How To: Make sugar glazed fruit decorations
Learn how to make sugar glazed fresh fruit with Allen Smith. He shows how ordinary fruit can be transformed into ornaments or a centerpiece.
Learn how to make sugar glazed fresh fruit with Allen Smith. He shows how ordinary fruit can be transformed into ornaments or a centerpiece.
Mother Nature's creativity is infinite, especially when it comes to fruit. We've got black sapote, which tastes like chocolate pudding, and Buddha's hand citron, which looks like Freddy Kreuger's digits merged with a lemon. How could she possibly top herself?
Peaches—to peel, or not to peel? For some, it's not a question at all. The fuzz on the outside of the fruit is enough to turn some off to it completely, even though the peel doesn't have a bitter taste. Others may not mind the peel, but don't want it in their pie or cobbler. Regardless, getting rid of it is a gigantic pain.
Ethylene is an invisible, odorless, naturally occurring gas that aids in the ripening process of fruit. As a fruit produces more ethylene, it begins to create enzymes which help break down cell walls and starches, making the fruit softer and sweeter over time. If it weren't for this small hydrocarbon gas, the shelf lives of most fruits could last well over a year.
A lattice pie crust is a lovely way to top a fruit pie. This technique will work with almost any sweet pie. Lay strips of crust on top of the filling in a lattice pattern, and June the Homemaker shows you how!
A pizza that's a dessert? Pepperoni and cheese don't exactly sound like after dinner treats to us, but this dessert pizza, made from cookie dough crust, is certainly a handsome treat any time of year.
In this tutorial, we learn how to grow healthy and productive fruit trees. Pest management is an issue with growing plats, so use something that can grow in a small area. Only use disease resistant varieties of trees, so you won't lose any while they are growing. You can grow some trees in a small area so they maintain in their space and they are very active. Make sure you prune the trees once they reach a certain heights and you remove any pests that are around. Use these tips to grow health...
In this webmaster's guide, you'll learn how how to set up if-modified since on database-driven websites. Whether you're new to the world of search engine optimization (SEO) or are merely looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're unlikely to find a better source than this official video guide from Google. Take a look.
This video shows you how to get a useful powertoy for your Ubuntu Linux system, called Ubuntu Tweak. This application provides access to many helpful system options and desktop features that can be easily modified.
Looking for an easy way to keep on top of your most-recently modified files on a Win 7 computer? With the Recent Files app, it's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at TekZilla can present a complete overview of the process in just under two minutes. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Finger foods. They're the best party snack, and the best snacks for children more worried about playing than eating. There's a lot of good ones you can make, like fruit kabobs, barbecue wieners, lunchmeat rolls, cheese balls, popcorn, and pesto dip. Make these six delicious recipes for your next party and you’ll have your guests coming back for seconds!
If you're looking for a fruit plant that will provide you and others with a great tasting fruit that is very nutritious, try the blueberry. Planting a blueberry ush in your yard is a pretty easy task to do and is something that you and others will enjoy.
This video shows how to make Trail Oatmeal for camping or hiking. In a Ziploc bag put some dehydrated fruit with cinnamon and a dash of salt added. In another bag put some quick cooking oatmeal, wheat germ, Fiber-sure, and brown sugar. Put the fruit packet in with the oatmeal packet, add a packet of peanut butter, and it’s ready to go.
The video opens with a gentleman standing behind a bar who is about to demonstrate how to make a passion fruit and chili martini cocktail. He starts out with a premixed bottle of vodka infused with lemongrass mixture, which he pours into a mixing glass. He then adds some passion fruit puree, a drop of passion fruit syrup, and a dash of lime juice. Next he adds a few chili seeds. He says the amount depends on how spicy you want the drink to be. Then he adds some ice and shakes vigorously. Next...
Learn how to make your own healthy fruit smoothie within seconds. Using a knife, chop a large strawberry, half a banana and a slice of mango and place in a blender. Add enough milk to cover the fruit and blend for a few seconds until the mixture turns into a thick smoothie. These ingredients are enough to create one portion of smoothie.
This video shows you how to make a delicious fruit smoothie. To make a smoothie you will need the following: Three fresh bananas, a bag of frozen raspberries, 0.5 L orange juice, one teaspoon vanilla, one spoon of honey, some ice cubes and a blender. Slice the bananas and add to the blender. Add the vanilla, honey, orange juice, raspberries and ice. Blend well and serve.
Giada De Laurentiis shows you how to make a delicious festive Italian Fruit Punch. Mix together two cups of chilled orange juice, two cups of chilled sparkling water, a quarter cup of limoncello lemon liqueur and a half cup of maraschino liqueur. Mix together well. Carefully pour into martini glasses. Garnish each drink with one or two sticks of licorice, perfect for a Halloween celebration. Follow these easy steps to create a deliciously festive Italian fruit punch for your next get-together.
Enzo Mitro shows how to make a chili and passion fruit martini cocktail. This is done by using vodka infused with lemon grass. Passion fruit puree is then added to that in a mixing glass. A small amount of passion fruit syrup is then added to that. A dash of lemon juice is then added. Chili seeds are the next ingredient. The amount of Chili seeds depends on how spicy you want the drink. After shaking all of the ingredients together, the drink is double strained into the martini glass because ...
Using simple materials in most any home, this video provides a novel solution to fruit flies in your compost pail. Composting is a great idea, but if you are not careful, the fruit flies will start to take over and you'll wish you had never started. But this simple idea will keep you composting without the bugs! Starting with a large container from something like a peanut butter jar, you can cut out a large hole and secure a scouring pad to the underside of the lid. Then, place the lid on the...
Incorporate some fruit into your grocery list on your Polish vacation! In this short language tutorial, learn how to correctly pronunciate the word for "fruit" in the Polish language which translates to "owoce".
Don't let the warm weather wear you down. Beat the heat and create your own frozen treats. You Will Need
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This shows you how to modify an old camera so it flashes at the push of a button. Annoy your friends. It's a perfect practical joke by modifying an old camera flash to create a strobe effect. This will make it so you don't have to wind it, just push the button
The Microsoft Office Access 2007 relational database manager enables information workers to quickly track and report information with ease thanks to its interactive design capabilities that do not require deep database knowledge. In this Microsoft Access video tutorial, you'll learn about disabling the close, minimize and maximize control buttons and record selectors as well as adding your own graphical icon and program title. For more information on modifying control buttons in Microsoft Off...
The Microsoft Office Access 2007 relational database manager enables information workers to quickly track and report information with ease thanks to its interactive design capabilities that do not require deep database knowledge. In this Microsoft Access video tutorial, you'll learn how to add and modifying fields to a pre-existing table, and applying these changes to an associated form. To get started adding and modifying fields, tables and forms in Access, take a look!
Learn how to mix an Adam Bomb cocktail from a hot bartender in this instructional video! Boom! Ingredients:
Watch this instructional hobbies video to setup and modify the Honeybee CP2 and CCPM remote control helicopter. Also, pay attention to some helpful remote control helicopter flying tips. Never fly away until you can hover, because you will never get back without being able to hover and land! That is always expensive.
Did you know that tomatoes are a fruit and not a vegetable? In this cooking how to video tutorial Mark Bittman, from the New York Times, returns tomatoes to the fruit family. Watch as he demonstrates how to make a tomato jam. Use the tomato jam roasted meats, chicken and crackers.
A "voice changer" can be rewired so that you can play a pre-amped instrument through it like an effects pedal. It makes some relatively freakish sounds and is much more interesting this way. You can still use a microphone to talk through it but now you can rock out through it as well. Watch this video circuitry tutorial and learn how to modify a voice transformer into an effects pedal for musical instruments.
This photo retouching Photoshop tutorial is not cleaning up blemishes, but modifying the overall look of a photo. Bert's example in this episode takes a snow covered window eave and adds some children and their reflections to the inside along with falling snow on the outside. Change a photo to any scene or look you need with this Photoshop tutorial.
Make an extra-special treat to take along on your next picnic. Melt dark chocolate for dipping strawberries. You can line up these fruit skewers in rainbow order for a pleasing colorful effect. Eat the rainbow!
Here is a deliciously simple dessert made with phyllo dough. Watch as chef Jim demonstrates how to make puff pastry fruit flowers. All you need for this dessert is phyllo dough, butter, sugar, cream cheese, vanilla yogurt, vanilla extract, strawberries and blueberries.
Pamper your skin with things that you have in your kitchen. Watch this video tutorial by Better TV to learn how to make two kinds of fresh fruit face mask.
Learn how to create actions in this Photoshop tutorial. Actions are a way of recording one or more moves or steps you would take to modify an image. This way, every time you need to resize or modify another image the same way, you only have to click the action. A great time saver and a must for batching photos.
This 3ds Max video tutorial will show you how to modify an object at the lowest level, giving complete control over your objects appearance with EditPoly. So, if you don't know what a vertex is you digital modelers/animators, then you're missing something.
This video provides a handy guide for modifying bright studio lights with dimmer switches. This video is quite handy for the amateur film maker who is tired of the harsh light from his studio lights.
Set a perfectly beautiful Thanksgiving Table! This step-by-step guide from Julie Mulligan shows you just what to do to create an unforgettable table this Thanksgiving Day! In this video, Julie teaches how to create candle holders using sunflowers and fruit.
Watch to learn how to say the names of various fruits in French. For intermediate French speakers--no English translation.
John Cannon shows you how to modify your headlights on Renegades and Outlanders.
If you are craving something sweet, but still want to eat healthy, try making green mango and passion fruit salad.