Ever wonder how to get that perfectly cooked duck breast? Now you can get that restaurant style duck breast with a cripsy skin on the outside while still keeping the inside moist and pink. You start by making a grid like pattern on the fat using a sharp knife. Doing this will help give it that the crispy skin. Next you season both sides with some salt to taste. After this the duck breast goes into the heated pan. When heating that pan have the temperature set to medium-heat. No oil or fat of ...
For frizzy and wavy hair, you can create a hairstyle using wide flat irons using the right techniques. Firstly, apply a good amount of moisturizer on your hair. One new equipment out on the market that you can use is Cloud Nine. To use it, you have to make different sections of your hair and then start with the one nearest to your face. With the flat iron in place on your dominant hand, grab a section of your hair and loop it around the flat iron. Hold it in place for a few seconds and let it...
This video brings you fresh ideas on frozen processed Idaho potato skins that are ideal for appetizers or your bar menu. It is suggested in this video many creative ways to serve Idaho potato skins. The classic way presented is Nacho Style. The chef suggests using mango, papaya or roasted pineapple salsa instead of the traditional salsa on your potato skins. Caviar and crème fraiche is another suggestion. Other interesting suggestions are caramelized onions and bleu cheese, herb goat cheese, ...
To make an easy, southern style peach cobbler, melt one stick of butter or margarine in a pan. In a separate container, add 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of sugar, and 1 cup of milk. Use a whisk to mix until the mixture is smooth. Add one teaspoon of vanilla extract. Take 2 cans of peaches in heavy syrup and add them to the pan. Then take the flour mixture and pour it over the peaches. If desired, sprinkle cinnamon on top. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Put the cobbler in and allow it to cook for 3...
This video walks you through every step on how to wear a hijab. In shows you three different styles on how to rock your hijab. You'll learn how to wear hijab in the layered hijab look using 3 underscarfs, one oblong hijab, two hijab pins, and one safety pin.
This video shows the viewer how to teach their children to draw a cartoon style fish. The video is literally a tutorial showing a young woman teaching a group of children. She does this by using simple shapes, which children already know how to draw, to build up the bigger fish. She starts with an oval shaped body and a tail. She then adds two eyes and a line for a mouth before finishing with fins and stripes. Finally she colors her fish in before showing the children’s efforts.
Flank steak is an increasingly popular cut of meat - mostly because it is inexpensive, can feed many and is versatile to cook with. In this two part tutorial, follow Aaron as he shows us how to marinate flank steak for tortilla wraps. Follow these steps and you will be enjoying these easy to make Mexican style wraps for dinner this evening!
This video tutorial is in the beauty and style category and it is going to show you how to tie your shoe laces with only one hand. First you need to tighten up the laces and then you will have to tie the laces with the overhand knot. Take the lace on the side of the hand and hold it between your thumb and the forefinger. The distance you go is equal to the size of the hand. Pull the lace and grab it with the first joint of the little finger. Now you got to free your thumb and the forefinger g...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make cornbread muffins. This recipe will bake 12 muffins. The ingredients required for the muffins are: 115 g of yellow oatmeal, 115 g of flour, 100 g of sugar, 1/2 tbsp of baking powder, 1/2 tsp of baking soda, pinch of salt, pinch of chili flakes, 150 g of sweetcorn, 200 g of crème fraiche, 55 g of melted butter and 2 beaten eggs. This video provides step-by-step instructions for viewers to easily understand and follow along. This video will bene...
Britney, our host, shows how to create a multiple strand twist. Start with a high ponytail with a section of the hair twisted around to cover the rubber band. Take small sections of hair, about half an inch, and start twisting it. Keep twisting until it starts to coil up. Secure it with a bobby pin. Continue twisting sections of hair and pinning them to the head. Start pinning the sections to one side, and work your way around to the other side. Once you have worked your way all the way aroun...
First wet your hair with styling cream. Take the upper part of your hair, right above your ears and clip it. Take a small section of the bottom hair layer and twist it. Clip the twisted hair with the hair curler and spin it till the root. The curler will be finished in 30 seconds. Repeat the previous three steps with all the bottom hair layer. When finished with the bottom, take another small layer of the upper clipped hair and repeat the steps but without twisting the hair. Put spray regular...
In this video Eric Joneckis gives you a few tips on acting like a true skateboarder. If you want other people to take you seriously as a skateboarder, you need to look the part. Here are a few tips: Always wear a shoelace belt, skateboarding shoes that shouldn't be untied to take them off, long hair and a cap to keep it all in place. Next to style, attitude is the most important thing you can have. Learn how to fool the people around you into thinking you are a good skateboarder. If you can't...
Ever wondered about those digital effects in advertisements having some parts in pixels? Let's try it. Open Photoshop and take a picture. Duplicate its layer and on the new layer,select it and go to filters->pixelate->mosaic. Then you can mask the new layer with having some parts in blur and the other one's in focus or can use gradient. You can lighten or darken the mask layer for better output. This helps in creating unique styles and digitize your world.
You can learn how to play "I Saw Her Standing There" by The Beatles on guitar. This song is a pretty simple song for guitar beginners and requires that you know how to play about four open chords. The Beatles are a very famous rock band who established their band in the 1960's. They released this song in 1964. This video is great to watch and follow along with. You can pause it whenever you need to and then resume. The guitarist also talks about strumming techniques and style.
If you're looking to learn and play another great song on the acoustic guitar, this video is for you! The song you're going to learn is called "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers. You will use the C, G, B, F, Am7 chords. Practice them a lot, and don't practice what you already can do, practice what you can't do! Please watch this how-to instructional video to learn how to play the chords, also to see the strumming technique and style.
There is a new function in MS Excel 2010 called ‘Sparkline’ which helps you quickly find trends associated with a set of data. To create Sparkline, you can go to ‘Insert’ tab and then select ‘Sparkline’ section and then select the graph type. After you enter the data range and location range, the Sparkline will show up indicating the trend based on the data range you identified earlier. You can change the types and styles of your Sparkline easily. As the video demonstrates, whenever you use E...
Learn how to make BBQ Chicken Tikka without actually using a BBQ! Learn what ingredients you will need, proper preparation steps, and cooking techniques. Learn the importance of the BBQ net in order to enhance dish for the fullest flavor! Video provides examples on garnish ideas to allow you to send out your perfect plate. If you follow the steps in this video you will learn to create an authentic Pakistani dish that will be perfect for social gatherings or for a quiet family dinner.
This video, produced by Photoshop Universe, teaches how to reduce beard stubble or 5 o'clock shadows from male pictures. We are shown how to use the dust and scratches filter, layer mask, as well as the advanced layer style command "blend if" on the underlying layer helps us to make this possible. The first step is to duplicate the layer and then select filter, noise, and dust and scratches. The second step is to apply some dust and scratches to the beard selection. Finally we blur the layer ...
Even girls can repair their bikes! This video, by Girl Meets Bike, demonstates exactly how to change worn out pedals on your bicycle, using a pedal wrench. If your pedals are worn out or rusty, or you just want to upgrade to a different pedal style, check out this tutorial. You will learn step by step how to remove and install new ones. Soon, you will be on your way to a smooth ride. Happy biking!
Photoshop is a place where we can edit the image in different styles. One of the features is adjustment layer of a photo that is also called as filter correction. It is an easy step to color filtering of a photo. Open a picture in a Photoshop, and select add layer option that present at the right bottom of the screen, then a pop up menu appears. Select filters from the options available, then dialogue box appears consisting of sub options filters and colors. then select the main color from fi...
Boil salad macaroni as directed. Shred cooked chicken. You can also use a small can of tuna as substitute.
In this three-part carving tutorial, Valerie Jones demonstrates her chip-carving techniques on Mahogany wood. Using an X-acto knife, she carves the wood by hand & describes how to carve German-style, geometric patterns into the wood after stenciling the pattern on the outer wood surface. Later, Valerie talks about her methods when chip carving wood: how to hold the knife, how to guide the blade, finishing the final product, how to follow a stencil pattern & goes over more useful information.
This video shows you how to prepare a few different kinds of vegetables and fruits to cook with. The first thing that this video shows you how to do is peel a tomato. This video shows you a very simple way to do this using only a knife, a pot of boiling water, and a pot of water full of ice. The second thing this video shows you how to do is cook vegetables like broccoli without them browning and losing all of their nutrients. All you need to do this is a pot of boiling water, some salt, and ...
Want to know if you’re ready to get married? Try pounding your own curry paste. You can just buy the curry paste for this recipe and following Aunchalee’s clear instruction you can still make a flavorful Tai style chicken in green curry.
Writing a song? Want your chorus to have a strong impact? Jimmy Kachulis of Berkleemusic gives songwriting tips on how to make the chorus stand out from the verses even when you use the same chord progressions.
Upgrade your look this spring with these makeup tips inspired by the sexy style featured on the television show, Gossip Girl. Bronze your skin, add golds to your eyes and contours, and apply a high shine peachy gloss to your lips to achieve this sexy look for your next big outing.
Bowling Buddies is a Facebook game that allows you to... you guessed it... bowl! Watch this video tutorial to learn how to mod Bowling Buddies for perfect games (09/24/09).
Lindyhopper49, a huge fan of the "King of Pop", will teach you how to dance like Michael Jackson. He's not a professional dancer, but he does have some great advice and information on how to to Jackson's most famous moves.
“Great beach hair” doesn’t have to be an oxymoron, if you follow our advice in this how-to video. The elements aren't always kind to your hair, but an arsenal can keep your hair in top shape. To help tame your hair at the shore, try leave-in conditioner, anti-frizz spray, straightening cream, clarifying shampoo, baby shampoo, apple cider vinegar, a swim cap, and when all else fails, a hat (which is great protection from the sun-your skin will thank you too). Check out this video hair styling ...
Learn how to make a savoury semolina cake in the tandoori style with BBC cookery show 'Indian Food made Easy'.
Welcome to the fragrant world of Cornish Indian food. Chef and food writer Anjum Anand shows a local Cornish couple the best way to cook mussels in a traditional Indian style. Great video from BBC food programme 'Indian Food Made Easy'.
Bored with crosswords and sudoku puzzles? Well, try your hands at a new type of puzzle: KenKen logic puzzles.
Tim and Kevin meet up/hang out & talk their talk. They discuss buying domain names, choosing business names, starting companies, and selling books by their color. These two entrepreneurs have lots to teach us about selling ideas and making profitable businesses.
This beauty video demonstrates how to create a bright, summer makeup look.
Create Hello Kitty packaging inspired makeup with this makeup tutorial from Leesha, aka XSparkage.
Use gel liner to create an eye makeup look with this makeup tutorial from Leesha, aka XSparkage.
Create a Superman makeup look with this makeup tutorial from Leesha, aka XSparkage.
Create a blueberry fizz eye makeup look with this makeup tutorial from Leesha, aka XSparkage.
Create a gold makeup look for blue eyes with this makeup tutorial from Leesha, aka XSparkage.
Create an eye makeup look for green and brown eyes with this makeup tutorial from Leesha, aka XSparkage.
