How To: Prepare Louisiana crawfish pie
Take a trip down the bayou with this recipe for crawfish pie. This video will go step by step in how to make delicious restaurant quality meals in a very simple manner.
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How To: Make homemade French vanilla ice cream
For a cold and smooth summertime treat... try this delicious recipe for French Vanilla Ice Cream. This video will go step by step in how to make delicious restaurant quality meals in a very simple manner.
How To: Do the Balancing Act and Grow Worm restaurant tricks
Here are two tricks to try at a restraurant. The first, the Balancing Act, is a trick in which you balance two forks on the tip of a toothpick. The second the Glow Worm, makes a scrunched up straw wrapper expand like a worm.
How To: Origami a chopstick rest
Learn how to fold a chopstick rest. All you need is one of those disposable set of chopsticks and you're ready to go! I definitely do this every time I eat at a Chinese or Japanese restaurant. Especially handy if the tables aren't quite as clean as you'd like them to be!
How To: Balance a spoon and fork on a match on a glass
The age old trick of counterbalancing a spoon and fork on a match on the rim of a glass. This trick is great for restaurants and bars.
How To: Cook kai toss Laotian chicken wings with Kai
This appetizing dish can be found in any Laotian restaurant and it's so good. You will need chicken wings, oyster sauce, garlic powder, sugar, salt, flour, cornstarch, and cooking oil. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make kai toss, Laotian chicken wings, from Thai chef Kai.
How To: Lose weight and eat healthy desserts in a restaurant
It's hard to eat healthy sometimes when dining out, but it's even HARDER to pick a healthy dessert. In this video, Bethenny Frankel gives some great tips for satisfying your sweet tooth when out.
How To: Make blackened salmon
Mother Love cooks Slammin' Blackened Salmon at the SpoonBread Too restaurant in Harlem. Take note as she uses peppers instead of salts for diabetic dieting and adds a nut glaze and orange peels. This is one tasty dish.
How To: Twist a two balloon flower bracelet
This flower bracelet is very simple. It will quickly become one of your most requested items at any restaurant or party. This balloon bracelet requires two balloons.
How To: Use redstone dust for power in Minecraft
Redstone dust is one of the many tools available to the Minecraft player. Learn where to put redstone dust to get the most out of it by watching this how to video. Redstone dust is used to power devices and blocks and can be used with buttons, levers, and pressure plates.
How To: Use the Shake application in Final Cut Studio
Shake is a great add-on you can install to your version of Final Cut Studio, and while it can be pricey, it's going to expand your ability to work and composite with Final Cut. This tutorial shows you how to use the plate technique in Shake.
How To: Replace the door hinge pins on a car
When the doors on your car get older they often stop closing as well as they once did. If you've checked the striker plate and that seems fine, you may need to replace your door hinge pins. This video will show you how to do just that.
How To: Acquire legal ownership of an abandoned car
Been keeping an eye on the car that's been sitting on the side of the freeway for the last month? This video shows you how to legally acquire the title for an abandoned vehicle. You'll need the VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) and license plate number to locate the owner. Then work out the transfer title, and the car's yours!
How To: Make butterscotch brickle Bourbon bon bons
As Peggy from "Married With Children" demonstrated, every woman loves to kick back with a plate of bon bons and a good soap opera. Sure, you can purchase your bon bons from a store, but why ingest all those artificial preservatives and chemicals when you can make your own at home?
How To: Cook a simple green curry with shrimp and white rice
Curry is the staple of Asian cooking, but it takes a real touch to get the perfect curry. Once you know the basic recipe of how to make it you're in the clear. In this video you will learn how to make a basic green curry with shrimp in detail. Everything from sauteing the shrimp and making the curry itself to the final plating. Bon Appetite!
How To: Make bite-size finger sandwiches
Finger sandwiches are a popular, delicious and easy to make party appetizer. Pick your filling (meat, cheese or salad), choose a soft bread, and cut your sandwiches into bite-size squares or triangles. Then arrange on a plate and serve!
How To: Make Zucchini Au Gratin with the Barefoot Contessa
In this Food Network tutorial, learn how to make a tasty veggie for your next party or get together. Zucchini au gratin makes a perfect savory meal for any occasion. Ina Garten (The Barefoot Contessa) will show you exactly how to make them so that you have everyone licking their plates. Yum!
How To: Improve clay throwing with five basic throwing tools
Sculpting a fine piece of pottery, whether it's a gorgeously curvy vase for your peonies or a wide, copious plate you'll use for parties, takes numerous hours of practice and fine tuning your method.
How To: Make a ceramic jar with household items & a hammer
In this video, learn how to turn an old broken plate into a beautiful new, ceramic jar! This project will cost you next to nothing and only requires things you already have around your home. Check out this clip and create a very cool, fractured ceramic vase that can be used for many different things!
How To: Line a Baseball Field
Every type of athletic field or court requires maintenance to preserve the quality of the playing surface. Baseball might be the most labor-intensive field maintenance sport of all, with its mixture of surfaces and the very exacting lines chalked from home plate to the outfield wall. This video explains some tips and techniques for lining a baseball field properly with an old-fashioned lining machine. It works for football too!
How To: Plant potatoes yourself
Interested in planting potatoes? Start a self-sustaining garden full of veggies you can take from your garden, straight to your dinner plate. Plant potatoes 8 inches apart and about 4 inches deep. When the plants grow about 6 to 8 inches tall, start to hill up the sides. Learn more about how to plant potatoes yourself from this video presented by Homestead Acres.
How To: Make your own homemade butter
Karen Solomon teaches the secrets of making your own homemade butter in simple steps. First take a clean odor free jar and pour in one container of heavy whipping cream with room temperature. Now close the jar with its lid and start to shake the jar. Keep shaking the jar for about 20-30 minutes, then pour it out by filtering it. Transfer the filtered fresh butter to a plate to finish.
How To: Use the Panasonic HPX500 broadcast quality camera
Check out this cinematography video tutorial on how to use the Panasonic HPX500 broadcast camera. The Panasonic professional digital camcorder HPX500 is an awesome camera for the new age.
How To: Clean chrome
If you like things shiny and bright, you're probably a fan of chromium, a metal used to plate other metals, commonly known as chrome. Watch this Howcast cleaning guide to learn how to clean chrome. Keep your chrome nice and shiney.
How To: Do bicep curls with Ronnie Coleman
Check out this bicep workout from Robbie Coleman the Mr Olympia. Everybody want to be a bodybuilder, but nobody want to lift heavy weights. This is a routine overview from Coleman. He talks about the reps and plates he does.
How To: Make edible garnishes
Transforming a plain old plate into a work of art is just a simple garnish away. Learn how to make edibile garnishes.
How To: Make duck or fog horn sounds with a straw
Sound Like a Duck or a Fog Horn! All sounds are created by vibrations. You can discover this next time you're out at a fancy restaurant. All you need is that straw in your soda and a pair of scissors. Makes sure you flatten it out really good to make this work, then make sure you parent tip your server well.
How To: Do a seated military press
When an exercise has "military" in its name, then you know it's serious. You will need a barbell, a padded seat with a padded back, and additional weight plates. Warning: if you are experiencing any shoulder pain, avoid this exercise. Always consult a physician before attempting any exercise program.
How To: Make a paper color spinner with Crayola
Bring all of the colors of the rainbow together with this cool color spinner. You and your child will learn how to mix colors to make new colors with this fun arts and crafts project from Crayola. You will need white poster board, a paper plate, a circle maker or compass, scissors, a ruler, markers, crayons, colored pencils, and tape. With this how to video you can teach your child about colors and science with this paper color spinner.
How To: Potato Print with stamps made out of potatoes
Potato printing is a fun and easy way to make prints and stamps. You will need a potato, a knife, paints, paper, a pen, a paint brush, and an old plate. Watch this video printmaking tutorial and learn how to make a potato stamp. Start decorating!
How To: Carve tomatoes for food garnishing
It is easy to use tomatoes for food garnishing food, they have such vibrant colors. In this how to video Chef Paul explains how to carve tomatoes. Peel a tomato and use the peel to make tomato roses that can be used to garnish any plate.
How To: Separate eggs with egg shells
In this how to video Chef Paul explains how to separate egg yolks and whites. Watch and learn how simple it is to do by using the egg shell itself. Crack the egg shell in half and roll the egg between them to allow the white to drip on a plate.
How To: De-clutter kitchen cabinets
Alleviate frustration and take a few minutes to organize your cabinets. Watch this how to video and learn how easy it is to de-clutter kitchen cabinets with a professional organizer. Store your plates, glasses, and bakeware where you will be able to reach them.
How To: Make a beautiful Mother's Day bouquet for kids
This is a fun activity that children can do. Parents Magazine and Better TV shows you how kids can make a beautiful Mother's Day Bouquet. You will need paper plates, scissors, paper clips, colored paper and colored pens.
How To: Prepare images for reference planes with Photoshop
This video tutorial takes front and side reference images in Adobe Photoshop and prepares them for use as reference plates in your 3D modeling package of choice, like Autodesk's 3D Studio Max. Distortions introduced by the lens, camera, and photographer are removed and key features are lined up for easy digital modeling in 3ds Max 8.
How To: Anchor wood to concrete in your basement
In this video Bob Schmidt shows you how to anchor wood wall plates to concrete during your basement remodeling renovation project.
How To: Make a saturn pattern dessert presentation
Whether it's homemade or store bought, desserts are usually the grand finale to the end of the meal. Don't just place it on the plate. Learn how to make a presentation that will be almost as impressive as the dessert itself with this saturn pattern.
How To: Make resin jewelry
A how-to video series for using epoxy resin, silver-plated rings and pewter pendant trays to create jewelry from reproductions of your artwork.
How To: Say the names of kitchen appliances in French
Watch to learn how to say the names of kitchen appliances, like a coffee maker and a hot plate, in French. For intermediate French speakers--no English translation.
How To: Make beef ragout with Debi Mazar & Katherine Narducci
Debi Mazar (Entourage, Goodfellas) and her husband provide traditional Tuscan recipes from their home kitchen. Today they are serving up a delicious plate of beef Ragout. Join them and special guest Katherine Narducci, from the HBO hit The Sopranos, for lunch.