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How To: Make French toast with bananas Foster

In this how-to video, you will learn how to make a great french toast with banana foster. First, make a caramel. It consists of corn syrup, butter, and brown sugar. Once it is nice and smooth, pour it in a pan. Butter the dish before pouring it in. Now, cut french bread and place it on top of the caramel. Create a custard with rum and pour it on top of the bread. Cover it with plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator over night. Place the dish in the oven for about 45 minutes. It should ...

How To: Make a rain gauge

In this how to video, you will learn how to make a rain gauge. First, you will need a 2 liter bottle to collect the rain. You will also need scissors, a ruler, and a permanent marker. First, take the bottle cap off of the soda bottle. Next, cut the top of the bottle off. Now, collect some pebbles and put it at the bottom of the bottle. This will keep the bottle in place. Pace the top of the bottle on top to use a as a funnel. Now, take a ruler and measure 7 cm high on the rain gauge. Mark it ...

How To: Paint nails with an aqua bohemian flower design

Love4Nails shows viewers how to paint nails with an aqua bohemian flower design. First, you want to apply a light blue nail polish as your background. Next, get a makeup sponge and brush green nail polish on this sponger. Place this green on the bottom part of your nail only. Now on the top, use your same makeup sponge and apply white nail polish on the side top of your nail and a little over the green. Next, use a shimmer polish and apply this over both the green area and the light blue area...

How To: Make scalloped potatoes with onions and green peppers

This video shows you how to prepare Scalloped Potatoes with Onions and Green Peppers. For this recipe you will need the following ingredients: 4-5 potatoes sliced thinly, one whole onion sliced thinly, half green pepper (chopped), flour, salt, olive oil spray, pepper, Parmesan cheese, 2 cups medium cheddar cheese, ¼ cup of butter, and 4 cups of cream of mushroom soup.

How To: Draw the letter "F" as a 3D block letter

This video teaches us the method to draw the letter F in 3D. First draw F normally. Now double the outlines of the F on both sides of the outlines. Draw a line that is parallel and of the same length of the longer top arm of F. Join the ends of the line to the ends of the top arm by parallel lines. Color the parallelogram with a darker shade. Make a parallelogram by joining the ends of a line drawn parallel and equal to the smaller side of the rectangle of the top arm. Draw a vertical line an...

How To: Paint nails with blue, black, white, and gold design

Love4Nails teaches viewers how to paint nails with a blue, white and gold nail art design! First, you need to apply your background color. This color will be a blue nail color. You should let this dry. Now, take a black nail art polish and do 3 stripes, that start at the bottom corner and go up slanted. You do not have to go all the way to the top. Next, get a white nail art polish and start the stripes at the opposite corner and paint two across - these two stripes will touch at the corner. ...

How To: Make a felt flower accessory

This is a demonstration of making a felt flower accessory for your head bands, waist band and even for your clothes. You will require wool fibers, bubble wrap, felt sponge rolling pin, washing bags and a container of hot water and a spray for soap water. First loose fibers are taken of the color you prefer for your flower and laid in one direction to the size and shape of the flower. Then a second layer is laid at right angle to the previous layer. Some strand of fiber is twisted and laid on ...

How To: Make a star box from folded paper with origami

This video shows us how to make a star box from a folded paper with origami. Firstly take a piece of paper and cut it in the form of a square. Then take the top left corner and fold it to meet the bottom right corner and then crease it and then unfold it. Then do the same thing to the other side as well and unfold it. Then fold the paper vertically, crease it and then unfold it and do the same thing horizontally as well. Then pinch the top and bottom ends and claps the bottom inward to create...

How To: Draw the letter "D" as a 3D block letter

Drawing the letter D as a 3D block letter is easy and fun. To start simply draw the D like you normally would. Next, you need to draw another smaller D inside the first D. From there, draw another D on the outside of the first D. Color in the 3 stacked Ds with your first color. To continue, choose a darker version of your original color. In the bottom left hand internal corner of the D draw a short line that extends at about a 30 degree angle in reference to the bottom of the D. From the end ...

How To: Paint your nails with a white and silver art design

The process of painting your fingernails, with a French manicure with silver accents, is a multi-stepped process. Before you begin, put a hydrating base-coat on your bare nail, and let it dry. Then take white nail art polish, and draw three parallel diagonal lines across the nail, starting from the top of the nail (where the white meets the skin" to the bottom. Once you have completed the three lines, take white nail polish and create a French manicure, filling in the nail from the skin line ...

How To: Apply Mad Hatter inspired wearable makeup

To apply this particular Mad Hatter inspired makeup you need to start first by applying a lime green color from the mayron pallet to your lid. Then you just take the brush and feather out the edge you created. Taking sun yellow color from ben nuys, apply it to the inner third and inner corner of your lid. Then take the chartreuse color, applying it to the middle third of your lid taking the brush blending it slightly into the sun yellow. After this, take a jade color, applying it to the outer...

How To: Build a LEGO cabinet

Brickbiys518 here, teaches you to make a LEGO cabinet. You need one 2x6 thin, two 1x6 chunkies, six 2x1 thins with the dot in the center and 12 traffic light bricks. To start off, take the 12 traffic light bricks and put them into stacks of two. There are 6 stacks in the end. Lay them out horizontally one below the other. Take the 1x2 with the dot in the center bricks and put them on two stacks at a time thereby joining the two stacks. In the end, you have three stacks. Put them aside and tak...

How To: Do a "mentalism" card trick

The magician starts off by saying he will not complete the trick on camera because it is not for up-close viewing. There is a link to go watch the trick being performed. This is a mind reading-prediction trick. There are two decks of cards, red and blue. The viewer is asked to choose one deck. The magician takes the cards of out that deck and pulls a card from the middle. This is the prediction card. Then he puts the rest of the cards back in the box and removes those cards. He takes the card...

How To: Make herbal & essential oil bath salts

The main ingredients needed in both herbal and essential oil bath salts your main ingredients needed are Epsom salts, baking soda (not needed if salts will be used immediately), and sea salt. For the essential oil bath salts you will need essential oils, and for the herbal bath salts you need whatever herbs or rinds you like. You will also need some sort of container to put the salts in, and measuring tools. For the essential oil salts, fill a jar about halfway with Epsom salts, then add a ge...

How To: Make a mini polymer clay apple pie for a dollhouse

You roll out some light brown clay, cut out two small circles and place one in a mini pie plate. The mini pie plate is similar to a plate you would find in a doll house. You take the extra clay and place it in a garlic press, which makes the clay come out in little strings. You take two of the string clay pieces and twist them together, making it look similar to a braid that will go around the pie later on. To make the apples, you take some rolled white clay, and any color chalk you want. You...

How To: Decorate a doll cake

In this video you can see Goth Girl 4Eve completing a frosted doll cake. She begins with a base cake in the shape of a lampshade or angel food style pan with a small plastic doll inserted in the top (or doll top half). A creamy white frosting is smoothed over the bottom with a spatula, then more frosting is added to the midriff of the doll with a pastry bag and rosettes (decorating tip). More rosettes form the cap sleeves and enhance the waist, the hem and the skirt. For the skirt, go around ...

How To: Make a simple apple crisp

In this video from MrSimpleChef we learn how to make a simple apple crisp. First preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease up a casserole dish. Peel, core, and slice apples to half fill the bowl. He's using 4 or 5 medium-sized apples. Add all the apples into the bowl. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of sugar. Add 2 teaspoons of cinnamon. Take a fork and stir it all in so the apples are coated with this mixture. With the apple base put aside, blend together 1/2 cup margarine, 1/2 cup brown sugar, mixed u...

How To: Use implicit differentiation

Taking this formula 9x²+y²=9 your instructor shows you how to find the solution for the variable y. Finding a second derivative is no more difficult that finding the first derivative, you only have to do the problem equation through twice. The derivative of 9x² will be 18, of y² will be 2y [this is the same as 2(y), 2 x y or 2 * y]. The problem now goes -18x + 2y dy/dx=0. This equation is solved for dy/dx making the next step in the problem go -18x 18x+2y dy/dx=0-18x, 2y dy/dx= -18x. The next...

How To: Create your own personalized Google home page

This 'how-to' video explains how to customize your Google homepage. To do this, simply go to http://www.google.com and click on i Google in the top right corner of the page. That will display the different content options that you can apply to your Google homepage. The video suggests starting out by selecting some of the more popular content, and then click save. Once the content is added you can move it around by clicking on the top of the application and moving it to the desired location. I...

How To: Make king crab cakes stuffed with lobster tails

In the spirit of foods stuffed with other foods such as Turducken and macaroni and cheese stuffed meat loaf, comes this seafood inside seafood dish. This video tutorial shows how to make King Crab stuffed lobster tails. This gourmet meal is surprisingly easy to pull off, provided you’re working with some decent crustaceans.

How To: Sew and join the edges on a crochet ribbing

The Art of Crochet by Teresa explains how to sew together crochet ribbing. Thread a tapestry needle and align the edges of the crocheting project. Sew the first stitch together and secure with a knot. Sewing through the top of the stitch on the edge will help prevent distortion and create a neater look for the ribbing. Pick up the back loop and align it with the stitch on the opposite side. Continue all the way across, sewing through the same stitch. It will push the top of the stitches up, c...

How To: Make pasta bake with a cheesy topping

Sue McMahon, Cookery Editor of Woman's Weekly in the U.K., demonstrates this delicious pasta dish. The ingredients that go into this dish are spiral pasta that has been cooked, a chopped onion, some ground meat, celery, a small amount of flour, a can of chopped tomatoes, a stock cube, Worcestershire sauce, and some salt and pepper. Cook the onion in a little oil for several minutes. Then add the meat, breaking it up and cooking until it starts to turn brown. Add in the celery, the flour, the ...

How To: Make an Italian pot roast

In this video you can learn how to make an Italian pot roast. Put 1 cup of water into crock pot or large cook pot and add Italian seasoning. Slice the baby carrots in thirds or the regular carrots into thin (1/8 inch) slices. Slice the squash and zucchini into thick (1/4 inch) slices. Cut the onion into eight pieces and separate the layers. Peel the potatoes and cut into bite size chunks. Toss it all together and put half of everything into the crock pot or kettle. Add the wine and vinegar. P...

How To: Make a paper water lily

1) Make sure the paper used to make the origami water lily is a true square. One can use the paper one happens to have on hand, but anything heavier than lined notebook paper is best. 2) Work on a flat and hard surface so that all creases and folds are precise. 3) Place the paper square on the flat, hard surface so that the edges are facing in every direction. Be sure to have the colored side down if the paper is two sided. 4) Fold the paper in half from top to bottom. Crease the fold then un...

How To: Make a quick & cheap shepherd's pie

In this video, the One Pot Chef teaches us how to make a quick and cheap Shepherd's Pie. He begins with garlic-infused olive oil in the pot. He then adds a small minced onion (or onion flakes) and 500 grams of ground beef, stirring until the meat is browned. After this, he adds one cup of beef stock. Next, he adds a splash of Worcestershire sauce, some ketchup, salt, and pepper. This is stirred and then 2 tablespoons of gravy powder is added. This is simmered until it begins to thicken, then ...

How To: Make a flower brooch using the Big Shot

Dawn5377 teaches you how to create a flower brooch using the Big Shot tool. Start with the flower folds bigz die. Apply pieces of material over each flower and cover it all with a piece of acrylic. Pass it through the Big Shot tool and you will have flowers made of that material. Now use the basket and blooms bigz die and cut small circles with the process described above. Fold the flowers in half and create groupings of 3 or 4 flowers with different textures. Use a punch hole to cut pieces o...

How To: Easily make a paper gift box

STORM THE CASTLE Webmaster and Writer Will Kalif offers a short tutorial on how to make a origami gift box for beginners. All you need is eight square pieces of paper all exactly the same size. You can pick between four inch, five inch or six inch size paper depending on what size gift box you want to make. Your sheets of paper can be all the same pattern, of varying patterns, patterned on one side or patterned on both sides; however, please note that four of your sheets will be used for the ...

How To: Open a coconut with meat cleaver

Step 1. Understand that opening a coconut requires a considerable use of precise force. Because you are using a knife or cleaver, it is very important that you keep your fingers and other body parts away from the blade. Step 2. Clear off a stable cutting surface. Step 3. Begin scraping off the white, sinewy upper layer around the pointed top of the coconut, using your knife. Scrape off the top layer until a brown ridge is revealed around the base of the pointed top. Right where this brown lay...

How To: Make a paper box just for fun

HowToMakeCrap teaches you how to make a paper box out of an ordinary a4 sheet of paper. Make a square out of that by folding from one corner of the page diagonally. The remaining rectangle slice at the bottom will have to be removed. You're left with a perfect square. Fold that horizontally. Then vertically. Then diagonally two times. Unfold it to the original square. Fold to create to triangles on top of each other. Take the lower left side corner and fold it to the top. Flip the paper and d...

How To: Make peanuts & ham

Learn to make boiled peanuts and hickory smoked ham in the deep Southern tradition. To make boiled peanuts you will need: Large stock pot filled with enough water for boiling, 3/4 - 1 1/4 cup salt, 1 - 5 bay leaves, 1 tbsp. Extra Hot powdered red pepper4 lbs. raw peanuts in shell3 - 4 lb. Lid (used to make kimchi or pickles). Combine all ingredients in the pot and place weighted lid on top. Bring water to a boil. Turn the heat off and allow the peanuts to absorb the salted water until there i...

How To: Make crema de fruta (Filipino dessert)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter a 9x13 inch oval, glass baking dish. To prepare cake: Beat 6 eggs until fluffy. Beat in 3/4 cup sugar until smooth and thick. Fold in 1 1/4 cups cake flour, nutmeg and salt. Stir in melted butter. Pour into prepared pan.

How To: Make a creamy chicken & scone bake

Procedure: First we need to add one cup about 1 Kg of chopped, frozen cooked chicken and mixed frozen vegetables consisting of cauliflower, carrot and some other vegetables of our choice into a pan, then add two tins of cream of chicken soup, then stir the mixture, then add 2 1/2 teaspoons of chopped onions, 1 teaspoon of garlic paste, add some mixed dry herbs (1/2 teaspoon) and stir the mixture, then add 1/2 cup of thickened cream and stir the mixture, then transfer the mixture to a baking t...

How To: Do a fun fast multiplication trick

This how-to video is about multiplying numbers in a very quick and in a new manner. Multiplication of two - 2 digit number is explained in this video, To do this multiplication we need to follow three steps, let's follow this method with an example, let's say that we want to multiply 23 with 46, let's write the numbers like this, 23*46 (multiplying 23 with 46), the answer is 1058.

How To: Make a banana split

Sick of the same old chocolate chip cookie for a sweet treat? Bump up your dessert course by making a fun banana split! Grab a spoon and a friend, and get ready to dig into this mouth-watering banana split. Learn how to make a great banana split with help form this dessert making instructional video.