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How To : Cook Grains Perfectly, Every Time

When it comes to cooking grains, there is an unspoken rule to never stray from the exact measurements. Consulting charts for the proper ratio of liquid to grain is considered the difference between crunchy, undercooked pebbles and a mushy mess... that is, until now. Don't Mis ...more

How To : Make Vietnamese chicken pho noodle soup with Kai

This noodle soup "PHO" is easy to make at home, and it is sure to please. You will need chicken, vinegar, onion, pho spice seasoning, rice noodles, and water. Watch this how to video cooking tutorial and learn how to make pho Vietnamese noodle soup from Thai chef Kai.

How To : Make vegetarian pasta lo-mein with chef Kai

Don't have any noodles to make some lo mein with? Don't fear you can use regular spaghetti pasta instead. Watch this how to video cooking tutorial as Thai Chef Kai shows you how to make pasta lo-mein. This lo-mein recipe is completely vegetarian. Pasta lo-mein ingredients: th ...more

How To : Cook Chinese beef fried rice with Kai

Beef fried rice is easy to make. Just remember to use cooked rice that had been cool for at least 4-5 hours. My favorite dark soy is mushroom flavor dark soy sauce. You will need rice, beef, corn, peas, carrots, salt, sugar, garlic powder, and cooking oil. Watch this video coo ...more

How To : Cook a Chinese wonton noodle soup with Kai

Forget the take out tonight, cook some Chinese food at home instead. Watch this how to video tutorial as professional Thai chef Kai shows you how to cook an authentic wonton noodle soup. This noodle soup is great for any cold day. Wonton noodle soup ingredients: Chinese wonto ...more

How To : Cook Chinese stir-fried vegetables with Kai

Chinese stir fried vegetables is fun and easy to make and also healthy for vegetarians. For this recipe, you will need mixed vegetables, bell pepper, oyster sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, sugar, and cooking oil. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make Chine ...more

How To : Massage the clavicle on the shoulder

The clavicle is a V shaped bone that makes up the shoulder area. Massaging the clavicle, or collar bone, relieves tension in clients. Learn the art of giving massage in this diet and health how to video. Take Action Feel along the bone Roll on forearm from neck to shoulder Sl ...more

How To : Cook Chinese kung pao chicken with Kai

Forget the take out tonight, cook some Chinese food at home instead. Watch this how to video tutorial as professional Thai chef Kai shows you how to cook up an authentic dish of kung pao chicken. You can serve your homemade kung pao chicken with a side of rice. Chinese kung p ...more

How To : Cook shu mai Chinese dim sum with Kai

If the ornate dim sum ceremony scares you, try making the delicious food at home. This recipe shows how to make this traditional Chinese dish. You will need pork , shrimp, wonton wrappers, salt, sugar, pepper, soy sauce, sesame oil, cornstarch, and cooking oil. Watch this vide ...more

How To : Make Chinese Dim Sum pork balls with Kai

Chinese Dim Sum pork balls are an elegant dish and easy to make. You will need pork, shrimp, sugar, salt, pepper, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, and cornstarch. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to prepare Chinese Dim Sum pork balls with Thai chef Kai.

How To : Give a scalp massage in circular motions

Massaging the scalp releases tension. Start with a circular motion, going all the way up from the ears, maybe working all the way up to the crown. Learn the art of giving a scalp massage in this health how-to video. Take Action Relax hands with circular motion Keep the same r ...more

How To : Cook mixed vegetable stir fry with Kai

Are you eating enough vegetables? This easy recipe makes a tasty dish that'll make sure you're getting all those nutrients you're probably missing. You will need mushrooms, broccoli, zucchini, carrots, chicken stock, wine, soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, cornstarch, and cooking ...more

How To : Create a massage room in your home

In this clip, we are going to talk about how to create a room in your home for a massage. You don't necessarily need a table if you want to use your dining room table as long as it's sturdy. Don't get anything flimsy in it and of course it shouldn't be a round table, something ...more

How To : Massage the toes in various different ways

You usually get a whole body massage, but did you know that the toes can be massaged too! Learn the art of giving massage in this diet and health how to video. Watch this instructional massage video as our host shows you various ways of relaxing the toes. Take Action Rotate t ...more

How To : Make a Laotian egg salad (yum salad)

Forget the fancy salads at those expensive restaurants. Watch this how to video tutorial as professional Thai chef Kai shows you how to make a Laotian egg salad. This salad is also know as a yum salad. Make one for dinner tonight. Laotian egg salad ingredients: hard boiled eg ...more

How To : Make sweet and sour sauce with Kai

You can add this Thai sauce onto chicken,BBQ pork, or ribs. It's delicious and so easy to make. For this recipe, you qill need ketchup, ginger, pepper, salt, sugar, vinegar, and soup stock. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make sweet and sour sauce from Thai ...more

How To : Cook pork fried rice with Kai

Forget the take out tonight, cook some fried rice food at home instead. Watch this how to video tutorial as professional Thai chef Kai shows you how to cook up an authentic dish of pork fried rice. You can serve your homemade pork fried rice by itself or with a main dish. Por ...more

How To : Make Laotian rice porridge with Kai

Rice porridge is a lot better than chicken noodle soup for a cold. Watch this how to video and let Thai chef Kai show you how to make Laotian rice porridge. All you need for this Laotian recipe is: jasmine rice, chicken, lemon grass, ginger, garlic, lime leaves, oyster sauce, ...more

How To : Use lemongrass in your cooking

CHOW Associate Editor Corinne Trang teaches you how to use lemongrass in your cooking. 1. To use your lemongrass in your cooking, first strip away the dry outer leaves, and cut away the stumpy end and the dry leafy ends. 2. Chop each lemongrass stalk into pieces. 3. Next, you ...more

How To : Make green mangos with chili, salt and sugar

A good snack to prepare is green mangos with chili. It is found on every street corner in Malaysia. You will need green mangos, sugar, coarse salt and dried Thai chiles. Make green mangos with chili, salt and sugar. Click through to watch this video on marthastewart.com

How To : Massage the back

Give a back massage to relieve tension and soreness; learn the art of giving massage in this free health how-to video. It is important to apply a bit of lotion or oil to your hands before massaging the back. Use you're elbows and forearms in doing some type of gliding strokes. ...more

How To : Cook kai toss Laotian chicken wings with Kai

This appetizing dish can be found in any Laotian restaurant and it's so good. You will need chicken wings, oyster sauce, garlic powder, sugar, salt, flour, cornstarch, and cooking oil. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make kai toss, Laotian chicken wings, fro ...more

How To : Cook sweet and sour chicken with Kai

Chicken doesn't have to be a boring dinner. This Thai recipe is so tasty and flavorful. For this dish, you will need chicken, sugar, soy sauce, water, cornstarch, carrot, celery, bell pepper, onion, and cooking oil. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to prepare sw ...more

How To : Make Chinese sweet and sour spareribs

Watch this video cooking tutorial to make delicious Chinese sweet and sour spareribs with a recipe from Thai chef Kai. It may convince you to buy some rib for dinner tonight. For this dish, you will need spare ribs, soy sauce, cooking wine, sugar, vinegar, sesame oil, water, l ...more

How To : Make beef noodle stir fry with Kai

Forget the take out tonight, cook some Chinese food at home instead. Watch this how to video tutorial as professional Thai chef Kai shows you how to cook up an authentic dish of stir fired beef noodles. You can serve your homemade stir fried beef noodles with a side of rice. ...more

How To : Use and store basil leaves for cooking

Basil is full of nutrition and flavor. It can be a powerful part of a healthy diet. Basil is full of flavor and reduces the need for salt. In this how-to video, Rita Heikenfeld shows you how to use, chop and store sweet and Thai basil.

HowTo : Ghoulishly Gruesome Organ Platter

Finally, just in time for Halloween, a HowTo that gets you closer to the God of disgustingly amazing, edible body parts, Thai artist-baker Kittiwat Unarrom. Unfortunately, Claire at Poopscape's dough organs aren't edible like Kittiwat's, but they do make a wonderfully dark cen ...more

How To : Make Chinese sweet and sour meatballs

Watch this video cooking tutorial to learn how to make sweet and sour meatballs, serve this dish over hot cooked rice. Follow along with Thai chef Kai to get the recipe. For this dish, you will need ground beef, salt, pepper, ginger, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, liqu ...more

How To : Make an egg roll with Gai

Egg rolls are everyone's favorite appetizer. You could go to a Chinese or Thai restaurant and get some, or you could just make them yourself. Follow along with chef Gai as he shows how to cook up some egg rolls. You will need carrots, Chinese noodles, green cabbage, an onion, ...more

News : Flying with Surfboards

As if air travel wasn't filled with enough fees and baggage levies, we've got our prized quiver. Why Renting Boards Sucks Bocas del Toro, as our an example destination, is not the best place to rent a board. For two main reasons, you're going to want your own boards there. F ...more

How To : Deep fry beef jerky with Kai

Beef can go a long way besides making a hamburger. This Thai dish is unusual and savory. You will need beef, garlic, sugar, salt, oyster sauce, black sesame oil, sesame seeds, and cooking oil. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make deep fried beef jerky with T ...more

How To : De-stress with self massages

Every day matters can really stress our bodies. Rub stress away with a self massage. Watch and learn how to treat yourself with the self massage tips in this medical how-to video. Take Action Try compression strokes up & down the arm Roll one forearm over arms & thighs Press ...more

How To : Use the cupping technique for a back massage

Cupping is a special massage technique. This massage is fabulous if you get any type of buildup of fluids in your lungs, like little children when they have colds. Learn the art of giving a back massage with the cupping technique in this health how-to video. Take Action Cup b ...more

How To : Cook Laotian kaow seing beef steak stir fry with Kai

Beef, it's what's for dinner. Even in Laos. For this recipe, you will need beef, vinegar, sugar, oyster sauce, garlic, carrots, celery, and cooking oil. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to prepare Laotian kaow seing beef steak stir fry with Thai chef Kai.

How To : Do a kickboxing knee strike

Make sure you knee strike in Thai boxing, not kickboxing. Learn the skills of Muay Thai in this video on competitive kickboxing moves. When doing the kickboxing knee strikes you should start from fighting position, your toes point down, feel as if calf is locked to hamstrings, ...more

How To : Use the Cool Noodle Tool to make noodles at home

In this video, we learn how to use the Cool Noodle Tool to make noodles make from thai coconut, auzzhini, jicama, daikon radish and yellow squash. First, grab a half of a coconut and your noodle tool. Take your tool and scrape the inside of the coconut and you will have coconu ...more

How To : Give a massage with the petrissage technique

Petrissage strokes are a special technique of massage. Petrissage is mostly kneading like you're kneading bread. Just like if you had a big loaf of bread and you're just kneading that bread, all that flour coming in. I'm using the bottom V, corner V of your palms, wherever you ...more

How To : Give a shiatsu massage with your fingers

Shiatsu massage is increasingly popular. In shiatsu, we use the tools of our hands, especially our thumbs. We also use our elbows and forearms for rolling. Learn the art of giving Shiatsu massage in this health how-to video. Take Action Press in with elbow Massage 4-7 seconds ...more

How To : Give a relaxing shoulder rub

A nice shoulder massage or rub can brighten anyone's day. Learn the art of giving massage in this health how-to video. A shoulder rub can be performed with or without oil. Take Action Start with compressions Press down both shoulders at the same time Use fist on base of neck ...more

Manas : A Taste of India

The smell of hot curry pouring from room is inevitable. The mixture of spices filled up my nostril as I sat. The lighting of the room might not be pleasant but it is the way in which the restaurant owner set up his restaurant to stop excessive lighting, which is done with a hu ...more

How To : Make Laotian stuffed bell pepper with Kai

Bell pepper can be cook in many ways: stuffed, grilled, steamed, deep fried. This Laotian bell pepper dish has a quick and easy recipe. You will need, ground pork, thread noodles, garlic powder, sugar, chili, MSG, fish sauce, green onion, egg, and bell peppers. Watch this vide ...more

How To : Massage calf muscles with oil

All day we use our calf muscles when we walk, run, and climb stairs. As a result calf muscles are popular massage targets. Learn the art of giving massage in this diet and health how-to video. Take Action Glide strokes towards the thigh Use palms Rotate, kneading towards the ...more

How To : Make Chinese crab soup with Kai

Forget the take out tonight, cook some Chinese food at home instead. Watch this how to video tutorial as professional Thai chef Kai shows you how to cook up an authentic Chinese crap soup. Enjoy your crab soup on any cold winter day. Chinese crab soup ingredients: Crab meat, ...more

How To : Massage the arms with the palms of your hands

We usually give massages with our finger tips. Try massaging a client's arms with the palms of your hands. Learn the art of giving massage in this health how to video. Using the bottom of palm keeps you from getting tired so quickly and it helps you give a more effective massa ...more

How To : Cook Laotian steak in spicy sauce with Kai

This steak recipe is a great homestyle Laotian dish. You will need beef, MSG, oyster sauce, meat tenderizer seasoning, pepper, salt, sugar, chili, parsley, lime, and fish sauce. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to prepare a Laotian steak in spicy sauce with Thai ...more

How To : Give a facial massage

A facial massage can rejuvenate and soothe. Make sure your hands are clean to begin with. A lot of people don't like oil, having oil in their hands and putting it on their face, or they might be allergic to it or sensitive. So have a nice clean set of hands and starting with j ...more

How To : Cook an egg omelet for breakfast with Kai

A good breakfast always starts the day better. This easy recipe shows how to prepare a classic and nutritious breakfast dish. You will need eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and butter. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to prepare and omelet with Thai chef Kai.

How To : Deep fry Chinese wontons with Kai

Forget the Chinese take out tonight, make your own appetizers at home instead. Watch this how to video tutorial as professional Thai chef Kai shows you how to deep fry Chinese wontons. Once you learn how make this fried wontons you wont be able to make enough. Deep fried wont ...more

How To : Cook teriyaki pork ribs with Kai

This dish can be deep-fried, grilled or boiled first. You will need pork ribs, soy sauce, chicken stock, sugar, cooking wine, ginger, cornstarch, and cooking oil. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make teriyaki ribs with Thai chef Kai.

How To : Make sweet and sour fish with Kai

This Thai sweet and sour dish is perfect for any day of the week. Watch this how to video tutorial as professional Thai chef Kai shows you cook sweet and sour fish. This seafood recipe is quick and delicious try it tonight. Sweet and sour fish ingredients: oil, vinegar, sugar ...more

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