Cooking & Recipes

How to Cook Brussel Sprouts

December 28, 2009

No one likes plain brussel sprouts. NO ONE, I tell you. You probably know this if you have kids–in fact, if you do, you probably feel like the two are arch nemesis. I’m going to show you how to simply prepare brussel sprouts at home with some garlic and butter so they taste delicious, and [...]

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How to Make Chocolate Milk, Nicaraguan Style (NOT the usual recipe–this is AWESOME)

December 12, 2009

I’ve got several videos showing you how to quickly make chocolate milk (trust me, just stick around and watch the first one), plus I’ve searched far and wide to find the bestestest EVAR chocolate milk recipe as well which is after the videos. Chocolate milk sounds easy, just some chocolate and some milk, right? Nooooo: [...]

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How to Make Pizza Dough from Scratch at Home

December 10, 2009

Making your own pizza dough is no where near as hard as many people think it is (there’s no tossing involved either–that’s all for show and actually screws up the dough), plus it only requires the very simplest of ingredients and equipment (flour, water, salt, yeast, and an oven: that’s it). Not including cooking time, [...]

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How to Make Sushi Rice | Cook Sushi Rice in 10 Minutes

December 10, 2009

Today we’re going to learn how to cook sushi rice, and it’s not complicated but it’s likely not as simple and straightforward as most Western people might think it is due to the way that they’re used to preparing rice (instant rice, etc.). First of all, you have to use the right kind of rice–anywhere [...]

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How to Make Butter (homemade) in 5 Minutes

December 8, 2009

I don’t care if you’re not a chef or a foodie or even moderately handy around the kitchen, you are going to thank me later for this. You have got to try making your own butter at least once: no, it doesn’t save money, but it tastes so much better than anything you can buy [...]

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How to Eat with Chopsticks: How to use and hold chopsticks properly

September 10, 2009

Chopsticks are eating utensils that are a pair of small, tapered sticks that are used as the traditional eating utensils of Japan, China, Vietnam, Korea, and Taiwan. It’s thought that they originated in ancient China and then spread throughout Asia. The most common materials used to make chopsticks are bamboo or plastic, but you can [...]

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How to Cook Paella – The most famous of all Spanish dishes

September 1, 2009

Paella is a rice-based dish that was likely originally inspired by the Moorish people of Islamic Spain, who often made casseroles of rice, fish and spices for family gatherings and religious occasions, which established the custom of eating rice in Spain in its modern form. Many people outside of Spain think that paella is a [...]

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Kadhai Paneer Recipe: London’s Famous Tamarind Restaurant Shows You How

August 3, 2009

I’ve got an excellent video here done by London’s famous Michelin Starred Indian restaurant, Tamarind. It stars their head chef, Alfred Prasad. Kadhai paneer is one of the most popular dishes from the state of Punjab, in India, where Paneer (essentially Indian cottage cheese) and bell peppers are the main ingredients. It is flavored with [...]

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Pumpkin Soup Recipe: Curry Pumpkin Soup! (and more)

July 29, 2009

Today I’ve got Rob Carson below demonstrating how to make my favorite version of pumpkin soup: curry pumpkin soup . This is some delicious stuff, if you like pumpkin anything, you’ll love this. It’s rather thick and can come before a meal or it can be a meal in and of itself. I’d like to [...]

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Chinese Chicken Salad Recipe: Omega Restaurant Recipe

July 28, 2009

Here’s an awesome and very quick little recipe for some delicious chinese chicken salad, it’s being done by Chef Russell Bry of Omega Restauarant in Niles, Illinois. The only thing that might take a bit of time is the preheating of the oil beforehand, but that’s only a problem if you don’t have gas (gas [...]

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