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...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make an origami butterfly ball. Begin by making a water bomb base with a squared paper. To do this, fold the paper both horizontally and vertically in half. Then fold the paper diagonally in half on both sides. The paper should have an X shape crease. Now pinch in the sides to form a triangle at the bottom. Then press down to create a triangle on top. Make a total of 12 water bomb bases and connect them together as shown in the video. This video wi...
This video is a demonstration of how to make environmentally-friendly homemade laundry detergent. This recipe uses soap flakes, soda crystals, and borax substitute. You may also add oxy-action bleach if you like. Put half the back of soda crystals (500g) into a container, or more if you have hard water. Add a 500g pack of borax substitute and 2 tablespoons of soap flakes. If you like, add 2 tablespoons of oxygen bleach. Put the lid on the container and shake it up. This laundry detergent must...
In this video, Charlie from Mr. Appliance shows us how to clean ovens and microwaves. When any cook top becomes stained, it's always best to clean it right away or it will stain easily and be harder to clean later on. When you use the self-clean option in your oven, make sure you remove the racks as well as any big fool spills that exist in the oven. Microwaves should be easy to maintain and the best way to clean is with soap and water. You can also place a bowl of water and microwave it for ...
The FlowerGod video is an instructional clip in 6X speed exhibiting how beautifully you can design a fall flower arrangement in a water can. The instructor shows a step by step flower arrangement method which will assist you gain expertise in fall flower arrangement. He demonstrates that how a normal looking bouquet can be converted into an excellent piece of decorative flower pot. What you need is just to know small techniques of arranging the flowers, petals, and its stems in a very attract...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make applesauce. The ingredients and equipment required to make this applesauce recipe are: 64 oz of apple juice, 12 oz of frozen apple juice, water, an apple wedger, a food strainer and a pot. Begin by pouring the apple juice, frozen apple juice and water into a pot and boil it. Add several sliced apples and stir them until they are tender. Then put them in the food strainer and crank it to make the sauce. This video will benefit those viewers who...
Viva La Vegan explains how to cook with the grain quinoa. Quinoa is a tiny grain like rice or millet. Use the ratio of one cup of quinoa to two cups of water when cooking with quinoa. After it's cooked it gets a white periphery around the grain. Use quinoa in salads, stir-fry and in curries. Take a thermos and add one cup of quinoa and two cups of boiling water. Let it sit overnight. In the morning it will be ready for a quinoa porridge or instant oats. Quinoa is a complete protein that conta...
Alpacas don't need all that body hair. Why not put it to some use and create a hat with the water felting method. You can even use a regular ball to help shape the hat. Just follow this instructional video and you'll be sporting your own hat in no time.
This video relates to cooking rice in a pressure cooker in 5 minutes. We start with basmati rice, which is famous world wide. First, put one and a half cups rice in the pressure cooker and add 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Turn on the heat, add cumin seeds, and wait for the good smell. After a good smell, add 2 cups of water and salt. Then, check the height of the water, which should be 2 inches. Turn on the heat and wait for the whistle. As the pressure goes away, your rice is ready. This will...
Wallpaper On Walls shows you how to easily remove wallpaper glue and paste with a sponge. You should use a dulcet sponge because it easily removes wallpaper glue. The scrubby side is used to soften wallpaper glue and the cellulose side is used to clean the residue. Next mix wetting agent with water and wet sponge. Using the scrubby side move in a circular motion to loosen the paste. Flip the sponge over and wipe the paste from the wall. Always rinse the sponge and change the water frequently.
This is a tutorial on how to compost at home with a composting bin. First, you have to select an area for composting ensuring a location with plenty of sun and a water supply. You will need to divide your bin into two sections, one for the finished compost, the other for creating compost. Line the container with vegetables, tea grounds, or even newspapers. Do not compost meat, bones, fat, grease, dairy products, or pet waste. The most important ingredients for compost are moisture and oxygen....
Back with another great how to tutorial for your home, Ron Hazelton, from Ron Hazelton's House Calls, and ronhazelton.com is here to bring us another great tip to save us time and money on our household projects. In this video Ron shows us a great way to waterproof the inside of your outdoor planters, which will protect them from water, provide a longer life-span, and help your plants to be healthier, in a quick and easy to understand manner.
Make creamy fish-stuffed potatoes with help from chef, Aaron Craze. Ingredients needed for this recipe include: potatoes, prawns, salmon, smoked halibut, fennel, leek, garlic, salt, funnel seeds, onion, pancetta (similar to bacon), lemon (juice), white wine, parsley, cream/milk, and Crème fraîche. This recipe is sure to make mouths water!
How to hack Yoville! Yoville cheats, tricks, hacks. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to fill water balloons faster in Yoville (09/06/09).
Chocolate Pot de Crème is a grownup version of an age old favorite -- fancy chocolate pudding! This dessert will have your mouth watering!
Check out Esquire Magazine's feature "Ask a Beautiful Woman" to learn how to prepare exotic concoction absinthe. Famed absinthe sippers include Ernest Hemingway and Oscar Wilde. Get in on the magic of the green fairy.
Try out this super easy and accessible trick with a catchup packet in a bottle. Find one packet of ketchup like the ones at McDonalds and put it in a bottle of water. You need to find a packet without air in it. The ketchup magically rises and falls when you squeeze the bottle. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
Learn how to do a s-bend with Flysurfer teamrider Mathias Wichmann. Kite surfing or kiteboarding is a hybrid sport combining kite sailing and wakeboarding in open water. It's a high endurance sport that uses your whole core to keep you flying high on the surf.
Learn how to do a kiteloop-handlepass with Flysurfer teamrider Mathias Wichmann. Kite surfing or kiteboarding is a hybrid sport combining kite sailing and wakeboarding in open water. It's a high endurance sport that uses your whole core to keep you flying high on the surf.
Learn how to do a 313 with Flysurfer teamrider Mathias Wichmann. Kite surfing or kiteboarding is a hybrid sport combining kite sailing and wakeboarding in open water. It's a high endurance sport that uses your whole core to keep you flying high on the surf.
Starting with a boom, this tutorial shows the transition from submerged to standing. Use your butt as a third point of balance. Keep your knees over your feet and keep your ankles locked.
Here's a quick drink for you to enjoy while watching the election coverage - next up, a cocktail for McCain! You need blue curacao, orange juice, grapefruit, soda water, Maker's Mark bourbon and you've got the Barack Obama election cocktail. Garnish with lime.
If soap is so good for you, why does it leave behind that icky, gooey scum? Get rid of the gunk! Learn how to remove soap scum from your shower or bathtub.
A dishwasher makes clean up much easier, especially if you load it properly. Putting each item in correctly will help the water and suds do the dirty work for you. Make sure to scrape off all food before loading your dirty dishes. These housekeeping tips will help you properly load your dishwasher.
A short how to video on how to perform a safe stream crossing or ford using trekking poles when ultralight backpacking. Hiking or trail running often involves crossing or fording rivers and streams. Make sure you cross the water properly so that you don't get caught in a current or injured on rocks.
If your system keeps filling up and won't shut off, you will probably need to switch out your toilet's float valve. Make sure to turn off the water before making any plumbing repairs! Watch this video home improvememnt tutorial and learn how to replace the float valve in a toilet tank.
Cracks in your shower, if left untreated, can wreak untold water damage. Fortunately, this video tutorial presents an easy-to-follow guide to resealing a shower stall using silicone. For detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started repairing your own shower, watch this handy home DIY video tutorial.
Despite your best efforts, do your paintbrushes always end up too stiff to reuse? Keep them forever with these cleaning tips. You will need water, a clean rag, a paintbrush comb, a clean container, liquid fabric softener, a rubber band, and a ruler. Watch this video interior design tutorial and learn how to clean latex paint off paintbrushes.
Watch this instructional painting video to draw a roaring tiger with India ink and water color on Chinese rice paper. This fluid style of painting takes lot of practice and does not allow for mistakes. Every brush stroke counts. Get out some newsprint to practice painting these ferocious tigers.
A mouse in the house? Why not? Pet mice are cute, easy to care for, and fun to watch. You will need a wire cage or ten-gallon glass aquarium, aspen shavings, paper, or hay, rodent food, a water bottle, untreated wood blocks, paper towels, toys, an exercise wheel, and of course, a pet mouse. Find out how to care for a pet mouse by watching this video animal care tutorial.
Check out this cool video and learn how to create the Allassonic effect with a coffee cup, instant coffee and boiling water. When the bottom of a ceramic cup filled with boiling water and a heap of instant coffee is tapped at regular intervals the pitch of the sound heard slowly increases over time.
This noodle soup "PHO" is easy to make at home, and it is sure to please. You will need beef, vinegar, onion, pho spice seasoning, rice noodles, and water. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make pho Vietnamese noodle soup from Thai chef Kai.
Good news for egg lovers: You don't need a drop of oil or butter for this preparation, which makes poaching one of the healthiest ways to put a protein powerhouse on your plate. You will need water, a skillet, white or cider vinegar, a stove top, an egg, a small bowl, a slotted spoon, and a kitchen towel. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make a poached egg.
Deep-fried bananas are good for snacks between meal time. These Thai treats calm down the violence of hunger, and eliminates the tensions of the day. For this recipe, you will need coconut milk, rice flour, tapioca flour, salt, sugar, water, sesame seeds, and banana or even sweet potatoes. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make kluay kaek, deep-fried bananas, from Thai chef Kai.
Chicken doesn't have to be a boring dinner. This Thai recipe is so tasty and flavorful. For this dish, you will need chicken, sugar, soy sauce, water, cornstarch, carrot, celery, bell pepper, onion, and cooking oil. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to prepare sweet and sour chicken with Thai chef Kai.
We have all woken up in the middle of the night with leg cramps, but what can you do to prevent them? In this how to video Pharmacologist Joe Graedon show you home remedies for nighttime leg cramps. Use tonic water, a bar of soap, baking soda, Pedialyte, pickle juice, or yellow mustard to help ease nasty leg cramps.
Watch this fashion design tutorial video to learn how to tie dye your clothes. This how-to video features very detailed instructions that make tie dyeing easy for even first timers. The tips in this how-to video will help you tie dye ilike a pro in no time. All you need is dye, soda ash, a bucket of water, a fork, rubber bands, gloves, saran wrap, and paper towels.
This tutorial video will teach you how to make Bukkake Udon, also known as Japanese cold udon noodles.
The rocket stove, invented by Dr. Larry Winiarski, was developed to require much less cooking fuel than a traditional stove. The rocket stove also emits less dangerously, as most of the energy burned turns into heat. To build this rocket stove, you will need sheet metal or a 5 litre metal can, clay, water, sawdust, a wooden mold, a clay brick, vermiculite or perlite, and cement. Learn how to build a rocket stove by watching this video tutorial.
Many regions in India have their own style of cooking kadhi, a yogurt based curry (or soup). Punjabi kadhi is easily recognizable because it has pakodas, fried dumplings made of chickpea flour. Punjabi Kadhi can be enjoyed with plain white rice or chapati. Try this tangy and delicious recipe for Punjabi Kadhi.
