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How To: Fry a fresh eggplant

Eggplant has been prized for being a delicious, nutritious and versatile food, used in many dishes. The easist recipe to make is to fry fresh eggplant as a side dish. Properly prepare your eggplant by cutting and frying it in oil until golden brown for a tasty addition to any meal. For extra flavor, add some spices to the cooking oil!

How To: Cook duck breast with sweet potato mash

In this clip, learn how to make an Irish specialty: duck breast with sweet potato mash. This tasty dish is a little more complicated than some other meals but is well worth it. If you are looking for a way to impress your in-laws or please your picky guests, try this recipe out. This is a delicious succulent duck dish with simple mashed sweet potatoes and a balsamic reduction.

How To: Make chicken tikka or tikka masala

For many of the Indian food fans among you, chicken tikka and it's sister chicken tikka masala are probably some of your favorite foods. Their delicate flavors are tough to beat, especially if the heavy spice of most Indian dishes is too much for you. By using a pre-made tikka sauce, The Original Naked Chef has created a nuanced dish that anyone with some cooking experience should be able to make at home on the grill or under the broiler.

How To: Make sticky toffee pudding

Celebrity Chef Phil Vickery teaches in this video how to make a British favorite dish: sticky tofee pudding. This tradition dish is served warm and in often during the winter. Phil soaks the dates in boiling water and baking soda to bring out more of their flavor for the dish. While the dates are soaking, he starts creating the sponge part of the cake. With basic ingredients combined, he creates his sponge cake in a way more like a batter than your tradition method of making a sponge cake. Ne...

How To: Make an orange broccoli & cauliflower vegetable dish

Rachel Ray shows how to make orange scented broccoli and cauliflower. Add salt and broccoli and cualiflower to simmering water, and let them steam with peices of orange rind. THe orange rind will add the aroma of oranges to the dish, and infuse the dish with orange flavor. Add butter to the pan, and let it get to the bottom of the pan. Squeeze the juice of the orange that you took the rind from and squeeze it over the top of the vegetables. Chop up a few scallions to add a mild onion flavor. ...

How To: Make Filipino grilled isaw

Have you ever wanted to make Filipino dishes? Watch this video and teach yourself how to make a Filipino grilled isaw. You will need isaw (intestines of pork or chicken), dry bay leaves, full peppercorns and salt. The dish is very easy to cook and you will have a mouthwatering grilled isaw in no time. The isaw is boiled in water with the listed ingredients and when it is done, a skewer is inserted and it is grilled. Try this dish which cooks in no time for your evening party.

How To: Make Filipino beef mami

If you grew up eating beef mami or if you are looking to try something different here is a flavorful Filipino beef dish called beef mami. Filipino cuisine is inspired by Polynesian, Spanish, Chinese and American cooking and has transformed into it’s own unique style and flavors. This video will walk you through the process of creating this delicious dish. In preparation you will need to cook egg noodles, hard-boil eggs, have beef brisket, Chinese cabbage, star annis, mince garlic, mince onion...

How To: Mend a broken eyeshadow

For any hard eyeshadow that has broken in its well, this technique displays how to fix and make your eyeshadow good as new and easy to use again. Move all the eyeshadow powder out of the eye shadow dish and into a new container and break it all up into a fine powder. Using any type of alcohol (she uses vodka) and mix the eye shadow until it forms a paste. You then would put the alcohol mixture back in the original dish and then press down on the dish with a coin covered in a cloth soaked in a...

How To: Make Pakistani phalli (green beans) aaloo sabzi

How to make, Phalli Aaloo Sabzi, (or for English speakers, this translates to Green Beans), has instructions from beginning to the serving of this Pakistani vegetable dish. There are more than beans to this dish, including onion, tomato, garlic, and assorted other middle eastern spices. This is quite a spicy dish, as it includes ground red pepper as one of the seasonings. The ingredients are all cooked in one pan which makes it quite simple, and a novice cook should have no problems making th...

How To: Make fruit salad with lemon oil

Making a fruit salad is easy with just a few simple steps. First, peel, core and cut some pineapple. Next, peel and cut up some mango. After that, remove the pulp and juice the orange and grapefruit. Add all the fruit to the serving dish. Place the raspberries around the edge of the dish for appearance. Now add the red currants and chopped basil. Drizzle with lemon oil and sprinkle with sugar to complete the dish.

How To: Cook a Peruvian red snapper fish ceviche

Around the World in 80 Dishes takes you to Peru with a video demonstration of a classic recipe for ceviche, a popular Latin American dish that can be made with all kinds of seafood. You will need snapper fillet, lime juice, extra-virgin olive oil, jalapeno, garlic, salt, ground pepper, plum or Roma tomatoes, red onion, green onion, and cilantro. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make a Peruvian snapper ceviche.

How To: Choose and cut with ginger chef Ming Tsai

This instructional how-to video, hosted by Simply Ming’s chef Ming Tsai, specializes in authentic Asian cuisine. A large number of Asian dishes call for ginger, whether it be as an ingredients or garnish. Watch this cooking lesson as Ming shows you how to choose ginger, dice and slice fresh ginger root. Ginger adds a delicious spicy flavor to any dish, try it today.

How To: Make Chinese sweet and sour meatballs

Watch this video cooking tutorial to learn how to make sweet and sour meatballs, serve this dish over hot cooked rice. Follow along with Thai chef Kai to get the recipe. For this dish, you will need ground beef, salt, pepper, ginger, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, liquid cornstarch, and cooking oil.

How To: Turn Your Old Satellite Dish into an Outdoor Solar Cooker

Harnessing the power of the sun is something that Captain Planet made cool before it was the go-to for renewable energy. Solar-powered energy is quick and cheap, and can make for some really cool DIY projects. And for those of you wondering what you should do with your old satellite, look no further. Aaron from Sharealikelicence offers up a way to create a DIY outdoor satellite cooker. He started with an old Ku Band dish and covered it with aluminum tape, for better reflection of the sunlight...

News: Top 5 Must Try Traditional Food of UAE

United Arab Emirates is the cosmopolitan country that offers various attractions for tourists across the world. This country has buildup its image as one the fastest growing country of this region. Besides visiting worth seeing places, travelers can also enjoy tasty traditional food of UAE across the country. Whether you have chosen Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ajman or Ras Al Khaimah, you will get the chance to enjoy best traditional food everywhere.

How To: Make Indian dish Bengali Rasgullas

This video tutorial on how to make Bengali Rasgullas is in two parts. Be sure to click on Chapter Two for the second part. Rasgullas are basically paneer balls soaked in sugar syrup. It is very difficult to make round soft spongy white Bengali Rasgullas at home. Please follow these steps carefully and you will enjoy the experience. After a lot of hard work, trials and patience I made Bengali Rasgullas successfully. This is a delicious, sweet dessert dish.

How To: Cook herb chicken breast with acorn squash side dish

In this video cooking series, the Guerilla Gourmet shows how to prepare a chicken dinner with ingredients commonly found around the kitchen. Learn how to make this herb chicken breast dinner with acorn squash on the side by watching and following along with this tutorial. The Guerilla Gourmet also give general cooking advice and tips throughout.

How To: Remove acrylic and gel nails

In this tutorial, we learn how to remove acrylic and gel nails. First, fill a large dish with warm water, large enough to fit a small glass bowl inside. After this, fill the small glass dish with pure acetone. From here, place the bowl inside the large dish and then add in several cotton balls to this. From here, you will place the cotton balls on your nails and then cover them with foil wrappers. Leave these on your nails for around 1 hour and then check on them to see if the acrylic nail is...

How To: Make a buffalo wing dip

In this tutorial, we learn how to make a buffalo wing dig. This is to be baked in a 9x13 baking dish. You will need: 2 packages cream cheese, hot wing sauce, blue cheese dressing, 3 celery stalks, 2 c your choice cheese, and 2 c chopped boiled chicken. Combine all of these ingredients together in a large mixing bowl After this, pour into your baking dish and add more cheese to the top. Bake this in the oven until golden brown on the top and enjoy! To make another dip, you will need: 2 c chees...

How To: Make cauliflower au gratin

In this tutorial, we learn how to make cauliflower au gratin. First, cut the cauliflower into large florets, removing most of the stem to maximize the flavor. Wash out the vegetable thoroughly, then soak in vinegar and water overnight. After this, cook in boiling water for a few minutes, until it's slightly soft. Pour melted butter into a casserole dish, then drain your cauliflower and place it into the dish. Now, sprinkle parmesan cheese, bŽchamel sauce, and lots of cheese onto the cauliflow...

How To: Make a broccoli quiche for breakfast

In this tutorial, we learn how to make a broccoli quiche for breakfast. You will need: 12 oz chopped broccoli, 2 tsp oil, 8 large eggs, 1/2 c shredded cheese, chopped green chilies, 1/2 c cottage cheese, salt, pepper, and 1 chopped green onion. First, pre-heat the oven to 30 degrees, then add oil to pan on medium heat. Then, add in onions and coat a pie dish with oil. Next, add in green chilies, spring onions, and broccoli to the pan. Cook for 3 minutes, then place into pie dish. Add the salt...

How To: Make nutritious and easy one-dish meals

We all know how it goes: You've just come home from a grueling day at work followed by a grueling drive back, and you're beat. Even the thought of forcing your feet to the kitchen and turning on the stove makes you shudder. So you pick up the phone and order a pizza and buffalo wings. Sure, it's tasty, but is that really the best thing you could be eating?