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5 Things To Know Before You Visit A Bakery

        Visiting a bakery is probably one of the simplest things to do but here are things to know before you visit a bakery. Things to know before going to a bakery? Yeah. So you know what you are getting into if you don’t... -

How To Buy Soda Machine Parts

Soda machines are very common in recent times and there would arise many instances where in you would need to buy soda machine parts . Soda machines are used almost everywhere, in Laundromats, offices, business offices, retail stores, shopping... -

How To Buy Lunch Box Cooler

  Lunch box cooler is a great accessory for the lunch box and is ideal for the office, picnics, outdoor lunches, and school. If you need help on how to buy a lunch box cooler, keep reading.    ... -

How To Buy Cute Lunch Boxes For Girls

  How to buy cute lunchboxes for girls! That’s a question, which haunts every girl’s parent. Buying a lunchbox for your kids can be a daunting task. When you step into the market there are so many shapes, sizes, colors,... -

How To Buy Plastic Lunch Boxes

  During the good old days metal lunch boxes ruled the roost; however, things have changed and now we have so many options in the market. If plastic lunchbox interests you and you’re specifically looking to buy plastic ... -

How To Buy School Lunch Boxes

  When it comes to buying school lunch boxes, the question is of your child’s health and their choice too. It is really important you understand how to buy school lunch boxes, especially in today’s time, where cheap... -

How To Buy Insulated Lunch Box

Getting an insulated lunch box to carry your lunch seems to be an ideal solution especially if are tired of encountering wilted salads and cold unappetizing meals at noon. Carrying the ubiquitous brown paper bag or a lunch pail are certainly not good... -

How To Buy Commercial Cheese Cutter

Buying a commercial cheese cutter for your deli or restaurant requires a bit of thinking. A good Commercial cheese cutter will eliminate waste, ensure that every slice is perfect, and add a touch of perfection.  Since, restaurant owners depend... -

5 Tips To Make Delicious Bhang Lassi For Holi

Whenever we talk about bhang lassi , we recall Holi. Holi is called the festival of colors; it is a fun filled and lively Hindu festival. Holi brings unlimited joy and pure fun, dance and music, and a colorful ambience all around. Holi has its exclusive... -

How To Select A Baking Scale

Don't you just love cake? Yes! I love it! Especially when it’s a chocolate cake! Umm. Baking cake needs lot of patience and having a baking scale is a must.   Baking is a sensitive task which involves the use of high-tech equipment and... -

How To Buy Steel Lunch Box

It has not been very long, since steel lunch box was the preferred lunch carrier at school and office. However, with the advent of plastic and other synthetic material, steel lunch box lost its appeal among the users. Gradually, though, people have become... -

How To Buy Lunch Boxes For Adults

Lunch boxes for adults   are not something that you can scoff at anymore. With health being one of the primary concerns of today, many adults prefer to carry lunch to work. However, with majority of the lunch boxes being designed to cater to the needs of... -

How To Buy Metal Lunch Boxes

    Though, the idea of carrying lunch to work has become popular, rarely does anyone think of  metal lunch boxes . Metal is completely passé these days. However, it is not quite right to dismiss the metallic... -

How To Design Industrial Kitchen

    The heart of every restaurant is the kitchen, which is better known as the industrial kitchen than your home kitchen. At home, you will have everything arranged for your convenience, but an industrial kitchen is designed for the... -

Tips To Buy Pizza Equipment

  When you are thinking of buying pizza equipment, then there are a few tips and nuances that you have to know while choosing your equipments. Listed here are some of the tips and techniques that can come in handy while you buy pizza equipment. The... -

Top 10 Ideas For Baby Baptism Cakes:

    Christening of baby with the name is a Christian tradition to commit the new arrival in your home to the community that you are involved and make a covenant with God. This tradition come with the concept of naming the child and in Europe... -

How To Maintain Professional Kitchen Supplies

Professional kitchen supplies are found in most restaurants. To maintain these kitchen supplies takes some extra efforts. Timely maintenance of kitchen supplies will ensure a smooth working of equipments and help in long term durability. Professional... -

How To Care For Restaurant Cooking Equipment

  Restaurant cooking equipment is quite different from what we use at home. The cooking equipment used at home are much smaller and easy to clean. Restaurant cooking equipment on the other hand are difficult to take care of as they are used in a... -

How To Care For Restaurant Kitchen Supplies

  Restaurant kitchen supplies need to be taken special care. Kitchen supplies are equipments which you cannot just handle any way you like. Be it at home or at a restaurant, if you want your kitchen supplies to be performing well for a longer period of... -

How To Design A Restaurant Kitchen

  A restaurant is a place where people come to unwind, eat a good meal and interact socially too. This being the case the design of a restaurant kitchen is as important as the seating, welcome area of any restaurant. The restaurant kitchen can... -

6 Most Surprising Uses Of Lemons

  I love the zesty tartness of lemons... and they always remind me of those warm summer days, when I indulge in liters and liters of lemonades and lemon juices, make tarts and the cakes using lemon.   Apart from all this, there are... -

10 Essential Restaurant Supplies

  The right way to ensure continued patronage and support of your restaurant is to stock up on the restaurant supplies. Investment always demands careful attention, and you really cannot afford to get away with inferior quality when it comes to the... -

Tips To Buy Restaurant Equipment

  Purchasing restaurant equipment for starting an entrepreneurial venture in the form an eatery might seem to be easy, but the truth is not that simple. The local rules for sanitation and certification particularly for restaurant equipment are... -

How To Break A Vacuum Seal

Sometimes I am very absent minded around the kitchen, and that does lead to a few issues. There was a time when I used a cooking pot as a double boiler and the top one just refused to budge.   That day I learnt how to break a vacuum seal. In most... -

Tips For Planning A Valentines Day Dinner: Cooking Valentines Day Food V/s Ordering Food For Valentines Day

  With just a few more days left for the much awaited Valentines Day to com, you will definitely be confused with your valentines day dinner preparations – whether cooking Valentines Day food is better or ordering food for Valentines Day is... -

Top 10 Ideas For Valentines Day Cakes

  Valentines Day is made special with Valentines Day cakes and chocolates. There are varieties of cakes that can be made or ordered during Valentines Day. One can order special cakes or can make them at home. Whatever option you choose, the cake... -

Fun Meal Ideas For Toddlers

  Getting new meal ideas for toddlers everyday is a difficult job for mothers. If the food is not appealing then the toddler will not even look at it – feeding it to them is a dream. So mothers have to be innovative and create new meal ideas... -

Top 10 Food Gift For Valentine Day

The sweetest way of celebrating Valentine’s Day is by gifting food. So, here we have selected top 10 food gift for Valentine Day to help you zero down on the food gift for your valentine.   1. Chocolates Chocolates... -

10 Ways To Save On Food Purchase

p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } 10 Ways To Save On Food Purchase? I can give you a thousand. But then if I do, you might not have the patience to read point no. 783. So, I'm just going to stop with 10 points on how to save on food purchase. Some... -

How To Buy Breadmaker For Your Home

If you like to make your own bread because you love the great aroma of freshly baked bread and the idea of  spending time making this staple food for your family instead of buying it from the supermarket, then you should think about investing in a good... -

How To Find Your Signature Drink - Try These Tips

If you want to celebrate any family occasions with a signature drink, then try these tips on how to find your signature drink . The signature drink is going to be something different from the normal or common options. You can have one or more ... -

10 Tips To Cook Your Best In A Crockpot

A crockpot is a lifesaver for those with busy lifestyles! Its slow cooking techniques retains all the flavor of its dishes, and you can leave the crockpot unattended for hours together without the fear of burning or ruining any of your meals. The crockpot... -

How To Fight Hunger With A Holiday Pie

p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } How To Fight Hunger With A Holiday Pie? Can we...um.. use pies instead of gunpowder in the cannons? Holiday pie for world peace!?! No? Well yes; almost! First, we fight hunger with a Holiday pie, then we go for world... -

Goals For Menu Planning

If you are clear with the  goals for menu planning , then we can help you out. Whether you are planning menus for a family or an institution, the same goals apply. While setting goals for menu planning, keep in mind the details of serving methods like... -

Food And Drink Books To Gift This Holiday Season

  It’s a time for jolly celebration, a time to rejoice and most importantly a time to exchange gifts. Ditch the ritual of gifting, wine, gourmet items, cookies, etc., and this festival season opt for something unique as I am going to tell you about some ... -

5 Things You Can Do With A Can Of Tomatoes

p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } 5 Things You Can Do With A Can Of Tomatoes .... Hmmm, let me think. 1. Use it as a weapon for self-defense in the case of an armed robbery 2. Play 'catch' with it 3. Use it as a zombie bait if... -

How Can I Roll Out Sourdough

While preparing your first recipe with sourdough, you must be thinking about – how can I roll out sourdough . Rolling out sourdough does require some practice and expertise. It also depends on the final product for which you are going to roll it out... -

Tips For Ordering Cookies Online For National Cookie Day Celebrations

This is one tasty holiday, and we tell you how to best celebrate Cookie Day with some online buys.    On Dec 4, it is time to remember the yummilicious, but simple cookie. From hot, freshly baked ones to the tightly sealed ones to the tinned... -

Tips On Christmas Cookies Decorating

  What is Christmas without cookies? You can certainly follow a few handy tips on Christmas cookies decorating when it comes to making your cookies special, but it is best to give flight to your imagination and have a field... -

Traditional Chanukah Food Ideas For Dummies: Simple Ideas To Prepare Food For Chanukah

p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } Traditional Chanukah food ideas for dummies: simple ideas to prepare food for Chanukah; there are quite a few. I love Chanukah, because in my dictionary, Chanukah time is food time. Every year during the first day of... -

6 Easy Means To Use Bechamel In Daily Cooking

Béchamel is the mother of all creamy sauces. Learn why is it called so and the 6 easy means to use béchamel in daily cooking. If you love your fondue sauces and the thick and creamy cheese dips and cheese sauces, then you can thank Béchamel, for such... -

How Can I Remove Labels From Teflon Pan

  Using a brand new non-stick frying pan may help you to cook without extra oil or butter but the problem of how can I remove labels from Teflon pan is likely to leave you perplexed. This particular cooking pan is coated with... -

5 Steps To A Hassle-free Cookie Exchange

I am planning a cookie exchange this Christmas and I can’t wait to get started. I just love baking and have a few friends and family who share my passion. This Christams we all want to prepare our own cookie boxes, but with some help. So,  I ... -

7 Things To Stock Up Before Markets Close

  When winter sets in, weather is highly unpredictable, this affects the markets and thereby the supply of food. Knowing what to buy before market closes is essential in preparing yourself for those winter days when there is nothing... -

10 Ways To Use Pureed Pumpkin

Autumn, the season, which brushes away the old to give way to the new and a season to rejoice with pumpkins as well. Apart from the jack-o-lantern, which you would have spent your time carving for the Halloween, lets explore some top 10 ways to use pureed... -

What To Do With Thanksgiving Leftovers

Thanksgiving is associated with food, friends and fun. After a wonderful celebration I have heard many of my friends grumbling “What to do with these thanksgiving leftovers”? And it becomes little bit challenging to ask others to eat the same food again... -

10 Ways To Spice Up Pumpkin Seeds

With winters setting in, pumpkins are in full swing and in comes the season of pumpkin pie, pumpkin tarts, pumpkin lattes, Jack-o-lanterns and the super-crunchy snacks made from pumpkin seeds. Pumpkin seeds are a great snack, especially when roasted and... -

Four Wine Pairing Rules You Need To Break

You must have often heard of the famous wine and food pairing rules that promise absolute disaster, if anyone even thinks of deviating from them. Well, rules as they say are meant to be broken, so join us on an adventure and learn about the f our wine... -

How To Buy A Suckling Pig In The Bronx

  Read on to know about  how to buy a suckling pig in the Bronx. Are you planning a dinner party in Bronx and wants to serve grilled suckling pig delight? Well, first and foremost, you have to be on your toes to get suckling pig in a place... -

How To Buy A Soup Warmer

Soup warmers are used in restaurants to store large quantities of soup in warm condition. However, for people who like to party or host buffets at home,  buying a good soup warmer  will prove to be a very useful equipment. Soup warmer helps keep soup... -

How To Get Alligator Meat

    Alligator meat is not common and people may in fact be amazed or even amuzed when you express your love for the taste of alligator meat. Most experimental foodies are deprived from the exotic taste of aligator... -

How To Buy Cheap Hiking Foods

Most of us do not desire to spend much when hiking and especially on  food items. You should learn how to buy cheap hiking foods which are lightweight and nutritious too, since you will be traveling a lot during such hiking. You need to have some great... -

How To Buy Organic Food For Cheap

Price tags on Organic food are shocking, for 50 % more nutrition one has to shell out more than 100%. I kept myself away from the organic food sections until one day I decided to do an extensive research and find out how to buy Organic food for cheap .... -

How To Buy Thai Spices

Thai spices are little rare and if you do not stay in Thailand, it might be really difficult for you to get authentic Thai spices. How to buy Thai spices in such a case – how do restaurants which are located in other parts of the world, manage to offer... -

What Should Be The Choice Of Wines For Your Wedding? - Keep The Bubbly Handy

 You are the kind, who loves the make of “self” in everything you do, and there is your wedding in the offing for which you are the “self-appointed” wedding planner, . You are done with everything except for the menu and the bubbly drinks.   Now... -

How To Calculate Your Caloric Requirements

“How to calculate caloric requirements” or “How many calories should I take in order to stay trim” is the question, which many of us love to ask ourselves and others.  Answer to this simple question may vary from person to person; some people may... -

How To Make Healthy Choices At Indian Restaurants

Read this simple guide on how to make healthy choices at Indian restaurant to savor Indian cuisines in a healthy way. I had to come up with this guide on how to make healthy choices at Indian restaurants, just to make Indian eating easier on your stomach,... -

How Can Friends Help With Weight Loss

If you are having trouble shedding the excess kilos, I shall tell you how can friends help with weight loss. Friends always play a major role in our lives and they are most needed when we go through our bad times. If you are still wondering how can friends... -

How Do You Assemble Smart Chop Chopper?

I love to cook but I hate the cutting and chopping that invariably accompany any cooking activity – this was until I discovered the smart chop chopper. So impressed am I with this gizmo that i keep suggesting it to everyone I meet, but then, many people ask... -

How Churn Can Be Prevented Or Reduced

On my recent visit to the local library (yes I do get geeky at times) I came across a pamphlet oddly titled “how churn can be prevented or reduced”; at the first look at I thought it must have something to do with the use of the term churn in financial... -

How Can I Cook A Small Batch Of Food In A Large Crockpot

Our lives have become so hectic that we hardly have time to cook our meals in slow cookers in the traditional way, even if we feel like doing so. I have a very large crockpot which was gifted to me by my mom…but my main concern was related to quantity - how... -

How Do I Keep Bananas Fresh? – For The Fresh Fruit Fulsome Flavor

You just bought a bunch of bananas a couple of days ago and now that you gravitate towards your fruit-basket for a banana-snack, you find the dismal banana peel oozing the over-ripe fruity liquid….not very inviting , is it? Pondering  ...”how do I keep... -

How Do I Kill Black Mold – The Nook And Cranny Of Cleanliness In The Household

You just stocked up a fresh loaf of bread the previous night on your larder, and the next morning you find a black spongy substance upsetting your breakfast plans. As common as the housefly is the black mold, which nestles in dark and damp places. How to kill... -

How Do I Cook A Large Pork Chop?

“How do I cook a large pork chop?” is a common question asked by many food lovers. Pork chop is one of most loved dishes and you don’t need to go to a restaurant when you feel like having a perfectly prepared pork chop. To prepare pork chops at home,... -

How Do I Broil Or Bake Hamburgers

I love Hamburgers at any time of the day and one day suddenly it struck me what if I tried baking hamburgers? How do I broil or bake hamburgers so that I can get that perfect taste? Aunt Jennifer was kind enough to teach me the trick of broiling hamburgers... -

How Do I Boil Shrimp

Are you searching for answers to “ how do I boil shrimp ”? This article illustrates the easiest method of boiling shrimp . A shrimp boil is the most convenient way for making shell-on shrimp. It can be prepared with your choice of spices within no... -

How Much Should One Leave As A Tip At Restaurants?

I know most of us tend to tensed about how much should one leave as a tip at restaurants. The foremost challenge that I face as a traveling foodie remains how much to tip at restaurants . Tipping practices are different in different areas of the world but... -

How To Create A Gallery And Include Pictures With Text In That Gallery

1. Go to upload page http://www.ifood.tv/uploadpage and click on "Create a Gallery" option. 2. Give a name to your Gallery. You can think of it is equivalent to a Blog title. Example Top 10 Healthy Foods etc. 3. Write a... -

Anyone Else Having Problem With Points?

I've had this problem before but every time I post a video the system tells me it's adding points...  I'm still sitting at the same number and I've since posted almost 10 videos...  Just wondering if anyone else is having the issue? ... -

How To Post Pictures In A Blog???

Hi everyone! Well, I've posted a no. of blogs in the past (with a lot of pictures) but am unable to upload pics for sometime! Earlier, I used to click on the 'tree' icon in the 'body' section of a blog...that resulted... -

How To Buy, Use And Clean Cutting Board?

I have a wooden cutting board that has been marred beyond recognition. Given the number of years I have used and subjected it to torture, I am surprised that it is still in one piece. Keeping in mind my existing cutting board care practices I figured that it... -

How To Make The Maximum Out Of Winter Shopping Sale

Winter will be over soon; the dealers and retailers are in their final course to outwit the other with the attractive offers put up at winter sale. And for us, whether it is summer or winter, there’s nothing like a seasonal sale that anyone would love to be... -

Anyone Else Having Issues With Their Points?

I've posted this in the Help Group with and have recieved no answers to the issue so I thought I would try here...  I keep uploading videos but my 'Points' are not moving an inch.  I'm stuck on the same number I was months ago... ... -

Comparing New Flash Video Conversion

We are testing a new video conversion software; we currently convert all videos using the open source ffmpeg. We are trying out a new service. Check out the difference between our current video and the new converted videos as show below. What do you think? Is... -

Helpful Tips

Useful Information.....     Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't have to pick the little "stringy things" off of it.  That's how the primates do it. -

How Does This Member Get To Be #1 With Only Three Posts ?

iFood URL : www.ifood.tv/fatima 3 posts  2 buddies Rank : 1    Points : 2147483647    Num of member's content views : 2 Similarity between you and fatima New! ... -

Say It With Glitter - 2

I have created these picture comments on request by some ifood members who love picture message and who would like to promote their profile, recipe, video, blog etc on myspace.com etc with glitter. You can replace the ... -

Ifoodie Needs Our Assistance

A good friend of mine and fellow ifoodie contacted me about a week or so ago and asked if i could help come up with some recipes for a no protein diet. his daughter has a rare affliction that does not permit her to have protein. in her case eating protein... -

Say It With Glitter

I have created these picture comments on request by some ifood members who love picture message and who would like to promote their profile, recipe, video, blog etc on myspace.com  etc with glitter. You can replace the ... -

Ifood.tv Video Wall

This is toooooo This is toooooo kewl! Shanti/ Mary-Anne This is amazing. Really cool This is amazing. Really cool (Help) -

The Art Of Choosing A Good Restaurant

An instructional article about the things to consider when choosing a restaurant   The Art of Choosing a Good Restaurant The Art of Choosing a Good Restaurant By Kristien Wilkinson So... -

Oulandish Traffic Driver Ideas - Most Searched Recipe Words

Did you read my earlier blog about us leaving in Google's world? So before you go film your next recipe and tag your ifood.tv recipe have a look at following to learn more about what people are searching for. Tagging is incredibly important. Tag your... -

An Easier Way To Make And Share Videos - Wsj Article

An Easier Way to Make and Share Videos New Versions Of Tiny Flip Cameras Offer Quality Clips When I was a kid, my parents captured many moments of my childhood -- including dance recitals, birthday parties and one... -

Good Free Food Picture Sites

 I know that bloggers are looking for free pics to make their blog snazzy. I found a good source of free pics. Try it out. http://www.dreamstime.com/free-results.php?searchby=food&changecontentfiltered=0&searchtype=free&x=36&y=15 ... -

Help How To Add A Picture To Your Blog From Your Computer

Please watch this video to a learn a few tricks. I downloaded a camtasia studio software from the web and in a few minutes my training video is ready. Some of the site members are better users of the site than me and they have a trick or two to share with new... -

If You Got It Then Flaunt It

Its not what you are thinking about. As the most popular profile of ifood.tv (yes i like to flaunt that), I got the privilege of doing some alpha testing on cool new features coming on the site. I guess they chose me for my ability to keep the dark secrets. I... -

How To Become Popular At Ifood.tv

iFood.tv send me a congratulations mails informing that my profile is the most watched profile on the site. Now many people think that it is because I am HOT. I just want to clarify that they are dead wrong . No No Not about hotness, but about hotness making... -

The Best Food Pictures On Ifood.tv

Collecting the Best of ifood.tv Being an early member of ifood, i have seen Ifood.tv growing quite a lot! Every day i see more recipes, videos, blogs, members and so much more. Wowo! Good sign and good going, fellow foodies. However, as our community... -

Looking To Put Together An Ifood.tv Group

To any New Yorkers or New Jerseys I am interested in starting a group that would want to possibly once a month pick a restaurant , food type and eat there. We than can review this in a group format. Suggestions on types of foods , weather expensive or good... -

Decoding Ferran Adria Video Info.

Due to the length on Decoding Ferran Adria video, I am unable to post it on ifood tv.  The video is directed by Chris Collins. It is 50 minutes long.  Pls search online. (Help) -

Top Hotel Directories

Regional, National &International Hotel Directories / Hotel Listings Aaron's Travel Resource Center AA Hotel Guide Online - UK Accommodations in Paris France Active Hotels Agean AHMI - Hotels/... -

Great Tips!

A little something for everyone here... Reheat Pizza: Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro pizza. I saw this on the cooking channel and it... -

Where Are My Recipes ?

So where are all the recipes - aren't you Foodies ? I put the link in your blog. I put the link in your blog. see there. Anxiously awaiting some Anxiously awaiting some recipe videos from the tortilla guy. Would be informative and... -

Writing A Good Blog

When I first started  writing on the internet, I found that there was a wealth of information already and I was just repeating it by writing what I have read. Then I started reading about what and how to write and I came across several websites telling you... -

Valentines Day Gift Ideas. For Men.

I read an interesting article about giving gifts on Valentines. It is difficult to choose gifts for this occasion because you will have to be careful about what it conveys. It can be tricky. The meaning of your gift also varies according to the seriousness... -

10 Ways To Improve Your Cooking

Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Cooking You don’t have to go to cooking school to become a better cook. There are lots of easy, small things you can do every time you cook to get better, more professional results. Here are top 10 tips for improving your... -

All You Want To Know : 51 Ways Of Cooking Potato

Cooking of potatoes can be classified depending on the method of preparation Frites: deep fried -Rissoles: roasted/browned -Sautés: shallow fried -Duchesse Mashed with yolks -Dauphine: potato puff. -Potato puree: mashed... -

All You Want To Know : Methods Of Cooking

The choice of basic cooking preparation is not a problem for who knows its merchandises and ingredients. For example: a piece of veal’s hough can be roasted or boiled, but never pan-fried or grilled. In the kitchen there is basically fourteen methods of... -

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