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How To: Make arroz a la cubana

My mom makes a Filipino version of a Spanish dish. This dish was brought to the Philippines a long time ago, and the Filipinos put their own flavor to it. So watch this video to learn how to make arroz a la cubana.

How To: Make a hearty slow cooked tomato beef stew

What do you do when you aren't in the mood to grill and you will be gone all day? Take a little time and set up a hearty beef stew before you leave. The aroma in the house when you return will bring you to your knees. This recipe requires browning the meat in a pan prior to the slow cook.

How To: Crush velvet

This crushing process brings out color variations by flattening the pile or nap of the velvet, and adds surface texture by pleating the fabric. One benefit to this method is that a simple wash and tumble dry will restore the fabric to its original condition, so watch this video and see just how to create crushed velvet.

How To: Do straight leg bridge on a swiss ball

The Swiss ball brings an element of instability to basic exercises like the straight leg bridge. This stimulates and conditions your deep core muscles improving spinalstability. In addition to these small but important joint stabilizer muscles the Straight Leg Bridge also targets larger prime movers in your back, glutes and hamstrings.

How To: Defend with a backhand shot in badminton

For backhand defense the thumb is placed on the back of the racket handle at a slight downward angle. When the shuttle is smashed the defending player brings the racket head slightly upwards and forwards to meet it. Although the forearm plays a major role in backhand defensive shots for softer shots this forearm movement is limited.

How To: Grow Amaryllis and Paperwhites

Dave shows you how to grow amaryllis and paperwhites indoors, so you can have beautiful gifts to bring with you to all your holiday gatherings. This is a great winter project to keep your gardening hands busy until spring.

How To: Make giblet gravy

Heidi Dehncke-Fisher shows how to make the perfect gravy. You will need browning and seasoning sauce which brings out the poultry's flavor, salt, pepper, cold water, giblet stock (made from boiling the giblets found inside the bird), the bird itself, fine white flour, celery and onion.