We like to have a variety of cupcakes on hand when we're entertaining, but we don't want to spend too much time making separate recipes. No one has the time or the money for that—especially when you're hosting and you've got a bevy of other dishes to prepare.
Milk has a notoriously short shelf life, but you need it for so many things! How can you make sure that it stay fresh for as long as you need it to? Well, you can only buy as much milk as you need as you need it, or you can do like they do in this video and put salt in it, which will make it last longer.
When it comes to fishing, anyone can catch one with a little bit of time and patience. But not everyone is willing to gut a fish. If you're daring enough to cook your own fresh caught fish, you're going to need to know how to gut and clean the fish properly. This video focuses on cleaning a fresh caught trout. After completing the cleaning and gutting process, either cook it right up or store it on some ice or in the freezer for later.
Next Thanksgiving, don't buy your pie from the supermarket or bakery... Make one at home your guests will love! In this video, learn how to make homemade pumpkin puree, and from there: a pie from scratch with fresh pumpkin! Yum! Give your holiday guests a piece of pie they will never forget with help from this video.
Check out this video cooking tip from The Chef's Toolbox in Australia. Watch this tutorial to learn how to use rosemary and thyme like a chef. Using the fresh herbs rosemary and thyme in recipes is easy with a little know-how, see how to do it right here.
Here's what to look for in your packaged cuts. Blood in the package means that the blood is no longer in the meat, which means dry, old meat. Better watch this tip to learn how to pick the best fresh meat at the grocery store.
In this second episode of the Hawaiian "Jenna in the Jungle" series, Manis demonstrates how to climb a coconut tree. Watch this how to video and learn how to cut coconuts open to make fresh, rich coconut cream. Learn the benefits of coconuts and how to use them in the most sustainable way. Use the coconut cream in a decadent chocolate recipe, jungle-style.
Ina serves lemon roasted chicken on a bed of sourdough croutons. Stuff the inside of a fresh chicken with lemon. Use fresh sourdough bread to make large, luscious croutons.
Nothing beats fresh trout fish for dinner. The key to cooking up fresh fish is great recipes. This how to video demonstrates how to bake stuffed trout. Stuff your trout with crabmeat, bread, and bacon.
Fresh salmon fillets slathered with Dijon mustard, then covered with a fresh horseradish and bread crumb mixture turns this ordinary fish into an elegant entrée. It may easily be one of the best salmon dishes you'll ever taste. Watch this how to video to learn how to make horesradish encrusted salmon.
In this how to video, Sandy from Afloral.com shows you how to use different types of stem strippers for fresh flowers. Stem strippers are important for removing thorns.
Fresh tomato sauce recipes are quick, easy and delicious. In this how-to video, Rita Heikenfeld from AboutEating.com shows you how to use simple ingredients in this "no-cook" sauce. Tomatoes, basil, cheese and green onion give this sauce recipe is simple to make, but impressive to serve.
Pesto recipes keep summer going all year long. Rita Heikenfeld, from AboutEating.com, had a bumper crop of basil this year. And one of her favorite ways to keep that basil on her table year round is this pesto recipe for the freezer. Pair this basil pesto recipe with pasta for a fresh and delicious dish that will keep you thinking of your garden all year round. Watch this how to video and learn how easy it is to make homemade pesto with fresh basil. All you need is basil, olive oil, garlic, p...
A bean salad is a great way to get the health benefits from beans. Beans are a good source of protein, they're full of fiber and are said to "pull" cholesterol out of your body.
Learn to make fresh mashed potatoes with Professional Chefs Chris "Stu" Randell and Mike Yakura. This video cooking tutorial shows two great ways to make everybody's favorite, mashed potatoes. All you need is potatoes, butter, cream, salt, and pepper.
Learn to make fresh eggnog with Professional Chefs Chris "Stu" Randell and Mike Yakura. You will need egg yolk, sugar, cream, milk, rum, and whipped cream. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to make classic holiday eggnog from scratch.
Learn to make fresh peanut brittle with Professional Chef Cat Cora. You'll need sugar, water, Caro syrup, a thermometer, butter, baking soda and of course, peanuts. Watch this video candy-making tutorial and learn how to make sweet delicious peanut brittle.
You'll immediately taste the difference between fresh, homemade ravioli and pre-cooked varieties. Try this simple cheese ravioli recipe and experience Italian home cooking at its best. Make it with riccota and parmesan or substitute your favorite cheeses.
Luci Lock demonstrates a unique way to use raw kefir with fresh fruit juices. Start your day off with this energizing cranberry and kefir recipe.
Chris Smith discusses the how to on use fresh herbs through out your recipes for a healthy diet. Herbs can be stored in plastic bags for freshness, and can be used to liven up a diabetics diet.
If you like cucumbers, then you'll love this unique Asian salad tossed in a tangy Thai dressing. You will need fresh basil leaves, fresh coriander leaves, lime, shallot, small red chili pepper, cucumbers, green onions, fish sauce, shrimp paste or sauce, soy or tamari sauce, a grater, a food chopper and a chef's knife.
Making applesauce at home gives it a fresh flavor that you can modify with a number of ingredients. Try these tips for homemade applesauce. You will need 1 apple per serving of applesauce. You should use an apple that won't discolor easily, like Cortland, Golden Delicious, Ida Red and McIntosh. You will also need water, sugar and lemon juice.
We all love Spring Rolls when we got out for Asian Food- but you'll be amazed at how easy and fun they are to make at home. This way, you can choose whatever fillings you like and enjoy this treat anytime. You will need fresh corlander or cilantro, fresh bean sprouts, carrot, shrimp, package of round, dried, rice tolls or rice paper, cucumber, sweet basil and soy sauce. If you don't eat shrimp, you could use slices of cooked chicken instead. Serve the spring rolls with a peanut dipping sauce ...
Making cheese may sound like an easy task that you can do in your home. Well it isn't. Not for all cheeses at least and especially not for mozzarella cheese. This requires time, patience, and all the right ingredients. So if you're looking to tackle on this challenge, this tutorial is here to help you! In this video, you'll see how Chef Pat, makes his own mozzarella cheese from the confine of a professional kitchen. So good luck and enjoy!
In this video the Chef Frank will show you how to make a fantastic restaurant quality seafood pasta. This dish is fresh, flavorful and only take about ten minutes to make. Leaning from a chef will give you the tips to make the most out of ordinary ingredients.
In this video you can learn how to make great tasting corn chowder. Directions are very easy to follow: 1. Either in stock pot, add olive oil to cool pot - put pot on medium heat. 2. Add bacon and onions and let saute and brown slightly and add garlic, diced ham and cook for two more minutes to heat through. 3. Remove and drain from pot and set aside but reserve fat. 4. Add one tablespoon of the bacon fat back into the pot and add drained fresh corn (remember to save the milk from the fresh c...
Making a Martini Zing with Cilantro. There are many herbs that can make interesting martinis. Cilantro is one of the best to create a really unique drink. The ingredients you need are: vodka (the video uses Gray Goose), gin, simple syrup made from equal parts sugar and water boiled until dissolved; fresh cilantro, one fresh lime, and a fresh piece of ginger root. First, put some crushed ice into your shaker. Using a grater, grate a teaspoon of fresh ginger into the shaker. Chop up a large han...
In this video, Patty Marino aka "the garden girl" shows us the right way of making stuffed grape leaves.
Watch this cooking how to video as Tracy cooks some authentic Jamaican rice and peas. This recipe is super hearty, you can make it any day of the week. Follow along with this Jamaican cooking lesson to learn how to make rice and peas.
During the summer, fresh strawberries are everywhere: at your neighborhood farmers market and in many desserts like strawberry shortcake and strawberry rhubarb pie, to name just a couple. Bringing home a few baskets of the ruby red fruit always seems like a good idea... until they begin to turn to mush or grow mold only a few days later.
There is very little in this world that tastes as good as a glass of fresh-pressed juice. The flavors in fruit and vegetables are more clean and immediate on your palate, while the chlorophyll and nutrients seem to zip right into your bloodstream. A really great glass of fresh juice makes you feel more alive and the pasteurized versions on supermarket shelves just can't compare. However, as much as I love a glass of fresh juice, if I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't buy a juicer. The o...
Having short hair is both a blessing and a curse. Short hair is a LOT easier to maintain than long hair, but at the same time there are fewer options for styling.
First of all, we don't recommend this makeup look for a first date. With super dramatic brown shadow and liquid-lined black cat eyes, you may just look like you're trying too hard. But if you're in a committed relationship, or have been dating for a while, this makeup look is a fierce way to spice things up.
Thanksgiving is coming up in a matter of weeks, which no doubt means you'll be consuming lots of pumpkin pie. And while pumpkin pie is heavenly on its own, adding a dollop of whipped cream on top makes it simply godly. But don't waste your time on those yucky whipped cream cans you can buy at the store.
Now that we're approaching the holiday season (i.e. the season of friends, family, and gain ten pounds) boxes of chicken stock are soon going to be flying off the shelves to be tossed into soups, to flavor meats, and to add a richness to vegetable dishes.
You don't need a football team of makeup artists to look great (not that we'd say no to our our styling team). While most celebrities swear by their makeup artists and get primped and prodded by them any moment they're not in front of the camera, all you really need to look good is three things: Good skin, shiny lips, and big eyes.
Traveling often is super fun, but sitting through 13 hours on the flight from California to Bangkok is killer on your skin, especially since the airplane recycles air and therefore dries out your skin.
According to domestic goddess supreme Martha Stewart, you should always eat fresh, and even grow your own vegetables and herbs in your backyard if you can. But for those of us who are urbanites and don't have as much as a square foot of balcony space, it's not always possible to eat as fresh as we want.
Taylor Swift looks an awful lot like the princesses she sings about in her rhapsodies about teen angst and finding your white knight. Which means, of course, that she's a makeup artist's dream.
Inside out French braids are not nearly as complicated as they sound. Basically, creating an inside out French braid involves leaving the top, visible portion in a braid and the bottom portion in a flat weave. Learn how to create an inside out French braid and then tie it into a romantic side braid by watching this hairstyling tutorial.
