If your kids go "ick" when you tell them you're serving up green beans for dinner, then clearly you're preparing them all wrong. Bland vegetables equals bland taste, so all you have to do to spice up your green bean dishes is add some pizzazz through spices and oils.
If you're an asparagus newbie, this video will make you an asparagus pro! Learn how to tell if your asparagus is fresh or not. And also, find out the difference between the green and white asparagus vegetable. If you didn't know the secret behind white and green, you'll be surprised!
Sweet potatoes are one of the healthiest vegetables you can have. Are you taking advantage of the great outdoors this summer? Why not try cooking it in a new way? Try roasting it over stones outside. They'll have a nice airy flavor.
Summertime food focuses heavily on all things grilled - BBQ pork, ribs, chicken, and anything else you can throw onto your George Foreman. But you can make these savory meats taste even more delicious by complementing them with a vegetable side dish.
On this episode of The Renegade Health Show, our host Kevin and his guest Rene Oswald present us with a recipe and demonstration for how to make delicious, healthy sauerkraut quickly. They discuss many alternative healthy ingredients in addition to the ones they use, so that you can customize your meal to your heart's content!
Do you not have a steamer? Or time to wait as your vegetables steam? In this video you'll learn how to steam your broccoli in the microwave. Quick and easy in the microwave to immediately serve and enjoy on their own or with any meal. Yes, the microwave will produce some perfectly steamed greens, with a pinch of salt and maybe some butter.
When cooking broccoli everyone just throws away the stalk. Follow along with this cooking how to video to learn how to get he most out of your his green vegetable. All you need to do is grab a piece of broccoli stalk, peel away the tough outer layer and enjoy. Broccoli never tasted so good.
Get ready for an artichoke recipe that everyone will enjoy made with baby artichokes. In this cooking how to video tutorial Mark Bittman, from the New York Times, demonstrates a recipe he invented to show off miniature artichokes. Grab the small vegetables, thyme, garlic, olives and tomatoes for this provencal recipe.
Delicious vegetable fresh spring rolls -- in song! This special Hollywood edition cooking tutorial of Slow Cookery shows how to make authentic vegetarian fresh spring rolls, and provides a helpful tune for you to sing while you make them.
Watch this video to learn how to make stir-fried broccolini. Broccolini is a hybrid between broccoli and a Chinese vegetable.
If you're making dinner for the family, you're probably not going to do any fancy presentation, but what if you needed or wanted to? Learn how to carve tomatoes (or other vegetables)into roses and do a beautiful plate presentation.
Bhindi ki subzi is a traditional vegetable dish from India. Made with okra, curry and a wide array of traditional Indian spices this dish is healthy and a great addition to any meal.
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 do you bring the maximum color to your veggies in the minimum amount of time? Blanching food, or parboiling, yields crisp, colorful vegetables that Oodleboxtv culinary cutie Dani Luzzatti prefers to call crudités.
Yes, we know cooking broccoli is a pretty basic skill and you probably know one way to do it already, but let us ask you: Do you actually ENJOY eating that broccoli? If not, then it's prime time to give some new cooking methods a try. Mentioned in this food tutorial are several methods for heating up this cruciferous vegetable, including adding water to it (steaming), putting it on the stovetop, and even throwing it in the microwave.
In order to prepare a quick Polenta, you will need the following ingredients: a medium grained polenta, 5 T. of fresh herbs, 2-3 T. of olive oil, a quick cooking polenta, 2 tsp salt, vegetable spray, and 5 ¬O cups of water.
In this video, we learn how to make homemade vegetable chow mein. You will need your favorite veggies chopped up into small pieces, tofu (optional) sesame oil, stir fry sauce, garlic, salt, pepper and pre-made chow mein noodles. First, in a hot skillet add sesame oil and your veggies (and tofu if you like) then add in your garlic and other seasonings you like. Once the tofu is browned and veggies are tender, add in your chow mein noodles. Cook these until everything is well combined and noodl...
In this video Chef David Bishop shows how to make Chicken and Beef Lo Mein. An interesting note – “Lo” in Chinese means stirred, “mein” means noodles – so, “stirred noodles”.
Fresh veggies are the tastiest way to eat right. They are delicious, as fresh as can be, nutritious and best of all.. free! In addition to all of that, you get the satisfaction of growing your dinner all by yourself. In this tutorial, learn how to plant four vegetables that are so easy anyone can grow them. Even the most inexperienced gardener will be able to make these four veggies grow.
Patti the Garden Girl uses her own free range chickens and home grown vegetables to make her Classic Traditional Baked Stuffed chicken
Elie Krieger from Food Network bakes up a scrumptious chicken pot pie. Her version will give you a healthy boost because she added extra vegetables and cut down on the fat. This southern dish is sure to warm up tummies everywhere and you can customize the ingredients based on your family's tastes. For example, you may want to use turkey instead of chicken, or possibly beef. Maybe your family likes different vegetables. This particular recipe uses chicken, onions, carrots, celery and green bea...
Come the fall, your garden is probably going to be looking pretty spare. But it doesn't have to be that way. There are vegetables that will thrive in the fall. In this Growing Wisdom gardening tutorial, you'll learn how to grow vegetables in the cooler months.
ThreadBanger's Corinne visits with Luca of Lolibomb to learn how to make winter-inspired vegan beauty products in a DIY fashion. Way to save some money on gifts! In just fifteen minutes and a few easy steps, make an animal-friendly body butter for your best buds with these ingredients: cocoa butter, hazelnut oil, emulsifying wax, stearic acid, liquid glycerin, distilled water, and a vitamin E preservative of your choice. Add the body butter to a decorative jar and you have a great gift that m...
Watch this science video tutorial from Nurd Rage on how to make fire 4 ways without matches by using chemistry, without matches or lighters.
"It's a funny world we live in. Speaking of which, do you know how I got these scars? " - Heath Ledger's Joker in "The Dark Knight"
Titli's Busy Kitchen shows viewers how to make an easy vegetable moussaka! First, you will need 2 Aubergines thinly sliced, 3 Courgettes and 500g of potatoes peeled and sliced. First, sprinkle salt on the Aubergines and this will help draw out bitterness. Now to make the sauce you need a can of tomatoes, 1 onion finely chopped, 1/2 a cup fresh parsley, 1/2 teaspoon of nutmegs and 1 teaspoon of garlic paste. Put half a cup of olive oil in a pan and add in all of the ingredients for the sauce a...
Jad Cooper shows us how to make perfect couscous. First, soak the chickpeas, then peel and cut some turnips, a cauliflower or cabbage, some zucchini, sweet potato, green peppers, onions and tomatoes. Wash some cilantro and tie it up with string so it doesn’t fall apart during the cooking. Put the onions, tomatoes and cilantro into a large pot for the base of the stock.
Cooking With Dog shows you how to make hamburg steak that's delicious. - Finely dice an onion
There are a lot of people out there who don't like vegetables, but I would contend that that's because they haven't eaten any really good vegetables. I thought I hated tomatoes (okay, technically a fruit, but used mostly as a vegetable) until I ate some fresh from a garden. One bite of a juicy, ripe heirloom tomato made me realize that I love tomatoes—it's those bland, mealy supermarket tomatoes that I hate.
In this video, we learn how to make shrimp fried rice. You will need leftover rice, shrimp, ham, onion, cilantro, red pepper, celery, garlic, green onion and frozen peas. First, take the shells off the shrimp and de-vein them. Then, chop up your vegetables and ham. Now, add water to your left over rice until it starts breaking up. Grab a walk and put it over high heat and add canola oil to the bottom. Add in your onions, peas, celery, garlic and red pepper and shallots in the wok and cook unt...
The secret to making a good pot roast is to start with a good organic roast. With the meat at room temperature and sprinkle both sides with salt. Next chop a whole clove of garlic, put it in a bowl, and add some oil, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Cut several slits or holes in the pot roast and poke the pieces of garlic into the holes on the top and bottom and sides. Put some of the vegetables in with the roast at the beginning of the cooking time: a leek, an onion, a carrot and a couple s...
Guys, you no longer have the excuse of not knowing how to cook because the chef from maneats.com shows you how to make a fantastic light and fluffy omlete. Omletes are fast and easy and full of good ingredients and protein rich eggs,.
Dave shows you how to plant tomatoes in your spring vegetable garden.
Puri is and Indian unleavened bread. Puri is fantastic to make to accompany other Indian dishes you have prepared or for any style of cuisine. You can use the convenience of a tortilla maker to make a puris very fast and easily.
In this video series, watch as Indian food Chef Neha Ghera teaches some quick and easy Indian food recipes.
In this video recipe, our expert chef will demonstrate how to make vegetable spring rolls with Thai peanut sauce. If you are looking to spice up your next meal, or need finger food for your next party, let our chef show you how to create this homemade spring roll and sauce.
In this video series, our expert will teach you how to make a delicious vegetarian Asian vegetable entree. You will learn how to prepare and steam all the vegetables, including onions, carrots, peppers, mushrooms, and broccoli. You will also learn how to prepare tofu and edamame for your Asian vegetables, and make a wonderful Asian peanut and miso sauce for your dish.
In this video, we learn how to properly cook crabs. First, bring a lot of water in a very large pot to a boil. Next, add in 1 dozen each of corn, onions, and potatoes. After this, add in your salt and seasonings and let boil for about 12-15 minutes, until the vegetables are soft. Now, set aside the vegetables to use at a later time. Now place your crabs in boiling water along with lemons that are cut in half. Boil the crabs until they are cooked thoroughly and then let them cool until you can...
In this video, we learn how to make homemade shrimp stir fry with Maria. You will need 1 lb of shrimp (peeled and de-veined). Then to make the marinade you will need: 1/8 tsp sesame oil, 1/2 tsp soy sauce a pinch of white pepper and 1/2 tsp of corn starch. Once you've mixed the marinade, sit the shrimp in it for at least 1 hour. While the shrimp is sitting, cut up 2 c of bok choy, 2 tsp minced ginger and 1 clove of minced garlic. Now chop up 1 c mushrooms and heat up your wok with 1 tbsp vege...
This video is a report by Terry from Good housing keeping. She reports that women of any age should be thinking of bone health and one of the best ways to strengthen your bones experts say is to follow low fat Mediterranean diet.
