Contemporary Vegetables Search Results

How To: Make a vegetarian Spanish-style paella

In this tutorial, we learn how to make a vegetarian Spanish-style paella. You will need: 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 bay leaf, 1/2 onion, 1.5 c Basmati rice, 1 clove garlic, 1/2 vegetable bouillon, 1/2 green bell pepper, 1 tsp tomato paste, 1 small tomato (chopped), 1 chopped tomato, 3 c water, saffron, salt, and fresh thyme. First, sautŽ your onion with garlic and bell pepper in a skillet with olive oil. Next, add in the tomato and saffron, then add in the bay leaf, rice, and herbs and mix thoroughl...

How To: Oven roast garden vegetables

This is a great instructional video on how to make oven roast garden vegetables. First take some tomatoes and cut them into halves with out crushing them. Now you can take some red pepper and cut them. Take the seeds out of the pepper.Put them all in a pan.Put the tomatoes at the bottom and the tomatoes at the top. Now cut the onion into small pieces and put them at the top.Finally you can cut the garlic and peel its skin. Now you can add this too. You can also add lemon. Now keep this tray i...

How To: Make an orange broccoli & cauliflower vegetable dish

Rachel Ray shows how to make orange scented broccoli and cauliflower. Add salt and broccoli and cualiflower to simmering water, and let them steam with peices of orange rind. THe orange rind will add the aroma of oranges to the dish, and infuse the dish with orange flavor. Add butter to the pan, and let it get to the bottom of the pan. Squeeze the juice of the orange that you took the rind from and squeeze it over the top of the vegetables. Chop up a few scallions to add a mild onion flavor. ...

How To: Make vegetable soup in a crockpot

This soup is ideal for hungry people who can't cook. Phillips Woodworking shows you how to make a hearty vegetable soup, that's so simple a child coud do it. You just add some frozen vegetables to the crockpot, some storebought beef broth with low sodium and no MSG, and plug in your crockpot. That's it. No mess, no fuss, and a hearty dinner for you.

How To: Make baby food

Making your own baby food is easier than it sounds—and it’ll save you money, too. You will need fresh fruits and vegetables, lean beef, lamb, poultry, or pork, a vegetable brush, a vegetable peeler or paring knife, a chef's knife, a cutting board and a food mill, processor or a blender. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to make baby food.

How To: Say fruits and vegetables in Russian

Check out this Russian language tutorial video that covers the vocabulary for fruits and vegetables in Russian. Learn how to say pear, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, strawberries, and grapes. Practice your Russian language skills with Rusky Ed as he covers the basic words for fruits and vegetables in Russian with this instructional language video.

How To: Prepare a crudite

In this video, Skinny and Mini teach us how to prepare a crudite. This is a vegetable display for your guests. First, you can chop up all of your different vegetables. Some ideas include: carrots, celery, peppers, mushrooms, and broccoli. A good tip is to blanch your broccoli before you serve it and wipe off your mushrooms. Serve this to your guests with several types of dipping sauces to experiment with flavors. You can also be creative and make your own types of dipping sauces. This is a gr...

How To: Store potatoes & onions

In this video, jenny Jones shows us how to store potatoes and onions correctly. Most people want to keep their vegetables fresh and for the longest time possible. Unfortunately, both of these vegetables give off gases that aren't good for each other so they cannot be stored together. The onions will get soggy and the potatoes will start to grow things. If you want your onions and potatoes to stay fresh , make sure you store them separately. Keep them stored in a cool area and you will have fr...

How To: Make raw veggie wraps & onion crisps

This is a great instructional video on how to make raw veggie wraps and onion crisps. You should chop onions into round pieces. Now put them into frying pan. You can add pepper and a little salt to it. Now fry them by adding a small quantity of oil. Fry it until it is just adequately fried. You can take three or four vegetables and chop them to small pieces. You can add pepper and salt to it. You can add the green leaves too. You can use cabbage. Now you can roll the vegetables with the green...

How To: Prepare vegetables for Christmas dishes

Cooking for the holidays invariably means preparing a lot of food for a lot of people. This includes vegetables like carrots, onions, and squashes. Luckily the Tesco Food Club is here to help. They've got Aiden Byrne showing us the shortcut techniques that restaurants take. You can apply these shortcuts to your own home as well, and save yourself some time and sanity.

How To: Roast vegetables

One of the best ways to warm up a winter meal is to serve a big platter of richly caramelized roasted vegetables. Our favorite combination is a jumble of parsnips, fennel, carrots, red or Yukon gold potatoes, whole garlic cloves and the secret ingredient -- lemon slices. The lemons caramelize and lend a brightness to the other veggies, but should be removed before serving. Cut the veggies into (mostly) uniform pieces and toss with olive oil, coarse salt, pepper and maybe a few herbs (fresh ro...

How To: Make American tacos with spicy beef & vegetables

In this video, we learn how to make American tacos with spicy beef and vegetables. You will first take 2 tsp dried minced onion, 1 tsp sea salt, 1 tsp chili powder, 1/2 tsp dried oregano, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp ground cumin, 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper, and 1/2 tsp corn starch. Mix these all together, then use to season your ground beef. Now, slice up your vegetables you want on your tacos and set aside. Cook your meat with the taco seasoning, then let cook for 10 minutes or until full...

How To: Cook stir fry rice noodles with vegetables

In this tutorial, Chef Ken Hom shows us how to make stir fry rice noodles with vegetables. First you will need to take 8 oz rice noodle and soak them in water until they are soft, then drain them. Now you need to prepare your vegetables. You will need: bean sprouts (8 oz), red peppers (4 oz), shredded water chestnuts (8 oz), spring onions (6 of them finely shredded). Now, stir fry your vegetables in oil and add in 1 tsp salt, 2 tbsp of soy sauce, 3 tbsp of rice wine, 2 1/2 tbsp tomato paste a...

How To: Make popular Korean noodle soup, jjamppong

In this video, we learn how to make Jjamppong. You will need: Jjamppong noodles, 10 dried anchovies, 3 shiitake mushrooms, 1/3 c dried kelp, 1/2 of a medium onion, 1/4 c pork, 3 large shrimp, 4 mussels and a few pieces of squid. You will also need garlic, ginger, vegetable oil, oyster sauce, fish sauce, hot pepper flakes, ground black pepper, carrots, leeks, bamboo shoots and white mushrooms. First, you will make your stock which involves taking 7 cups of water and boiling it with your dried ...

How To: Start a Vegetable Garden

It's always a pleasure to grow your own herbs and vegetables. Start with good, healthy soil and add lots of organic material. To grow your herbs and vegetables: you can use either seeds or seedlings. Seeds are more cost effective but take longer to grow whereas with seedlings you'll have an instant garden. For more information on starting a vegetable garden, watch this friendly DIY home gardening tutorial.

How To: Stir fry chicken and vegetables with ramen noodles

Forget the Chinese takeout tonight. Follow along with this cooking how to video to learn how to make stir fried chicken with vegetables and ramen noodles. This stir fry recipe is much healthier than any you would find at a restaurant. Watch and learn how simple it is to stir fry chicken and vegetables. Don't forget the ramen noodles.

How To: Bake white fish and vegetables in foil

Wrapping meat or fish in foil and then baking it is a whole lot like steaming vegetables: Both methods are healthy and help intensify the flavor of whatever's wrapped inside. This video presents a way to bake white fish along with delicious vegetables in foil.

How To: Make vegetable soup

Homemade vegetable soup isn't just satisfying, it's healthy, too. Watch how to whip up a batch of this tasty soup from scratch. You will need: olive oil, chopped vegetables, salt, thyme, oregano, water and vegetable bouillon. The beauty of this soup is that it can be adapted to whatever ingredients that you happen to have on hand.

How To: Grow plants, flowers and vegetables organically

While organic gardening might sound like a complicated endeavor, you'll find it's actually considerably less trouble to work with nature than to constantly fight against it. This green gardener's guide from the British National Trust presents a primer on the subject. For more information, and to get started creating your own organic flower or vegetable garden, take a look.

How To: Make tonjiru or butajiro—pork and vegetable miso soup

Niho Ryori demonstrates how to make tonjiru or butajiro, pork and vegetable miso soup. First, cut carrots into quartered slices. Do the same with a giant white radish. Repeat the technique with a potato and add them to water. Scrub a root under running water and peel off the skin. Shave off slices of the root and put them in water to prevent discoloration. Dice small squares of par boiled gelatin. Cut a spring onion into diagonal slices. Heat a low-flavored oil in a pan and add all the vegeta...

How To: Choose cool weather veggies & flowers for your garden

The presenter, John White, explains how to choose and transplant cold weather vegetables and flowers in this video. The first vegetable he identifies is spinach. He suggests ensuring that the plant has been "hardened off" when buying transplants from the nursery. Next John presents leaf lettuce, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and Swiss chard as some additional vegetables. He does remind the watcher to consult the plant labels for all the spacing information they may need. Moving on to flowers, J...