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How To: Make Chilean sea bass with grilled mango salsa

The firm and fatty flesh of Chilean sea bass makes it an ideal choice for the grill. A hot-sweet grilled mango and red pepper salsa provides delicious contrast to the rich fish. When shopping for seafood, make sure it bears the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) label to ensure it was harvested in an environmentally sustainable manner.

How To: Cook pan-roasted halibut cheeks

If your market carries regular halibut fillet or steaks, ask the fish person to get you some cheeks and try this unusual seafood recipe, halibut cheeks with a warm pancetta vinaigrette sauce. These are actually sweet, succulent pockets of meat found in the cheeks of the fish. It looks, and also cooks, like a scallop.

How To: Make quindim a Brazilian dessert

Quindim is a typical Brazilian Dessert made with eggs, coconut and lots of sugar. The dish was probably a Brazilian born adaptation of a Portuguese sweet, mixed with heavy African influences. In the African Banto language, Quindim means "Girlish Charms". This recipe is so easy I've asked my 7-year-old daughter to prepare it for you.

How To: Cook Kentucky fish fry

Many major fast food restaurants currently advertising on television have added hooks to their current run of commercials. The lure is their fish sandwiches. "Kentucky Afield" is getting in on the act. The only difference is that host Tim Farmer hopes you'll catch your own and prepare it with the show's special sweet batter recipe. The flavor is guaranteed to sway even the most skeptical skipper.

How To: Make pedas

Pedas are very popular Indian sweets (mithai)and are often served during Diwali. Traditionally, it is made with milk that is cooked and cooked and cooked...till it thickens. It has a smooth and silky texture and it just melts in the mouth. Watch and learn how to make this simplified version that is just as tasty.

How To: Make dahi sev puri (chaat)

Dahi Sev Puri has a combination of flavors, from sweet and sour to hot. It can definitely be a hearty appetizer as it is loaded with potatoes, garbanzo beans and lots and lots of yogurt. Make sure to use puffed puri instead of flat puri. Try this delicious and savory Indian street food!

How To: Make sevia kesari

Sevia kesari, an Indian vermicelli dessert (aka Sukhi Sevia or Eid ki Sevia) is just as delicious as it is easy to make. It is a wonderful twist and healthy alternative to Suji ka Halwa, which uses a lot more ghee. Sevia is a traditional sweet dish prepared in celebration of Eid.

How To: Make bhel puri (chaat)

Bhel Puri is one variety of Indian "street food" known as "Chaat". With a nice balance of flavors, including savory, sweet and spicy, Bhel Puri is a perfect snack or appetizer idea. Try this recipe -- it's sure to please!

How To: Make tamarind chutney

Tamarind Chutney is an Indian sauce with just the perfect blend of sweet and sour flavors. It is widely used in chaats and as a condiment for various appetizers such a samosas and pakoras. Try this simple recipe.

How To: Make semiya paysam

Semiya paysam is a special occassion dessert made from vermicelli/semiya. Chef Sanjay shows you how to make this Indian dessert. If you've never made Indian sweets before, this is a great basic recipe to start with.

How To: Bake Irish soda bread

Irish soda bread is a sweet and flakey bread that you can make in no time at all. Just a few simple ingredients wheat & white flour, butter,lowfat butter milk and some golden raisins. This bread also freezes well.

How To: Make roasted asparagus in the oven

Slim stalks of asparagus just scream of spring. Blanching or steaming has long been the cooking method of choice for these tender spears, though all that moisture can leach out the bright green color and make asparagus stringy, even mushy. Roasting or grilling asparagus concentrates the sweet, green-ness of the vegetable and adds a crispy, caramelized crunch that makes it irresistible.

How To: Use pimenton de la vera or smoked paprika

If you've never tried Pimenton de la Vera -- smoked Spanish paprika -- you're missing out. Stirred into hummus, sprinkled on roasted potatoes or added to the secret family barbecue rub, the smoky flavor is almost addictive. It comes in hot and sweet varieties and has so many delicious uses it will become a staple in your spice rack.

How To: Make chocolate fondue

Decadent chocolate fondue tastes great when paired with fruit, angel food cake, ladyfingers, and pretzels. Chocolate fondue was invented at the Chalet Swiss Restaurant in New York City in the 1950's. The ingredients you will need are heavy whipping cream, chocolate (semi-sweet and chocolate morsals are the most popular) and kirsch or cherry brandy.

How To: Make low calorie spicy orange chicken

This is a healthier twist on the classic “Orange Chicken.” The main problem with the Chinese take-out version is that the pieces of chicken are first dipped in a batter, fried in oil, then wok fried again in the spicy, sweet orange glaze. While very delicious if done right, it is incredible high in calories. So, be warned, my version uses no oil and should not be compared to the style you many be used to.

How To: Make BBQ hamburgers

Watch the Grillmasters at the Barbecue Web prepare some beef chuck burgers so juicy and full of flavor that it will no doubt become one of your favorite quick and easy BBQ recipes. It's quick and easy. All you need is 3-4lbs fresh ground chuck beef, tomatoes, sweet onions, sliced cheese if it's a cheeseburger you want, and any of your favorite condiments.

How To: Use the spry accordion panel in Dreamweaver CS3

An Accordion widget is a set of collapsible panels that can store a large amount of content in a compact space. Site visitors hide or reveal the content stored in the accordion by clicking the tab of the panel. In this video special guest Mike McHugh from Creative Sweet TV shows us how to create a very fancy looking Spry Accordion Panel using Dreamweaver CS3.

How To: Prepare baklava

Baklava is a sticky, delicious Greek dessert that combines nuts, sugar, cinnamon, and honey. Find out how to make this sweet treat, plus how to handle phyllo dough. You will need butter, phyllo dough, chopped walnuts, sugar and cinnamon. Pastry will be topped with a mixture of honey, sugar, lemon juice, water, cinnamon and vanilla.

How To: Make a paper skirt greeting card

This video demonstration shows the steps for making a greeting card decorated with a paper skirt. This sweet card can be sent to a friend for a gift or any occasion. Watch this instructional video and learn how to design a thoughtful greeting card and decorate it with a skirt.

Buyer's Guide: Top 20 Hacker Holiday Gifts of 2018

For the uninitiated, it can be difficult to buy that special hacker in your life a perfect holiday gift. That's why we've taken out the guesswork and curated a list of the top 20 most popular items our readers are buying. Whether you're buying a gift for a friend or have been dying to share this list with someone shopping for you, we've got you covered with our 2018 selection of hacker holiday gifts.

How To: 9 Creative Uses for All Those Holiday Wine Corks

While most people build collections of things with intrinsic value such as coins, stamps, or rare post cards, I collect wine corks—the natural ones, not the plastic kind. Corks are a natural product harvested from the cork oak tree. It takes the better part of 10 to 12 years before a tree can have its bark manually removed for the production of cork. Thankfully, no tree is harmed in the process and in 12 years, the tree bark can be harvested yet again.