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How To: Activate leavening agents

Baking powder, baking soda, and yeast, what do those things mean? In this how to video Chef Paul explains different leavening agents and their uses. Watch and learn the difference between baking soda and baking powder and how to activate them. Keep watching and see how to activate yeast for dough.

How To: Make grilled chicken pasta with Alfredo sauce

Nothing tastes better than Alfredo pasta with a little chicken. Well except for one thing, mesquite grilled chicken over pasta. Watch this how to video to learn how to make mesquite grilled chicken alfredo pasta topped with asparagus and cheddar cheese sauce. This Cajun recipe from Cajun Cooking TV is awesome. All you need is: all purpose flour, butter, English cheddar, sharp cheddar, pasta, milk, grilled chicken, asparagus and salt to taste.

How To: Cook steel cut oats for oatmeal

Steel cut oats are whole, preserving the nutrients that would normally get cut out. To make steel cut oatmeal you will need steel cut oats, water, raisins, nuts, or whatever else you want to flavor it. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to cook steel cut oats for oatmeal.

How To: Make raw falafels with sunflower seeds

Raw dishes often entail food that is unprocessed and uncooked. This how-to video will show you great raw recipes to make at home. Watch and learn how to prepare a raw falafels. All you need for this falafel recipe is: sunflower seeds, parsley, salt, cumin, mustard seeds, coriander, and onion powder. Make raw falafels for dinner or your next party.

How To: Make roast and candy nuts

Learn to make roast and candy nuts by Professional Chef Cat Cora. Roasting nuts intensifies color and flavor, and also makes the nuts a little crunchier, while candying just makes them a little sweeter. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to roast and candy nuts at home.

How To: Make Indian poha chivda (rice snack)

Indian snacks are awesome, but when we look into the health factor, they go from 30 to 0 in 2 seconds flat. Poha chivda is a wonderful healthy snack alternative to the fried ones, you so yearn for at the stores. This poha chivda recipe has a great shelf life and is so easy to make. Make a big batch and store it or a small batch and keep it fresh. Just watch this how to video and learn how to make this Indian style rice dish.

How To: Sprout mung beans for Indian style recipes

Bean sprouts are an extremely healthy and delicious way to enjoy legumes. Although sprouting can seem intimidating to some, it is really an easy process. Any whole bean can be sprouted - Mung, Garbanzo, Kidney, Moth, Adzuki, Lentil, etc. Sprouts can be eaten raw in salads or cooked. Watch this how-to video and try this simple method for sprouting mung beans.

How To: Make banana pancakes with pumpkin pie spice

Banana pancakes are a great breakfast recipe. Live like Jack Johnson and let chef Jason Hill show you how to make them. The ingredients are flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and banana. Learn how to prepare these banana pancakes by watching and following along with this video cooking tutorial.