In this video, we learn how to make fried green tomatoes. First, grab several green tomatoes and cut them into 1/2 inch slices. Put the slices onto a rack, let them sit for 15 minutes. Now, in a bowl mix your breading mix. Add 1/2 cornmeal and 1/2 breadcrumbs and add black pepper, cayenne, 1/2 tsp of salt and mix it together. In a separate bowl mix two eggs and a tbsp of milk together. To coat the tomatoes, put them into a bowl of flour, then the egg mixture and then finally the corn meal/bre...
There are many ways to prepare spaghetti squash but this video takes your through a quick and easy method. First, pierce your squash with a fork and microwave it on a microwave-safe dish. Note that you should microwave the squash for an average of five minutes per pound. In this video, the cook is using a 3 pound squash so she microwaves her squash for 15 minutes. After it's done cooking, allow the squash to cool and cut it in half to remove the seeds. Now you are left with the squash flesh. ...
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to split and clean rock shrimp. The rock shrimp looks similar to the regular shrimp, except it has a hard outer shell. Begin by taking off the head of the rock shrimp. Now take a knife and cut down the middle of the shrimp to open the shell. Users may also use scissors to cut. Cut straight down into the back and crack it open. Take the vein out and remove the meat from the shell. This video will benefit those viewers who enjoy eating seafood and would...
Having a nice supply of fresh herbs from your own herb garden or from the grocery store is a great way to enhance and add flavor to virtually any meal. But, what do you do when you have a surplus of fresh herbs? This video from Food Network offers an easy way to store all those fresh herbs, so you will have them fresh and ready when you need them in the kitchen. First, dry them with a paper towel, wrap them in a paper towel, store in a Ziploc bag and place them in the fridge until you are rea...
Have you ever heard of the East Indian fruit Jackfruit or Kanoon? The Jackfruit is one of the largest of fruits and almost every family in Thailand has a Jackfruit tree in their backyard. You can learn how to properly select a Jackfruit based on ripeness and learn the proper way of cutting it. Since the fruit is very sticky, it is best to oil just a little bit before cutting into the fruit. You can eat the fruit cold or use it as an ingredient in a meal. Save your seeds, and you can roast the...
Want to transform your butter into something more complimentary to your meal? In this Curbly video tutorial, learn how to make simple and delicious compound butters. Specifically in this video, we learn how to make Chipotle Lime & Cilantro Butter. Ingredients you will be using include: butter, lime juice, one can of chipotle chile, 2 teaspoons of adobo, fresh cilantro, ground cumin, zest of one lime, and salt & pepper to taste. In the later half of this video, more ideas for compound butters ...
Chef Ainsley Harriott cooks a delicious sesame salt roasted sea bass. Easy to follow step by step meal idea from BBC cookery show Ainsley's Gourmet Express.
Turn mealtime odds and ends into a hearty—and tasty—soup. This is a cost efficient way to prepare a yummy meal.
If you're looking for some natural dog food recipes or homemade dog food, this recipe from the Natural Pet Food Cookbook is a great start. Chef Jason Hill of Chef Tips puts Bandit's Beef Stew to the test, and this dog food recipe was approved with enthusiasm by his family's Shih Tzu puppy, Sugar. This recipe can be prepared as an organic dog food with the right ingredients. Just choose canned organic vegetables when preparing this meal. It's also a human grade dog food, as Chef Jason Hill att...
Two famous restaurants in New York for soul food style corn bread. Mo-Bay with chef Patrick Simpson and Amy Ruth's with chef and owner Carl Redding. Mo-Bay's signature corn muffin is used as an appetizer or dessert. The secret is the coconut and pineapple sauce. Amy Ruth's corn bread is more traditional. It is not as sweet as is eaten with the meal as a bread dish.
With Passover soon upon us, many Jews are dreading a week (or eight days for Conservative and Orthodox Jews) of making matzo, the staple of their diet. Matzo is also known as "the bread of affliction," and I'm pretty sure it's because by day three or so you're convinced that matzo is the 11th plague.
Romantic dinners are sort of a "no duh" when it comes to relationship maintenance. And while when you're a fresh couple you probably have these fun dinner dates all the time, if you're married with kids you're probably spending more time putting your five-year-old on time out at the dinner table for shooting peas at his brother than you are adoring your husband.
It's case 3 in Dead Rising 2 and it's getting harder, especially with some insane chef named Antoine running around trying to make a meal out of you! If you're having trouble making it through the sections of case 3 or are looking at a sneak peek at the third section of the game, check out this vid. In it you will get a full walkthrough of case 3 in Dead Rising 2 for the Xbox 360.
For all that they are marketed as healthy meal alternatives or snacks on the go, granola bars are pretty damn bad for you. With high fructose corn syrup ranking among the top five ingredients in the ingredients list and a bunch of other cheap corn products thrown into the mix, you wouldn't be much better off eating Cheetos.
Butter by itself is like a recipe cure-all, making everything from chicken to layer cakes taste magnificently rich and creamy. So imagine what butter flavored with garlic could do.
Salads are our favorite meat to throw into a salad. Infinitely more healthy than red meat or pork and tender and delicious, they also take to marinades well and really help to spice up a dish.
In this video, we learn how to make Indian suka aloo. First, add butter to a wok, then add in cumin seeds, sliced onions, salt, sliced garlic, sliced ginger, sliced green chili, turmeric powder, and then mix together. After these have browned, add in chopped coriander leaves, then add in a pinch of cumin seed powder and chili powder. After this, add in sliced potatoes and toss all the ingredients together until the potatoes are browned. Now, add in more salt and cook on a slow flame for 10-12...
In this video, we learn how to prepare chicken for grilling. First, lay the chicken down onto a baking dish and pour over your favorite type of marinade and place it in the fridge overnight with plastic. A good marinade includes: onions, red pepper flakes, salt, sugar, soy sauce, and salt. You can include any more spices or seasonings that you would like, then mix it all together. After you have your chicken marinated overnight, you can start to grill it and cook it thoroughly. Serve during t...
Here in America, we have this idea that the bigger, the better. Why purchase large fries when you can get them supersized for just $40 extra, for instance, and why not buy the value pack of salsa to save some money when compared to buying individually?
Pizza is the world's most favorite food, but for fruit lovers, pizza doesn't mean cheese and tomato sauce. Fruit pizza is the way to go. It's more of a dessert than a meal, but oh so good. It's filled with sugar cookie dough, cream cheese, and whipped topping. The fruits included in this recipe include mangos, pineapples, mandarin oranges, apricots, and coconut, with a hint of orange liqueur (or orange juice). Watch and learn how to make this delicious fruit-filled pizza!
In this tutorial, we learn how to deep fry a turkey. Make sure before you do this, you take all the safety precautions and have a fire extinguisher around you. Next, you will need a propane tank hooked up to a large pot that holds 40 quarts. Now you will need to dry your turkey off to avoid a fire with the oil when you place it inside. Next, place the turkey onto the deep frying hook and make sure it's thawed completely. Dunk your turkey into the oil very slowly, then cook it 3.5 minutes per ...
Cooking chicken tonight for dinner? It may be a dinnertime staple in your home, but you're probably used to store-bought chickens that you store in the freezer. Well, sometimes the best tasting poultry comes from the chickens with their heads still attached… well, at least before you behead it. We're talking fresh meat here, not Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Fortune cookies are fun little after-meal treats. It's always exciting cracking open revelations about our heart and souls as deemed fit by fortune tellers the Panda Express. Whether you believe in fortune cookies or not, they make very cute snacks and their shape can be transferred over to other realms of baking.
In this tutorial, we learn how to make pan seared tilapia filet. First, place salt and pepper onto your fish after you have brined it. Now, coat the fish with a small amount of regular flour, then pat it dry. Next, place the fish into a sautŽ pan over medium heat with a small amount of cooking oil. The fish will cook extremely fast, for about 2 minutes on the first side. When you flip to the other side, turn the heat off and let the fish cook without heat. Now, place parsnips and garlic sauce...
If you're lived in the South, you may already know this next dish. If not, then prepare for a southern classic. It's called chow-chow or pickle relish. It takes a variety of different veggies (cucumbers, bell peppers, cabbage, onions) and you basically cook it to look almost like a liquid mixture, but it can be it's really fine. It's actually a great tasting dish that goes well with many meals and is something that you should try today. Good luck and enjoy!
You may not have thunk it, but if you own a stainless steel water bottle you have a great tool that can be used for cooking. Although it won't make three course meals, a stainless steel water bottle can be changed so that you can cook soup, beans, and other small food items.
When it comes to comfort food, pork chops rank high in satisfaction and juicy, fat-dripping goodness. And now that summer has officially arrived, expect to be cooking and eating a lot of this piggy extracted foodstuff.
Zephyr Clarke-Dolberg guides on how to prepare raw food for dogs in this video tutorial. This diet consists of bones and raw meat. You can use cheap cuts of meat to feed the dog, which includes meats like turkey necks. Nature never intended dogs to eat cooked food, so this raw diet keeps them much healthier and gives them higher energy. A raw diet also really helps their teeth, and can save you money at the dentist! One great meal for dogs is to feed them 2 lbs of raw turkey gizzards and one ...
In this video, get real travel tips from a professional flight attendant. If you travel as much as a flight attendant does, you are bound to wind up in some horrible motels along the way. In this video, learn fleabag motel survival skills from a pro.
Incorporating wheatgrass into your diet can be beneficial to your overall health in many ways. This video teaches you how to grow wheatgrass in your home to supply yourself with a constant batch to include in your diet. First, add about a cup of wheatgrass seed to a jar of water. Drain the water out and continue to rinse the seeds several more times. Leave the jar of seeds to sit for about a day and half to allow the seeds to sprout. Then evenly spread the sprouted wheatgrass on a layer of we...
Randy with Yes, You Can Cook! demonstrates how to make a croissant egg scramble. You'll need eggs, ham, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and cheese. You will also need butter. You'll need a cutting board, a spatula a knife and a pan. First, chop up the onion, peppers, tomatoes and ham and shred the cheese. Score the croissant and cut a circle out of the top. Add onions to a hot skillet and then add the scrambled eggs. When the eggs are almost cooked, add the bell peppers, tomatoes, ham, ground...
Easy Cook Videos demonstrates how to make chicken chow mein in under five minutes. First, add oil to the skillet and heat it up on a stove. Next, add a teaspoon of minced garlic, a teaspoon of minced ginger and a teaspoon of thai green paste. Stir it up in the skillet. Then, add a handful of chopped cooked chicken and stir fry vegetables. Toss the ingredients together. Then, add a package of already cooked noodles. Add soy sauce and chile sauce to the ingredients. Toss the ingredients togethe...
In this video, we learn how to cook asparagus with Beryl Stokes. To do this, grab as much asparagus as you need and rinse it well. After this, cut the thick bottom part off of the asparagus and place into a skillet with a cup of water over high heat. Add butter and sea salt to your skillet and cover until it boils. Once it's finished, place the asparagus onto a plate and it will be steamed. This is a great side dish for any meal and is much better than the asparagus that comes out of a can.
This video shows you how to use a Swiss Army knife can opener. It is easy to confuse the can opener with the bottle opener. The can opener has a small screwdriver tip and a sharper edge. Cans of spaghetti are good for a quick meal on the train. Put the bottom part of the can opener underneath the lip of the can. Use leverage to poke the top part of the opener through the lid of the can. Move the opener backwards a little and push through again. Keep doing this all the way round the top of the...
Chef John with Food Wishes demonstrates how to prepare a traditional French toast breakfast. First, add two eggs, a half a cup of milk, vanilla to taste, salt, cinnamon and all spice to a bowl. Whisk the ingredients together. Then, slice bread about an inch thick and soak it in the batter. Use day old bread. Make sure the bread is completely saturated with the mixture. Then, preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Add a couple of tablespoons of butter to a skillet and brown the French toast. Then, ...
Looking to add some unique greens to your diet? Why not try some kale? Kale is a delicious, leafy veggie that can add some much needed fiber and nutrients to your meal. Kale tastes great prepared in many different ways and in this video, you will learn how to roast it for a yummy cooked flavor.
Pesto sauce is a delicious topping for pasta, pizza and most things Italian. In this three part tutorial, learn how to make a traditional Ligurian basil pesto from scratch at home. This recipe is straight from Italy and very tasty and compliments many different types of meals. Enjoy!
Daniel Zondervan of Diva Dan's Kitchen shows us an incredibly simple way to make Roast Beef with Caramelized Veggies. you can make for the chilly fall months or anytime you just want a delicious meal. This dish just happens to feature roast beef, acorn squash, carrots and turnips. Keep in mind that you can change up the vegetables to fit your taste. Also shown is how to make a homemade gravy with cornstarch and water that you can use to marinate your vegetables in. A dish that is sure to please!
In the middle of town we meet our host who is showing us how to prepare turkey breast with tomato and mozzarella. He starts with slicing an onion, then a clove of garlic; he has amazing artistry with the knife. He heats up a pot and then places these ingredients and some salt and olive oil into the mix. He then opens a can of tomato sauce and places that in the pot as well. Letting it simmers, he then grills two cuts of turkey breast. Covering the breast in the sauce he then bakes it at 325 d...
In this video, Chef Vah teaches you how to make a delicious paneer tikka masala. Full of spices and tons of flavor, this is a great dish to please all your vegetarian cravings. This is very similar to the chicken masala, with a few alterations. Chef here gives you a play by play of everything you need to know and do to achieve this great dish for an authentic Indian meal. Full of tips, and thorough instructions of how to make this, your mouth will be watering before you even begin your own pr...
