Where you lead, Gilmore Girls, I will follow. My lifelong dream to grow up Gilmore was to blame for how I ended up waiting in line outside a Williamsburg coffee shop at 6:30 a.m. on a random Wednesday morning. If I was going to start my day like a Lorelai, I needed to live my caffeine-addicted truth with a (free) cup of the good stuff from Luke's Diner.
My daughter moved into her first apartment last year, a huge rite of passage in any young person's life. With a mother and two grandmothers who are good cooks (to say the least, in the case of the latter), it's not surprising that she turned to us for some advice about how to improve her own skills in the kitchen. Without question, the single best piece of advice we have given her is to employ mise en place each and every time she prepares a meal.
My favorite color is blue, but if everyone I knew said the same thing, I'd probably switch to red—there's nothing cool about uniformity. One place I'm guaranteed to see plenty of my favorite hue is on Facebook. The social network has gone through many redesigns, but its signature color scheme has never changed. While Facebook introduced cover photos, which allows for a little more creativity on your Facebook page, everything else is pretty much the same across all one billion plus profiles. B...
With this article, I'll be continuing the series I started with my recent plague doctor article. That is, examining tropes that may at first appear to not fit into Steampunk.
Will the predicted apocalyptic date—December 21st, 2012—really be the end of the world? In this ongoing five-part series, we examine what would happen if zombies, nuclear weapons, cyber wars, earthquakes, or aliens actually destroyed our planet—and how you might survive.
Not everything that Facebook does is in the best interest of its users. Just look at past examples such as social ads, facial recognition, and instant personalization. Users were perfectly fine without these, and they still are. And now there's another annoying problem that Facebook users have to deal with—the ticker.
I'm constantly searching for a homemade pizza dough that tastes good but isn't too challenging to execute. In other words, a recipe that doesn't require any arcane "dough whispering" skills. However, my hunt may be coming to an end thanks to one celebrity chef's concept.
How far would you go to save your life? For James Franco, who plays real-life hiker Aron Ralston in Danny Boyle's "127 Hours", staying alive means cutting off your own arm with a dull pocketknife. If you've seen the movie (or even heard about all the people who fainted and threw up after watching it), you know that it presents one of the most grueling self-amputation and bone breaking scenes in movie history.
Celebrate the goodness of old-fashioned candied apples with this Holiday Kitchen recipe, where you'll learn how to make Puff-Wrapped Caramel Apples, the perfect dessert-style appetizers for any holiday party. These puff pastry snacks are a presentation worthy of a dinner party dessert, with a cinnamon apple flavor!
Looking for the new hit appetizer for your party? You may have just found it. This recipe from Holiday Kitchen is for Puff Pockets with smoked Gouda, apples and chives inside. It's easy to prepare, plus the combination of these unique flavors makes for a super special treat for all of your guests, paired perfectly with a glass of wine.
Add a healthy twist to your puff pastries and make an elegant appetizer perfect for any party. It's not quite a dessert, but it still taste like one, with cherry tomatoes being the key ingredient. This recipe from Holiday Kitchen will show you how to make these wonderful little Tomato Jewels, a yummy and appetizing little gem.
This video is designed to help deaf people, or those with hearing impairments, learn how to do basic first aid. Specifically, this video deals with sever bleeding and how to stop it, and is taught in sign language.
Deaf people are just like everyone else, and they have a responsibility to save lives just like the rest of us. Those with hearing impairments might not be able to benefit from most online first aid training, but this video is signed to give those with hearing problems the info they need to help out.
Even those with hearing impairments need to know basic first aid procedures, because everyone, including deaf people, can save a life one day. People may collapse unexpectedly for a number of reasons, and people who faint periodically, or those who suffer frequent seizures or from epilepsy need help from others, so it's important that everyone know the proper first aid procedure for saving a collapsed victim casualty.
Everyone should know how to perform basic first aid, especially for choking victims. This video will help deaf people and those with hearing impairment learn how to deal with choking, using sign language. Choking is serious life-threatening problem that need immediate attention. It could result in such problems as hypoxia or even death.
This video will show you how to make a very useful bracelet with 550 paracord. Once you watch this video, you'll have no excuse not to have any paracord on you. You'll always be prepared; after all, you never know what you could use this for! Just follow these steps:
Watch this video tutorial to learn how to level hack Restaurant Life (12/05/09). 1. Open RL and Cheat Engine 5.5, then point CE 5.5 to the process of your browser.
Craving cookies but don't want to turn your kitchen into a sauna? Don't fret. Just turn your car into an oven! Watch this video to learn how to bake cookies on your car's dashboard.
This how to video shows you how to make a quick appetizer for any day of the week. Watch this cooking lesson as our host shows you how to make a traditional Japanese style salmon sushi roll.
In this cooking video lesson celebrity Chef Jon Ashton creates a customized dish using Joy of Cooking Foods. Watch this video as he prepares a delicious homestyle cavatappi bolognese bake served with multi-grain ciabatta and chedder ciabatta breads. Delish!
This series of videos focuses on a typical UV workflow in Houdini 9. Learn how to create projections, edit UVs with a variety of tools, save out UV maps, and apply textures. Please download the project files below to follow along with these Houdini 9 texturing lessons.
In this how to video Chef Robyn show you how to trim and clean artichokes. Follow her instructions to learn how to cook them properly and enjoy. Don't be intimidated by artichokes, watch and learn how to prepare them for any recipe.
In this how to video, EJ prepares a quick and delicious frozen strawberry treat! No need to fret about not having an ice cream churner. You will only need a food processor and a couple of ingredients to create this yummy strawberry frozen dessert!
Sugar cookie dough is very versatile. This how to video demonstrates who to mix up a batch of sugar cookie dough that you can use to bake just about any dessert. All you need for the sugar cookie dough is: flour, sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla and lemon extract.
Raw dishes often entail food that is unprocessed and uncooked. This how-to video will show you great raw recipes to make at home in a dehydrator. Watch and learn how to prepare a raw veggie burger. All you need for this burger recipe is: sunflower seeds, flax seeds, celery, red bell peppers, salt, oregano, water and onion.
One of the most challenging yoga poses is the handstand. In this yoga how to video, our host, demonstrates the proper preparation for practicing a handstand. If this is your first time doing a handstand have someone else present for extra support.
An ounce of garlic is worth a pound of prescription heart drugs. This how-to video discusses the benefits of garlic and what you should know before preparing garlic, or taking garlic supplements. Watch and learn more about reducing cardiovascular diseases by incorporating garlic into your diet.
Grill Guru Ted Reader cooks up a quick grill recipe using "Honey Garlic & Fig BBQ Sauce", Prime Chicken Wings, and some Gorgonzola Blue Cheese. Learn how to prepare and grill this fig'n delicious chicken wings recipe by watching this video cooking tutorial.
Grill Guru Ted Reader cooks up a quick grill recipe using Saki Teriyaki Marinade, a cedar plank, crab, and dill. Get together with some friends and family & have a really delicious time. Learn how to make this Kama Sutra Saki Teriyaki Salmon recipe by watching this video cooking tutorial.
Beef brisket can be tough and dry when it is not prepared properly. Lucky for you this how-to video shows you how to select, season, and barbecue beef brisket to a moist perfection. Watch as several different barbecue experts share their tips on how to smoke and slice an excellent beef brisket.
In this how to video the chef shows us how to prepare a menu fit for a pool party and you are invited. Start by grilling a few Rock Cornish Game hens, barbecue potatoes, bruschetta, coleslaw, and an Alabama white barbecue sauce. Enjoy the summer with this extravagant barbecue menu.
This how-to video will show you how to cook fabulous greens that everyone will love. This white chard recipe works great with just about any type of sauce that you are going to prepare. Watch and learn how to cook wilted white chard without taking out all the flavor.
In this cooking tutorial, Better TV shows you how to lighten up a recipe without sacrificing the taste. Watch this how to video to learn how to prepare halibut fish by baking it in parchment paper. You will need: Parchment paper, string, West coast halibut, tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, Fava beans, white asparagus and sugar.
Bath Chaps are stuffed pig's cheeks. This two-part video tutorial shows how pig cheeks are prepared for this meat dish.
What's pavlova? Well if you don't know what it is, watch this how to video to learn what it is and how to make it. Gather your sugar, corn starch, and whipping cream for this delicious sweet dessert. Decorate you pavlova with chocolate swirls.
Learn to cook breakfast like a professional Culinary institute of America chef. Watch this how to video as CIA Chef David Barry shows us how to prepare some hearty breakfasts like steak and eggs with hash browns and Toad in a Hole. You know dad likes his steak and eggs.
You don't need a fancy deep fryer to make fried chicken at home. Learn how to prepare this delicious and crispy chicken classic with 11 different spices.
The nutty, roasted flavor of kasha, or buckwheat kernels, combined with comfort food favorites like pasta and soup stock make kasha varnishkes a warm and delicious meal. See how to prepare it at home.
Invented in 1896 at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City, this is America's most famous fruit salad. One taste of this crunchy, juicy, sweet, and tangy salad, and you'll know why it's such a favorite.
Treat yourself to a rich and indulgent dessert by making a batch of homemade butterscotch pudding. Even if it's your first time, this tasty butterscotch pudding recipe is quite simple to prepare.
