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If you want to get serious about decorating your cakes and cupcakes then you have to know how to ice them properly. The biggest mistake beginners make is that they hold the piping bag in the center and just squeeze the icing out. But this method lacks control and makes some extra icing ride up and out of the bag.

Unless you're a certified pastry chef working at a restaurant or bakery, you probably don't have a professional cake stand which lets you frost a cake easily without getting any extraneous icing on the plate.

A nice juicy, grilled slab of meat is every man's idea of a perfect dinner. The flaming fire, the torched meat and the smell of charred delight, but barbecuing can be really unhealthy, mostly for the prostate. So, what better time to learn how to grill your meats to prostate perfection than November… um… Movember?

Are you a connoisseur of sushi? Then you know that the best sushi is fresh sushi. While you could go sit at a sushi bar and order your favorite tuna sashimi, you can just as easily make your own at home.

What the heck are green tomatoes? They sound kind of weird, but really they're just unripe tomatoes. Green tomatoes are especially hard and taste unbelievable when they're fried.

Now that Halloween has come and gone, it's officially the holiday season: In less than two months we'll faceroll our way through Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. And as we all know, the holiday season is also the season of gluttony. While we advise you to limit your portion sizes and only have one serving of your favorite dishes this holiday season, we definitely don't think you should avoid good food.

The world is beginning to treat pizza with the creativity and variety it deserves. Pizza cups.Pizza lollipops. The incredible recursive pizza. Below, Jen of Tiny Urban Kitchen presents a world travel inspired pizza project that draws from the same kind of expression as cake decorating.

One of the most memorable and fun activities during the summer is grilling hot dogs, slabs of steak, and chicken on the grill outside. But using a gas grill and propane tank can be potentially very hazardous.

Venison meat is not only healthy but it can also spice up an old recipe. If you have some time, try this made from scratch venison ravioli. This ravioli recipe turns an old Italian dish into a new one with venison. Try making the morel mushroom sauce.

In the mood for something exotic tasting tonight? Then look no further than this food video. Press "play" to learn how to whip up a wood grilled peppercorn crusted salmon seasoned with wasabi soy sauce.

Salmon is not something that springs readily to mind when thinking about Indian food, but you could submerge just about anything in Tikka seasoning and it will be delicious. Watch this video to learn a recipe for a delicious salmon tikka that fuses east and west beautifully.

Are you trying to cut meat (especially red meat) out of your diet to lower your cholesterol? Then check out this food video to learn a delicious and easy Indian vegetarian recipe for paneer (cheese) masala.

In this video, we learn how to roast chestnuts in your oven. First, place some cold water in a large pot, then drop in your chestnuts. After this, let these come to a boil after turning the heat on. Once this turns into a roaring boil, turn the heat off and let these sit for 20 minutes. After this, turn the oven on to 425 degrees. From here, drain the nuts in the sink but don't dry them. Place them onto a baking dish with foil and then place them in the oven for 25-30 minutes. When finished,...

In this video, we learn how to make & decorate an American flag cake. To make the cake, you will need a cake pan that is in the shape of the flag. After you bake the cake and it has cooled off, then mix up red and blue frosting to go with the white. Use a pipe with frosting in it to start to pipe the different colors for the stripes onto the cake. Leave a small square where you can put the stars. Then, use a star pipe to place on the stars to the upper corner of the flag, then let it set and...

In this video, we learn how to core and cut tomatoes with Skinny and Mini. First, you will need to rinse off your tomatoes and then pop the tomato corer into the core of the tomato. Give it a twist, then the core will pop right out of it. Once you do this, you will cut the tomato into slices. First, cut off the top of it to throw away, then use your knife to cut additional slices out of the tomato. This will make the perfect slices for a sandwich or a dish. From here, you can cut the rest into...

In this tutorial, we learn how to cook a pumpkin. First, place foil on a baking dish where you will cook the pumpkin. Then, cut the pumpkin in half and scoop out all of the insides out into a bowl. Next, rub olive oil inside the pumpkins and on the outside of them and place onto the baking sheet. Now, bake these in the oven at 375 at the bottom rack in the oven for 30 minutes. Test out to see if their done by sticking a knife in and seeing if it comes out easily. Then, scoop the insides out and...

In this tutorial, we learn how to decorate a bronze beauty cake with fondant. Start off by coloring the cake with a light bronze or buttercream color. After you do this, you will need to mix up some medium brown colored icing and place it into a piping bag. When you do this, you will pipe this all around the sides of the cake. When you finish with this, you will color the fondant the same color brown and then roll it into a circled shape to make beautiful flowers. Lay these on the cake and then...

In this video, we learn how to make a soup bowl out of a coconut. This will add a ton of flavor to soups or drinks! To do this, you will need to make a wide opening to the top of the coconut. Take a cleaver with a strong, thick, and heavy heel. Then, score through the husk with the cleaver, looking for any weak spots. After you have scored the wide opening, go back around until you break through the shell. Once you break through, use the back corner of the knife to pry back the top. Pull it...

In this tutorial, we learn how to make Maori fried bread. First, pour in some flour with lemon flavored kelp that has been crushed into a small consistency. Then, mix in some salt and baking soda. Then, add in the yeast and pour in some warm water. Knead this inside the bowl, then put aside and let sit for 30 minutes. When it's finished sitting, heat up canola oil in a large pan and cut the bread up into small pieces. Gently put the bread in the oil and let it fry until it's golden brown. When...

In this video, we learn how to add salt to caramel to change the texture. When you're making chocolate caramels, you can control the textures by when you add the salt to the mixture. If you want smooth caramel, you can add the salt in the beginning so it dissolves in moisture of the cream. And it will be evenly salty throughout. if you add the salt in the end, it will not melt with the mixture so it will harden with the caramel and it will have a nice crunch. Either way, you will have a great...