How To: Be a good host
Learn how to be a good host. Party-planning can be tricky, but you don't have to be Martha Stewart to be a good host.
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How To: Make moist Moroccan almond macaroons
Is it tea time once again? We're sure you and your guests adore your cucumber and mayo tea sandwiches and your onion-marinated mushrooms, but how about spicing things up once in a while? While you don't usually imagine Moroccan cookies when you think about high English tea, these Moroccan cookies may just be the perfect compliment to a fresh kettle of Earl Gray.
How To: Prepare a black forest trifle
In this two part video, follow along with Women's Weekly cookery editor, Sue McMahon, as she shows us how to make a delightful black forest trifle for your next holiday party. To make this black forest trifle, you will need black cherries in syrup, chocolate finger cakes or marble cake, Kirsch, plain chocolate, vanilla custard, double cream, single cream, icing sugar, and vanilla extract. Make this thick custard dish for your next bash and leave your guest's tummys full & happy!
How To: Create a loose updo for a beach wedding
For both the bride and groom and the guests, beach weddings are a little messier to deal with. And when it comes to dressing and getting your hair and makeup ready, there are the additional considerations of practicality (you're going to be trotting on sand, after all) including how to do your hair so the wind won't whip it into a frizz cloud and how to apply makeup so it won't all slide off before the "I Do."
How To: Make an extremely simple origami chopstick holder for beginners
Are you hosting an Asian-themed party soon and need an easy but impressive way to present your utensils (AKA chopsticks)? Then this is the perfect project for you.
How To: Make chocolate dessert cups for a event or party
In this video, we learn how to make chocolate dessert cups for an event or party. First, tape a cupcake pan and paint pink colored hot chocolate into a shape at the bottom. Next, add in melted chocolate to the individual cups. After this, place in the refrigerator for 10 minutes, then push the cups out of the trays. Then, you can place icing or cream into the middle of them and serve to guests. These only take a short amount of time to make, and everyone will love them. It's a great way to ke...
How To: Cook glazed carrots
Make the perfect side vegetable dish this evening with this divine recipe for glazed carrots. Serve your man course with a complimentary dish that will have your guest's mouths watering. This recipe yields 6 servings.
How To: Make a Vodka gimlet for guests
Writer of 'How to Sew a Button: And Other Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew', Erin Bried shows us how to make a Vodka Gimlet for those of us hosting guests. Don't struggle to remember how to make it, or exactly how much goes into the recipe for the drink, the clearly laid out instructions with accompanied video makes making this delicious drink a breeze. From the chilling of the water, to preparing the shaker, to each component ingredient such as vodka and lime juice, there will be no confus...
How To: Grill churrascaria-style
Churrascaria? What's that? It's a meat-lover's dream… if you're in Brazil. But you don't have to travel abroad to enjoy the meaty goodness of this awesome grilling party! A churrascaria is an all-you-can-eat Brazilian steak house that features an amazing array of spit-roasted meats. Recreate the experience at home with these tips. The churrasco grilling style was inspired by Brazilian gauchos, or cowboys, who cooked their meat on skewers over open fires.
How To: Arrange flowers at a dinner party
Lifestyle expert Clinton Kelly demonstrates how to throw a fabulous party. With great food, alcohol, and atmosphere you must also have fresh flowers to add ambiance. Big floral centerpieces overtake the room and have to be removed from the table when dining so that guests can see one another. Clinton recommends a low long floral arrangement that will not block guests. Staying in the same color family when choosing flowers is recommended. Start with small low container with room temperature wa...
How To: Host your first Christmas dinner
Hosting your first holiday dinner? These tips & tricks will help you pull together a fabulous party without losing your holiday spirit or mind!
How To: Throw a champagne brunch
It’s time to celebrate! What better way than with a bubbly brunch? You Will Need
How To: Attend a wedding alone
Learn how to attend a wedding alone. Not having a date for a wedding can be a good thing, if you know how to work it.
Apple AR: Mobile App Lets You Organize Your Meal Options with Event Planner
If you've ever organized an event, you know how chaotic it can be. Event planners are essential, but even so, taking the time to make sure it's organized and everyone is getting what they want can be stressful. Especially when you have to account for what every person is eating at the event, what their toppings are, and how they'd like their meal cooked.
How To: Turn Your Chromecast into a Jukebox with Collaborative Party Playlists
When it comes to playing music at parties, the whole process can be a bit like a dictatorship. One person, usually the host, chooses all of the music and controls playback, essentially forcing everyone else to listen to the songs that they like.
How To: Use Google+ Events
Since its inception, Google+ fans have been clamoring for Google Calendar integration. Today, Google+ has launched something better: Google+ Events.
How To: Bake spooky Blackout cupcakes for Halloween
Serve your Halloween party guests a dessert that's both a treat and a trick by baking and decorating these spooky Blackout cupcakes. Made from copious amounts of chocolate and cocoa powder, these cupcakes are darkly delicious. Check out this cake tutorial for the how-to.
How To: Carve a turkey easily for Thanksgiving
Once your Thanksgiving dinner table is set with beautiful gourds, autumnal leaves, and candles and your turkey, green bean casserole, and pies are out of the oven, it's time to mess everything up. While a beautiful dinner presentation is great and all, unless you plan on having your guests rip off drumsticks from the turkey caveman-style you'll probably want to carve the bird.
How To: Craft standing turkey napkin holders for Thanksgiving
Don't just throw some paper napkins next to your plates and call it a day this Thanksgiving. Put some thought into your dinner table preparations and your guests will greatly appreciate it.
How To: Craft a pine cone turkey decoration for Thanksgiving
The edible turkey doesn't have to be the only turkey on your Thanksgiving table this holiday season. We know that when it comes to turkey day, food is probably the most important attraction.
How To: Make a fondue out of meat
Fondue is a popular communal dinner dish, often served at a dinner party. This recipe teaches you how to make an oil and sauce fondue for meat (like chicken and beef). This unique idea is certain to wow guests at your next get-together.
How To: Make Swiss meringue buttercream icing
Dyann calls this recipe 1,2,3 because it has three ingredients in it. Eggwhites, sugar and butter. If you don't have time to bake a cake from scratch. This icing on a box cake mix will make guests think that you have made everything from scratch. Watch this how to video and learn how to make Swiss meringue buttercream icing.
How To: Make cheap apple walnut sticky buns with Sandra Lee
In this clip, Sandra Lee shows you how to do what she does best and make a delicious recipe for very little money. Sandra shows you how to combine homemade ingredients with store bought items so that it tastes like it was made from scratch. Enjoy these sinfully decadent breakfast pastries for your guests, a bake sale or as a treat for yourself! Enjoy!
How To: Make classic American southern fried chicken
In Epicurious' "Around the World" series, we stop by South Carolina to test out a classic American recipe - southern fried chicken. In this how-to video, you'll learn how to marinate, batter, and fry chicken in a most delicious manner. Your guests will be clamoring for second and third helpings of this fried chicken.
How To: Make a quick and easy omelet
In this tutorial, you will learn how to make a quick and easy omelet. This omelet is absolutely delicious, makes a perfect breakfast, and because it is so quick to do, it's great in a pinch!
How To: Make a delicious meat lovers wrap
Are you in college? Too lazy to make a proper meal? Too cheap or poor to go out to dinner? But, still have that sophisticated pallet, this video will show you exactly how to eat like rich person and make these delicious meat lover wraps to enjoy any night of week. Don't be afraid to enter the kitchen after watching this video you'll be eager to have dinner guest.
How To: Make delicious homemade French bread
Nothing soaks up sauce better than a big piece of French bread. In this two part tutorial, learn exactly how to make bakery style French bread from scratch and impress your guests!
How To: Make noodles with mushrooms on a budget
This video teaches you a wonderful alternative to eating ramen noodles, or eating on a budget. This creative easy to make dish is great for a college student, or anybody unfamiliar of the kitchen. Sick of those simple flavored ramen noodles? Well this tutorial shows you how to spruce up this dish in no time for yourself or your guest.
How to Make Indian food: Mutton biryani
Indian Biryani is traditionally eaten at festive occasions. This is not an easy dish to cook, however, this tutorial will show you the whole process in a few easy steps. Check out this video and learn a much easier way of making mutton biryani. Your guests will be very impressed with your ability to cook this complicated Indian dish. Enjoy!
Make a Halloween Appetizer: Severed Cheese Fingers
Throwing a Halloween party this year and looking for theme appetizers? Gross out your Halloween guests, but later win them over, with this cleaver recipe for "severed cheese fingers". Serve them fresh at your next Halloween bash, and successfully creep your friends and family out... and get points for creativity!
How To: Make a "cockroach" appetizer for Halloween
Want to gross out your Halloween guests? Fix up an appetizer that will get them squirming! In this tutorial, learn how to make a plate of creepy cockroaches... that taste yummy! A perfect addition to your next Halloween party.
How To: Make pasta pomodoro with Sam Fogarino of Interpol
Let's set the scene: Great New York loft space, with seemingly A+ hosts and dinner party guest Sam Fogarino (of the band Interpol) making the main course: Pasta Pomodoro. Um, may we say très chic? So upper east side. Enjoy this video which acts as a great how to on how to throw a great dinner party, mixed with a delicious recipe for Pasta Pomodoro.
How To: Make Clams Casino Appetizer
In this tutorial from Food Wishes, Chef John brings us a great recipe for Clams Casino... A classic appetizer for those special holiday parties, or any other time you want to impress your guests. Ingredients include: neck clams, bacon, butter, red pepper, two cloves of finely minced garlic, bread crumbs, a pinch of salt, a couple drops of Worcester sauce and finely grated parmesan cheese. Bon Appetite!
How To: Hack a Windows PC with a USB key
In this episode of Hak5, Darren shows us a USB key, dubbed the USB Hacksaw, that instantly and silently installs on target Windows 2000 or higher computers with guest or higher privileges which will monitor USB ports for flash drives and automatically download their contents for silent archival and email. For detailed instructions on replicating this hack yourself, watch this video hacking tutorial.
How To: Play "Little Lion Man" by Mumford and Sons on piano
Mumford and Sons and their hit song "Little Lion Man" have officially arrived since the Grammies, and if you don't know how to cover this song you're going to be underequipped to impress fellow cocktail-party guests. Watch this video for a silent but comprehensible guide to playing "Little Lion Man" on piano.
How To: Fold a dazzling origami martini glass for the New Year
Your New Year's party guests will swear these are the real thing and perhaps even pick one up to pour some Chardonnay in if you're not careful! This origami tutorial shows you how to fold realistic - and damn cute - martini glasses.
How To: Make your own summery wine glass charms
Wine glass charms go around the stems of wineglasses to help guests at your BBQ, dinner or other party identify their glass of wine. You can use any sort of bead or charm to make these, but this tutorial shows you how to make a set of summery charms using beads and memory wire.
How To: Origami your own party invitations for a unique touch
Your guests will be very impressed with all the effort you put into these origami invitations. In this clip, learn how to make a totally unique invitation for your next event. These origami letters will set the perfect tone for your next gathering. Have fun!
How To: Cook duck breast with sweet potato mash
In this clip, learn how to make an Irish specialty: duck breast with sweet potato mash. This tasty dish is a little more complicated than some other meals but is well worth it. If you are looking for a way to impress your in-laws or please your picky guests, try this recipe out. This is a delicious succulent duck dish with simple mashed sweet potatoes and a balsamic reduction.
How To: Roast potatoes with rosemary, garlic & red pepper
Any potato can be made interesting and look 'fancy' with the right ingredients! In this tutorial, learn how to add some rosemary, spicy red pepper flakes and garlic to your roasted potatoes and really bring out their flavor. These spuds will impress even the pickiest dinner guest and the best party is - they are quick, easy and cheap to prepare! Enjoy!