We're a little citrus-obsessed, and with good reason: lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruit: Mother Nature really packed those babies with flavor, from peel (which you can zest without special tools) to juice. Now executive chef Amanda Freitag of Empire Diner has come up with a way to make those lemons and limes give up even more flavor by applying a lot of heat.
Botanically, tomatoes are fruits, but an 1893 Supreme Court decision changes that. They were ruled to be considered vegetables, allowing for a higher tax to be placed on imported tomatoes. Seems silly now. Tomatoes are rich in vitamins A, C, and K, as well as lycopene, a cancer-fighter. Enjoy tomatoes throughout the year by canning your summer harvest.
The video shows us how to cook a delicious beef steak. First, preheat the frying pan on a highly seasoned surface with a bit of salt. Then, sear the meat at high temperature. Doing this helps in lock the juices. If you are using a marinated cut of steak, searing will also improve flavor by caramelizing the meat a golden brown. After the searing is done, reduce the temperature from high to medium/low. In this video, cooking will be done at medium, until slightly pink inside, fully cooked and w...
Paneer is an Indian cheese which is used in many recipes for appetizers, main courses and desserts. It does not melt when heated. paneer is very easy to make at home. Watch this how to video and try this easy to follow homemade cheese recipe.
Soups do not have to be limited to winter. Daal soup can be enjoyed anytime of the year. It is so hearty and filling, that we really do not need anything else with it. But if you are one that has to have bread, rice or chapatis, go ahead and do just that! Watch this how to video to learn how to make Indian style daal soup.
Ah, the sensation of that first bite of sorbet in the heat of summertime: icy, refreshing, decadent in flavor and texture. We love sorbet almost as much as we love ice cream, and making it at home is actually pretty simple. Most recipes call for just water, sugar, and a base fruit of some sort (like strawberries or watermelon).
Cool, refreshing fruit, ice-cold margaritas (or beergaritas), and popsicles... this combination of food and drink just screams summer. Turn up the chill jams on the stereo, fire up the grill, and throw on your shades—you're just one pool away from the best summer party ever.
When it's frigid outside, all you can think about is getting inside and shutting out the cold. But sometimes even the largest house can get a bit, well, stuffy.
One of my favorite things about cocktails is that they're so diverse. They can be sweet or savory, filling or refreshing. And they can take advantage of nearly any ingredient imaginable, including egg whites, smoked ice, flavor cubes, and even beer.
One lump or two? That was the age-old question with sugar cubes, which used to be a staple of any tea salon or dignified household this side of Downton Abbey. These days sugar isn't really used in cubes much except in bars and restaurants, and that's a shame. Cubes are a lot less messy than granulated sugar, and you can measure the exact amount you put in your drink no matter what.
Cooking rice, pasta, and other grains in water is so boring. There is a much better way to guarantee they will have your mouth chewing something seriously tasty: cook them in something that isn't water. Alternative liquids such as stock, milk, juice, or even tea will give bland dishes a fresh new flavor boost. If you're not sure how your dishes might taste, never fear: we tested them out. Before getting started, be sure to read this article first so that you know why it's important to rinse y...
Baking soda is a powdery miracle. Not only is it the secret ingredient to making mashed potatoes fluffy, it can help you make authentic-tasting soft pretzels at home and caramelize onions in half the time. It's actually got lots of surprising uses you might not know about, and one of them is that a pinch or two can correct sour and bitter tastes in your food.
Salad isn't everyone's first choice for a main dish, but when you try out this shrimp salad, you're sure to start making it your entrée instead of your side.
This recipe is for a shrimp cocktail like none other you have ever tasted! Ingredients you will need for the Court Bouillon:
In this clip, learn how to make Betty's most elegant dessert - strawberries romanoff! This tasty twist on summer fruit is a great, simple dish to serve your guests when dinner is done. You will lick the bowl when you finish these sweet babies - they are so good!
Need to eliminate those pesky leg hairs but want to bypass the credit card bill? Then read below for a homemade sugar wax recipe and watch the video to learn how to rip off your hair!
Whether you're prepping for an outdoor picnic with your loved ones or creating a finger food menu for afternoon tea, tea sandwiches never fail to be a healthy yet appetizing treat.
Cosmos and martinis are forever excellent go-to cocktails when you're out sipping at the bar, but sometimes it's nice to spice things up and try something a little more...stimulating.
Author Peter May shows us how he makes Five-Spice Spare Ribs and Korean Barbecued Chicken. The marinade for the ribs is made with soy sauce, garlic, grated ginger, ground chile and sunflower oil. Mix the ingredients together and add the ribs. Cover with cling film and refrigerate overnight.
Professional Raw Food Chef, Elaina Love, shows us how to prepare this raw vegan sour cream using coconut flesh. It sounds tasty already!
Mr. Paul Righetti teaches us a Santa Maria BBQ tritip lesson. The beauty of Santa Maria Style barbecue is that it delivers big flavors while being relatively easy to prepare. You can even take some flavorful shortcuts with Santa Maria Style Barbecue products by Susie Q,s Brand and Cowboy Flavor, among others. So fire up the grill and let'€™s get started!
This is a song with a quick history of avocado's birth into guacamole. Then there's the recipe sung by two mariachi. You need avocados, tomatoes, chiles, lime, salt, onion and chips to dip. This is a healthy alternative to cheese or ranch dips.
Ever wonder how tofu is made? Well here is a how-to video that shows you the step by step process of making fresh homemade tofu from scratch. All you really need to make tofu is dried soybeans and a little arm strength.
Join Mark Law as he takes advantage of the last days of summer and packs an eco-friendly picnic using Recycline's Preserve Kitchen Ware. Exclusive to Whole Foods Market, Preserve Kitchen is made from 100% recycled materials and makes the perfect container for Mark's recipe for classic summertime potato salad. Follow along in this cooking how-to video and learn how easy it is to make this classic summertime potato salad.
Summertime is grilling time! Watch this how to video on how to make delicious grilled baja fish tacos. Perfect for your summer backyard BBQ! Once you make this fresh fish tacos, everyone will be asking for more.
Check out this how to video to learn how to make BBQ ribs. Experience a new video cookbook with delicious summertime recipes, perfect for your picnic basket or backyard BBQ table.
Watermelons are delicious and juicy, but they also cause a mess when you try to carve them most of the time. Not if you do it this way! Watch this video to learn how you can cube a watermelon without getting sticky juice everywhere.
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.
We all want to spic and span our kitchen countertops, our tile floors, and our bathrooms. But for the most part we can bet you've been unwittingly using storebought detergent cleaners or bleach. While these cleaners are in fact excellent at removing grime and buffing your dirty floors to a Midas touch perfection, they also come filled to the brim with known cancer-causing agents, synthetic chemicals, and other gnarly, hard to pronounce crap.
Wheatgrass is considered to contain many healthy nutrients for the body, but one thing that people can't get away from is the smell and taste. It's not the best tasting thing in the world, but if it's good for your body, then why wouldn't you try it out?
In this video, we learn how to make the perfect Bacardi cocktail. First, grab a martini glass and a shaker and put ice into the shaker. Next, pour 1 1/2 oz of Bacardi into the shaker along with 1 oz of lime juice and a splash of grenadine. Now, place the shaker glass on top of the shaker and shake the drink until the glass becomes ice cold. Now, place your strainer on the shaker and pour into the martini glass. Garnish the glass with a lime and enjoy! If you want to step this up even further,...
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There's a reason witches are a timeless costume costume choice worn year after year on Halloween. They're sexier than fairy costumes and far more lurid than ketchup bottle costumes.
Titli Nahaan shows us how to make a traditional dish known as Haleem. This dish is made with cubed beef, dried wheat, yellow split peas, red lentils, garlic and ginger paste, chili powder, turmeric, garam masala, coriander, cumin, black pepper, salt, ground cloves, and curry leaves.
Developyourqi teaches viewers how to make Spicy Lentil Dip! First, you will need 3 cups of cooked lentils, 2 medium diced onions , 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 2 teaspoons of garlic, coriander, cumin, ginger and dried chili. You will also need sea salt and lemon juice. You can vary all of these ingredients according to your taste. Basically, you want to put all of your ingredients together in a food processor and blend this mix. You will want to process the mix of ingredients until it is all s...
The Kitchen at Wolfpack Ranch shows how to make an unusual dish using spaghetti squash, brats and potato sausage. Spaghetti squashes can be difficult to open, but it is a lot easier if you cook it in the microwave for a few minutes before cutting in half with a large knife. Remove the seeds from the middle of the squash. Boil the sausages and brats in some water. Put some butter, water and a little salt in the squash and cover before microwaving. Take your sausages and brown them in a pan on ...
In this video tutorial viewers learn how to make a raw pad Thai salad with kelp noodles. The ingredients required for this recipe are: 2 tbsp of almond butter, 1/3 cup of coconut oil, 1 tbsp of soy sauce, 1 tsp of coriander powder, 1/2 of jalapeno, 2 tsp of lemon juice and 1/3 cup of water. Add all those ingredients into a blender and blend the ingredients together. Now pour the mixture onto the kelp noodles and add in 1/2 cup of basil and greens. This video will benefit those viewers who enj...
This video explains how to make an orange chicken with only 230 calories. This is about making a recipe for orange chicken for people with kidney problems not on dialysis. It is low sodium. Chicken tenders are cut into strips. The sauce is made from 1/2 cup of orange juice, a 1/4 cup of brown sugar, a 1/4 cup of honey, and a 1 tablespoon of prepared mustard. Warm the sauce on the stove or in the microwave. The chicken is dipped in the sauce and then dipped into crumbled cornflakes and placed ...
Mix 2 cups of balsamic vinegar with the zest of one orange in a pan. Put in 1 cup of fresh squeezed orange juice and two thirds a cup of dark brown sugar. Set it on the stove on for ten to fifteen minutes. Inject the solution into your chicken. Then season your chicken with your preferred method of seasoning. This video explains how to make your own seasoning. Then proceed to sprinkle your seasoning on your chicken. Make your rice to your specifications with herbs added that you like. Cook th...
ExtremeBartending offers up this great, short video on how to make one of the most popular cocktails, a Tequila Sunrise. You are shown the instructions, and also get the fun of watching a flare bartender make the drink. You will need an ice filled glass, a jigger, an ounce of tequila, orange juice to fill and a small pour of grenadine. Garnish with a straw and an orange wedge. Make sure to follow the instructions, so that the drink will end with the correct "sunrise" look, and you will end wi...
