How To: Replace window sash cords
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to replace window sash cords. Steps:
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to replace window sash cords. Steps:
This recipe for sporcamusi (phyllo pastry with lemon custard) comes courtesy of chef Pasquale Martinelli of Bellavitae restaurant.Layer phyllo dough in 2 stacks of 6 sheets, brushing between each sheet with melted butter. Cut each stack in half lengthwise and each strip into thirds to make 12 rectangles. Cut each rectangle on the diagonal to make 24 triangles. Place triangles on prepared baking sheets and bake until they are golden, about 4 to 6 minutes.
These are classic stuffed mushrooms with a luxurious twist! This time I'm using Portabello mushrooms with fresh pesto, tomatoes, and a quail egg on top.
Over years of almost-daily orange eating, I have developed a 90% effective workflow for removing the peel from an orange in one piece. While this might not seem important, people who see me do it generally ask about it, so I thought it would be cool if you would illustrate the process for the world. Having a nice hand-drawn set of instructions to frame on my wall would save me time explaining it to people as well.
The perfect glass of Guinness will have a foamy head a few inches thick on top, and will also have a shamrock traced into the foam. Here's how to perfectly pour your Guinness from a tap. You probably want to practice by pouring a couple! Pour the perfect Guinness on tap, complete with shamrock.
A nostalgic throwback to the soda shoppes of yore. To make this delicious shake, you will need: 1 cup of whole milk, 8 ounces of chocolate ice cream, 2 tablespoons of dark chocolate syrup or fudge topping, whipped cream and a blender. Make the classic chocolate milkshake like a malt shop used to do.
There's never a bad time to pull a prank on someone, right? Well, how about you consider setting up this prank during lunchtime? Next time you see a co-worker leave his/her takeout food unattended, that's when you'll strike. Follow the simple steps below and you'll be known as the master prankster at work. Tools and Materials Needed
A cheese lover's dream - cheese baked on top of more cheese! To make this fondue, you will need: 6 cups of stale, cubed bread (focaccia or ciabatta works best), dry white wine, granulated garlic, salt, eggs, milk, Swiss cheese, Gruyere cheese and either six ramekins or a large baking dish. Make a delicious baked cheese fondue out of Gruyere and Swiss cheeses.
I love Steve-O and I am not trying to put him into REAL danger, but I think to top all of his high dives and flips, he should jump from one of those cranes used in construction to place walls and stuff and land in some form of water or pad. It would be amazing and I think he would love it. If he hasn't already done it.
In a bathroom that you know the guys will have to use, modify the pipework so that when they flush its pumped directly over there heads and sprayed right on top of them by something inconspicuous like a fire sprinkler or exhaust vent. they wont realize at first that its there own pee, at least until there drenched in it.
April NPD Video Game Sales Every month around the second thursday the sales chart for video games and consoles are released for the previous month. They are released by the NPD group, the main company tracking video games sales in the US. Here are the top twenty games in the month of april (courtesy of Gamasutra http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=28566 ):
Turn a light up toy top and cheap flashlight into an amazing projected patterned lightshow! Make an L.E.D. lightshow.
Apply two or three coats of mascara, letting dry between each application. On top lashes, always brush the underside, from base to tip. On bottom lashes, brush only the topside. Properly apply mascara.
A deliciously moist apple cake which can be served at breakfast, tea or as a dessert. Put a little ice cream on the top and yummy! Make baked apple cake.
Hermès is all about giving out the free goodies—this week I posted a tutorial for making your own papercraft "Kelly bag" and for years now they've created "knotting cards", a set of DIY illustrations presenting different ways to wear their iconic scarves.
get someone you know that is a very heavy sleeper and have them sllep over. when he/she falls into a deep sleep, drive him/her to an older looking house and everything around it looks older. when he/she wakes up you all are in your old people looking costumes and tell him/her they were asleep for years.
The worst can always happen. Even if you think you're absolutely prepared, you can somehow find yourself stranded in the middle of nowhere by yourself. It can happen. Without a map, without a compass, without a cell phone... without food and water.
Sailor pants for the office? This look can be tricky, but with some careful styling you can pull together a sleek and professional look. In this video, we show you how to do just that. Proper Fit
The meat gets its dark color and subtle flavor from panelas, cones of deep brown sugar. If you can't find any panelas, plain brown sugar will work. Aside from that, you will also need: 4 cloves of minced garlic, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, salt, pepper, 2 pounds top round beef, 3 tablespoons canola oil, 3 onions, 2 green peppers and 6 more cloves of garlic. Make a Venezuelan asado negro.
Give the queen of the house a special, suiting birthday surprise this year by topping off a homemade fluffy cake with this cute gumpaste crown.
Steve-O or any of the Jackass Gang will jump off a balcony on to a moving vehicle with a matress on top
This is a big salute to the freak shows and circuses of the victorian era, the era of the weird and downright wonderful;taxidermy squirrels in top hats having tea, bearded ladies and voyeurismso i propose a kangroo boxing fight tribute to the best freaks and morons of the era, get that cup out johnny you will need it.
We build an open top crate around Bam's Lambo. We make a jello super solution, and fill the crate with it. After it sets remove the crate and laugh at Bam when he sees' it. The more jello we add to the water the harder the jello will become. We would want to add enough to make the jello like a gummy bear.
Watch this cooking how to video and learn how to make pasteis de nata, or Portuguese custard tarts. These custard like desserts are very much like flan in flavor with the brown caramel on the top. Follow along in this cooking video lesson as the Crash Test Kitchen chefs shows you how to make Portuguese custard tarts. Bake Portuguese custard tarts aka pasteis de nata.
See how to use FocalPoint 1.0, a plug-in for Photoshop, to simulate a tilt-shift lens effect for table-top food, products or other macro photography. Add depth and dimension to your still life photography by simulating a tilted or shifted lens effect easily in the FocalPoint plug-in for Photoshop. Simulate a tilt-shift lens effect in FocalPoint plugin.
Avoid overheating and serious engine damage. Haynes shows you how to top up the cooling system and change the coolant. Maintain your car's cooling system.
Athletes give top tips on how to ride tight turns nice and safely. Turn corners on an off-road mountain bike.
Have a big family or large amount of people over? Peach pudding cake is a great dessert. It's easy to make and will satisfy the sweet tooth. Don't forget to top it off with a dollop of fresh whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Make peach pudding cake.
Shrimp, shallots, and chives inside. Brown butter, sage, and parmesan on top. Mmmmmm. Make shrimp filled casconcelli.
Rock Paper Scissors can be a fair way to solve a dispute, and we all know that fair is no fun. Winning is fun. So learn the secrets of Rock Paper Scissors from a true Rock Paper Scissors legend. Then take those teachings and train hard - or just cheat your way to the top. Cheat at rock paper scissors.
Most women dream of a bikini body to make others jealous. Attaining that flat stomach doesn't have to be a struggle. Here are top tips to get the toned tummy of a superstar. Get a flat stomach.
A kong vault involves approaching an object at approximately waist height, placing the hands on the top and throwing the legs forward so that they pass through the arms, the end result being that the athlete lands on their feet on the other side and can continue on their route. This is one of the most common vaults as it is one of the most natural to perform. Do the Parkour move the kong vault.
The flag move in Parkour is performed on lamp posts and sign posts, with one hand above the other. By pushing with the bottom hand and pulling with the top, it is possible to hold the body outright or with the legs pointing up to resemble a flag. This move is particularly hard as it requires a lot of upper body strength. Do the flag.
This tutorial shows you how to add a picture-in-picture clip (PIP) to your Camtasia Studio 5 project. This is a secondary image or video embedded on top of your video or side-by-side the main video. Add a picture-in-picture clip in Camtasia Studio 5.
Tennis expert Fabián Nunez Seixa explains the secrets to tennis success with top tips for an aggressive game. Play an aggressive tennis game.
This type of wood flooring isn't nailed or glued down, it floats on top of the floor and fits together like a puzzle. It's like a wooden carpet. Install a glueless hardwood floor.
Also known as a "stuffed pizza", calzone makes a change to the regular flat-topped Italian favorite and you can experiment with different fillings. Delve into our calzone recipe. Make a calzone (stuffed pizza).
Chef Johann Lafer prepares a wonderful dessert chocolate mountains. The preparation and cooking time is 45 minutes. Ingredients needed are eggs, white chocolate, praline, rum, cognac or Grand Marnier, gelatin leaf, grilled almonds, sweetened whipped cream, sugar, topping chocolate, cream genovese waffles (sponge cake dough) or pate sablee, mint leaf, cream fraiche (thick sour cream), mango and some English cream, currant sauce and mango sauce. Make chocolate mountains.
A delicious, buttery brandy topping for your Christmas pudding. It's simple to make and you won't find better on the shelf! Make brandy butter.
Buddy Mason explains how to grip the bat for the game cricket. He says that you should form a V by pointing the thumb and forefinger of your top hand down between outside edge and center of the back of the bat. The correct grip is vital to providing yourself with a full range of shots, letting you hit a bowler all over the ground! Grip the bat.