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How To: Say "peach" in Polish

Peaches are a great source of Vitamin A and C, as well as fiber. Not a fan of fruit? Make a low sugar peach pie to receive the benefits of this beautiful fruit. In this video, learn how to correctly say the word "peach" in Polish with the correct pronunciation.

How To: Make a Planter's Punch

In honor of Pirates of the Caribbean, Anthony makes a Planter's Punch. With light rum, dark rum, and fruit juices, this drink is so delicious you might be speaking like a pirate by the end of the night.

How To: Make beef stew in two hours

In this tutorial, Heather Johnston teaches us how to make beef stew in two hours. First, you will need to brown your meat in a skillet after cutting them into 1 inch pieces. After these are browned, add in onions, celery, carrots, mushrooms, and any other vegetables you prefer in a separate pot. Now, sprinkle flour and salt over the vegetables to thicken it up, then stir while it browns. Now, add your meat back into the pot with any juices and mix together. Now, you can add in 1 tbsp fresh th...

How To: Make grilled polenta with wild mushrooms at home

In this video, Chef Steve Ricci shows how to prepare a recipe called grilled polenta with wild mushrooms the easy way. The ingredients for the recipe are polenta, vegetable stock, butter, mascarpone cheese, parmesan, balsamic vinegar, mushrooms and olive oil. The polenta is added to boiling vegetable stock. To this is added butter, mascarpone and parmesan. The mixture is allowed to thicken and then refrigerated. Saute the mushrooms in a pan with some olive oil till its cooked. The set polenta...

How To: Weed in hard-to-reach spots

One of the most challenging, arduous parts of gardening is weeding vegetables that are close to the ground. Cabbage, for instance, leafs out near the earth and can be fiendishly tricky to weed. In this Growing Wisdom gardening tutorial, you'll learn about some of the tools that can help you weed those hard-to-reach spots without breaking your back in the process.

How To: Prepare and steam green and white asparagus with a garlic butter sauce

Asparagus is a tricky vegetable to cook properly, because you can undercook or overcook them. Getting them just right takes precision and experience. And one of the best ways to prepare asparagus is steaming. You can steam both white and green asparagus. This video shows you how it's done, plus you'll learn a great sauce that consists of juice from one lemon, some fresh garlic (one clove grated) and butter.

How To: Make a trifle like your granny use to

This is a video about to make trifle. First we need sponge cake, fruit, custard, jelly, food color, one lemon, and cream. First we have to make the jelly. So first take the lemon juice in a jug and add 400 ml of boiling water in it. Next add two teaspoons of gelatin in it and mix it well. Next add few drops of food color. Next take the sponge cake into one bowl and pour this jelly on that cake. Next add some fruit pieces to that mixture. Next pour jelly on that mixture again. Next put the rem...

How To: Make vegetable platters

Our expert will show you how to cut all the vegetables, including peppers, broccoli and cauliflower, and you will also get tips for arranging a vegetable platter in an esthetically pleasing way. If you've got a get together planner, let our expert show you how to make your party a hit with this great vegetable platter.

How To: The Lazy Person's Guide to 'Homemade' Chicken Noodle Soup

One of the best things about cold weather is soup, and there's nothing more comforting than a great chicken noodle soup. But I've often grabbed a can from the grocery store and found the chicken dried out and over-processed... and the noodles soggy and tasteless. What's worse: there's never enough of the stuff you like (such as the vegetables) and too much of what you don't (the nasty stuff I mentioned above).

Weird Ingredient Wednesday: Durian Stinks Like Hell but Tastes Heavenly

I've known eaters who will fearlessly bite into the hottest peppers, but even they have quailed before durian, the fruit that hails from Southeast Asia and whose smell has been compared to garbage, rotting flesh, and the bathroom post-use. However, this hefty globe with its spiny, prickly outer covering isn't called "the king of fruits" for nothing. According to its many fans, its stench does not correlate to its taste, which has been described in extremely flattering terms. Monica Tan of The...

How To: Make simple and quick frozen grape snacks

Grapes as dessert? After watching this food video you'll think twice about these juicy purple orbs. While we think popping some grapes into our mouths is delicious enough as it is, this recipe combines grapey goodness with icy coldness for a delicious, almost popsicle like snack.

How To: Choose a perfectly ripe Tommy Atkins mango

Just because the grocery store sells produce, doesn't mean it's all good and ready to eat. Mangos are a particularly tricky fruit to get right… er… ripe. Tommy Atkins mangos the more common mangos, and are usually grown in Mexico (originally Florida). When choosing a Tommy Atkins mango, you need to look for a mango without bruising and with as much color as possible. Green is not quite ready yet. Red is excellent, but a beautiful mix of red and yellow is the best.

How To: Properly cut a pineapple

In this video Sue demonstrates how to cut a pineapple quickly and easily .surely this method will help to cut a pineapple without any mess. At first she cuts off the top of the pineapple and then the bottom ,then she places the pineapple standing on its base and bisect into two half at the middle and again she cuts the half piece at the center to get quarters. Then she cuts the quarters core away ,then she begin to slit the fleshy part of the fruit without cutting the skin ,after that she run...

How To: Stack hay bales and hedges in FarmVille (01/07/10)

Spice up your farm in FarmVille! Make your farm appear to be 3D with this sweet trick. This video tutorial shows how to stack hay bales and hedges in FarmVille (01/07/10). If you're getting bored with the rather flat look of Farm Ville, this trick will show you how to make what appears to be hills. Using these, you can make your farm truly unique! Watch the video for details.

How To: Make a ferro fluid

In this video, we learn how to make Ferro fluid. This is a magnetic fluid that you can easily make at home. To do this, you will need: laser jet toner, rare earth magnet, and some vegetable oil. Now, pour the toner into a cup (50 ml), then put 2 tbs of vegetable oil into this cup as well and stir it together until you have a thin consistency. Now, transfer into a smaller jar so you can handle it easier. Now test this fluid by taking the earth magnet and putting it to the bottom of the jar. No...

How To: Cook Pho Ga like a restaurant chef

The national dish of Vietnam, Pho, is an amazing dish that you can have at any time of the day, preferably in the cold weather! In this video you will learn how to make Pho Ga, a version of Pho with chicken instead of beef. Chef Mai Pham shows you how to cook the Pho the best way and techniques for cutting the vegetables and spices properly.

How To: Make a Thai curry with tofu & mushroom

In this video, we learn how to make Thai curry with tofu and mushrooms. You will need: 12 oz firm drained tofu, 2 tbsp vegetable oil, 1 sliced medium onion, 1 lb fresh mushrooms, 1 can coconut milk, 3/4 c vegetable broth, 2-3 tsp green curry paste, 2 tsp grated lime rind, 1 tbsp fish sauce, 2 c halved green beans, 1/3 c diced red pepper, 2 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp lime juice, 2 sliced green onions, and 2 c hot jasmine rice. First, cut tofu into cubes, then place in a wok with oil and onion for 5 mi...

How To: Make a sauerkraut & pork chop dinner

In this tutorial, we learn how to make a sauerkraut & pork chop dinner. You will need: 1 32oz jar of sauerkraut (rinsed and drained), 4 (10 oz) pork chops, 1 lb Kielbasa cut into pieces, 1 sliced medium onion, 1/2 lb diced bacon, 1 tbsp caraway seed, 3 tbsp vegetable oil, 3 c chicken broth, and salt/pepper. First, brow your bacon over medium heat, then add in onion kielbasa, sauerkraut, caraway, and chicken broth. Let this come up to a boil, then let it simmer for 30 minutes while it's covere...

How To: Make the best skateboard wax

In this video, we learn how to make the best skateboard wax. First, take an empty soda bottle and cut it in half. Next, fill the bottom third of the can with vegetable oil. Next, add in some butter in with the vegetable oil, cutting it into small pieces. Now, you can put this on the stove so it heats up and melts the oil with the butter. When this has melted, pour the liquid into an empty Chap Stick container and then let it harden up. After this has hardened up, you will be able to use it as...

How To: Cook Southern-style black-eyed peas & turnip greens

Scott demonstrates how to make southern-style black-eyed peas and turnip greens. Use one pound of frozen chopped turnip greens and used two cups of dried black-eyed peas. Soak the peas overnight in six cups of water with two teaspoons of salt. In the morning drain the peans. Use two cups of chicken stock per recipe. Use three ounces of smoked bacon strips per recipe. Heat cast iron pots over medium heat and add the bacon. Cook until the fat is rendered. In one pot, add the greens and stir to ...

How To: Make turkey goulash with spaetzle

To cook goulash with spaetzle, you will need three bell peppers, three small onions, three turkey breasts, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic salt, vegetable stock, sour cream, spaetzle, and oil. This takes two large pots: one for the goulash and one for the spaetzle. First you'll need to chop up the onions, peppers, and turkey, and put these into a pot with some oil, over medium heat. The spices and salt are then added, and then the vegetable stock is poured in. This is a good time to start cooki...

How To: Make fluffy chocolate chip muffins

This video shows how to make chocolate chip muffins. The ingredients needed are flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, brown sugar, an egg, milk, vegetable oil, vanilla, and some chocolate chips. Sift the dry ingredients into a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk the egg slightly with a fork, then add the milk, vegetable oil and vanilla, mixing it well with the fork. Then add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix it well with an electric mixer but don’t overbeat. Finally, stir in the...