How To: Make sencha green tea
This great recipe is courtesy of Rona Tison.Fill a small pot or tea kettle with spring or mineral water; bring to a boil.
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How To: Make river eel with green herbs
You will need a cleaned eel, and fresh herbs including oregano, citronella, sage, mint, thyme, bay leaves, parsley, tarragon, wild chervil, chives, and basil. Also use spinach, fresh butter, shallots, double cream, lemon, white , water, salt and pepper. Fillet the eel and remove the spine. Cut it into very large pieces. Lightly fry it in butter and add diced shallots. Season it with ground pepper and salt. Add white wine and water and simmer for about 10 minutes. Remove the pieces of eel and ...
How To: get Six Pack FAST
This is a proven method to get six pack FAST*
Google+ Pro Tips Round Up: Week 7
This week, we saw the implementation of collapsed comments, Google+ games were rolled out to everyone, and yesterday, there were several more announcements of enhanced features and tweaks.
News: Full Screen Mode
Warning This only works with keyboards that have the F#'s!
News: Color Your Life
Want to be happy every day? here is some tips and techniques to help you keep the good mood using some Colors =).
News: Anita Lo Leaves Rickshaw Dumpling Bar
Sad news for Rickshaw Dumpling Bar in NYC as Top Chef Master's alum Anita Lo decided not to renew her contract.
News: The Thirsty Crow - a whisky centric bar
This is a new bar opening in our neck of the woods in Silver Lake. The Thirsty Crow is whisky and bourbon-centric, meaning that there will be no pansy ass vodka cocktails. Check out the menu, which includes a good selection of whiskies from the Highlands and Islay, and even a few Johnny Walkers.
How To: Remove a coin from water without wetting your fingers
A trick/bar bet in which you remove a coin from a plate of water without getting your fingers wet. Remove a coin from water without wetting your fingers.
How To: Open a bottle of beer with another bottle
This is what you learn when you are 12 years old in Denmark. Learn to open a bottle a bar with another bottle of beer the Scandinavian way. Open a bottle of beer with another bottle.
How To: Pierce a balloon without popping
Part science, part bar magic, this simple tutorial will help you impress five year olds. As long as you are not John Wayne Gacy, we encourage you to learn how to stick a needle through a balloon and maintain the full integrity of the sphere. Oh, did we mention,you need vaseline? Pierce a balloon without popping.
How To: Make Buttercream Icing Cherry Blossoms
Make Beautiful Cherry Blossoms Out of IcingDecorating a cake or cupcake with cherry blossoms is easy - I'll show you how. First gather what you need:
How To: Tone arms with a negative chin-up exercise
Negative chin-up… what's that? It's when you focus more on coming down than going up. And Men's Health shows you just how to do the "negative chin-up" exercise. Chin-ups will work your back, biceps, and forearms muscles.
How To: Tone arms with an inverted row exercise
The "inverted row" is a great move for the beginner who cannot yet perform a proper chin-up or pull-up. Men's Health shows you the ins and outs of this arm exercise.
How To: Make Free Phone Calls Using Gmail
Did you know that you can use Gmail to make free phone calls to anywhere in North America? We're not talking computer to computer, but actual free phone calls to cell phones and home phones. All you need is a Gmail account, a microphone, and speakers plugged into your computer.
How To: 11 Clever Things You Can Use an Ordinary Bar of Soap For
Hate the feeling of dirt beneath your fingernails after gardening? Rather than digging out the dirt afterwards, take a preventive measure by digging your fingernails into a bar of soap, which will keep them clean and wash out easily afterwards.
How To: Repairing clapboards with This Old House
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to repair clapboard. Steps:
How To: Create Practically Anything, Part 1: Fritzing Circuit Boards
Making your own circuit boards can be a daunting challenge. You have to design a schematic, test it on a breadboard, design the board layout, and then after all of that, you still have to print and etch a board!
How To: crack password protection on Excel Spreadsheets
Hi again, Just wanted to share a neat little code that I found way back, when I was presented with a spreadsheet which was locked and asked to ''unlock'' it or do whatever it takes to enable the user to edit it's contents.
News: Ten foods to eat for clear, acne-free skin - part 2
Welcome back to the two-part series of Ten foods to eat for clear, acne-free skin. Check out part 1 here.
News: Tonight Drink Happy! Farmers Market Happy Hour in S.F.
Hey San Francisco OLers, check it out! Farmers Market Happy Hour TONIGHT! Who: CUESA & San Francisco Chapter of United States Bartenders Guild
HowTo: Trigger Green Traffic Lights
Scenario: it's late at night, the roads are completely empty and you are stuck at the longest light ever. Solution: don't run a red- change it to green yourself. Avoid a ticket, save yourself some time (and perhaps a little gas).
How To: Do assisted pull-ups with resistance bands
Assisted pull-ups, as the name implies, allow you to perform pull-ups with help. In this exercise, the help is in the form of heavy duty rubber bands. This version of the pull-up is a great alternative for those who are unable to perform a traditional pull-up.
How To: Make a heart healthy and diabetic friendly jambalaya
Tasty, good for you and completely authentic! For this recipe, you will need: canola oil, 2-3 diced onions, 2 celery stalks, 1 green bell pepper, 2 minced cloves of garlic, 4 ounces chicken, 28 ounces diced tomatoes, 4 cups water, 1 cup barley, 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, 1 1/2 teaspoon oregano and a pinch of salt. Make a heart healthy and diabetic friendly jambalaya.
How To: Make classic chocolate and caramel coated apples
Half snack, half dessert and completely delicious! All you need to make these are: Granny Smith (green) apples, caramel, chocolate melting wafers and your favorite chopped nuts. You will also need some lollipop sticks or bamboo skewers and a small hammer. Make classic chocolate and caramel coated apples.
How To: Make jiaozi dumplings out of crab meat
This recipe yields 30 jiaozi with a variety of sauces, so it's the perfect party dish. You will need: 1/2 cup crab meat, 1 cup grated green cabbage, 1 tablespoon minced ginger, 2 tablespoons cilantro, 1 tablespoon sweet chili paste, 1 package wonton wrappers, 2 lightly beaten eggs and one box of corn starch. Make jiaozi dumplings out of crab meat.
How To: Make fresh and buttery clams casino
A delicious and elegant appetizer for a party. To make these, you will need: 2 sticks unsalted butter, 1 green pepper, 1 ounce pimentos, Tabasco sauce, 20 raw shucked littleneck clams, 1/3 cup white wine, Old Bay seasoning, Panko breadcrumbs, 12 pieces smoked thick cut bacon, salt, pepper and lemon wedges. Make fresh and buttery clams casino.
How To: Make a frisee salad with poached pears and gorgonzola cheese
The centerpiece of this salad are pears poached in red wine, cloves and allspice. Add frisee greens, toasted walnuts and gorgonzola cheese to round out the flavors. This salad is a perfect spring dish. Serve before the main course and pair with something light and bubbly. Make a frisee salad with poached pears and gorgonzola cheese.
How To: Plant a rose to avoid root rock and sucker growth
Sarah Raven demonstrates the best method for planting a rose to avoid root rock and sucker growth. Follow these Gardeners' World step-by-step guides to garden projects from the BBC. These lovely tutorials on gardening will grow your green thumb and make your gardens grow healthful plants. Plant a rose to avoid root rock and sucker growth.
How To: Plant tree ferns
Follow Monty and Joe's simple step-by-step video advice to planting up the tree fern, Dicksonia Antarctica.
How To: Plant yew hedge
Watch Monty Don's video demonstration of how to plant a yew hedge, with advice on drainage, planting distances and mulching.
How To: Plant dahlia tubers in tray gardens
Sarah Raven demonstrates how to plant up dahlia tubers in trays indoors, to ensure a greater number of cuttings in summer.
How To: Plant herbs into a window box
Carol Klein demonstrates how to plant culinary herbs in a window box, with tips on what to plant, drainage, and companion plants to keep garden pests at bay.
How To: Plant shallots in a container garden
Monty Don demonstrates how to plant heritage variety shallots in a container, offering advice on drainage and planting depths.
How To: Prune and propogate dogwood trees
Joe Swift demonstrates how to prune and take hardwood cuttings from dogwoods. Follow these Gardeners' World step-by-step guides to garden projects from the BBC. These lovely tutorials on gardening will grow your green thumb and make your gardens grow healthful plants. Prune and propogate dogwood trees.
How To: Prune honeysuckle plants in the garden
Joe Swift demonstrates how to prune back honeysuckle, in the cottage garden at Berryfields. Follow these Gardeners' World step-by-step guides to garden projects from the BBC. These lovely tutorials on gardening will grow your green thumb and make your gardens grow healthful plants. Prune honeysuckle plants in the garden.