Hot Food How-Tos
How To: Make Christmas cookie slices with candied fruits and peels
Do you love Christmas sweets but can't stand fruitcake because it's overly saccharine? Then perhaps this recipe will get you loving candied fruits in your desserts once again.
How To: Cut Flank, Skirt, Flap Meat, and Hanger Steak for a Stir Fry
Cutting beef for a stir fry is entirely different from cutting a slab of steak to grill. Stir frys are made from a mixture of many bite-sized ingredients, so meat likewise has to come in small chunks.
How To: Stack a cake using pillars and dowel rods
Unless you're making a one layer cake, which doesn't seem to exist all that often anymore, putting together double, triple, and even quadruple layered cakes requires that skill we learned by trial in error when we were wee little toddlers playing with legos: stacking.
How To: Trim lamb shoulder
In this video, we learn how to trim a lamb shoulder with Lidia Bastianich. Start off with your raw piece of meat laid out in front of you. You will want to trim the meat around the outside where the most fat lies. Remove the fat that is excessive with a sharp knife. Cut as close to the bone as possible, then trim off the excess fat. Remember, some fat is good to keep on the meat for flavor. Cut the meat into cubes after you have removed the fat from it. Once finished, you will be able to roas...
How To: Cook soft delicious beans
In this video, we learn how to cook soft delicious beans. First, you want to make sure you are never using really old beans, around more than 2 years old. To keep your beans from getting old, add some citrus to them so they don't soften. Also, make sure you have the right water level when you are cooking the beans. Last, you want to make sure you are cooking the beans enough and not too much. To cook them right, use fresh beans and soak them for around 2-6 hours. Then, saute vegetables in the...
How To: Make orange supremes (slices of orange without membrane or pith)
Orange supremes are, as the name implies, supreme versions of oranges. Usually when you nom on an orange you get the thick pith and webby membrane that sticks all the orange slices together. While we don't mind getting all the extra fluff with our orange, when it comes to food presentation it's nice to get all that off.
How To: Make scrambled egg quesadillas
In this video, Nancy teaches us how to make scrambled egg quesadillas. First, turn on your quesadilla maker and wait for it to heat up completely. Then, take a couple of eggs and stir them up in a small bowl. After this, pour the eggs in the quesadilla maker and add in any filings that you would like in your eggs. Close the top and allow the eggs to cook on the top and the bottom. When this is finished cooking, grab two tortilla shells and set them aside. Take the eggs out with a spatula, the...
How To: Make grilled Lebanese flatbread with Mark Bittman
If you're anything like us, then you want to lose weight - or maintain your already fabulous waistline - without having to sacrifice your favorite foods. Dieters need to live a little, too! If you love munching on bread, consider this grilled Lebanese flatbread instead. Unleavened dough makes this sucker crunchy and super tasty, but without the excess fluff of most breads that equates to major carbs and calories. Check out the video to get the instructions.
How To: Make Your Instant Gravy Taste Like Homemade
If you've gotten the store-bought instant gravy as a way to save time but have found that the taste just isn't up to what you'd really like it to be, there's still a way to get that savory homemade taste with just a few extra ingredients! In this video, you will learn how to combine things such as mushrooms, sherry, and other great things to make a great-tasting gravy!
How To: Make Salvadorian carne adobada with pork shoulder
"Adobada" literally means "marinaded" in Spanish, so "carne adobada," or marinated meat, is an appropriate description for this succulent marinated pork shoulder. This carne adobada is marinated in a mixture of hot sauce, worchestershire sauce, garlic powder, and pepper, then topped with onions.
How To: Cook Sweet Potato, Bacon, and Apple Hash with Anne Burrell
This warm and comforting dish makes great use of the fall season's most prized and beloved vegetables: the pumpkin. Thinking about carving up some eerie jack-o-lanterns? Remember to save the seeds!
How To: Make garlic shrimp just like the Oahu food trucks
Hawaii is definitely a beautiful place, and a popular vacation destination. But if you are a foodie, you know that the best part about Hawaii is the food! And in Oahu, the locals know that the best stuff is the garlic shrimp that you can get at the food trucks. But instead of going out and buying a plane ticket to Hawaii, let chef Jason Hill take you through the steps in making your own!
How To: Bake a topsy turvy cake out of fondant
Looking for a crafty and clever variant on the traditional three-tiered cake? Make it a topsy turvy cake with a slanted, angled look! You can make a creative cake using fondant frosting and these decorating tips. Make sure your cake has enough support!
How To: Make Mario Brothers gumpaste figurines for cake decorating
Gumpaste is the weapon of choice for many bakers and pastry chefs because of its versatility. Not only can just-made gumpaste be bent and shaped into anything you can imagine (from giraffes to leaves), but once you give gumpaste the chance to harden, it'll maintain that shape until it goes down your child's throat.
How To: Clean and rehabilitate an old wok with Grace Young
So many cooking shows focus on how to perfect food - preparation, cooking, and presentation. But often, so much attention and focus goes into the food itself that the utensils which produce the food, like pans, spatulas, and thermometors, get almost no attention at all.
How To: Cook eggs over a campfire without a frying pan
Nothing's better than frying up some eggs over the morning fire when you're camping. The smell of the outdoors, the heat of the fire, the bubbling of the eggs as they sit in that hot pan. But wait, what if you don't have a pan? If you don't have one, or you'd like to save the space in your camping bags, then try this out…
HowTo: Roast a Pig on a Spit
Why settle on just pork chops or ribs when you can string up the entire pig? Serious Eats posts an great slide show on roasting a whole pig, from materials to the process to the perfect pig roastin' sauce.
How To: Make Japanese tofu flan
In this tutorial, we learn how to make Japanese tofu flan. First, make caramel sauce by heating up 30g of sugar with 2 tbsp water in a saucepan. When finished, grind your tofu up then add with 2 oz of water and place into the blender. When finished, pour into a bowl and set aside. In a separate bowl, beat 2 whole eggs then add in 50 grams of sugar, and 45 cc of fresh cream. Stir this slowly avoiding any bubbles being added to the mixture. Now, combine all ingredients except the caramel, and s...
How To: Cook a spicy Alaskan tower with salmon, crab & avocado
Almost everyone believes that a dish with a sophisticated, upscale, cool presentation is going to be difficult to make, but that philosophy is just flat out wrong. And this "Spicy Alaskan Tower" is going to show you just how easy it is. It's a great tower with great seafood ingredients for seafood enthusiasts, made of smoked salmon, spicy mayo sauce, topped with avocado, fresh crab meat and caviar. And there's two ways to present this recipe: as a main course or as an appetizer. Learn both of...
How To: Make a perfectly thin & crispy pizza pie
In this clip, learn how to make a perfectly thin, crispy Italian style pizza with Food Mob. You will also learn how to top those beautiful bases with the best ingredients so absolutely everyone at the table will be happy. Don't bother with delivery or one of those store bought pizzas - make your own! It's worth it.
How To: Make spicy sweet potatoes with Martha Stewart
Sweet potatoes are served by the ton on Thanksgiving, but these juicy and candied root vegetables are just as enjoyable the rest of the year with the right recipe.
How To: Make a beef jerky omelette
In this tutorial, Skinny and Mini teach us how to make beef jerky omelettes. The ingredients you will need are: 2 tablespoon finely chopped beef jerky, 3 eggs, 1 tablespoon butter, and 1 handful of shredded mozzarella. First, you will heat up your pan over medium heat and let the butter melt inside the pan. Next, sautŽ your finely chopped beef jerky inside of the butter until it's hot. After this, add in your eggs and cook on high until you can scrape the edges and the egg, then add in your m...
How To: Make perfect rice in a cast iron skillet
In this video, we learn how to make the perfect rice in an cast iron skillet. First, place 1 cup of basmati rice into the skillet with 1 and 1/2 cup of water. Now, add in 1 tsp of butter and 1/2 tsp of salt into the skillet and turn it on high heat, and let it come to a simmer. Once it starts to simmer, stir it and turn the heat to low, then cover it. Let it sit for 20 minutes, and don't uncover it while you're waiting. When the 20 minutes is up, remove the lid for three seconds, then place t...
How To: Make absinthe caviar with Dave Herlong
Absinthe and caviar have extremely strong, distinctive flavors that many folks can't handle easily on their own, but adrenaline rush connoisseurs will get a kick out of the recipe presented in this video. Combining absinthe with caviar, you'll make a distinctive tasting caviar.
How To: Can chuck roast with brown gravy
There's nothing like a delicious chuck roast during a long day at work. But if you're interested in making it in a different form, this may be what you need. In this video tutorial, you'll find out how to can chuck roast with brown gravy using jars and a canner. So check it out, get the materials ready, adn good luck!
How To: Make a Kahlúa flavored angel food cake
To make an angel food cake, it's nearly impossible without a stand mixer. So if you have one, you can enjoy this light, airy, and fat-free angel's food cake in no time. If not, you can always try mixing the ingredients by hand, which is the old way of the kitchen. Check out this video recipe for Kahlúa angel cake. The coffee-flavored liqueur is a nice touch!
How To: Make an Atkins low carb teriyaki stir fry
During a time when it's more important than ever to watch what you eat, more and more chefs are creating tasty dishes that are easy on the belt but full of flavor. Out of the many diets, one of the most popular is the Atkins diet. It mainly focuses on the amount of carbs you eat and how to limit them. So in this specific diet tutorial, you'll find out how to make Atkins low carb teriyaki stir fry. Ingredients are listed below, enjoy!
How To: Open a can with no can opener
Are you stuck somewhere without a can opener? Has this ever happened to you..you move to a new apartment and head to the grocery store.. pick up a bunch of cheap and tasty canned goods for dinner only to arrive home and realize you forgot to buy a can opener along with them? Not to worry!
How To: Make a classic chicken pot pie with Nigella Lawson
Make some Chicken Pot Pie to warm your heart! Melt butter, add flour, and use a bit of chicken stock concentrate. Gives it a savory taste. Then whisk milk. This is the base. The chicken, ham, and peas should be mixed together in the base. Put it in your pie crust. Make a layer of crust to put on top. Cut off the extra dough and pinch it around. Slash it atleast four or five times so that the steam can come out. You can personalize with little batter cut outs. And splash with a little egg was ...
How To: Carve Roast Beef Properly
Properly carving roast beef is very important in determining how tender the meat is after you have cooked it. Determining which way the muscle grain flows is essential so you can cut across the grain when carving the roast beef. You only want to carve the amount of meat you will eat. If you carve more than you need and put it in the refrigerator, it will cause the meat to dry out. Putting the meat in the fridge as a large block rather than slicing it is better. So, for $9–$10, you can have an...
How To: Make marzipan roses and rose buds when cake decorating
This video shows you how to make marzipan roses and rose buds when cake decorating. Cut disks with cutters. You need two sizes, small and large. Cut 5 of each and roll a ball of marzipan. Make this into a cone. Flatten out the disks to make them thin. Wrap these petals one by one around the cone. Squeeze the bottom and bend the petal edges out. If your fingers stick then rub them in a little corn starch or cornflour. Always use an odd number of petals. Pinch the flower head off the base and m...
How To: Make tarragon walnut brown butter sauce for chicken
In this tutorial, we learn how to make tarragon walnut brown butter sauce. You will need: 3 tbsp unsalted butter, 1/4 c freshly squeezed lemon juice, 1 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon, 2 tbsp chopped walnuts, salt and pepper. First, throw the chunk of butter into a sautee pan on medium heat until it foams up. Cook this for about 6-10 minutes until it turns a light brown color, then add in the walnuts. Be careful not to burn your walnuts, just swish around in the butter for 1 minute. After this, c...
How To: Use squeeze bottles to decorate cookies
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to use squeeze bottles to decorate cookies. Using a squeeze bottle is more easier than using pastry bag. This video reveals 3 sizes of squeeze bottles. There is an 8 oz, 2 oz and 3 oz. To get icing into a squeeze bottle, put the icing into a bag and clip the corner with scissors. Then gently squeeze the bag to let the icing go into the bottle. This video will benefit those viewers who enjoy baking and making cakes, and would like to learn how to use a...
How To: Make a chocolate yule log with Sandra Lee
In this Food video tutorial you will learn how to make a chocolate yule log with Sandra Lee. You will need a chocolate cream roll for this. Take some whip topping, put one teaspoon of vanilla and very gently stir it up. What the vanilla does is it cuts the packaged taste. Now spread this all over the cake and on the front and back; nice and thick. Clean off the edges and round them off like a log. Take a fork and drag it along the length of the log all around. With the knife, make spirals at ...
How To: Fancify a frozen pizza by adding fresh vegetables
In this video, Daniel Zondervan shows us how to cook frozen pizzas and make them fancy. This is great for bachelors or anyone without the time to cook a pizza from scratch. First, purchase a frozen pepperoni pizza from the store. Take it out of the package and add some leftovers from your fridge! You can add: olives, chicken, more cheese, onions, mushrooms and much more. Just add these to the top of your frozen pizza and cook as directed. You can add just about anything you'd like and make a ...
How To: Make chocolate truffles with Ina Garten
In this tutorial, Barefoot Contessa shows us how to make chocolate truffles at home. First, take a 1/2 cup of heavy cream and heat it up in a saucepan. Now, chop up bars of semi-sweet and bitter sweet chocolate (6 oz together) and put into a mixing bowl. Now, pour your warm cream into a strainer onto the chocolate. Stir the mixture until the chocolate melts the chocolate all the way. Now, add 1 1/2 tbsp of Frangelico liquer, 1 tbsp coffee and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract and stir. Chill this for a...
How To: Program your DirecTV remote to work with your XBox
To program your DirecTV remote for your XBox you will need to find your programming codes. Press menu on your remote and scroll down to parental fav's and setups, then system setup, select remote control, and program remote. You can use either AV1 or AV2 both should work. Then you will choose DVD, and then select the brand for your 360 and your program codes will come up. Put your TV in AVI mode and press your menu and select button at the same time. The lights at the top of the remote should...
How To: Make soy oat milk with a soymilk machine
Soymilk is a well known alternative to milk for those who are lactose intolerant or just tired of regular dairy. You can spruce up regular soymilk by maing your own healthy recipe at home with oatmeal in addition to soybeans.
How To: Bake & cook salmon w/olive oil and lemon in the oven
This Mealplanner101 Minute reveals a secret to baking salmon to perfection. 1. Preheat your oven on 390 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. Season a salmon fillet with salt. 3. Put some olive oil and lemon juice. 4. Bake it for 12 minutes. 5. Take about 1/4 inch cut of the salmon, so that the fish oil will ditch in to the plate. 6. Place the fish in to the oven and set it for 2 minutes. 7. Check if the oil changed from clear to opaque or white. If not, continue cooking 1 minute at a time. Once it's opaque...
How To: Make Dr. Pepper grilled pork chops
This is a video describing how to make Dr. Pepper grilled pork chops. The first thing is the pork chops are marinated in a plastic bag with rosemary, Dr. Pepper, olive oil, salt and pepper, rum, and honey. Finally a tablespoon of chopped garlic is added. The pork chop should be marinated for an hour. He then makes some coleslaw. He slices the onion, adding cabbage, carrots and dried cherries. he then adds red wine vinegar and whole grain mustard, a touch of olive oil and salt and pepper. He t...