least that much.
This League of Legends: Dominion spotlight from Riot Games explains how to win a match of Dominion by providing an overview of all of the mechanics in the game. Phreak discusses capturing towers, obtaining buffs and health packs, and where to find speed shrines on the Crystal Scar map.
Tired up straight-up video images? Make your videos pop by giving them an array of cool treatments. Make your video look like a cartoon, or a line drawing, or a watercolor painting or just really bad dreams! With a selection of cool, free Sony Vegas effects you can do it all. Download the free FX plug-in here .
Looking for instructions on how to get free WiFi tethering on your Samsung Reality mobile smartphone? You're in luck. This free video tutorial will see that you need everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this Samsung Vibrant-owners' guide.
Looking for an easy way to earn free Mojo when playing We Rule on an Apple iPad? It's easy! And this gamer's guide presents a complete overview of the process. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started claiming your own free Mojo points, take a look. No hacks or cheats required.
In this video, MacMost explains to you how to get the free bumper case for the iPhone 4 from Apple. If you've already bought the bumper case, you'll get an automatic refund. Just go to Apple's app store and go to the iPhone 4 Case program app. You'll be on your way to a free case in no time at all!
This clip will introduce you to an app that will allow you to send free SMS and MMS messages to your friends' cell phones. Whether you're the proud owner of an Apple iPhone 4G or perhaps just considering picking one up second hand, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For more information, including a detailed overview, watch this iPhone user's guide.
Converting file formats seems to stump a lot of people, so if you're coming here clueless as to how to convert an AVI to DVD, don't feel alone. In this video, learn how to turn an .AVI file to DVD using Windows Live Movie Maker easily and for free.
Love Microsoft Excel? This clip contains a tip that just might induce you to. With this free video tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 90th installment of his "YouTubers Love Excel" or YTLE series of free video MS Excel lessons, you'll see a complicated average calculation with multiple criteria using the MONTH function on a date field. Learn to love digital spreadsheets more perfectly with the tricks outlined in this free Microsoft Office how-to.
Love Microsoft Excel? This clip contains a tip that just might induce you to. With this free video tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 80th installment of his "YouTubers Love Excel" or YTLE series of free video MS Excel lessons, you'll learn how to highlight an entire record (row) in a database that matches a bounced email addresss. Learn to love digital spreadsheets more perfectly with the tricks outlined in this free Microsoft Office how-to.
Love Microsoft Excel? This clip contains a tip that just might induce you to. With this free video tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 45th installment of his "YouTubers Love Excel" or YTLE series of free video MS Excel lessons, you'll learn how to use the SUMPRODUCT & TEXT functions together in 1 formula to sum the month's sales. Learn to love digital spreadsheets more perfectly with the tricks outlined in this free Microsoft Office how-to.
Learn how to get free Redbox DVD rentals. Redbox movies can be found in large stores, usually supermarkets, where you can rent a movie, and return them to the same box when you are done. In order to get the free movie, you must obtain a code, which you will enter during the rental process. On the website, sign up for what is called "Free Movie Monday". Redbox will send a code to your cell phone on the first Monday of every month. One thing to remember is to not be late returning the movie, or...
Don't pay for virus protection. You can get basic non-intrusive virus protection from Avira. Check out this quick video tip from Tinkernut to see how and where to get the Avira free anti-virus software program for free!
Don't give up turkey gravy just because you're cooking for a gluten-free diet. Use these tips when preparing this Thanksgiving favorite. Gluten-free diets are proven to help digestion and ease a variety of ailments. This gravy will make your gluten-free meal savory.
Watch this video to learn how to get any app you want in the Android Market for free. Using Astro File Manager and 4shared.com you can run any app you want for free on your Android device. Get all the apps you've ever wanted.
There are literally thousands of awesome apps available in the Android market. Unfortunately, you don't have thousands of dollars. If you want to download Android apps for free, watch this video to learn how use 4shared.com to download paid apps for free.
What's better than free pattern? A free pattern that fits you perfectly! This tutorial shows you how to draft the pattern for a basic A-line skirt completely by hand, and custom fit to your own measurements. All you need is some pattern paper, a pencil and a ruler.
If you've started using the Mac App store did you know there's a trick to getting your hands on 5 free games!? It's true, and this video can show you exactly what you need to do to get your hot little hands on some free games!
Beat level 4-3 of the iOS version of Angry Birds Free with three stars! On January 5th, 2011, Rovio released a free version of Angry Birds for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad users. Stuck? No problem: YouTube's FujiToast has pledged to post a three-star walkthrough for each of the game's levels. In this installment, we learn how to beat level 3 of theme 4.
Beat level 3-2 of the iOS version of Angry Birds Free with three stars! On January 5th, 2011, Rovio released a free version of Angry Birds for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad users. Stuck? No problem: YouTube's FujiToast has pledged to post a three-star walkthrough for each of the game's levels. In this installment, we learn how to beat level 2 of theme 3.
You'll first need to get the free program. Once you have downloaded it, open both your game and the program, and you can hack WebKinz for as much kinzcash and free items as you want! This cheat may take a few hours to appear.
Curious about the free to play science fiction game DarkOrbit? You don't need to install anything, the game runs right on your browser! Here's how you can get started, and a basic introduction to the DarkOrbit mechanics and some gameplay tips and tricks.
In this clip, you'll learn how to make a free (as in "free beer") domestic phone call from your Google Gmail inbox . For more information, including a complete demonstration, and detailed, step-by-step instructions, as well as to get started using this trick yourself, take a look.
More and more jurisdictions are mandating drivers use hands-free sets when they make or receive cell phone calls. This tutorial shows you how you can use a Bluetooth or hands-free headset to make and receive calls, or how to use the hands free functionality in some cars.
This clip presents an overview of how to delete files in the Sony Vegas temporary folders, freeing up space on your hard drive. Whether you're completely new to Sony's popular nonlinear editor (NLE) or are a seasoned digital video professional simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to be well served by this free video software tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
This clip offers instruction on how to find, download and install free brushes for Adobe Photoshop. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular graphics editor or a seasoned design professional looking to get better acquainted with the industry-standard app, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more information, watch this designer's guide.
See how to choose and install a free theme from your WordPress dashboard with this free video tutorial! Every version of WordPress brings with it new features, new functions and new ways of doing things. Fortunately, the very same technology that allows an open-source blog publishing application like WordPress to exist in the first place also makes it easy for its users to share information about the abovesaid things through videos like this one. Take a look.
It sucks to be a food allergy-stricken kid in our mass-produced cookie universe since so many cookies either have gluten or peanuts in them or are manufactored in the same factor as other foods with peanuts or gluten. This means major allergic reactions to these yummy foods.
If you're looking for a free FTP client for Mac OS X, you'd be hard pressed to do better than Cyberduck; and if you're looking for a free video software tutorial on how to use Cyberduck, well, you could do a lot worse than this one, which presents a general overview of the program and its features.
