How To Order in a Mexican Restaurant Without Blowing Your Diet
Say "Hola" to Mexican food without having to say "Adios" to your figure.
Added: 5 months ago
01:32
How To Order in a French Restaurant Without Blowing Your Diet
Don't let the cream and butter sauces keep you from your local French bistro. We'll help you enjoy a guilt-free meal.
Added: 5 months ago
01:51
How To Make S’Mores
The hot dogs are all eaten and the fire is still crackling. It’s the perfect time to make some delicious s’mores.
Added: 5 months ago
01:48
How To Make Homemade Ice Cream in a Plastic Bag
No ice cream? No problem! You probably have the ingredients at home to whip some up.
Added: 5 months ago
01:49
How To Order in an Italian Restaurant Without Blowing Your Diet
You can eat Italian and still stick to your diet. Just follow these guidelines.
Added: 5 months ago
01:28
How To Order Chinese Food Without Blowing Your Diet
Some Chinese dishes that sound healthy are surprisingly fat-laden. These tips will help you avoid diet land mines.
Added: 5 months ago
02:22
How To Order in an Indian Restaurant Without Blowing Your Diet
Know which Indian entrees are low-calorie and which are diet busters.
Added: 5 months ago
01:56
How To Split the Bill
The check just arrived; now what? Whether you sipped tap water all night or ordered a rare bottle of wine, we have an answer.
Added: 5 months ago
02:02
How To Order and Evaluate Wine
It may take years to become a wine expert, but it only takes a few minutes to learn the basics. You'll never be intimidated by a wine list again.
Added: 5 months ago
02:38
How To Boil Water
There are simple tasks and then there are incredibly simple tasks. Boiling water is even simpler than that. But hey, nobody's calling you a moron - there's a first time for everything.
Added: over a year ago
01:41
How To Chiffonade
No, it’s not some old-timey dance step. Or something draped over the lights in a brothel. Chiffonade is a technique used to cut leafy vegetables and herbs into slender ribbons.
Added: over a year ago
01:42
How To Chill a Six-Pack in 3 Minutes
Forget the freezer! There’s a faster way to make your drink cold right now.
Added: over a year ago
02:01
How To Decant a Bottle of Wine
Why do wine loves pour wine from one container (the bottle) into another container (the decanter) into yet another container (your glass)? Basically, it helps remove sediment and allows the wine to breathe. And it makes for a great show.
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01:41
How To Hone a Knife
Honing a knife doesn’t sharpen a blade, it straightens it — realigning the edge and maintaining it in between longer and more involved sharpening sessions.
Added: over a year ago
01:35
How To Julienne
The slender cousin of the baton and matchstick cuts, the julienne cut takes its name from the extremely skinny chef who pioneered this technique. Ok, we made that up. Sorry.
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01:49
How To Large Dice
This technique has nothing to do with the large fuzzy dice found in souped-up muscle cars; it has everything to do with the large diced veggies found in souped-up soups.
Added: over a year ago
02:06
How To Make a Bellini
Invented in 1948 at Harry’s Bar in Venice, the Bellini’s name honors the sheer pink shades in the work of Italian painter Giovanni Bellini. It's also a great drink to celebrate slightly lesser art forms—like, say, brunch.
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How To Make a Boilermaker
You know a movie hero is downtrodden when you watch him slam back a shot, then immediately chug down a beer. That’s a boilermaker -- the toughest one-two punch in cocktail culture.
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01:06
How To Make a Campari and Soda
Campari – that quintessentially Italian bitters – was created in 1860 as a medicinal pre-dinner treat to aid digestion, which helped keep it on U.S. shelves even during Prohibition. So drink up, to your health!
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01:16
How To Make a Champito
Thanks to the whims of drinkers and the innovations of bartenders everywhere, drinks are constantly evolving. A perfect example is the Champito—a direct descendant of the classic Mojito.
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01:40
How To Make a Classic Martini
The days of the three-martini lunch may be over, but this sophisticated drink will never go out of style.
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02:03
How To Make a Cuba Libre
Created during the 1898 Spanish-American War to liberate Cuba, the Cuba Libre was originally mixed at a bar by an off-duty U.S. soldier. It has since become the liberating libation of choice for freedom-loving drinkers around the world.
Added: over a year ago
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How To Make a Dirty Martini
There's nothing inappropriate about the dirty martini, despite its suggestive name—it's just the extra olive flavor that spices up this twist on an old standard.
Added: over a year ago
01:47
How To Make a Fuzzy Navel
What is it about naming cocktails that brings out the punster in their creators? At least the name of this one, unlike a Sex on the Beach, has some relationship to one of its actual ingredients.
Added: over a year ago
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How To Make a Harvey Wallbanger
Depending on whom you ask, the Harvey Wallbanger was invented either in sunny Southern California in the '50s or in windy Chicago in the '60s. But it was unquestionably popular in the wild '70s, so it's no wonder the details are a little fuzzy.
Added: over a year ago
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How To Make a Kamikaze
The Kamikaze is the ultimate collegiate drink -- at least it used to be, back when college students were considered old enough to drink. Nowadays, it's more like the ultimate college reunion drink.
Added: over a year ago
01:10
How To Make a Kir Royale
A variant of a Kir, named for the French mayor who sweetened his white wine with a black currant liqueur, the Royale replaces wine with Champagne for a simple but elegant pleasure.
Added: over a year ago
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How To Make a Black Russian
Your dinner party has been a smashing success and you'd like to end it with a bang instead of a "decaf, please" whimper. Mix up a trayful of this ol' Cold War favorite.
Added: over a year ago
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How To Make a Long Island Iced Tea
It may look like plain old iced tea, but this drink—invented near Long Island’s Jones Beach in the 1970s—is one potent potation and the East Coast's answer to the Zombie.
Added: over a year ago
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How To Make a Mai Tai
California bar-owner Trader Vic handed this concoction to a Tahitian friend in 1944 who took one sip and proclaimed, "Mai tai, roa ae," or, in English, "Out of this world, the best!"
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How To Make a Manhattan
While most of cocktail society seems to agree that the martini reigns as the ultimate cocktail, the manhattan runs a close second.
Added: over a year ago
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How To Make a Mimosa
When it comes to classic brunch drinks, the Mimosa is as "brunchy" as they come—2 parts this morning's fresh start to 1 part last night's decadence.
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How To Make a Mint Julep
The Mint Julep became synonymous with the Kentucky Derby in 1938, but the drink's roots go all the way back to Arabia – it was adapted from a drink called the "julab" made with rose petals instead of mint leaves.
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How To Make a Saketini
A subtle twist on the vodka martini, this drink simply substitutes Japanese rice wine, or sake, for vermouth. Try it and you just might develop a yen for this delight.
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01:31
How To Make a Screwdriver
Legend has it that the very first Screwdriver was stirred with… You guessed it. A screwdriver. Sort of makes you wonder about a Rusty Nail, doesn't it?
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01:03
How To Make a Sombrero
An excellent dessert drink, the Sombrero is basically a White Russian with one less alcoholic ingredient – and a south-of-the-border name.
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01:06
How To Make a Tequila Sunrise
This classic drink has inspired a #1 song, an Oscar-nominated movie, and countless bleary-eyed encounters with the real sunrise.
Added: over a year ago
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How To Make a Vodka and Tonic
Ah, the V&T! A warhorse of cocktail culture: simple, sturdy, effective. You've probably known how to make this from the moment you left college, but just in case, here's a refresher course for a refreshing drink.
Added: over a year ago
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How To Make a Whiskey Sour
Sours are a whole genre of cocktails unto themselves--built on a liquor, a lemon or lime component, and a sweetener. Which makes the whiskey sour “kissing cousins” with the margarita, daiquiri, and kamikaze.
Added: over a year ago
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How To Make a White Russian
Sweet and creamy, the White Russian is not actually a Russian drink at all--it was so named because of its main ingredient, vodka.
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01:03
How To Make an Irish Coffee
After dinner, after hours, or even after a long St. Patrick's Day, Irish coffee is the one delicious pick-me-up you won't find at your local coffeehouse.
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How To Make an Old Fashioned
This drink was called an Old Fashioned even when it was new in the 1800s. Over 150 years later, it will still have you feeling young at heart.
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How To Make an Omelet
An omelet is only a little more work than a bowl of cereal, and it's at least twice as classy.
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02:24
How To Make Brown Rice
Brown rice differs from white rice in one major way—the outside bran is intact, making it more fibrous, nutritious, and flavorful than white rice. It also takes longer to cook.
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01:59
How To Make Perfect Scrambled Eggs
Everyone and their mother claims to make the best scrambled eggs. We're no different—we're just not your mom.
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02:13
How To Make Traditional Sangria
When it comes to powerful punches, sangria—which takes its name from the Spanish word for "blood"—packs a truly wicked wallop. But don't take our word for it; mix up a batch and let the fiesta begin.
Added: over a year ago
02:02
How To Make White Rice
This recipe is so easy you’ll be all over it—like white on rice.
Added: over a year ago
01:27
How To Matchstick Cut
This maneuver neatly reduces bumpy, bulbous, and otherwise wildly irregular vegetables into tidy strips of uniform size and shape that resemble—what else? Matchsticks.
Added: over a year ago
01:59
How To Medium Dice
We're no Zen masters, but doesn't it seem that somewhere between every large and every small there lies a happy medium?
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02:07
How To Mince Cut Parsley
You could mince your words, take mincing steps, or make mince-meat out of an opponent. But none of that will work on parsley – better use a mince cut.
Added: over a year ago
02:14
How To Separate an Egg
You may have to break a few eggs to make an omelet, but if you want to make a souffle.
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01:35
How To Small Dice
Cubing isn’t just for math geeks anymore. Just ask your local sous-chef, who probably cubes more items in a single night than all the 10th graders in America.
Added: over a year ago
01:49
How To Suprême a Citrus
When you suprême a citrus fruit, you cut away all the skin, pith, and membranes, leaving the sections of the fruit intact. It’s not supremely difficult, but it takes some care.
Added: over a year ago
02:04
How To Use Chopsticks
Like skiing and speaking a foreign language, chopstick use is a skill ideally acquired in childhood. But with a little perseverance, adults tired of feeling boorish in Asian restaurants can become adept.
Added: over a year ago
01:55
How To Zest
Citrus zest is loaded with fragrant oils and adds a zippy—and non-acidic—essence to baked goods, salad dressings, marinades, and more.
Added: over a year ago
01:35
How To Choose a Knife
A brilliant painter needs just the right brush, a great mechanic needs just the right tool, and a true chef needs just the right knife. Choose wisely and half your work is done.
Added: over a year ago
02:25
How To Chop an Onion
It's sad we know, but try not to cry - that onion wants to be cut up and eaten. You're just helping it fulfill its destiny.
Added: over a year ago
03:02
How To Chop Garlic
It's not just for repelling vampires anymore! Garlic's antibacterial properties are also said to drive away colds - but if you eat enough of it, you might be able to do both.
Added: over a year ago
01:42
How To Coarse Chop
It's the chop of choice for almost any vegetable - from basic oblongs and spheroids, like garlic, onions, and potatoes, to the more irregular oddities, like mushrooms, rhubarb, and sun-dried tomatoes.
Added: over a year ago
01:36
How To Cut a Bell Pepper
Don't be discouraged by its crazy shape - a bell pepper can be tamed just like any other vegetable.
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01:57
How To Cut a Chile Pepper
Some like it hot, and some like it scalding, but learning the right way to cut a chile will ensure you maintain your cool.
Added: over a year ago
01:36
How To Debone a Chicken
If you're one of those do-it-yourself cooks who loathes all things shrink-wrapped, pre- packaged, and over-handled, this is the task for you.
Added: over a year ago
02:47
How To Make a Bloody Mary
According to one strain of cocktail lore, the Bloody Mary was named after Queen Mary I, who required this spicy combination of vodka and tomato juice to soothe her nerves after a hard day of signing death sentences. Enjoy!
Added: over a year ago
02:18
How To Make a Cosmopolitan
Yes, they slurped cosmos by the gallon on Sex & the City, launching this pretty-in-pink drink into the super-trend stratosphere. But those ladies had the right idea: this delicious cocktail lives up to the hype.
Added: over a year ago
01:48
How To Make a Margarita
A Dallas socialite named Margarita claimed to have invented this tequila-based favorite back in 1948, The Margarita has blossomed into a global phenomenon.
Added: over a year ago
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How To Make a Mojito
Yes, it's a trendy drink. But on a hot summer evening while drinking with good friends, this cross between the Mint Julep and the Daquiri doesn't feel like a trend. It feels like destiny.
Added: over a year ago
01:43
How To Make a Sex On the Beach
If ever a cocktail was destined for the spring break circuit, Sex on the Beach is it. Whether you're looking for a little Sex or a lot, here's how to indulge.
Added: over a year ago
01:44
How To Make Hand Roll Sushi
Hand roll sushi, also known as 'cone sushi', is the easiest type of sushi to make, and you can fill it however you want -let your taste buds be your guide.
Added: over a year ago
02:59
How To Make Your Own Butter
Think of this as a science project that illustrates how a liquid can transform into a fatty solid. A delicious science project that requires a lot of elbow grease.
Added: over a year ago
01:57
How To Pour a Bottle of Wine
Learning to properly pour a bottle of wine can help you impress your dinner guests, or, more likely, land a restaurant job waiting tables. Either way, it never hurts to have exquisite manners.
Added: over a year ago
01:47
How To Prepare Fish for Sushi
While sushi masters train for years to perfect their fish-cutting techniques, you don’t have to be quite so exacting. But the more carefully you slice it, the tastier your results.
Added: over a year ago
02:10
How To Sharpen a Knife With a Stone
Sharp knives can cut your prep time in half, and, believe it or not, they’re actually safer than dull knives—they’re less likely to slip.
Added: over a year ago
02:42
How To Store an Unopened Bottle of Wine
If you're not up for building your own wine cellar just yet, here's a quick and easy way to keep your wine happy before it's poured.
Added: over a year ago
01:31
How To Remove Meat From a Lobster
Cracking a lobster can take a little work, but it’s worth it to get to that warm, tender lobster meat.
Added: 12 months ago
02:05
How To Set a Classic Dinner Table
Figuring out which fork to use for which course can be confusing enough, but having to actually set those forks—and everything else on the table? A recipe for disaster… or a chance to strut your etiquette stuff.
Added: 11 months ago
02:29
How To Have a Skinnier Thanksgiving Dinner
You can save calories without sacrificing flavor just by tweaking your Thanksgiving dishes.
Added: 11 months ago
02:42
How To Carve a Turkey
Tradition says slice at the table, but we think your guests will just as happy with a pretty, plated presentation.
Added: 11 months ago
01:45
How To Butter Corn
Tired of chasing fast-melting butter around your plate? There are new and improved ways to butter your corn on the cob.
Added: 11 months ago
01:55
How To Cook a Quick and Easy Perfect Turkey
Take the stress out of your Thanksgiving dinner showpiece when you roast up a moist, golden bird.
Added: 11 months ago
02:47
How To Roast a Perfect Chicken
Everybody loves roast chicken. It’s probably the number one comfort food out there. And you can take comfort in knowing it’s incredibly easy to make.
Added: 11 months ago
02:51
How To Carve a Chicken
You don’t have to be a specialist to carve a chicken successfully. All you need is some patience and an extremely sharp knife.
Added: 11 months ago
02:11
How To Make an Easy Gingerbread House
"Easy gingerbread house" may sound like an oxymoron, but our step-by-step guide turns this daunting holiday project into a cakewalk.
Added: 11 months ago
02:52
How To Make a Fruitcake
Forget the candied lemon peel and glace cherries. Make a fruitcake even fruitcake haters will love.
Added: 11 months ago
03:05
How To Make Latkes
Latkes, or potato pancakes, are a tasty part of the traditional Hanukkah meal.
Added: 10 months ago
02:21
How To Make No-Bake Chocolate Cookies
You don’t even have to turn on the oven to make these delicious—and super-easy—chocolate treats.
Added: 10 months ago
01:36
How To Make Soup From Leftovers
Turn mealtime odds and ends into a hearty—and tasty—soup.
Added: 10 months ago
02:20
How To Open a Bottle Of Champagne
The trick is to pop the cork with style and flair—and without creating a dangerous projectile.
Added: 10 months ago
01:38
How To Make a Frozen Margarita
Thanks to those pre-mixed drinks pumped out of machines at Mexican restaurant chains, the frozen margarita has gained a reputation as the Slurpee of cocktails. But the real thing will have you singing along with the mariachi band in no time.
Added: 9 months ago
02:08
How To Make a B-52
Layered drinks – now commonly known as "shooters" — are both potent and pretty to look at. The B-52, when properly poured, is a medley of rich browns and mahoganies as inviting as a mocha cappuccino.
Added: 9 months ago
01:23
How To Make Fortune Cookies
Making homemade fortune cookies is a snap, and your loved ones will get a kick out of their personalized predictions.
Added: 9 months ago
02:10
How To Prepare a Halal Meal
In Islam, a set of dietary regulations determines what you can eat. Here’s how to serve up a meal according to the basic rules.
Added: 9 months ago
02:58
How To Make Creative and Delicious Bag Lunches
Tired of eating ho-hum, overpriced takeout for lunch? Try some of these inspired homemade options.
Added: 9 months ago
03:12
How To Make Red Velvet Cake
Bake a red velvet cake whenever you want to serve a dessert that’s as beautiful as it is delicious.
Added: 8 months ago
02:49
How To Make Your Own Soda
Concoct soda at home—over time, you'll save a bundle by not using the store-bought stuff. Plus, it's fizzy fun!
Added: 8 months ago
02:14
How To Make Lemonade
There’s nothing like a glass of ice cold lemonade on a hot day.
Added: 7 months ago
01:24
How To Freeze Food Properly
Don’t toss foods into the freezer willy-nilly and hope for the best! Storing them correctly preserves taste and texture.
Added: 7 months ago
03:03
How To Make Rock Shrimp and Lobster Butter Risotto
Mark Twain said “cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.” Well, that’s sort of what risotto is: rice with a college education.
Added: 7 months ago
03:14
How To Grill a Perfect Burger
Be the King (or Queen) of the backyard barbecue this year by grilling the ultimate hamburger.
Added: 7 months ago
02:31
How To Hard-Boil an Egg So It Peels Easily
Have you ever thrown out a perfectly good hard-boiled egg because you got so frustrated trying to peel it? Here’s how to cook the perfectly-peelable egg.
Added: 7 months ago
01:39
How To Make Hot Cross Buns
A tray of these just-baked buns are de rigueur on Good Friday, but delicious anytime. This quick-bread recipe means you don’t have to wait for the dough to rise.
Added: 7 months ago
02:39
How To Make Braided Easter Bread
This pretty Easter bread just looks complicated; it’s actually a cinch to make!
Added: 7 months ago
02:42
How To Use Leftover Wine
Don’t pour leftover wine down the drain! Follow these steps to use up every last drop.
Added: 6 months ago
01:59
How To Get Into the Hottest Restaurants
Book a table at that impossible-to-get-into restaurant with the help of these insider tips, tricks, and techniques.
Added: 6 months ago
02:00
How To Brew Your Own Beer: Part 1 – Make the Wort and Pitch the Yeast
The days of moonshine and bathtub gin may be long gone, but you can still brew up a homemade batch of the freshest beer you'll ever taste.
Added: 6 months ago
03:39
How To Brew Your Own Beer: Part 2 – Ferment, Bottle, and Enjoy
You’ve made the wort and pitched the yeast. Now it's time for fermentation and bottling.
Added: 6 months ago
03:54
How To Make Edible Garnishes
Transforming a plain old plate into a work of art is just a simple garnish away.
Added: 6 months ago
02:42
How To Cook More Than Rice in a Rice Cooker
You don't need a stove to whip up pasta, soup, vegetables, meat, or even dessert—all you need is a rice cooker!
Added: 6 months ago
02:28
How To Make a Basic Salsa
Why pay a fortune for a little tub of salsa when you can make a tasty batch at home?
Added: 4 months ago
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