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How To: Make Parmesan-topped crackers with fennel seed and black pepper
This is a savory recipe that makes a delicious snack. You will need some flour, grated Parmesan cheese, black pepper, fennel seed, salt and butter. Mix all your ingredients together until they are blended, then add some buttermilk. Chill, then bake and enjoy! Make Parmesan-topped crackers with fennel seed and black pepper.
How To: Prepare two ingredient corn tortillas
Fresh, homemade corn tortillas are simple, quick, and super healthy and delicious. They go with practically anything (we've slathered strawberry cream cheese in ours) and make an instant meal if you're on the go.
How To: Make homemade Sri Lankan flower bread
Learn to make some delicious homemade bread that's shaped like a flower. This Sri Lankan recipe for bread is easy to make and will be a family favorite for years to come. Watch for a simple slideshow of the recipe in action, and follow the directions below.
How To: Make vegetarian stuffing with celery and onions for Thanksgiving
Do you dread the holiday season because you're the only vegan in a largely carnivorous family? You don't have to be left out of the festivities - or go hungry - this Thankgiving, though, if you make your own food.
How To: Stretch pizza dough using the Egyptian method with Paulie Gee
Now, you can not only walk like an Egyptian but stretch like an Egyptian, too - at least when it comes to pizza dough. If you're in a rush to make several pizzas or just get tired of beating and kneading pizza dough out until it's flat, the Egyptian method will solve all your problems.
How To: Make garlic and cheese biscuits with Paula Deen
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.
How To: Make fluffy, buttery popovers easily
It really doesn't take a lot of cooking know how - or an ingredients list longer than the last "Harry Potter" book - to create a delicious dish. In this recipe video the focus is on side dishes.
How To: Make traditional Maori fried bread
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. Whe...
How To: Make Indian puri for pani puri
In this video, we learn how to make Indian puri for pani puri. Ingredients are: 1/2 c Fine Sooji, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp baking powder, 1/4 c warm water, 1 tbsp all purpose flour, 1 tsp oil, and oil for deep frying. Start off by mixing the Sooji, salt, and baking powder together. Then, add warm water and soak the Sooji in it. From here, knead the sooji for 4 minutes, until it's firm. Then wrap it in plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 20 minutes. Then, roll out and cut into small round sh...
How To: Make shtf bread
In this video, we learn how to make shtf bread. To make this you will need: 5 c fresh ground wheat flour, 2 c 100 degree water, 1/3 c sugar, 1/3 c honey, 3 tsp salt, 3 tbsp olive oil, and 4 tsp yeast. To start, you will put some of the water in a bowl with the yeast, then let it react. From here, add in the rest of the ingredients to another bowl, except the flour, and mix together. After this, add in the flour and the yeast mixture. Now, put into the bread machine. Let this bake for 30 minut...
How To: Prepare seared tuna bruschetta with Red Lobster's Michael LaDuke
When you think of bruschetta, you probably start thinking about its crispy, drool-worthy texture and the tomato, vinegar, and olive oil dip that usually goes on top. But bruschetta, which is the Italian word for "bread," can actually be topped with anything.
How To: Make thin and crunchy pizza dough and a proscuitto pizza
You know that pizza dough you buy pre-made at the grocery store? We can bet you it's been sitting there on that shelf for at least a couple of weeks, which means it's far from fresh and also far from delicious.
How To: Make besan puda (pancakes) with spring onions
This may come as a shock, but there are more styles of pancakes than just the sweet, fluffy one topped with butter and maple syrup. In fact, pancakes need not be sweet at all.
How To: Bake traditional English scones with flaky crusts
Once you start making your own scones you'll never go back. While those hardened, several days old scones you get in packs at Costco are great if you're running low on time in general and just need a flaky doughy thing in your mouth fast, the best scones are fresh and homemade.
How To: Make a savory herb and cheese biscotti
When you think of biscotti, you probably picture sweet, hard slices of bread dipped in chocolate and covered in almonds. While it's true that most forms of biscotti are of the sweet variety, you can also whip up salty, savory biscotti.
How To: Make biscuits
In this video we learn how to make biscuits. First, pour 2 c self-rising flour in a large bowl. After this, add in 1/2 tsp salt and then add in 4 tbsp shortening then mix up with your hands. From here, add in 3/4 c milk and then mix everything together until well combined. After these are combined, spread these out and cut them out into biscuit shapes. Bake these in the oven until they are golden brown and cooked all the way through. Then, serve these with some fresh butter and your favorite ...
How To: Make homemade valentine's hot chocolate stones
In this tutorial, we learn how to make homemade valentine's hot chocolate stones. First, take 8 oz of a good dark chocolate and chop it up. Place this in a bowl, then add in 1/8 tsp of chipotle peppers. Also add in a pinch of salt, then add in 1/2 c of heavy cream to a skillet and bring to a boil. After it boils, pour it over the chocolate and let it sit for around 3 minutes. Then, give it a stir until it's completely smooth and beautiful. Pour this onto plastic wrap, then roll into a log sha...
How To: Make French toast with Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal
In this tutorial, we learn how to make cinnamon toast crunch French toast. Start out by beating up a couple off eggs, adding in some half and half and water. Then, add in some cinnamon and sugar to the egg mixture. Now, dip your bread into the egg wash, then toss it in some crushed Cinnamon Toast Crunch. When you are finished with this, you will grill the bread on a hot skillet that has been greased. When it is golden brown on both sides, serve this with syrup and whipped cream and share with...
How To: Make roasted banana bread
In this video, we learn how to make roasted banana bread. You will need: 5 bananas, chopped walnuts, 1 c rum, 1 c golden raisins, 1 c apricots, 2 c flour, 2 tbsp baking soda, 1 tbsp baking powder, 1 c buttermilk, 3 eggs, 3/4 c butter, 1 c brown sugar. First, boil the raisins and rum and then grease the baking dish. Roast the bananas in the oven at 325 degrees for 15 minutes. Then, place in a bowl with the milk and mash together. After this, drain the raisins from the rum and add the brown sug...
How To: Make easy lye-free soft pretzels for baseball playoffs season
Are you having a baseball playoffs party soon but are getting a little tired of serving the same storebought chips and dip and greasy slices of pizza? Opt for a healthier - albiet just as delicious - alternative by baking some soft pretzels instead. Check out this food video to learn how to make soft pretzels without lye.
How To: Make delicious vegan-style 'buttermilk' cornbread
In this video, Tam will be teaching us how to make Tam's healthy kitchen Vegan cornbread. The materials you will need to start with is a large bowl to mix the ingredients. First you will start with a bowl of whole wheat pastry flour. Then add a teaspoon of baking soda, with 1 teaspoon of sea salt, and 2 teaspoons of baking powder, then mix it up. Then add 1 and a half cups of organic corn meal and mix that up well also. Then have 2 cups of organic soy milk in the blender ready, also with 2/3 ...
How To: Bake garlic bread
In this tutorial, we learn how to bake garlic bread. First, take a lot of butter and place it into a small saucepan over high heat. Around 1/4 c of butter will be great for this. After this, add in some salt to the pan, then some oregano, garlic powder, fresh garlic, and any other spices that you would like. Now, stir this with a wooden spoon until everything is completely melted. Now, you will take the garlic sauce and spread it onto dough, not pushing too much onto it because it's a strong ...
How To: Make no-knead ciabatta bread
In this tutorial, we learn how to make no-knead ciabatta bread. First, place 3 cups of flour into a large bowl with 1/4 tsp yeast, 3 tsp salt, and 2 c of warm water. Stir all of these ingredients together, then place a piece of foil over the bowl. Leave this in the room covered for 18 hours. After this, the dough will be bubbly and soft. Punch the dough down with your spatula, then oil a sheet pan and sprinkle it with corn meal. Then, spray your work surface with water and place plastic wrap ...
How To: Bake homemade white bread
In this tutorial, we learn how to bake homemade white bread. To make this you will need: bread flour, garlic powder, an egg, butter, 3/4 c warm milk, 1/4 c sugar, 1 tsp sea salt, and 1.5 tsp dry yeast. Measure out all of the ingredients, then add them into the bread maker tray. Start with the wet ingredients, then add in the dry. After this, turn the machine on and set it to making white bread. Don't mix it, the machine will do this for you. After you set this, it will start to make itself an...
How To: Bake no-egg banana bread
In this tutorial, we learn how to bake no-egg banana bread. First, take 3/4 c butter and a pinch of salt, then 1 c of sugar. Mix this all together, then mash up four bananas in a separate bowl. After this, take 4 c flour and add in 1 tsp of baking powder, 1 tsp baking soda, and mix together. Now, add drops of vanilla into the banana mixture and then mix all the ingredients together. Once this is well combined, pour the mixture into a greased pan and bake in the oven until it's cooked all the ...
How To: Make Mediterranean pita bread
In this tutorial, we learn how to make Mediterranean pita bread. First, you will need to gather, flour, sugar, yeast, salt olive oil, and water to make this. Now, measure out 1 tsp of sugar and empty 1 packet of yeast into it, then add 1/2 c of warm water. Let this sit for around 15 minutes until it's foamy. Now, measure out 2 c white flour with 2 c wheat flour, then add in 2 tsp of salt and mix these up in a large bowl. Now, add in 1 c warm water to the dough and then add in the yeast mixtur...
How To: Bake French bread
In this tutorial, we learn how to bake French bread. First, you will need to take 1 tbsp water and mix it with warm water then set aside. After this, measure out 4 c flour along with 1 tbsp table salt. Mix the dry ingredients together with a wooden spoon, then add the yeast mixture to the dry ingredients. After this, add in some more warm water to the bowl and continue to mix the bowl. Add in as much water as you feel is necessary for the dough to combine until it's the right consistency. Aft...
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 a hearty Christmas punch with white rum
When it's Christmas it's cold outside, and you want to stay warm any way that you can. One way is to make a hearty Christmas punch. In this video you will learn how to boil up a great Christmas punch that's made with cranberry juice, pineapple juice, red hot candies, cinnamon and a nice shot of rum per mug!
How To: Make Yorkshire pudding for serving with roast beef
Despite what its name may imply, Yorkshire pudding isn't really pudding at all. Rather, it's a delectable and addicting fluffy bread made with a batter of eggs, flour, butter, milk, and seasoning.
How To: Cook Scottish scones on a griddle
Scones are one of the best and most diverse of the breakfast pastries. The Scottish variety lacks the sweetness of some others but is still hearty and delicious with a coffee. This video will show you how to make a perfect batch of Scottish Scones.
How To: Stretch pizza dough with a puffy edge with Motorino's Mathieu Palombino
If you're a pizza lover, then you already know by now that there is no one pizza dough. Just like pizza toppings, pizza dough comes in many different varieties, from crispy to tender to crunchy to puffy. And the type of dough - as well as how you knead it - infinitely affects the resulting pizza creation.
How To: Make Indian mooli ka paratha flat bread with radishes
Whoever said that bread was boring? While most restaurants serve sliced bread as sort of a "pre-appetizer" finger food, you can make bread your main course by creating this mooli ka paratha.
How To: Make no-knead pizza dough with olive oil
Most of us think that kneading the dough for almost any recipe is sort of a "no duh" step. But if you don't find the kneading part of baking to be the most exciting, then this is the perfect dough recipe for you.
How To: Make a creamy peach brulee bruschetta with burrata cheese
Cheese, toasted bread, and peaches? We couldn't think of a lovlier combination, or one that sat more adoringly on our tongue. If you're in the mood for an afternoon treat that's both sweet and slightly salty, then this creamy peach brulee bruschetta, topped with burrata cheese, will knock your tastebuds out of the ballpark.
How To: Make a healthy peach brulee burrata bruschetta
If you've ever been to a wine and cheese party then you know how amazing cheese and fruit taste together. Cheese especially goes well with sweeter fruits like pears and peaches.
How To: Bake tasty banana bread with a perfectly textured batter
Bananas are a hard sell sometimes when it comes to the kitchen. If you're not eating it straight up, you might not be getting the full effect. That's why a lot of recipes fail when they include bananas, but not this one. This one's a keeper. A family recipe to be saved forever, to be made over and over again. No banana bread ever tasted this good!
How To: Make simple crispy parmesan crisps/croutons
We don't know about you, but bread crisps and breadsticks always elevate an ordinary meal into a taste bud-exploding bonanza. Whether it's garlic bread or simple whole grain wheat bread, the neutral quality of bread helps act as a calming complement to dishes with more flavor.
How To: Make authentic Lebanese pita bread
The pita bread at authentic Lebanese restaurants is to die for! It's the best part of Lebanese cuisine, so how to you make it? This video will share Dmitra "Dima" Khoury's family recipe for pita bread, perfect as any meal companion.
How To: Bake crusty, old-world style Hungarian potato bread
Love the taste of crusty, old-world style bread? Well, you don't have to get it from an exquisite bakery anymore! You can make it right in your own kitchen. Watch this video recipe to learn how to make this delicious Hungarian potato bread, an old-world classic.