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How To: Make Welsh rarebit (cheese and toast)

Apparently its name is originally a bit of a slight on the Welsh - who were considered so inept they couldn’t catch a rabbit for dinner, so they had to settle for cheese on toast. Even with the bad background, it's still a tasty recipe. Learn how to make this simple dish with Waz and Lenny, the chefs like us. Follow along and try this tasty recipe for Welsh rarebit. Make Welsh rarebit (cheese and toast).

How To: Make raw vegan cheese from nuts

This video is a demonstration of how to make raw vegan "cheese" with chef Elaina Love. Just add nuts, miso or sea salt, garlic, Italian seasoning and puree! A simple and delicious recipe. Make raw vegan cheese from nuts.

How To: Make Vodka Mojitos

This is a simple twist on the classic mojito cocktail, but instead of rum, I used Vodka. Because I like mojitos on the sour side, I added extra lime juice compared to what a classic mojito recipe calls for (about a 1/4 cup more). This drink also calls for freshly made mint infused syrup (recipe follows) instead of confectioners sugar. The infused syrup has such a cooling, minty flavor that it cannot be substituted with confectioners' sugar even though some recipes use it. You can also double ...

News: Crafting Building Recipes

I'm sure at this point you're all crafting away merrily, frantically searching for bushels, and trying to keep track of what you need, so I made a chart for each building and their recipes that is simple and easy to reference.

News: Soon To Be Famous Pumpkin Bread Pudding

We were invited to my Wife's Cousins house for Thanksgiving Dinner and I wanted a unique but fabulous dessert. I had Doug find us a recipe and this is what he came up with. It is a Pumpkin Bread Pudding with a caramel whiskey sauce. By that, I mean a Bread Pudding made with Pumpkin Bread, that has a cramel Bourbon sauce drizzled over it when its done. This required that we find a good recipe for Pumpkin Bread. I also put Doug on this bit of research and he came up with a whopper of a recipe. ...

How To: Make a Thanksgiving Turducken

Ah, turducken. The fondest of all portmanteau words and the tastiest of all Thanksgiving day meals. Turducken is a turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken—three glorious poultry meats molded into one marvelous, boneless hunk of flesh that any sane carnivore wouldn't dare resist. It's slapped together with pork sausage stuffing, sometimes even three different kinds, and caked with Cajun seasonings.

How To: Make Invisible Ink

Need to pass along an important message on paper without having it accidentally discovered by your archenemy? Using very common household products, you can easily whip up an invisible ink recipe and write out your secret message with the solution. All the recipient needs to do is heat up the paper using a stovetop of light bulb, or brush the surface of the paper with a simple iodine mixture to read the message.

How To: Use agar (aka agar-agar) for dessert recipes in lieu of gelatin

Forget jello— start using agar (aka agar-agar) in place of gelatin. Agar is a thickening agent, just like gelatin, than can be used in recipes for soups, jellies, ice cream and more! Jeff Potter has the 411 on agar uses. It's a great choice when preparing dishes for vegetarians, as it's a seaweed-based product with no animal derivatives whatsoever. Give it a try with two creative recipes from Jeff— Chocolate Panna Cotta and Screwdriver Jellies. Use agar (aka agar-agar) for dessert recipes in ...

How To: Make black pepper crusted pork tenderloin

This succulent dish has all the things I love in a recipe; an easy piece of meat to work with, a super simple sauce that tastes like something that took hours, and the classic flavor combination of hot/tangy with sweet/fruity. Ingredients needed are pork tenderloin, garlic clove, white vinegar, chicken stock, black cherry preserves, salt, cracked black pepper and butter.

News: 5 Deliciously Warm Bourbon-Spiked Holiday Cocktails

With those icy winter months setting in, it's time to start sipping your bourbon warm. Spike your classic eggnog, hot chocolate, and even lattes with a splash of Wild Turkey bourbon. Below, five recipes to add a little fire to your typical cold weather beverages. Adjust the recipes to get more servings, and you've got some great ideas for Christmas party favors.

How To: Make flaky, creamy chicken pot pie

Chicken pot pie is the essential comfort food of the winter. If you think it's too hard to make from scratch, you will be reassured by this tutorial. Brian Stone takes you through each step of the recipe, from making the roux, to preparing the filling, to the assembly. You'll be rewarded with the comforting aroma of a nice crust, and a delicious experience.

How To: Make homemade sauerkraut with cabbage and sea salt

Don't settle for store-bought sauerkraut, do it right with your own two hands and make homemade sauerkraut from cabbie and sea salt. Yep, that's all it takes to make a delicious sauerkraut condiment to go with anything, like polish sausages or bratwursts. Never buy sauerkraut again. Watch this video recipe to see how to make it.

How To: Make pan roasted swordfish and shrimp sugo

A restaurant recipe you can make at home! For this recipe, you will need: 8 large shrimp, 2 8-ounce swordfish steaks, 1 cup canola or grapeseed oil, 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 6-8 pink peppercorns, 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper, parsley, mint, oregano, celery, salt and white pepper. Make pan roasted swordfish and shrimp sugo.

How To: Make a tasty, elegant sauteed and seared monkfish

This is an easy recipe that also shows you the proper way to sear fresh fish. All you need for this recipe is: skinless monkfish fillets, fine sea salt, ground black pepper, Wondra, olive oil and thyme or other fresh herbs to garnish. Make a tasty, elegant sauteed and seared monkfish.

How To: Make a Southern style fried chicken

The key to this recipe is the perfectly seasoned flour mix. For this recipe, you will need: 2 1/2 - 3 pounds of chicken, canola oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 1/2 cups semolina, 1 tablespoon garlic powder, 1 tablespoon curry, 1 teaspoon thyme and 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning. Make a Southern style fried chicken.

How To: Separate the egg white from the yolk easily

Some recipes only want egg whites, while other recipes call only for yolks. But how to separate them? You can do it easily enough just in the eggshells themselves! Watch as experienced baker Peter Davis shows you two techniques for easily separating eggs. Separate the egg white from the yolk easily.

How To: Make delicious banana s'mores with marshmallows and chocolate

This video shows you both the bake and no bake recipes. For the baked s'mores, you will need: whole wheat graham crackers, dark chocolate broken into pieces, mini marshmallows and sliced ripe banana. For the no-bake recipe, you will need: whole wheat graham crackers, Nutella, marshmallow fluff and sliced banana. Make delicious banana s'mores with marshmallows and chocolate.

How To: Make pork tamales in the south Texas style

Tamales are a classic Tex-Mex recipe. You can fill them with nearly anything - this recipe shows you how to make them using tender pork. You will also need chili paste, garlic, cumin, masa harina (for the dough) and corn husks to wrap them in. Make pork tamales in the south Texas style.