Fall is my favorite time of year, yet I cringe every time it begins. Why? Because it seems like every business is in a frenzy to start the Christmas shopping season the day after Halloween ends. For those of us who are fans of pumpkins, that's a buzzkill.
If you've been to a farmer's market during tomato season, chances are you know that heirloom tomatoes are pricier (and funnier-looking) than their hybrid counterparts.
Sometimes an ordinary coleslaw just doesn't do it, so that's when you try out different ethnic recipes. And this Asian spin on slaw is sure to be added to your list of favorites, from the dressing to the actual salad mix. Check out the recipe for this delicious Asian coleslaw with peanut dressing.
This video explains how to make a New York roll. First of all spread rice onto the half sheet of nori and spread the toasted sesame seeds. Then add nigir slices of salmon belly, two pieces of Yellow Thailand, two pieces of seared sesame tuna. Then use a frying pan with oil to sear all four sides and then add sesame seeds on each side. Roll it up and tap each ends after that apply a thick layer of tempura flakes on the top of the roll and then roll the roll with a plastic wrap over it. To mold...
If your looking for a fast, easy, tasty, and super healthy salad then look no further. This seaweed salad is made of thinly sliced vegetables like cucumber, onion, carrot and seaweed. This salad is crunchy and full of color and nutrients.
Sieve flour with half a teaspoon of salt. Mix with three-fourth cup of water gradually and knead to make a smooth dough. Cover with a damp cloth and sit aside for fifteen minutes.
Vegetable biryani is an Indian rice dish bursting with flavor. With so many layers of delicious spiced vegetables and rice and so many levels of flavor, it is definitely a satisfying meal all by itself. Watch this how to video and try this vegetable rice recipe for a very popular and widely recognized Indian dish.
Did you know that you can grow beans in your garden just by buying ordinary packs of soup beans at your local grocery? Once you start growing beans, you can keep growing them for a lifetime--just keep the seeds around. Soon beans will be sprouting in your garden every year!
Don't know what a sasanqua is? It's a well-known Japanese camellia with fragrant white or pink flowers. Also, it has seeds that yield tea oil. Now that you know the simple facts, you can teach them to you children as you teach them how to create a plastic bottle version of the wonderful camellia flower. To make this flower with your kids, you'll need the following materials:
Are you fan of the series, Alien Force? Learn how to draw Swampfire, the seed-throwing "thing" with superhuman powers, with help from Drawing Now. Search WonderHowTo for more videos from Drawing Now to learn how to draw a variety of characters and cartoons!
Orchids are a beautiful sign of spring and give off a lovely aroma in anyone's yard.
To supreme a citrus fruit is to remove the fruit's fleshy sections from the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds. This creates glittery wedges that are the perfect addition to fruit salads and other delicious desserts. Check out this how to video to learn how to prepare these citrus-y segments with the supreme technique.
This is a video demonstration of the even count tubular peyote bead weaving stitch. This popular beading technique is used to cover round objects and make small purses. A short explanation of different types of seed beads is also given at the end. Size 8 cylinder beads are used in this demonstration.
For this Korean dish, you will need cooked rice, sea plant, yellow radish pickle, avocado, artificial crab meat, tuna, soy sauce, garlic, sesame oil and seeds, and green onion. All of these ingredients will come together to make the delicious Korean recipe known as Kimbab. Many Koreans love this food.
Watch this how to video as Manjula shows you how to cook up a corn veggie soup. This Indian style recipe makes a great healthy and vegetarian dish.
Quick, light, but not without bite. Watch this how to video to learn how to make a nutritious taco wrap. For this absolutely fresh recipe you will need the following: tomatoes, pumpkin seeds, bell peppers, sun dried tomatoes, chipotle pepper, garlic, shallots, cumin, and corriander and romaine lettuce leaves.
In this episode of the Produce Picker Podcast learn how to cut open a pomegranate and avoid the mess that is usually associated with getting the seeds out of a pomegranate.
Watch as our host Manjula demonstrates how to make palak paneer. This is a cheese and spinach dish that is popular in India.
Watch as Manjula shows you how to make besan puda dosa, a light snack for anytime of the day. For this recipe you will need:
So you've mastered the melt and pour technique—now it's time to really soup up your soap with everything from festive colors to fruit seeds.
Create a card with a difference, using sparkly seed beads and silver plated wire. Corinne Bradd demonstrates how to form a stunning star pendant that can be displayed inside an aperture, or worn on a strand of organza ribbon as a piece of fashion jewellery.
It doesn't matter what type of cuisine you're cooking - more likely than not, you're tossing the ingredients in a pan and smearing oil all over it for extra succulence (as well as to coat the pan). While a healthy dose of oil every day is vital for absorbing vitamins and nutrients, getting too much oil will land you in heart attack town.
Very interesting bracelet and fun to wear! Here I used cotton yarn and seed beads. In the middle of the bracelet you can make your own firework with different beads :)
How to make eggshell planters. Great fun to do with the Kids this Easter Step 1: Watch This Video Guide
Sometimes I sit at home and think that I'd love to eat a little tapioca pudding, mmmm that creamy goodness. Unfortunately, it's not vegan.. so here's a quick and easy vegan substitute.
Want to see more birds in your garden? There are three basic things you could give the birds to keep them coming back, and those are fresh water to drink and bathe in, plenty of cover for them to nest and hide in, and a variety of quality foods to eat.
The Kitchen at Wolfpack Ranch shows how to make an unusual dish using spaghetti squash, brats and potato sausage. Spaghetti squashes can be difficult to open, but it is a lot easier if you cook it in the microwave for a few minutes before cutting in half with a large knife. Remove the seeds from the middle of the squash. Boil the sausages and brats in some water. Put some butter, water and a little salt in the squash and cover before microwaving. Take your sausages and brown them in a pan on ...
Curtis Smith, Extension Horticulturist with Southwest Yard and Garden, and Rick Daniell, Bernalillo County Horticultural Agent, discuss how to identify problems with vegetable plants in your garden. Gray or white spots on a squash leaf are natural if they do not rub off. Blossom end rot can afflict tomatoes, squash, chilies and melons. Blossom end rot indicates a calcium deficiency during times of vigorous growing during uneven watering. Fertilize when the plants are young. Sun scald can affl...
This video tutorial is going to show you how to orange chicken burgers. This is a summer time burger. Ingredients are ground chicken, fresh mint, mayonnaise, one orange, sesame seed buns and salt. Take a pound of ground chicken in a bowl; add orange dressing, one tea spoon of salt and mix well. Take mayonnaise in another bowl, add finely chopped fresh mint and mix them. Make burgers out of your chicken and cook them on pan; about four minutes to a side. Once it is cooked, slice the buns, appl...
Watch this science video tutorial from Nurd Rage on how to make hot ice with Dr. Lithium. This is the complete guide to making hot ice, more correctly called sodium acetate. See how to create it, fix it, and use it. All methods from baking soda and vinegar to laboratory synthesis are shown.
Ingredients for Hiyashi Chuka (serves 2)
Homemade vanilla extract is tastier and less expensive than many commercial brands, and it makes a great gift!
This tutorial video will teach you to make various kinds of onirigri, also known as Japanese Rice Balls.
This warm and comforting dish makes great use of the fall season's most prized and beloved vegetables: the pumpkin. Thinking about carving up some eerie jack-o-lanterns? Remember to save the seeds!
In this tutorial, we learn how to make Cuban roasted chicken. The ingredients you will need for this are: 2 whole chickens, cut in half
The one thing that can make your home garden flourish is by taking care of it and meeting the needs of your plants. One of those needs is great fertilizer. And the best fertilizer comes from the heart, not the store. Get great results in your garden by making your own fertilizer and compost at home.
This video shares with you a recipe for Hungarian goulash. You will need 1 pound of beef stew meat, 3 tbsp oil, 1 large diced onion, 2 minced cloves of garlic, 2 bay leaves, ¬O tsp caraway seeds, ¬O tsp marjoram leaves, 1 green or red diced pepper, 1 sliced tomato, 3 sliced carrots, 1 sliced parsley root or parsnip, 3 sliced celery stalks, 3-4 peeled and diced potatoes, ¬O cup of egg noodles, and a few springs of parsley. Starting with a 4.3 quart casserole pot, add the oil on medium high hea...
For thepla you will need, 300 grams of wheat flour, 3/4 teaspoon of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of red chili powder. You will also need, 1/4 teaspoon of tumeric powder, 1/4 teaspoon of cumin seeds, 2 teaspoons of oil, and a small bowl of washed and chopped fenugreek leaves. Put the wheat flour in a bowl. Add the salt, tumeric powder, red chili powder, cumin seeds, fenugreek leaves, and oil. Then you need to mix everything thoroughly. With the help of water, you can knead the dough. The dough shoul...
Krazyboytx shows viewers hot to make a witch's lucky mojo bag! First, you should light a green candle before you even start the ritual and anoint this with lotus stone oil! You will need a lodestone, a toka bean, a green mojo bag, dropped tears, spring water and seeds of paradise. Take the lodestone and boil it. Drop the lodestone in the spring water. You either bathe with this water or drink the water - without the lodestone. Next, get the toka bean and put it in your hand and make a wish. P...
This video is about how to download torrent files. The first thing that you will have to do is to open your uTorrent. After opening your uTorrent, open your browser and browse torrent sites that suit you best. Once you have found the site that you like, search for torrent files that you are interested in. Once the results have been displayed, refer to the number of seeds since this increases the download speed. Once you have found the largest number of seeds, click on the title of the file. A...
