French toast is one of those things that everybody kind of knows how to make, but few people know how to do really well. And while the dish originally does hail from France (its original name, pain perdu, means lost or wasted bread), it has become a beloved American breakfast dish.
A dead British science nerd figured out the best way to cut a cake to preserve maximum freshness, and it's pure genius (well, sorta). His name? Sir Francis Galton, a polymath infamously known as the founder of eugenics, and apparently owner of a very big sweet tooth.
Make a special treat for the chocolate lovers in your family, with this recipe for triple-chocolate frozen ice cream pie created by Betty. For those who love rich desserts, this one is for you. You will need the following to complete this recipe:
Beets are good source of folacin, vitamin C, and potassium. They also taste super delicious when you roast them in the oven. This video tutorial demonstrates a simple way to roast beets in your oven and shows a tasty vinaigrette serving method.
Betty's always serving up something original, yet traditionally Southern. In this video, she shows you how to make her unique Peanut Butter and Banana Pudding.
This cake looks almost good enough to eat, even though we know it's made out of origami paper. Fool your friends with this realistic pink origami cake, made from an assemblage of cut-out cake slices.
Lights, camera and coolness! You've seen this effect in several music videos and it's time for you to learn the trick yourself. Using Sony Vegas you can create a slick 'cookie cutter' effect (essentially slicing up the screen with a B&W bar). Impress friends and family and rock your home music video world!
A crostini is basically thin toast - it's a small slice of plain white bread that's then toasted or grilled until it becomes crispy. Crostinis make easy to prepare and delicious appetizers for holiday cocktail parties.
When you think of biscotti, you probably picture sweet, hard slices of bread dipped in chocolate and covered in almonds. While it's true that most forms of biscotti are of the sweet variety, you can also whip up salty, savory biscotti.
Pizza for breakfast? No, we're not talking about nomming on that moldy last slice of pepperoni pizza from three nights ago. Breakfast pizza is a specialty creation that tops pizza dough off with breakfast staples rather than your typical pizza toppings.
Are you having a baseball playoffs party soon but are getting a little tired of serving the same storebought chips and dip and greasy slices of pizza? Opt for a healthier - albiet just as delicious - alternative by baking some soft pretzels instead. Check out this food video to learn how to make soft pretzels without lye.
Scallops are one of the few foods you can eat that are both healthy and enormously delicious. While summer has come to an end and there will be no more barbacues on the beach for a while, you can still get your fill of fresh seafood right on your own kitchen stove.
Chuck really is a psychopath in every form. Don't let the hippie outside fool you! This man will slice you up with that piece of glass to stop you from stopping him from changing everyone into zombies! In this video you will learn how to defeat Chuck the Role Model in Dead Rising 2 for the Xbox 360.
Whoever said that bread was boring? While most restaurants serve sliced bread as sort of a "pre-appetizer" finger food, you can make bread your main course by creating this mooli ka paratha.
A quick and easy hors de ouevre made by wrapping a piece of thinly sliced prosciutto around a piece of gorgonzola cheese, fresh arugula, currants and pine nuts. Then toast briefly in a toaster oven (making sure it doesn't burn!) and then serve at your next party or gathering.
Are you wishing for a taste of Philadelphia food in your own home? The Philly cheesesteak is a classic sandwich made with sliced steak and melted cheese. No matter how far you might live from the City of Brotherly Love, this recipe teaches you how to make this East Coast staple.
Getting a lot of pieces from a round cake does not need to be difficult. Thick or thin, this simple tip will get help you make the exact amount of slices you need. Watch this how to video and learn how easy it is to cut a round cake.
Usually you dip fruit into dips, but did you know that you can use fruit to make dips as well? That's right, you can dip your favorite pinapple and mango slices into pineapple and mango dip if you want (sounds redundant, but hear us out here).
There's nothing yummier than a warm slice of homemade bread. Not only does homemade bread taste better but it is healthier for you and better on your wallet as well. This 21 minute tutorial will take you from A to B and give you every tip you will need from grinding the oats to baking that lovely loaf. Enjoy!
Combine lathering up and exfoliating in the shower with these salted watermelon slices. Crafted to resemble and smell like deliciously scented watermelon taffy, these melt and pour soaps are piled with sea salt to give your skin a good, thorough scrub.
Paula Deen of Get Cooking will show us how to make peach cobbler. Ingredients are as follows: 1 1/2 cup self-rising flour; 8 tablespoon or 1 stick of butter; 1/2 cup of water, 2 cups sugar, divided; 4 cups peeled sliced peaches; 1 1/2 cup milk; ground cinnamon
With this video you'll learn how to achieve nice and creamy mashed potatoes. A classic side dish just right for you and the entire family. Perfect, with some meatloaf, or steak, simply delicious.
This video teaches you a wonderful alternative to eating ramen noodles, or eating on a budget. This creative easy to make dish is great for a college student, or anybody unfamiliar of the kitchen. Sick of those simple flavored ramen noodles? Well this tutorial shows you how to spruce up this dish in no time for yourself or your guest.
Why just have a vodka tonic when you can have a vodka melon? You will need: 2 oz vodka
Velvety on the inside, crisp on the outside, great French toast is like the delicious love child of bread and custard. Here's how to make it yourself. (Plus it is cheap and easy to make! Great for college students)
This web development software tutorial shows you how to slice a site design in Photoshop, and then export the resulting images and HTML to Dreamweaver. This is an ideal method for creating newsletters, as the resulting HTML is tables-based, and better suited to email clients. Learn how to create HTML pages with this Photoshop and Dreamweaver tutorial.
This video shows the proper way to hold a knife and the proper technique for slicing and dicing. Watch and learn how simple it is. Make the knife an extension of your arm by pinching the blade with your thumb and index finger, proceed by placing your other three fingers on the handle of the knife.
Here is a creative yet simple magic trick that will sure to make heads spin. Learn to make a rope travel through your neck like a knife slicing into butter. This trick is very easy to perform and a lot of fun as well.
This video on golf will show you how to correct the Over the Top Swing Path by the bottle drill. It is presented by Blake Famularo, a PGA apprentice. If you are troubled by your nasty slice, you can correct it by this bottle drill. Put an empty plastic bottle about four inches right of the ball and two inches over the ball. What this will do is if you are coming over the top, you will hit the bottle bang on. Blake demonstrates this. To correct this you need to come from the inside. If you do ...
Here's Amol Shambharkar to show you how to make eggplant parmesan, which is a cheesy bake with aubergine. Amol works at Cibo, Hotel Janpath. To start, he makes a batter and then slices the eggplant into thick slices. Once he has dipped them in the batter, he fried them. While they are frying you can make a sauce with tinned tomato, onion, celery and garlic. When they've finished frying, place them on a dish with a tablespoon of the sauce on top. Then, add mozzarella and parmesan reggiano chee...
This video will show you how to make a grilled chicken salad. Follow these quick steps to prepare a grilled chicken salad: Dice some grilled chicken breast into cubes Add a finely chopped green pepper and miracle whip, to taste. Season with garlic salt, crushed red pepper and lime juice. Mix well. Add sliced tomato, baby spinach and sliced cucumber to a bun. Top with the chicken salad and enjoy.
FoodWishes will show you how to make an apple swan with this short little video. This project is simple and quick.
Chicken cordon bleu is chicken breast stuffed with cheese and ham. It is a great recipe to make when for your next dinner party. Impress your friends by making chicken cordon bleu for them.
Are you tired of the same old meals all the time? Do you miss the old fashioned stew that you had as a child? This recipe is just like Grandma’s beef stew that you grew up with.
I was fortunate enough to be visiting one of my college classmates in Columbus, GA last spring and saw two large bags of onions in his kitchen... but not like the ones you get at the grocery store. Two standing 50 lb. bags!
Pickles are one of those rare foods that most people love, but never even think of making. Most home cooks shy away from making pickles because they take time and patience, and because the grocery store option is both cheap and delicious.
Most of us know how to make a sandwich, but how many of us know how to make a sandwich correctly—i.e., so that the slippery ingredients like tomatoes and cucumber don't come gushing out the other end when we take a bite?
Making a ginger cocktail is simple and fun. Here's how to do it. First You'll Need:
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