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How To: Make the perfect Christmas wassail

Sure you can make Christmas punch this year, but that's just plain boring! Go even more traditional with Wassail! A fantastic alcoholic drink that was primarily consumed in the 14th. century by Anglo Saxtons. In this video you will learn how to make the Wassail with a fantastic recipe!

How To: Blanch and freeze broccoli

If you grow broccoli, but don't find yourself eating it fast enough to consume your whole crop before it goes bad, then blanching and freezing your broccoli can be a good option for preserving it. This video walks you through the steps of blanching and freezing, enabling your broccoli to remain tasty for as long as possible.

How To: Stay healthy by drinking coffee

In this video tutorial, viewers learn that drinking coffee will help them stay healthy. Coffee contains antioxidants called polyphenol which helps prevent tiptur diabetes, Parkinson's disease, memory decline and advanced prostate cancer. An average American consumes about 3 cups a day. It's better to take 6-8 sips ever hour until the afternoon and it will keep you alert. Don't consume it all at once in the morning. If concerned about caffeine, drink decaf coffee instead. You will still get so...

How To: Tie a tamale knot

The Tamale was designed to hold long bundles of leather for whip braiding. It is useful for bundling larger diameter rope for use in hojojutsu or shipboard. Difficult and time consuming but it does work on lengths up to 5 fathoms. Watch this video knot-tying tutorial and learn how to tie a tamale knot.

How To: Hack a Monster soda can to stash a beer bottle

In this tutorial, learn how to hack a can of Monster - or any large soda can - to stash a bottle. This is great if you are drinking a beer in public when you aren't allowed or if you'd just rather no one knew what kind of embarrassing beverage you are actually consuming. Follow along with the clip and learn exactly how to disassemble a simple can and use it as a cover for any bottle that will fit inside.

How To: Make roasted broccoli with Parmesan cheese

Broccoli is one of the foods that terrifies children but is very popular among adults both for its nutritional value and it hearty taste. This video demonstrates how to cook a recipe for roasted broccoli with Parmesan cheese. Delicious and savory, this is one vegetable side dish that you won't have any problem getting your guests to consume.

How To: Reinstall Windows XP using Ubuntu

Has your Windows installation become corrupt or unusable and wish to reinstall Windows on your personal computer? Have no fear! Steven Barn will teach you, step by step, how to restore / install your Windows installation using Ubuntu live and your original Windows XP installation disc. To do this, you will need: Windows XP installation disc, CD burner, ISO image of Ubuntu live, and a blank CD. Though this will restore your windows installation cheaply, it is quite time consuming and would rec...

How To: Create your own massive pork processing plant in Minecraft

In Minecraft, pork is the main food source that you can consume to recover health, although cooking it has a greater effect on recovering health. But if you're looking to get a large supply that automatically filters down for easy collection, check out this video. In it you will learn how to build a towering pork processing plant with pig spawners.

How To: Conserve at home to help the enviroment

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to conserve at home. One way to conserve at home is to have a recycling bin. Before throwing away a recyclable item, rinse it off first to avoid unpleasant odors. Change all the incandescent light bulbs in your home to fluorescent light bulbs to conserve the electricity. Fluorescent light bulbs consume 4 times less energy and lasts 8 times longer. Use home appliances that have the "Energy Star" label on them. Wash your clothing with cold water. Eat or...

How To: Draw an Indian paint brush

Ever heard of an Indian Paintbrush? An Indian Paintbrush, also known as a Castilleja and Prairie-fire, are edible and sweet plants that were consumed in moderation by various American Indian tribes as a condiment with other fresh greens. Now that you know what an Indian Paintbrush is, here's your chance to larn how to draw one with help from this drawing tutorial presented by Hawks Vs. Pigeon Productions.

How To: Create an elegant kitchen backsplash

In today's edition of the DIY Network, you will learn how to create an elegant backsplash for your kitchen. This backsplash looks lovely and is made from recycled glass tile - so it's eco-friendly! In this renovation tutorial, hosted by Fuad Reveiz and Paul Ryan, you will learn how to fix up that old kitchen and make it shiny and new!

How To: Speed up calculations with helper cells in MS Excel

Are you looking for a way to make your Microsoft Excel formulas simpler, faster and more efficient? If so, you're in the right place. With this free video lesson from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelsFun, the 7th installment in his "Excel Formula Efficiency" series, you'll learn how to use a helper cell to remove a time-consuming (expensive) section of your formula to speed up calculations.

How To: Reduce waste from plastic bags

Here is the real answer to the question: Paper or plastic? Join your friendly neighbor for a fireside chat about plastic bags and how Americans consume 380 billion of them a year. If you don't need a bag, don't take one. You can use fabric bags and reuse them over and over again. You can also reuse plastic bags for trash can liners, doggy bags, etc.

How To: Make Cream Cheese Brownies

On the Fourth of July, we like to celebrate by consuming lots of rich, savory (and unfortunately, belly engorging) food, including barbecued meats, hot dogs, and chips. So when it comes time for dessert, you're usually craving something less flavor-popping and spicy.

How To: Use the Blender Make Links tool

When you begin working with complex scenes, you'll often find yourself applying the same material to a multitude of objects, which becomes quite time consuming. By using blender's "Make Links" tool you can quickly apply a single materials to as many objects as you'd like. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular open-source 3D computer graphics application or are a seasoned digital artist merely on the lookout for new tips and tricks, you're sure to be well served by this free v...

How To: Stop bloating after eating raw foods

Most of us aim at maintaining a healthy lifestyle and many of us incorporate raw food in our daily diet, to keep the calories under check. For some, this may result in a bloated and uneasy feeling. The reason for this could be many. However, primarily this arises due to the fact that our bodies are not habituated to handling so much fiber! This video shows how to deal with the problem, for those who experience this kind of bloated feeling. The first step necessary is to gently steam the raw v...

How To: Make a frozen banana daiquiri

The average American consumes 27 pounds of bananas every year. If you're not getting your fair share, try this classic drink—you'll catch up in no time. Chill the cocktail glass by filling it with ice and water, and set it aside. Crush the ice in the blender. Peel the banana and break it into small chunks. Place the small chunks of banana into the blender. Pour in the light rum, banana liqueur, lime juice, and simple syrup. Blend the ingredients for about 15 seconds, or until smooth and cream...

How To: Build an emergency portable car heater for emergency situations

If you've ever gotten your car stuck in a blizzard or been lost on a wilderness drive in winter, you know that keeping that car warm is vital to your comfort and even survival. Using the heater means keeping the car on though, and that means consuming precious fuel. And what if the car breaks down? Watch this video for instructions on how to make a portable emergency heater for your car that will keep it between 60-70 degrees for about 24 hours burning only rubbing alcohol. It could save your...

How To: Create a simple and elegant fishtail braid

Fishtail braids are really not much different from your typical braids, only that they trail off from being thick at the top to very thin and delicate on the bottom (yes, like a fish tail). But this one feature is what makes them infinitely more elegant and romantic than the typical braids we wore in 5th grade.

How To: Identify the pecan aphid

We learn how to identify a pecan aphid. There a few different types, some more harmful than others. Looking at the leaves closely we see shiny sticky spots on the leaves. This is called honeydew' which is actually the aphids waste. It is not harmful to the tree. The Black pecan aphids however cause brown discolorations on the leaves. They are necessary to control although mother nature offers a way since there are certain insects who actually eat their eggs. It is wise to first consider this ...

How To: Paint nails with a colorful, swirl and dot combination

Love4Nails demonstrates a nail design consisting of black and white swirls and dots on a red background. She has already applied a base coat and two coats of red polish. The first step in making the design is the white swirl on the tip. Using the pointed end of a nail dotter, she dips it in the white polish and draws the outline of the swirl, and then fills it in. Next she does the black swirl at the bottom in the same manner.

How To: Make a mini strawberry cane for a dollhouse

This video is about how exactly to make a mini strawberry cane. Strawberry canes are sliced into small individual slices to look like tiny little strawberry slices. This how to video is made by Garden of Imagination. This cane is made using many different colors or polymer clay. Making a strawberry cane is much more time consuming than many other canes. You can use these strawberry slices for things such as a mini cake for doll houses. These pieces are normally glazed when on a final project....

How To: Do the "PLL" Rubik's Cube solution technique

This is a demonstration on how to use the PLL method to solve a Rubik's cube. The author informs that what people do before and after applying the PLL technique is very important. According to him, people usually tend to first align as many faces as they can, when they see a partial algorithm and then apply the PLL method, which is very time consuming. Instead, one should stop one step short of alignment, apply the Pll method and then align the faces completely. The author, however, points ou...