How To: Insulate your windows with plastic
This winter, keep heat in and cold out by sealing your windows with plastic. You will need:
This winter, keep heat in and cold out by sealing your windows with plastic. You will need:
You've heard of green matcha tea making a great beverage, but how about a sauce? This cooking how to video shows you how to make a delicious sauce using Japanese matcha tea. This green tea sauce is good goes great with oily dishes. Watch and learn how to make it.
Flaming drinks are as flashy as they are tricky. Be sure to use 151 proof alcohol or higher, otherwise no fire is going to get started. Of course, make sure not to set yourself, or anyone else around you, on fire while mixing up these specialty drinks. Watch this video beverage making tutorial and learn how to mix up a Flaming Jesus cocktail and a Flaming Dr. Pepper cocktail
Delicioso! This specialty drink is a veritable fruit buffet cocktail! You will need limes, strawberries, agave nectar, tequila, and lychee liqueur. Watch this video beverage-mixing tutorial and learn how to make a Ciapirita de lychee cocktail
Nothing is says classic cocktail like an Old Fashioned. You will need simple syrup, bitters, bourbon whiskey, and an orange peel for garnish. Learn how to mix an Old Fashioned cocktail by watching this video beverage-making tutorial.
The Pisco Sour is the national drink of Peru, and also of Chile. You will need Pisco brandy, lime juice, simple syrup, and an egg white. Learn how to mix the South American classic Pisco sour cocktail by watching this video beverage-making tutorial.
The Tom Collins is a simple and classic cocktail to make. You will need gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, and club soda or soda water. Learn how to mix up a Tom Collins cocktail by watching this video beverage-making tutorial.
You don't need to travel to Cusco, Peru to enjoy a delicious cocktail. Limes, simple syrup, Pisco brandy, and egg white make up the famous Peruvian Pisco Sour cocktail. Watch this video beverage-making tutorial and learn how to mix a Pisco Sour Peruvian cocktail at home.
This easy to make drink, is not only full of great flavors, and a wonderfully refreshing drink during the summer. Lower in alcohol content than most drinks it is a good introduction cocktails. You will need a Pimm's and lemonade (lemon lime soda or ginger ale). Watch this video beverage-making tutorial and learn how to mix a Pimm's Cup cocktail.
It was on August 15, 1954, that Ramón "Monchito" Marrero Pérez first introduced the Piña Colada to the customers of the Beachcomber Bar at the Caribe Hilton in San Juan, Puerto Rico. To mix up a Piña Colada you will need a light rum, Coco Lopez coconut creme, heavy cream, pineapple juice, ice, and a blender. Watch this video beverage-making tutorial and learn how to mix a Pina Colada cocktail.
The use of egg white and cream in this version of the fizz creates a unique experience. Velvet with a citrus background and a bubbly pop, the Ramos Gin Fizz is a delightful drink. To mix this cocktail, you will need gin, lemon juice, lime juice, egg white, cream, and some strong arms. Learn how to mix up a Ramos Gin Fizz cocktail by watching this video beverage-making tutorial.
Not only must you stock your bar with the and most useful tools, you need to be able to take your act on the road. In this episode of "The Cocktail Spirit," Robert Hess shows how to be a traveling bartender. Watch this video beverage-making tutorial and learn how to choose the right cocktail tools.
The Vieux Carre was first created in 1938 by Walter Bergeron, the head bartender at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans. To mix the Vieux Carre you will need brandy, rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, Benedectine, and bitters. Watch this video beverage-making tutorial and learn how to mix up the Vieux Carre cocktail.
In this episode of "The Cocktail Spirit," Robert gives you the last word on stocking your bar, and then mixes up the Last Word cocktail. You will need chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, gin, and lime juice. Learn how to mix this very old but rare last word cocktail recipe by watching this video beverage-making tutorial.
Rob "Riki Tiki" Roy mixes up another cocktail, with fire! You will need sugar, Bacardi 151 rum, floral tea, amaretto, Grand Marnier, white creme de cacao, and whipping cream. Watch this video beverage-making tutorial and learn how to mix a blackout cocktail.
See how easy it is to take the mystery out of making delicious cocktails when Manuel shows the simple method of building a drink with 3 basic ingredients. You will need Frangelico hazelnut liqueur, lime, and ice. Watch this video beverage-making tutorial and learn how to mix a Frangelico Zesti cocktail.
The host from the highly acclaimed "Mixing with the Best" (Manuel Terron) mixes up a frozen melon margarita with the help of the beautiful Lucie Brown. You will need honeydew, Midori melon liqueur, tequila, and lime juice. Watch this video beverage-making tutorial and learn how to mix a frozen honeydew melon margarita cocktail.
Make a lime, ginger and raspberry martini - a unique and zesty cocktail mixed by bartender extraordinaire Steve Drew. You will need ginger, lime, raspberry vodka, and Chambord raspberry liqueur. Watch this video beverage-making tutorial and learn how to mix a spiced raspberry martini cocktail.
The Orient Express is a lychee-flavored vodka-based cocktail with lychees, lychee liqueur, ginger, lemongrass and jasmine green tea. This specialty drink is a smooth original by BarDelicious bartender extraordinaire Steve Drew. Watch this video beverage-making tutorial and learn how to mix an Orient Express cocktail.
Steve Drew from Bar Delicious Nelson, New Zealand makes a Chili and Passionfruit Martini using 26000 Vodka. You'll need a whole red chili, passion fruit pulp, simple syrup, vodka, and vermouth. Watch this video beverage-making tutorial and learn how to mix a chili and passion fruit martini cocktail.
Vodka, cucumber, mint, lime, soda water and sugar combine to make a really refreshing summer cocktail. Take a tour of the Oyster Bar in Nelson, New Zealand, and pick up a great drink recipe from their resident bartender. Watch this video beverage-making tutorial and learn how to mix a Mapito mojito-inspired cocktail.
Tequila, Bacardi 151, and a hollowed out lime make up the La Bomba shot cocktail. Follow along with bartender Natalie as she gives step by step directions for how to mix up this specialty drink shot. Watch this video beverage making tutorial and learn how to mix the La Bomba shot cocktail.
Tequila, Grand Marnier, sweet and sour mix, lime juice, and blue curacao make up the Herradura blue margarita cocktail. Follow along with the bartender as he gives step by step directions for how to mix up this new twist on a classic drink. Watch this video beverage making tutorial and learn how to mix the Herradura blue margarita cocktail.
Leave nothing but a wasted mushroom cloud behind to float around in that empty brain. Malibu rum, blue curacao, pina colada mix, and half and half make up the sweet and pretty Adam Bomb cocktail. Follow along with bartender Adam as he gives step by step directions for how to mix up this potently alcoholic drink. Watch this video beverage making tutorial and learn how to mix the Adam Bomb cocktail.
Finally, a cocktail worthy of being named by the greatest Rod Stewart song of all time. Southern Comfort, amaretto, Chambord, lime juice, grenadine, and triple sec make up the sweet Maggie May martini cocktail. Follow along with bartender Maggie as she gives step by step directions for how to mix up this specialty drink. Watch this video beverage making tutorial and learn how to mix the Maggie May martini cocktail.
Veteran bartender Paul Murphy shows Bill Daley how to prepare top shelf, specialty alcoholic drinks for holiday guests. Learn how to mix a Jack Frost, a delicious chocolate mint martini with white chocolate liqueur, vanilla vodka, and peppermint schnapps, an Ebenezer's Egg Nog cocktail, an egg nog mixed with coffee liqueur, like Kahlua, and a Seasons martini, with cranberry juice, orange vodka, cranberry vodka, and apple schnapps. Watch this video beverage-making tutorial and follow along to ...
The Sidecar is a classic cognac, aged French brandy, cocktail that is sweetened with Triple Sec and lemon juice or sweet and sour mix. Learn how to mix this traditional cocktail by watching and following along with this beverage-making video tutorial.
Having a cocktail party and not quite sure what alcoholic beverages to serve up? Then watch this how to video to learn how to mix up a Black Russian. For the Black Russian drink you need vodka, coffee liqueur, milk, and
Looking for an alcoholic beverage that's got a little caffeinated kick? Try this delicious coffee-flavored cocktail that will start your night off right. Learn how to mix a killer Seattle Manhattan.
Proper nutrition is an important part of every strenuous sport, and mountain biking is no exception. This video features a professional mountain bike racer walking you through her nutritional regimen. Topics covered include when to eat before a race, what to eat, and what beverages to use during the race to keep your energy up and improve your ride.
Fool your friends and amazing your enemies with this trick where you use the power of magic to refill a soda can and pour a delicious beverage for them.
Get ready to learn how to make this classic beachside rum beverage, the Mai Tai. The key to this big liquor, big flavor drink? You need to use almond liqueur.
Web Chef demonstrates how to prepare and clean snow crab. First, fill a large pot halfway full of water, add a dash of sea salt and bring it to a boil. Throw in the crabs, replace the lid and cook them for 15 minutes. Remove the crabs from the pot and run them under cold water. Pull out the crab's apron and break half the body from the shell. Grab the legs and pry it out from its shell. Break out the mouth and the lungs. Rinse the crab under cold water. Pry the body away from the other half o...
This video teaches you how to make a whiskey sour drink from scratch. You first put 1 jigger of whiskey for each drink into a cocktail shaker. Next you add about ¾ of an ounce of lemon juice per drink. Then you add 1 tablespoon of sugar syrup. You make this by heating water and dissolving sugar in it, about 2x as much sugar as water. Next you add crushed ice, and shake until the drink is ice cold. You can tell when the drink is ice cold when the shaker begins to condensate and feels cold to t...
Have you ever had a cold sore that just won't seem to go away? In this video, we learn how to get rid of your cold sores for good! Since there is no complete cure for cold sores, you must start with prevention. Eat a healthy diet with lots of nutrients, which will restore your immune system to fight against cold sores before you get them. If you end up still getting one, don't bite it or irritate it. You can use natural remedies or over the counter products to help relieve these and get rid o...
If there's a better way to impress your friends than with cocktails, I don't know what it is. Some nice glasses, quality spirits, and a recipe that doesn't involve pre-made margarita mix, and you'll automatically look suave. However, the most overlooked cocktail accoutrement (and the coolest, in both senses) is the ice.
If you're anything like me, your day doesn't start until you've sloughed away your grogginess with a scalding hot shower. That perfectly-heated water can clear stuffed sinuses, relax the muscles, and make pretty much anyone feel squeaky clean. However, a cold shower can do even more for you if you can stand the low temperatures.
Sweet potato noodles make some awesome Asian dishes and are usually prepared in stir fry dishes and also cold salads. If you're looking at trying to make them at home, check out this video. In it you will get a basic recipe for making a cold sweet potato noodle salad that's good as a side dish or a main course meal.
In this video, Betty makes a variety of floats for summer. She shows you how to use various flavors of soda and ice cream to make interesting treats for the warm weather. Enjoy these sweet, cold, refreshing treats for desserts or everyday snacks in the warmer months. Yum!
During the cold winter months greenhouses can become so cold that it can become harful to any potential plants that you may be trying to grow. What some people like to do is build a firebox. What this basically does is use a concrete like box and tube to help disperse heat throughout the greenhouse. It's easy to do and easy to figure out. So check out the video and enjoy!