You can make a pretty strong case for pancakes being the ultimate breakfast food. They taste like a treat for a special occasion, yet they're not bad for you (presuming you don't share my whipped cream and maple syrup habits). They can be customized and accessorized, and they cook up in just a few minutes.
If you are looking for appetizer ideas, check out this Feta Cheese Cups with Herbs recipe made from scratch.
Soda bread, corned beef and cabbage, and colcannon are all great dishes to serve up on St. Patrick's Day, but desserts really let your inner leprechaun come out to play. Not only can you have fun incorporating all kinds of tasty Irish liquors into baked goods, you get to dye things green.
Those ordinary green zucchini you see in the market are hiding a lovely, delicious secret: Actually, all summer squashes produce these delightful blooms, but the zucchini's are most frequently used for eating since they taste the best: fresh, clean, and zucchini-like, but with a little something extra. They used to be a rarity at supermarkets, so you had to have a garden or a gardener friend who would generously share the bounty with you.
Don't leave your tongs out by the grill, as they are one of the most useful and versatile cooking tools to have in your kitchen. In my house, they come in a very close second to chopsticks, which I cook with everyday. Like chopsticks, they make it easy to delicately flip and turn food with precision. But unlike chopsticks, there's no learning curve, so anyone can use tongs for easier, simpler cooking.
Ever try and make french fries at home? How did they turn out? In this tutorial, I will show you how to make amazing french fries at home.
This is perfect when you feel like eating something healthy, but don't have the courage to slave away in the kitchen! Just follow the easy steps in this video and that's it!
In this new episode of Student Mealz we're making another cheap, easy and delicious meal! We're giving you a recipe on how to make marinated chicken!! A true classic that you can spice up with any herbs and spiced you like!! Go for it hungry hippos!!
Like many others, I like a good cocktail every now and then, and I've always been impressed when my cocktail enthusiast friends would come up with a new drink or even just remember how to concoct a Clover Club (FYI, it's made with gin, raspberry syrup, lemon, and egg white). There's a secret bartenders and craft cocktail aficionados know, though: It's all about math, the simplest and most intoxicating math. Pythagoras would be so proud.
Just a simple recipe and trick on how to make almond butter at home.
Eggs are incredibly important to cooks, and not just because they're tasty and a complete protein (many erratic genius/artist types make a point of eating an egg or two for breakfast). Yes, they are great when perfectly poached, scrambled, hard-boiled, and even scram-boiled, but they serve literally dozens of functions when used in recipes, especially baked goods.
I have a theory that chocolate chip cookies are the gateway drug to cooking. The recipe is easy, no special equipment is required, and at the end, you get warm, fresh-from-the-oven cookies that are simply irresistible. It's how I got hooked on baking and cooking, and anecdotal evidence (i.e. me asking my other kitchen-obsessed friends and a few culinary students) supports me.
Video: . How to Make Homemade French Fries.
Great ESB recipe without the spices, but add some fresh spices for a great Christmas beer!
Yup, so I turned them vegan. The full recipe can be found here, or you can watch the video that I made on YouTube. Take a look at the ingredients below the video.
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.
Have you ever wanted to indulge in a little Jell-o fantasy, but you're vegan and you know that gelatin contains pig parts. Then stay tuned for this incredible vegan dessert.
So moist, so clean and vegan. These vegan peanut butter cookies are soft and chewy. You can find the full recipe on my blog or just watch the video!
Here's a great video that will show you how to make one heck of a tasty MIA TIA. We use Captain Morgan, Malibu Rum, Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice and Grenadine.
How to mix joint compound: Uncle Knackers demonstrates the perfect way to mix plaster / cornice cement / joint compound for plasterboard / drywall without making a great big mess and along the way creating a beautiful creamy mix. Speaking of creamy, he also shares with us one of his award winning recipes.
Pizza, pizza, who wants pizza! We all want pizza, right? Well, except that one guy over there who's allergic to yeast. Well, now we can make a yeast free pizza crust that everyone can enjoy! This great how-to shows you what you need to know to make a great, yeast free pie, in your very own home pizzaria!
During the holidays, many recipes call for cracked black peppercorn (it's much fresher and much tastier than regular pepper in a plastic seasoning jar).
Start planning your Thanksgiving feast before it's too late! And if you're looking for something besides the usual turkey fare, but can't stand the idea of a turkey-less Thanksgiving, then we've got the perfect solution for you…
Want a thick, creamy soup to warm up those chilly fall nights without the extravagant caloric toll? Then take a look at this delicious soup recipe.
Discover one of the many joys of Portugal— chicken piri piri. Once you've tried this tasty chicken dinner, you'll never want to try another recipe! It's a wonderful mixture of spices that coat the chicken, which is cooked in a skillet with a little white wine. That's all there is to it. Some of the spice include chili powder, ground cumin, cayenne pepper, salt and garlic powder. Robin Benzle of Chow Time shows you the secret to this simple Portuguese chicken piri piri dish.
Wow. You won't believe how easy this meal is to prepare. No more sweating over a hot kitchen stove. No more waiting. This is heaven. Ricotta gnocchi. Only three ingredients. Amazing. Join Robin Benzle on her Chow Time cooking show to learn how to make this easy, homemade ricotta cheese gnocchi pasta, which is browned in butter and topped with your favorite sauce. There's only three measly ingredients for this recipe!
A dessert inspired by a snake? Er, okay, maybe that doesn't sound very appetizing to you, but we promise that this Moroccan dessert is not scary or scaly at all. In fact, this traditional Moroccan treat, called a M'Hanncha, only resembles a snake in the way it's rolled into a long rope and then curled into itself (like a snake).
In order to properly measure flour with a scale, you will need the following: flour, a scoop, and a scale.
Too many brides make the mistake of trying to go all out for a wedding. While some things come better bigger: snagging your dream location - a huge, 400 person capacity church - or dream dress - a poufy, whipped creation with an uber long train and layers and layers of tulle - going overboard with your makeup is a recipe for disaster.
Summer is the absolute best season to fire up a grill. The weather's like a dream, the sun's up longer than usual, and seafood is at its freshest. If you're dying to eat some fresh seafood this summer but don't know how to go beyond the grilling part, then watch this food video.
Noodles are the basis for many a Chinese dish, including the Americanized chow mien (or "cooked noodles" in Chinese), noodles in broth, noodles with wonton soup, noodles with air. After all, with a light, airy consistency they're the perfect complement for savory dishes like kung pao chicken and beef and broccoli with soy sauce.
This recipe by chef Mark Bittman is an all-around crowd pleaser: it's easy to make, rich tasting, and can be made in abundance just in case a gaggle of friends comes over unexpectedly and you have to entertain.
Doctors and nutritionists recommend we eat whole wheat and sprouted grains rather than white or enriched bread because it's healthier for us, but we know you probably don't follow that rule when you're starving and run into a convenience store for a quick snack (Ho hos, anyone?).
We all want to spic and span our kitchen countertops, our tile floors, and our bathrooms. But for the most part we can bet you've been unwittingly using storebought detergent cleaners or bleach. While these cleaners are in fact excellent at removing grime and buffing your dirty floors to a Midas touch perfection, they also come filled to the brim with known cancer-causing agents, synthetic chemicals, and other gnarly, hard to pronounce crap.
In order to chop an onion without crying, you will need the following: a spoon, a cutting board, and an extremely sharp knife.
So, you want to be a great chef? Well...it's one thing being able to cook, but it's another thing entirely having the skills and know how to chop your food efficiently, effectively and being able to make it look good. In this clip, learn how to dice an onion like a pro so that you get a beautiful cut every time. This fast and easy way to dice will speed up your recipes and get you cookin' the right way. Enjoy!
When Martha Stewart's daughter, Alexis, was a young girl, her favorite pie was the sweet potato pie from a restaurant down the street. But as Alexis got older, she started not enjoying the overly sweet taste. In an effort to still enjoy her favorite pie, she adapted the recipe.
In this tutorial, we learn how to bake and frost petits fours with Rhonda. The tools you will need for this include: silicone pans, cake mix, cooking spray, cookie sheet, oven at 350 degrees, pourable fondant recipe, wax paper, cooling rack, bowls, how water, candy thermometer, spoons, knives, and forks. First, spray your pans with cooking spray and fill them with the cake mix up to half way. Now, place the silicone pan onto a cookie shit and bake in the oven for around 7 to 8 minutes. Then, ...
Vegan baking is complicated, requiring substitutes for starch, flour, and just about everything else, but the result is 100% animal product-free goodness.
You can make Indian food as genuine as the real thing with this video from Show Me The Curry. Don't be discouraged by this just because it's "ethnic" food. This recipe is easy and can be done with readily available ingredients. Mango pickle is a delicious condiment that acts as a great compliment to a wide array of dishes, not just Indian food. This video will show you how to make South Indian mango picke.
