Lentils are sold in many varieties and colors: split, whole, brown, green, black, red, white, French. For the most tender, toothsome lentil, one that won’t fall apart in soup, stick with the brown, green, or French (also called “puy”) variety. Watch this howcast video to learn how to make a delicious lentil soup.
Ever wondered how stars stay a size two – besides starvation, personal trainers, and plastic surgery? Wonder no more. Check out this Howcast video tutorial on how to lose weight like a celebrity.
Electric garage doors are a great convenience -- until, of course, they break. The bad news: a dozen things could be to blame. The good news: many are easy to fix yourself. Watch this video to learn how to repair your garage door opener.
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Don’t let a dermatological disaster get you down. Here are a half-dozen ways to zap those zits fast!
Show your kids how to make special effects for the movies, haunted houses, or disaster drills. You can really freak some people out with this special effect makeup. Just watch this video tutorial to see how to make the fake "glass in the hand" Halloween effect.
This Halloween, what else could you possibly be besides a blood-sucking vampire? Vampire makeup and costumes never get old, so check out this video tutorial to find out how to apply basic vampire makeup for Halloween.
Check your car's automatic transmission fluid monthly! This will take a few minutes, but will increase the lifetime of your vehicle considerably. Just watch this automotive video tutorial to see how to check and add transmission fluid in your car.
Paula's twist to potato salad uses new red potatoes and green beans. This cooking how-to video is part of Paula's Best Dishes show hosted by Paula Deen. What happens when America's favorite southern cook opens up her kitchen to family, friends, viewers and the best home cooks in the country? It's anyone's guess! Paula Deen is cooking up something new as she rescues viewer recipes, shares stories and traditions with friends and strangers alike, while learning the secrets of some of America's b...
Grill this vegetable medley and liven it up with fresh herbs and vinaigrette. This cooking how-to video is part of Everyday Italian show hosted by Giada De Laurentiis. Italians are masters at transforming simple, everyday ingredients into dishes that are quick, healthy and satisfying. On Everyday Italian, Giada De Laurentiis shares updated versions of homey recipes from her Italian family. She'll show you easy dishes that are perfect for every occasion: a weeknight meal, dinner party or cozy ...
Follow along as Angie makes a hearty Spanish tortilla, with potato, eggs and chorizo. This cooking how-to video is part of Easy Meals, Good Deals show hosted by Angie Ketterman. Watch as she takes on the challenge to create dishes that save you time and money. You'll love the quick and budget-friendly recipes. Gather some Spanish style chorizo, eggs, onions, potatoes, red peppers, garlic, and cilantro and prepare this Spanish tortilla recipe.
Learn how to make this famous roasted pork. This recipe makes it simple and delicious. Follow along in this Cantonese cooking how-to video to learn how to make roast pork or char siu. This Cantonese roast pork is the BBQ pork you find in many Asian recipes. The ingredients you need for this recipe are: pork tenderloin, soy sauce, Sherry, sugar, hoisin sauce, and red food coloring (optional). Get ready for some delicious Cantonese roasted pork.
This how-to video shows a colorful rainbow look, for high drama or even just for cheer and kicks. Use these cosmetics or similar colors and textures for comparable results: MAC shade stick beige-ing, MAC pro pigments: true chartreuse, primary yellow, chrome yellow, genuine orange, marine ultra, and clear sky blue, La Femme red blush, MAC orange e/s, MAC grape pigment, MAC parfait amour e/s, MAC ricepaper e/s, Make up for ever glitter, MAC mixing medium for face and body, MAC pro gloss in viol...
Learn how to create a green screen effect using Boris Continuum Complete's Chroma Key filter in Apple Final Cut Studio. BCC Chroma Key is used for compositing camera footage shot using a blue, green, or orange screen as a backdrop over a new background video or a still image from a separate file. BCC Chroma Key is also included as part of Boris FX 9.2 and Boris RED 4.3. If you have access to this powerful plug-in for Final Cut Pro, watch and learn how to use it for precise chroma keying.
The look you sport in the summer usually doesn't work for the fall. In this tutorial you will learn how to transition your hair and makeup for the darker fall fashions. All you need is a taupe eyeshadow, a darker brown concealer, mascara and a red lipstick. This look can be done in less than 10 minutes. Watch this how to video and you will be able to get this great look for the fall.
This makeup style is perfect for an Indian wedding or for a Bollywood style costume party. Watch this instructional cosemtics video to apply flashy Indian eye makeup.
Forget the Chinese takeout tonight. This cooking how-to video shows you how to make an old Chinese favorite, sweet and sour chicken. Watch this video cooking lesson to learn how to make this chicken dish that is sure to delight your taste bud with the sweet and sour flavors. Serve this Chinese inspire dish over cooked ramen noodles.
In this episode of Jenna's Healthy Kitchen, Jenna's guest chef Evona Poplawski demonstrates how to prepare a marinated kale cole slaw recipe that is delicious and very nutritious. Evona is a raw (living) food chef who trained at the Living Light Culinary Arts Institute. She's also the co-founder of Veggie Magic Foods based in Sarasota, Florida. Watch this cooking how to video to learn how to make this raw food recipe.
In this cooking HowTo video Ellen Pruden features a recipe that any pasta lover should know how to do. Watch as she makes homemade classic pasta sauce using heart healthy canola oil.
This how-to video is not for church-going makeup; the makeup look demonstrated is based on the deadly sin of wrath, and is as intensely theatrical as it sounds. The cosmetic products used to create this look are MAC's Full Coverage Foundation, Select Moisture Cover Concealer, Blot Powder, & Peach Invisible Set, Bat Black Cream Color Base, Black Black Pigment, Bat Black Cream Color Base, Dark Soul, & Softwash Grey Pigments, Burnt Burgundy, & Black Black Pigments, Boot Black Liquid Liner, Bat B...
This how-to video shows off an extreme look for Halloween, if you want to be a glammed up, sexy vampire. For an optional accessory, try Lestat on your arm. The cosmetic products used to create this look are: Bare Escentual mineral foundation - Fairly Light, NYX White e/s, MAC Copperplate e/s (contouring), MAC Paint - Flammable, NYX Sunrise e/s, MAC Beauty Marked e/s, Revlon Colorstay liquid eyeliner in black, Ben Nye Cosmic Violet e/s, black kohl eyeliner (nameless brand), DUO Adhesive glue, ...
Jason Voorhees might be one of the scariest horror villains, and that's why he would make for a great Halloween costume. For this project, you will need a hockey mask, white spray paint, black spray paint, clear spray paint, an artist's brush, red, black, and brown acrylic paint, sand paper, an X-acto or utility knife, a drill bit, and a black barker. Watch this video special effects tutorial and learn how to make a Jason Voorhees hockey mask for a Halloween costume or movie spoof.
Super cheap eyeballs without breaking the bank! While grapes are the safe standard to spook out trick or treaters, they don't look very realistic. For this project, you will need clear spray paint, white spray paint, black spray paint, blue acrylic paint, black acrylic paint, red acrylic paint, coat hanger or wire, tweezers, an artist's brush, a foam ear plug, a rag, sanding block or sanding paper, and bouncy balls. Watch this video prop-making tutorial and learn how to make cheap prop eyebal...
Tired and hungry after work? This chicken lettuce wrap is a healthy recipe that you can prepare for one or many people. Watch this two part instructional cooking video to prepare this refreshing Asian style dinner.
Is you XBox 360 suffing from the "ring of death" (3 flashing lights)? Take a look at this instructional video of a two part series and learn how to fix the rod red ring of death. This tutorial does not cover the XBox 360's diassembling process, you'll need to know how to do that before you can perform this self repair on your game console.
Ah, the Manhattan. Named after the detably greatest place on earth. Its rich amber-red shimmer lights up any dark room. The anticipation of the first sip is high, so high in fact, that hardcore Manhattan tipplers will tell you instantly not only what kind of whiskey was used (rye, bourbon, blended), but what brand. You will need rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, and Angoustura bitters. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to mix up the classic Manhattan cocktail.
This how to video shows you how to cook up a deliciously dry Indian style karela chutney. For those of you how don't know what karela is, karela is also known as bitter ground or bitter melon. Watch and learn how to cook karela chutney.
This video tutorial shows how to make a cool beer glass out of a beer bottle. This is also a great trick for cutting the bottle; forget the glass cutter or tricks with string and acetone. Just pour oil up to the level where you want the bottle cut off and place a red-hot piece of metal into it. Because of the great heat conductivity of oil and at the poor heat conductivity of glass, it will expand at the edge of the oil surface, cracking in a nice even line. Watch this instructional video and...
Aloo gobi masala is a flavorful Indian vegetarian dish made with potatoes, cauliflower and many spices. Watch this how-to video and try this recipe. Enjoy your creation with chappati, paratha or rice and daal. It’s delicious!
In this video, we learn how to decorate a space shuttle cake. Make sure before you begin you have a chilled yellow cake and the template from www.bettycrocker.com. Once you print out the diagram, cut your cake according to the shapes. Now, frost all the pieces and then arrange pieces to make the space shuttle. Once arranged, decorate the shuttle with different colors of frosting and different candies. You can use a pastry bag to frost lines and outline the tip, wings and back of the shuttle. ...
This is a theatrical Naughty Nauticals inspired makeup look, just trying to show you how makeup can be used creatively. Warning: this makeup look isn't something one should wear every day. (Unless you want to, of course.)
Check out this video tutorial to see how to construct an alarm system, that's based on the principle of motion detectors, which work by touch. It's very useful to catch unpleasant visitors red-handed. So make sure your chocolate bar never gets snagged again, catch the bandits with a motion detector alarm! Or just keep you kids away from the birthday present closet where peeping is not allowed.
No tricks here: If you have undereye circles, you're never going to get rid of them. A lot of times they're hereditary, or occur as women get older and the skin around their eyes gets thinner, letting red and purple capillaries peek through. However, there are ways to reduce them temporarily.
Wish you could travel back in time? Wanting that classic 1950's pin-up girl look? Well, watch and learn how to create the original Russian Red look.
This is a basic tutorial on using the Cube Explorer computer software to create your own custom algorithms for different 3x3 Rubik's Cube patterns. And just when you thought the Rubik's Cube couldn't get any more fun!
Watch as our host Manjula demonstrates how to prepare this popular north India treat, samosas. For the crust you will need:
Watch this how to video as Manjula shows you how to prepare a popular Indian dish, pulav. Its is more commonly known as vegetable rice and it can be served as main or side dish.
Watch as Manjula prepares Indian moong dal dosa. This version of dosa is much easier to make since it does not require overnight fermentation.
No, the Kamehameha is not the famous Hawaiian king who united all the islands under his rule from 1795 to 1819. Nope. However, it is named after him. But in this case, Kamehameha is an energy blast attack shown in the Dragon Ball Z series. And with this After Effects tutorial, you're going to learn how to recreate this energy attack.
It's very hard to capture a sunrise on camera. Yes, you can get a general feeling from a single shot: the hazy, blue-orange rays of light peeking through the clouds in a sunrise or the crimson red streaks of sun dappling darkening skies in a sunset. But to truly capture a sunset or a sunrise, you have to experience them.
