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Jambalaya needs to be prepared in a very specific way for the best possible results. Prepare Jambalaya with help from a cooking professional in this free video clip.
Chinese mushroom and bean sprout stir-fry is a dish that will surely please your entire family. Prepare Chinese mushroom and bean sprout stir-fry with help from a celebrity chef in this free video clip.
Josh Ozersky brings a cast-iron pan to the grill to demonstrate an easy technique for grilling delicate fish, which he first stuffs with Italian-style flavors like garlic, lemon, rosemary and thyme. We love his trick of incorporating rosemary and garlic-infused oil into the mix, and you will too.
Using traditional jerk spices, food writer and grilling expert Josh Ozersky makes super-flavorful chicken that will blow bland boneless, skinless breasts out of the water.
Meatballs are a staple worldwide and are usually made from leftovers, combining different cuts and types of ground meat. In Sweden, it's common to find meatballs made with ground beef, pork and sometimes veal mixed together with breadcrumbs, onions and broth. Swedish meatballs are generally small -- about 1 inch in diameter -- and may be served in brown or white gravy. Swedish meatballs are a popular hors d'oeuvres in the U.S. and pair well with a variety of different wines.
Jewish dietary laws are very strict on what types of foods can be eaten, especially during certain times of the year, such as Passover. These dietary laws are also enforced on a daily basis, especially around what type of animals can be eaten and how they can be prepared. Matzo is a ground meal that makes unleavened bread. Although matzo balls are traditionally seasoned with salt and ground black pepper, they can be rather bland. One way to spice them up in soup is to fill them with a savory meat stuffing -- one that still meets the requirements of…
Pork ball soup provides a light main course or a starter for a heavier meal. The delicately spiced pork complements the simple ingredients in this Chinese dish. Use unseasoned ground pork for the balls. You can prepare the pork balls ahead of time, and freeze or refrigerate them until you are ready to make the soup. If you freeze the pork balls, defrost them overnight in the refrigerator the evening before you plan to prepare the soup.
Grapefruit is a member of the citrus family, along with oranges, lemons and limes. Grapefruit trees thrive in warm climates, and most commercially produced grapefruit is grown in Florida. In general, it has a sweet flavor with just a hint of sourness. However, due to planting or climate conditions, some can have a strong sour taste when harvested. Proper planning, planting, growing and harvesting will allow you to grow sweet grapefruit-producing trees.
Spanish style roofs are found in the southwestern United States, South Africa and throughout the Mediterranean. Spanish roofing tiles are available in various types of materials, patterns, finishes and colors. The materials used to make these tiles, such as clay and concrete, have a low moisture absorption rate, which makes them nearly unbreakable.
In landscaping, trees are a flexible media; with some patience and a little forming, they can take on any shape imaginable, from artistic sculptures to useful arches. Spain’s rich architectural scenery of churches, castles, gardens, tunnel roads and waterways renders thoughts of curvaceous, overhead archways. Use any young and flexible, 11- or 12-foot-tall deciduous trees or evergreens to create natural arches that evoke a Spanish style over a driveway or walkway.
Many homes have driveways built from concrete or asphalt. Both materials work very well in a driveway, but can look plain and ordinary. Another option to consider is to use stone or bricks, such as Italian-style bricks. These are bricks that are created to resemble bricks that have been used in roads and buildings in Italy for centuries. This can provide you with a durable driveway that has a more attractive, classical appearance than asphalt or concrete.
Jamaican jerk chicken salad requires you to first bake a piece of chicken. Make Jamaican jerk chicken salad with help from a dedicated foodie in this free video clip.
One of the last things standing between an empty kitchen and an empty stomach is kugel. Made from the doldrums of your refrigerator and kitchen cabinets (noodles, eggs and butter), Josh Ozersky demonstrates his family recipe for a savory kugel perfect for Hanukkah or as a last-minute meal.
Spanish architecture typically uses a lot of archways, tiled roofs and stuccoed exteriors. Wood trim is also common, and Spanish-style homes often have large porches and utilize brighter colors. While it is challenging to change the architectural style of a Spanish-designed home if you don't like the look of it, there are ways of improving the home's appearance if you think the current appearance and color scheme is ugly. This requires work, but the end results are worth it.
The Spanish language has several words for porch. A portico describes a church porch, and a porche describes a house porch. In the U.S., veranda and terraza are also common. Spanish style porches vary widely, with new homes taking influence from many styles and melding the signature adobe, iron grill work and carved wood and mixing it with a variety of non-Spanish porch styles. Most traditional Spanish porches have tiled or cement floors in common.
In the online game "Poptropica," players must complete a variety of levels, or "islands," each of which is based on a different theme in popular culture. On "Cryptid Island", the theme is based on finding "cryptids," the game's name for mythical creatures such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster. Cryptid Island is one of the first Poptropica islands to feature steerable vehicles. It begins with you receiving a flyer that announces a hunt by millionaire Harold Mews.
If you've ever perused the meat counter in your local grocery store trying to decide on which sausage to buy, you likely encountered several different labels that might have confused you. There is good reason for the many options available. Sausages vary from how they are cooked to how they are spiced, what purpose they serve and their regional origin. What type of sausage it is also indicates whether you have to cook it prior to eating.
Furniture shopping and Swedish meatballs is an experience not to miss at your local neighborhood IKEA. Even though the chain store is responsible for popularizing the dish, it is essentially a fast-food version. The dish can be infinitely improved upon when eaten at an authentic restaurant or made at home.
Used during Passover in Jewish custom, matzo bread represents the beginning of harvest time in Israel, according to the Jewish Virtual Library. A flat bread that typically resembles a large cracker, matzo is made from a mixture of flour and water cooked quickly to avoid rising, or leavening, to produce an "unleavened" bread. Although a symbol of religious practice for Jews, matzo has many uses outside of tradition.
Churros are a favorite at fairs and carnivals, and they can be a homemade treat too. Daisy Martinez demonstrates how to make this Latin fritter that is crispy on the outside, yet doughy on the inside, and can be enjoyed as breakfast, dessert, or a delicious snack.
Red coconut chicken curry is a great dish to fill up on in the winter. The level of spiciness depends on the type of red curry paste you use, but the coconut adds a mild taste to it. If you have too much leftover coconut chicken curry, it's an ideal recipe for storing, since you can make a large amount and freeze it for another day. Observe food-handling precautions to ensure you freeze it safely.
Ahi tuna sushi rolls contain cooked rice and fish. Preparing the fish involves slicing it with a long, sharp knife. The narrower and thinner the fish block, the lower the blade angle you'll have to use. Very narrow pieces of Ahi tuna can be cut into usable blocks, then the end pieces made into sashimi or spicy tuna rolls. Cutting it across the grain provides an attractive pattern. Ahi Tuna should be fresh and sushi-grade if frozen.
Fried chicken is a classic comfort food, with its crunchy breading and moist center. These textures are accomplished with a steady high heat, a neutral cooking oil and frying the chicken in small batches. The correct cooking vessel is also ideal when creating the perfect fried chicken. While cast iron skillets are the traditional cooking vessel for this dish, a stew pot can also be used.
Whether you are preparing for a child's party, a quirky dessert get-together or a meal for a person with fish allergies, fruit roll-up sushi is a whimsical and colorful treat for everyone who is young at heart. Most recipes for sweet, faux sushi uses marshmallows instead of rice, but an alternative version uses Twinkies.
Cilantro leaves and stems can be used in dishes like chili or even salads. Learn how to use cilantro leaves or stems with help from the grower of organic and healthy foods in this free video clip.
Stuffed bell peppers can be a hearty meal to feast on, with the potential for leftovers. Traditional stuffed bell peppers contain ingredients including ground beef, rice and tomato sauce. Freezing precooked stuffed peppers allows for a ready-to-eat meal after thawing and reheating. The texture of the peppers and rice may soften; however, cooking the stuffed peppers at a high temperature can create a crispier consistency. Follow shelf-life storage recommendations for recipe ingredients to preserve and eat stuffed peppers before spoilage.
Chickens, like many other types of meat, are classified by age, weight and, in a few cases, breed. There is no superior classification as each variety is particularly suited for different types of cooking methods. Stewing chickens are among the most common poultry categories.
When you are roasting, grilling or smoking a large cut of meat, such as a Boston butt roast, it can be difficult to get flavor into the interior of the meat. One technique to flavor the meat is to inject spices into the meat before you begin cooking it. This not only flavors the meat, it can also help it remain moist, as cooking a large piece of meat for a long time can result in a dry texture.
Paratha roti is a flat bread that originated in India, but is also available in Trinidad, where it is called buss-up-shut. The Indian version of the bread is neatly presented via the types of folding methods. Buss-up-shut is loosely gathered during frying to create a ripped, flaky appearance. The various techniques vary by preference to create different textures and also make it possible to add fillings.
Step into a bakery, and the array of themed and decorated cookies and cakes makes it look like the bakers spend hours each day carefully arranging dough into complicated shapes, one confection at a time. Devices like pinwheel cookie cutters are the tricks of the trade, designed to make it easy to create folded, pleated or rolled desserts with a minimum of effort. Bakers use pinwheel tools to make batches of uniform, pinwheel-shaped cookies quickly, when shaping each one by hand would take much longer.
Injecting marinade into poultry, seafood and other meats allows you to add seasonings deep into the meat, making it flavorful and moist throughout. While injecting marinade is typically associated with Cajun cooking, you can use a variety of sauces and seasonings to add any kind of flavor you want to meat. Using oil or butter as the base helps to moisten the meat. Injecting the marinade deeply keeps the marinade contained to guarantee you get the most flavor.
A good steak slices like butter and packs a robust flavor. Both of these qualities can be achieved with a marinade, which tenderizes the meat and injects it with big flavors. It can be done hours in advance, so a steak is ready to throw on the grill after a long day at work. The simple extra step of marinating makes a world of difference in the texture and taste of the meat; you won't believe you ever settled for just salt and pepper.
Long after they sink their teeth into the sweet crunchy treat, guests will be chirping about your adorable edible bird's nest snacks. These festive springtime sweets, crafted from chow mein noodles and topped with candy, make a memorable dessert item, whether it's for an Easter brunch or a child's birthday party.
Similar to a tortilla, the Indian flat bread Chapati is made by rolling out dough and cooking it on a hot griddle. The ideal chapati is paper thin and round in shape. Misshapen or thick chapatis do not wrap properly around fillings and are unappetizing to look at on the table. Make perfectly rolled chapatis the first time, every time.
Vitamin B is known to do several different things for your body, such as reducing the risk of heart disease, easing stress and helping with memory. The vitamin B complex contains several different B vitamins, including B-1, B-2, B-6 and B-12. These vitamins are each known for benefiting the body in different ways, and can be gained by eating different foods.
Forget what you might think you know about empanadas. These Latin pocket pies are not just filled with savory foods. Fruits stuffed into the crust transform empanadas into a dessert or snack more closely resembling American hand-held pies. Like American pies, there are few limits to the fruit filling possibilities for empanandas, but some fruits are more traditional than others. Traditional or trendy, the choice is yours.
Traditionally, Nicaraguans eat their hearty sopa de res, or beef soup, on Mondays, but you can find it in local restaurants throughout the week. In addition to beef, the soup consists of native vegetables, including a variety of different squash and chayote, which is a Nicaraguan savory pear. The soup is generally served with tortillas, rice and cheese, and some people like to add a few drops of lemon juice or hot pepper sauce to their bowl of soup.
Matzo, unleavened and crispy flatbread, is not only the centerpiece of the Jewish Passover Seder ritual. All through the Passover festival, as well as through the rest of the year, matzo is enjoyed in a variety of ways as an alternative to regular, risen bread. If you want to partake in some matzo, as a religious Jew, you will need to prepare yourself properly. The process is simple and only requires some basic handwashing as well as reciting the required blessings.
Sugarcane is one of Australia´s biggest industries. It is worth between AUD$1.5 and $2.5 billion annually (as of June 2011) and there are about 4,000 cane farms. The industry has several areas of study suitable for geography and business studies students and its key topic areas are where sugarcane is grown, the industry´s history, exports and growing methods.
Lady locks are small, horn-shaped cookies that are filled with a cream filling. Prepare and serve these for desert at a Christmas party. Serve them after a large meal or use them as appetizers. Give them to your kids for rewards for doing chores. Make the dough and cream filling by hand instead of using packed molds or packed cream fillings. Flavor your lady locks to your preferred sweetness and alter the recipe any way you see fit.
Sometimes referred to as Jewish penicillin, Matzah ball soup is a traditional Jewish dish, often served at the Passover seder. Some people serve it at other times of the year as well. It consists of very thin broth with dumplings about the size of ping pong balls and some carrots and celery. The recipe has a large number of ingredients, which might make it seem rather intimidating. However, it's not a particularly difficult recipe to make.
Falafel are one of the great street foods of the Middle East. They are small patties of ground chickpeas or fava beans, well-seasoned and then deep-fried in oil. The small, protein-rich snacks are usually shaped into a slightly flattened ball, with a crisp golden exterior and soft, mealy interior. Falafel can be made with soaked, dry chickpeas or canned chickpeas, though the canned version has a higher moisture content and may require the addition of flour or breadcrumbs. The addition of flour or breadcrumbs and deep-frying them at the correct temperature will prevent them falling apart.
Jimmy Dean sausage rolls come in a variety of flavors and sizes. One-pound rolls are typical but bulk rolls up to five pounds are also sold. Most Jimmy Dean sausage is made from pork products seasoned to provide distinctive taste, and maple, sage and Italian seasonings are available. Sausage has a short shelf life but proper freezing provides a longer storage option.
Swedish meatballs are one of the most famous foods of Sweden, however there are different versions in each of the Scandinavian countries. They are made with a combination of pork and beef, or pork and veal -- usually half and half. Various spices are used to flavor them and, depending on what sauce they will be served with, these can be sweet or savory.
This vegetarian dish (also suitable for vegans) originates in the Middle East, where falafels are typically eaten stuffed inside a pita bread with salad and a dressing. They are usually shallow-fried in hot oil; however baking falafels is a healthy, low fat alternative. The falafels you purchase from a takeout establishment will most certainly be fried, therefore make your own from scratch if you want to eat oven-cooked falafels instead.
Roti is a bread that is most commonly found in India but is also served in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Trinidad and Tobago. Soft roti, while a flat bread, is different from naan (another Indian flat bread) because it is not made with yeast. Roti is pronounced "rho tee" and it looks very much like a tortilla. Soft roti can be served with ghee (clarified butter) and is also served alongside cooked vegetables or curries. Roti should always be made with wheat flour.
Marinades quickly and easily add flavor to any fish. The right ingredients also tenderize fish. Marinades work on the surface of the fish by breaking down protein. The protein in the fish loosens and becomes tender when exposed to the marinade. This process also helps to modify the structure of the fish proteins, opening up tunnels in the fish for the flavor to soak in.
Paksiw is a quick, affordable and easy-to-prepare seafood dish typically served in a Filipino household. Silver fish is popularly used for this dish. As the Philippines is composed of dozens of provinces and thousands of islands, cooking styles and ingredients used in local dishes have certain variations. Yet, the basic recipe in a silver fish paksiw always uses fish, onion, garlic, ginger and vinegar as main ingredients -- regardless of regional style.
Prepare scrambled eggs for a large group of 200 using an unconventional preparation method. Bake the eggs in the oven instead of preparing them on the stove top. Oven baking the eggs reduces the amount of hands-on cooking time, and using larger baking pans allows an increased amount of eggs to be prepared at once. Depending on the size of your oven, you will likely have to make several batches of eggs. After cooking the eggs, use a steam table to keep the eggs hot and fresh while waiting to serve them.
Tuna is a saltwater fish high in protein and omega 3. It helps to prevent heart-related illnesses like arrhythmias and strokes as well as obesity. It is found in warm waters areas of the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, as well as in the Mediterranean Sea. When raw, its color is dark, but turns light brown when cooked. It is a perfect fish to marinate as its flavor is not particularly strong. It can be eaten raw, grilled, pan-fried or cooked in the oven.
