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How To: Prepare fried calamari

Fried calamari is a delicious appetizer that you may have tried in a restaurant, but it's also easy to make at home. Learn how to choose and chop the squid, and then fry the calamari.

How To: Plan a home fire drill

Do your children know how to get out of the house in the event of a fire? The best way to prepare your kids for a potential home fire is to have fire drills at your home. This program will offer ideas on how to make fire drills fun for everyone.

How To: Prepare roasted garlic

Roasted garlic has an appetizing flavor that is not as pungent as fresh garlic. To use the roasted garlic, simply remove the cloves from the head, and squeeze out the paste that is inside. This is perfect for spreading on bread or using in recipes such as mashed potatoes.

How To: Make a chicken salad

Franklin Chef Becker shows you how to prepare a great chicken salad with off the shelf products. To make this salad, wash your lettuce, then add lemon juice, vinegar and olive oil. Mix peppers, cucumbers, scallions, salad, and chicken to complete this low carbohydrate dish for health watchers. Don't ingest any e-coli.

How To: Prepare bunuelos

Bunuelos: dough that's been deep fried and sugar'd. If you know me, you know I don't make my own dough. And I certainly don't deep fry. These could be served with ice cream. They are baked so you avoid the grease. Ingredients needed are a package of frozen puff pastry sheets, sugar and cinnamon.

How To: Prepare homemade hash browns

Yes we know that there's been a huge food revolution (thanks in no small part to Jamie Oliver) championing growing your own sustainable food and eating fresh and well. However, how can you deny that your tongue doesn't salivate when you walk past an In-n-Out?

How To: Prepare baklava

Baklava is a sticky, delicious Greek dessert that combines nuts, sugar, cinnamon, and honey. Find out how to make this sweet treat, plus how to handle phyllo dough. You will need butter, phyllo dough, chopped walnuts, sugar and cinnamon. Pastry will be topped with a mixture of honey, sugar, lemon juice, water, cinnamon and vanilla.

How To: Prepare homemade lentil soup

A hearty and filling soup, lentil soup is a delicious dish that's perfect for a chilly day. Learn how to give it a smoky flavor with freshly roasted cumin seeds. lentils, olive oil, vegetable stock, dry cooking sherry, red wine vinegar, chopped tomatoes, fresh or frozen corn, carrots, onion, garlic cloves, bay leaf, chili powder, cumin seeds and pepper to taste.

How To: Get tight and toned legs

Jenny Lynn goes through a very fast pace workout with Charles Glass as she prepares for the 2006 Figure Olympia. Watch and learn how to do some weight training exercises that will keep your legs tight, toned and sculpted without the bulk. Be patient with this video, the exercises come in the later part.

How To: Make a fast crock-pot roast

Crock pot cooking should be in everyones arsenal if you've got a crazy 9-5 work life. In this video you will learn a basic pot roast recipe that'll give you a great hearty meal that you can serve during the week with little to no effort on your part! All you have to do is sear the meat and then dump it in the crock pot, set the time and you're on your way! In this video you will also learn some of the better vegetables to serve with your pot roast, as well as cook times and temperatures.

How To: Cook with eggplant

In this video, we learn how to cook with eggplant. A good eggplant has smooth skin and is firm, but slightly soft. Different types of eggplants will taste differently, so you can cook them in different recipes. First, peel and salt your eggplant, then let it drain and press it for 90 minutes before you cook it. Add olive oil onto the top of it, then cook the eggplant on a hot grill. When it's finished, this makes a great side to any meal. You can incorporate eggplant into a number of differen...

How To: Boil Cajun style Southern crabs

In this video, we learn how to properly cook crabs. First, bring a lot of water in a very large pot to a boil. Next, add in 1 dozen each of corn, onions, and potatoes. After this, add in your salt and seasonings and let boil for about 12-15 minutes, until the vegetables are soft. Now, set aside the vegetables to use at a later time. Now place your crabs in boiling water along with lemons that are cut in half. Boil the crabs until they are cooked thoroughly and then let them cool until you can...

How To: Make a Nutritional Meal Plan for Youth Sports Players

Kids love sports drinks, but are they healthy for them? This video answers that question, and dissects all of the information pertaining to the diet, nutrition and metabolism of a child playing sports. Healthy eating is important for any sports player, but there are some special considerations for young children. Variety is important, but you need about 40 different nutrients to keep the kid playing well. And believe it or not, chocolate milk is actually one of the best recovery foods.

How To: Prepare leeks for soups

Leek's are related to the onion family. They are sweet like onions when they are cooked, but unlike onions make your eyes water when you cut them, they have long straight white stalks with tough green leaves. Select white fresh stalks with bright looking green leaves, and avoid damage. To prepare the soup cut the stalk of the green leaf and reserve them to make stock and trim the surface of the base.Under running water cut the leek for two halves and wash thorughly between the layers. Slice t...

How To: Prepare a simple shrimp stir-fry with rice

This recipe is a demonstration of a recipe for shrimp stir fry with rice. In a saucepan, put in about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of raw rice per person, and add water, and cook. Prepare the ingredients for the stir fry. Cut up some carrots, garlic, and fresh ginger. Preheat the wok and add cold oil. He uses basil oil, but vegetable oil or olive oil will work, too. Swish the oil around and add the shrimp and the spices. Add broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, and soy sauce. Keep the heat on high and keep stirri...

How To: Get ripped fast for guys with a slim tone

This video workout is aimed at skinny guys who want to get ripped. Some tips for weight training are to train less than 45 minutes at a time, focus on compound movements, try to get 5% stronger every two weeks, don't do more than one or two forced reps, and split your workout into 3 days for various body parts. To gain muscle mass, eat about 15 times your current body weight in calories, including 1-1.5 grams of protein per pound. Eat twice as many carbs as protein, high quality fats, and nut...

How To: Make really good, Southern cornbread from scratch

In this video you will be learning how to make southern cornbread from scratch. Your first step is to preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Then get a 10 inch skillet pan and put about 2 tablespoons of oil into it. Then place the skillet in the preheat oven. Then put about 1. 5 cups of corn meal mix. Add an egg and a little bit of sugar as well as a little bit of milk. Make sure you mix it to the right consistency. Then stir in some of the oil you had in your skillet in the bowl. Then a...

How To: Prevent gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

In this video tutorial by Dr Suzann Wang you will learn how to prevent gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). It is a hyper or low acidity problem in the stomach. The ph factor measures the acidic or alkaline nature of anything and it has a range of 0 to 14; 14 being highly alkaline and 0 being highly acidic. The stomach acidity tends to be 2. 0 which is pretty acidic. The acidity should be 2. 40. If the acidity is lower, it affects the rest of the digestive system. You can rectify this by t...

How To: Naturally get rid of constipation

Jennifer Lyall and Dr. JJ Dugoua, the Vitamin Junkeys, discuss natural remedies for constipation. Magnesium is a natural treatment for constipation, but you need to be careful not to take too much. Constipation is when you are not having regular bowel movements. Some causes of constipation are dehydration, certain drugs, poor diet and stress. To keep things moving it is good to drink lots of water and to eat a diet high in foods containing fiber, like fruits and vegetables. Probiotic foods ca...

How To: Walkthrough the flash game Horror Plant (both endings)

Tass is here to show viewers a video walk through for the game Horror Plant, revealing both endings. The focus of this game is to set up victims for a meat eating plant to devour along the journey. Starting fires, setting up gruesome traps and fooling poor souls is the name of the game. The horror plant is also revealed to be something of a hero to other non-human comrades as it saves and even shares meals with them along the way. One ending shows how adding certain ingredients to another vic...

How To: Make raw vegan tahini chutney dip

This 5-minute video demonstrates how to make a vegan chutney. The tomato-based recipe is fairly simple and quick to prepare, and the video takes you right through it. Beyond calling out the ingredients by name, there's minimal voice-over; the video teaches by demonstration, showing each ingredient as it is added, and being careful to show technique, without description. You'll need a food processor and a cutting surface, and a few basic ingredients. If you like vegan dishes, and would like to...

How To: Make a raw food alternative to nacho chips

Kevingianni shows you how to make some nacho cheese bites for your parties. These are a healthy alternative to nacho platters. Take cashews, peppers, garlic, nutritional yeast and turmeric for color. Mix your ingredients together and refrigerate. Make nacho bites by adding lettuce to a meatless filling adding some vegetable toppings and garnish. Enjoy at a party with friends for this simple raw cook-less meal. It's a quick recipe but you do need a food processor and a heavy duty blender to bl...

How To: Make ramen noodle stir fry

Ramen noodles don't have to be just plain old noodles. Cheap meals don't have to taste cheap. Take Ramen noodles to the next level with some green onions, mushrooms, red bell peppers and more. Check out this video tutorial to learn how to rock out and make ramen noodle stir fry.

How To: Plant garlic in your vegetable garden

Garlic is great for spicing up your meals (and keeping vampires away!) and fall is a great time to grow it. In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to grow garlic in your garden. Get some garlic bulbs from a seed catalog, nursery or organic grower, and you'll soon have a garlic crop to be proud of.

How To: Eat right for a healthy pregnancy

Choosing a healthy pregnancy diet goes beyond just avoiding mercury and alcohol! It's critical to ensure that you get satisfactory pregnant nutrition - but the truth is that you're eating for baby at every meal. Watch this video for pregnancy diet tips!

How To: Make Korean stirfried dried anchovies, myulchi bokkeum

This tutorial Korean cooking video will teach you how to make stir fried anchovy side dishes. The sundried anchovy side dish is one of the basic Korean sidedishes, usually eaten with a bowl of rice. This is really low calorie and high calcium so Korean parents regularly prepare it for their children. When I was going to school, this was one of the usual dishes we ate all the time. My mom always prepared it for my school lunch.

How To: Prepare Indian suji upma with semolina

Do away with the boring breakfast of toast and cereals and jazz up with some spice and flavor. This quick and easy suji upma recipe is traditionally served for breakfast but then there is no rule that you can’t enjoy it any other time of the day. Don't be intimidate by the ingredient list, watch this how to video and learn how easy is to prepare suji upma for your family.

How To: Cook a chicken quesadilla

In this how-to video Chef Jason Hill shows you how to make a quesadilla. This chicken quesadilla recipe is the best you'll find out there. It is perfect for a quick snack or light meal. Add some grilled shrimp instead of chicken and you'll have a fantastic shrimp quesadilla recipe. For this specific recipe you will need: one boiled chicken breast, pepper jack cheese, green onions, sea salt, chilies, taco seasoning, cream cheese, cilantro, and flour tortillas.