Ian Knauer, food editor from Gourmet Magazine, is going to show you how to turn fresh tomatoes into crushed tomatoes in no time. First, you must take a fresh tomato and just slice it in half, now grab a 4 sided grater and start grating the tomato using the large holes. You should do this over a bowl because that's where all your crushed tomato is going to end up. You must grate the tomato (the skin should begin to peel) until your left with just the peel of the tomato left in your hand, which...
This is a demonstration video on how to make Mango-Papaya Salsa. The video starts out with a man in a kitchen. He begins by peeling and cutting up a mango. Next, he splits a papaya open and scrapes out the seeds. He demonstrates how to cut up the fruit into small pieces. He combines the mango and papaya in a large mixing bowl. Next he squeezes the juice of a freshly cut lime. He then mixes up the ingredients by hand. He presents the dish on a platter with a garnish of limes around the edge. H...
This video demonstrates how to make your own play dough with simple ingredients – flour, salt, cream of tartar, cooking oil, water, and a few drops of food coloring.
Anne, The Making Things Girl, demonstrates how to make play dough. Play dough is almost like clay in that you can bake it so it hardens. Then you can decorate it with things like paint, glitter and rhinestones. To make play dough you will need 2 parts flour, 1 part household salt and 1 part water with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Mix the ingredients in a mixing machine for one minute. Next, work and knead the dough in a bowl and then on the counter. Knead the dough for a while because it makes...
Gourmet food editor Melissa Roberts talks about key limes here. Key limes are much smaller than the conventional limes that you usually see at supermarkets. When they go out of season they become a little dry, their peak season being spring. They're picked off trees when they're dark-green but they're not ripe yet, they are ripe when they become pale green. As they are so small it can be tricky juicing them. A reamer can be used but it is better to use a citrus squeezer, there is a smaller on...
Steve demonstrates how to make salsa for tacos, chips and dips. The salsa uses cilantro, 8 to 12 tomatoes, one lime, a couple of cloves of garlic, a couple of jalapeno peppers, a whole medium onion and salt. Set aside several tomatoes. Quarter the rest of the tomatoes, de-vein the jalapenos, dice half of the onion, chop the garlic and put them into the blender. Squeeze lime juice into the blender. Blend the mixture. Add a handful cilantro at the end of the blending cycle. Dump the salsa mixtu...
She's doing it again; turning the ordinary into the extraordinary! Carolyn Braden is taking sea shells collected from a recent vacation and incorporating them into a decorative wreath. Using a hot glue gun and thick satin ribbon wrapped on a Styrofoam ring, a simple inexpensive wreath can be created with anything you can find attached. Don't be afraid to be creative. Using thick ribbon will help create a lovely pattern behind whatever you choose to glue on the wreath. The other idea Carolyn h...
In this video from Betty kitchen we learn how to prepare deep fried French fries. In a deep fryer there is hot peanut oil. She has 2 Russet potatoes cut as thick fries in a bowl. She washed and cleaned the potatoes before placing in the oil. Ease the potatoes into the oil with a spoon. This is not a recipe for someone that is inexperienced with deep frying because the oil is so hot. When they are golden brown remove from oil and place on a tray with paper towel to drain on. She seasons with s...
Upon collecting some onion powder, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, rack pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and soy sauce; slice the steak into inch and a half thin strips. This recipe calls for 6-7 pounds of beef. put the beef in a bowl to prepare for marinating. Measure about a cup and a half of soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Use a tablespoon of onion powder and garlic powder. Then take a tablespoon of ground pepper. If you wish, add about a tablespoon of red pepper flakes. Mix that up and...
This step by step video tutorial will teach you how to cook a beautiful lasagna dinner at home. You will need: 1 1/2 lbs. of ground beef, a whole container of cottage cheese, 2 large eggs, mozzarella cheese, lasagna noodles, spaghetti sauce, and 1 medium onion. First step is to brown up the ground beef and add diced onions to the beef. Next add the spaghetti sauce to the mixture. Next mix eggs and cottage cheese together in a bowl. Boil the noodles until tender. Layer meat, cottage cheese, mo...
In this video, Caroline, host of 10MinuteCook, demonstrates how to create a traditional chestnut stuffing. The ingredients used in this recipe are: 500g ground sausage, 1 onion and 1 garlic clove - finely chopped, 75g dried cranberries - soaked in 50mL of port wine for an hour, 3 slices of bacon - chopped, 2 1/2 cups of bread crumbs, 1 can of chestnuts - finely chopped or pureed, 1 tsp thyme, 1 large egg. She begins by frying the bacon and onion and garlic mixture together, first. Once the on...
In this video from happyauershow we learn how to make tortellini tapas appetizers. Ingredients for this are the cheese filled refrigerated tortellini, shredded Swiss, cilantro, salsa, ranch, eggs, bread crumbs. Fried in oil. Boil the tortellini, heat up 2 cups of cooking oil for frying. Chop up about 1/2 cup cilantro. Put peppercorn ranch in a bowl mix with the egg. Whisk it up. After pasta is done, drain and cool for 10 minutes. Now dredge the tortellini in the ranch, then roll in breadcrumb...
The video is a description of the preparation of meatloaf. A pan is heated to medium or medium-high, and between 2 and 3 tablespoons of olive oil is added. Two chopped onions and two cloves of garlic are added. Next, sauté until opaque. Add one teaspoon of basil, one of oregano, and one of onion powder. Wile those are cooking, in a separate bowl, add two pounds of ground beef, two-thirds cup of bread crumbs, an egg, a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce and a quarter-cup of ketchup. Add the on...
The Simple Chef is going to show you how to make everyone's childhood favorite and that's banana bread. You want to begin by taking two bananas that are past ripe because that's when they're the softest sweetest and peel them. Throw the peeled bananas into a bowl and mash them up. Now, add two eggs, 1/2 cup of sunflower oil, 3/4 cup of sugar and blend that all up. While blending you should preheat the oven to 250 degrees, and then grease a casserole dish. Once the mixture is blended you want ...
In this video you will learn how to make bread crumbs. Host Kemp Minifie shows you her secret to making bread crumbs ready to eat in about 32 minutes. What she does is take her bread and throw it in the blender, then you put the blended bread in the oven for about 30 minutes. Then she takes the pan out of the oven and puts the crumbs into a bowl. Add the olive oil in and stir it with the crumbs, then you now have made your own delicious batch of bread crumbs.
For Lemon Meringue Nests you will need the following: Some ready made meringue nest,
There is a very easy method to use that is much faster than coring the apples. You can use it to speed the process of preparing apples up so that they are available to you to make your favorite recipe whether it be an apple cake, an apple pie, or some other apple recipe. You will start by peeling your apples with a peeler. Then take a knife and cut the sides of the apple off basically squaring it off. Then take the side pieces that you cut off and slice them into smaller slices. Before long y...
In a park on a park bench is a girl talking to a rainbow drop. She says that she loves the rainbow drop but wishes it was bigger. You hear a sound, and 'poof' a pimp appears. He tells the girl that he can make a bigger rainbow drop for her. In a instant we find ourselves in a kitchen with the pimp and he explains how he is going to make this large candy. First you have to melt a bowl full of white chocolate. Then on a plate fill the whole bottom with rainbow sprinkles. Pour the white chocolat...
You will need a butcher's knife to crack the coconut. Notice the coconut has a seam in between the two "eyes" of the coconut. Hold it over a bowl with the seam running lengthwise along your palm. One tip should be facing you, and the other should face away from you. Take the knife in and strike the center of the coconut several times, while turning the coconut in your hand. It coconut will crack open neatly. If you follow the steps in this video, you should be able to crack a coconut easily.
This video shows some fun, inexpensive projects you can try for kids. There are several different crafts presented, beginning with Flubber, or Silly Putty. Mixing some glue, water and Borax in a bowl makes the same stuff you can buy in the store. The next craft is Crazy Crayons, where you gather old crayons together and heat them in an oven to make new, colorful creations. Then comes Spiffy-Sniffy Watercolor Paints, where we find out you can just mix water and Kool-Aid powder to make bright w...
The raw food coach will take you through the process of making a fantastic salad made of kale and avocados perfect for any one who follows a raw vegan diet. Avocado is full of healthy oils and just tastes fantastic. Kale is chocked full of vitamins and nutrients. By adding oil and salt your kale will transform into a soft and lovely texture.
Mardi Gras teaches the secrets of making New Orleans style oyster & artichoke soup in simple steps. First chop 1 onion, 1 garlic clove and a can of artichoke coarsely and grind another can of artichoke in a processor. Melt butter in a soup pot, add the chopped onion and garlic to it. Now add some salt, pepper, seasoning and a quarter cup of flour and cook by stirring constantly. Add the quartered artichoke, half and half (half milk and half cream) and artichoke puree and cook for 10 minutes. ...
In this video you will learn how to create a homemade vanilla icing from scratch. To begin with you want to put about a cup and a half of powdered sugar into a bowl and then add a good amount of vanilla flavoring and then mix it up. Now, you want to add a little bit of squeeze butter and continue to mix and mash it to get rid of bumps. Next, you want to add a tiny bit of milk to turn the paste into a thinner paste to make it more creamy. If it turns out to be to thin just add more powdered su...
This video shows us how to make yucca with garlic citrus sauce. Ingredients: yucca, water, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, sliced onion, chopped garlic, dried oregano, cumin, salt, pepper, and Naranja Agria or 2 parts lemon juice to 1 part orange juice as a substitute. To make mojo: Mix Naranja Agria, dried oregano, cumin, chopped garlic, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. To make yucca with garlic citrus sauce: Put 8 cups water into pan, together with garlic powder, onion powder and salt a...
In this video you can learn how to make tuna salad. It is easy to make and fondly remembered too. Drain the tuna as well as you can and place it in a mixing bowl. Add the mayonnaise and stir it into the tuna. Add chopped pickles or pickle relish, diced celery, and optional capers and season with a pinch or so of black pepper. Stir everything together. Moisturize the mixture as desired with brine from the pickle jar or extra mayonnaise. If making sandwiches, use two layers of leaf lettuce to k...
Divascancook (Monique) shows us how to make an excellent apple crisp using a simple to follow recipe. To make this apple crisp recipe, you will need: apples (green apples are best), cinnamon, sugar, flour, oats, butter Peel the apples, slice into small pieces and place them in a bowl. Add desired amount of sugar and cinnamon into the apples and mix, transfer the apples into a dish, set aside. On another dish, combine flour, sugar, oats and melted butter and mix to create the apple crisp toppi...
This video shows us how to make a healthy artichoke guacamole. Prepare 6 cooked large fresh artichoke. Remove the hearts and bottoms from the artichoke and place in a medium-sized bowl. Mash it with a fork or simply use a food processor. Add the juice of a lime or a lemon, 4 tbsp of reduced-fat mayonnaise and 1/2 cup of fat-free sour cream. Put garlic, salt and pepper to taste and 1/2 cup of your favorite salsa. Blend all the ingredients. Finally, serve together with the artichoke leaves or y...
this video shows us how to make a delicious apple crisp using an easy to follow recipe. To make some apple crisp, you will need: 4-5 apples, 1 cup of brown sugar, 2/3 cup oats, 2/3 flour, 1ml salt, 2 ml cinnamon, 1 ml nutmeg, 1/2 cup melted butter To make the apple crisp: pre-heat your oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit slice the apples and place into a greased 8x8 square pan. take 1/2 cup brown sugar and pour over the apples. on a bowl, combine the oats, flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/2 cup...
Learn how to easily unblock a kitchen sink clogged with food particles in simple steps. Every time you clean your dishes and bowls at your home kitchen some food particles wash out and get clogged. When these particles are clogged the water starts to drain out slowly and bad odor arises. Put some Alka Seltzer tablets in your sink and crumble them through the holes. Now pour some vinegar over the tablets through the hole. Leave it for two minutes and flush the sink with water to finish.
This video will show you how to make Italian Stuffed Artichokes. Follow these directions to stuff an artichoke in the classic Italian way: In a large bowl add Parmesan cheese to Italian Style breadcrumbs and chopped garlic. Mix well. Gently open up the leaves of a washed and trimmed artichoke. Drizzle with olive oil. Open up the petals and spoon the stuffing inside each petal. Put the artichokes into a steaming basket and steam for 30-40 minutes. Drizzle with melted butter and Parmesan cheese.
This quick video will show you how to make a delicious cola cake. To make a cola cake you will simply need a boxed cake mix, such as Betty Crocker Chocolate Cake, and a can of Coca Cola. Pour the cake mix into a mixing bowl and add the whole can of coke. Mix well. Bake the cake according to the instructions on the back of the box. Let it cool. This cake will not only last longer than regular cakes, but it is also caffeinated.
How to make a Cuban style roast pork in five easy steps. Mix 1 cup naranja agria (sour orange), 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, 4 tablespoon crushed garlic, salt and pepper, and olive oil in a bowl. Place 1 small boneless pork loin roast in a re-sealable plastic bag. Pour marinate into the bag and refrigerate over night. Place the marinated pork loin roast in a baking dish and cover tightly with aluminum foil. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Remove foil in the last 15 ...
Jermain Pulley shows you how to cook broiled shrimp scampi with a side of asparagus. To make broiled shrimp scampi you will need: 1lb of raw shrimp, peeled and deveined, 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 tsp minced garlic, 2 tsp lemon juice, 1/4 tsp table salt, 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, 2 tbs Parmesan cheese, 1lb fresh asparagus. Mix your marinade in a small bowl and add the shrimp. Coat the shrimp well. Steam the asparagus. Place the shrimp on a baking sheet and place in oven for about 6-8 minute...
Karen Knowler, The Raw Food Coach, demonstrates how to make a wonderfully filling raw muesli. Start with a cereal bowl. Coarsely chop and add two or three varieties of nuts of your choosing. In this instance, Karen adds hazelnuts, almonds and brazil nuts. She then adds cut dried apricots, dates and raisins. Blend together with your hands. Now, add fresh fruit of choice. Bananas, blueberries, raspberries and apples are good picks. Stir to blend and finally, pour almond milk to taste over all. ...
This video shows how to make a very realistic looking bowl of ravioli out of polymer clay, to be used in a doll house. She starts with flesh tone clay and uses a piece of plastic needlepoint to press the pattern of square ravioli into the clay. She trims off the edges and then cuts out the tiny ravioli. She uses the fluted edge of a toothpaste tube to imprint the edges of the ravioli. She uses a mixture of liquid polymer clay and red and brown pastel chalk to make the sauce. She puts the ravi...
In this video from C4Bimbos we learn how to cut a cantaloupe. This also works for a watermelon, she says. Slightly cut off each side - top and bottom - so that you can stand it up. Now you want to shave each side down. Using a sharp knife is the best way to go! Get all of the green part off. Now, turn it over to get the rest of the outside off. Now, cut it right in half. With a large spoon, scoop out all of the seeds and put them in a bowl. Cut the cantaloupe in perfect slices and you are rea...
Sanjay Thumma teaches the secrets of making Indian bhel puri chaat. An excellent summary is given below. First take some crispy puffed rice in a bowl and poha mixed with peanuts. Now add some boondi, sev and pappadi to it which are optional. Add small pieces of boiled potatoes which is also optional. Add nicely chopped onions, tomatoes and cucumber to it. Add chopped green chili to spice it up or you can even add grated carrot and some coriander. Finally add tamarind and green chutney to it a...
Tony D'Angelo shows us how to make delicious homemade garlic bread. The ingredients you will need are 2 tbsp diced garlic, 1 tbsp parsley flakes, 2 tbsp oregano, ¼ teaspoon salt, a stick of softened butter, ¼ cup of olive oil and a loaf of bread. Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl. Mix with a spatula; it is very important to preheat the butter. Take your bread and cut it right down the middle; with the spatula coat the bread with the mixture. Set oven to 350 degrees and place bread ...
Tuscan Chef Giuseppe Mazzocchi shares his quick and easy Tuscan Olive Oil Vinaigrette recipe. Pour red vinegar into a bowl. Add salt to red vinegar. Using a whisk, mix the salt into the vinegar until dissolved. Add extra virgin olive oil to salt and vinegar mixture. Continue whisking to emulsify the ingredients. Combine a salad using lettuce, carrot, radish, tomato, cucumber, onion and peppers. Season salad with freshly ground pepper. Whisk vinaigrette again, then pour over salad. Gently toss...
Learn to make a tasty, elegant crab salad dish that's as easy as it is delicious! Add about 8 ounces of backfin cooked crab meat with any bones or cartilage removed to a large bowl. Measure 2-3 heaped tablespoons of light mayonnaise and toss gently with crab meat. Chop about 1/4 cup of celery and add to mixture, toss. At this point, you could also add onions, peas, or other ingredients. Mix in 2 teaspoons of chopped capers. Cover mixture and let sit in refrigerator for at least an hour to all...
