Heather Solos Heather says: When I wrote Sunday’s post, I had very specific convenience foods in mind. Yet, I realized after I spoke with Ivy that I may have sounded as though I am against all prepared foods. I’m not. If you looked through my cupboards, there are plenty of convenience items I happily use with no …
Heather says: Last week, the kids, dogs, neighbors’ dogs, and phone plotted and flawlessly executed a brilliantly coordinated endeavor in which every hour, on the hour, someone or something was loud or in need of a potty break. Of course, I do believe Mr. Heather may be the brains behind these episodes as they only …
Heather says: *EDIT I couldn’t figure out why no one had said a word about this post, until this morning when I realized I accidentally left it in draft mode. So, here’s Tightwad Tuesday, five days late.* Every year I play a game, “How long can I put off turning on the AC?” This year …
Heather says: Welcome to this week’s Fearless Friday. It’s a chance to push against your usual culinary boundaries. We have nearly 2,000 readers here on Home-Ec101.com and with that audience there are cooks of every level. Did you try a new recipe, learn a new technique, or did you sample a new food? Whatever steps …
Heather says: I have friends who won’t touch bone-in chicken. I’ll admit it, I’m not a huge fan of leq quarters. What I am a fan of is any marinade that makes cheap chicken enjoyable. Short and sweet, this one does the trick. Ingredients: 10oz canned pineapple in its juice (about 1/2 a can) 1/2 …
Heather says: At times it seems the whole world runs on a 9 – 5 model, a quick look around your nearest city suggests this cannot be true for all. If it were, there would be no 24 hour restaurants, miscreants would have an easy life with no one on patrol, who would deliver pizza …
Heather says: Whether you are a mother, soon-to-be, or have a mother’s heart, I wish you a very happy Mothers Day from Home-Ec101. Enjoy this day and know that you are appreciated for all the things you do and for those things you wish you were able. You are loved.
Heather says: The point of this series is to show off our successes and failures. Please don’t be intimidated by pictures of pretty food here and on other blogs. If you go back through the archives you will see it has taken me over two years to become competent. We have just shy of 2000 …
Heather says: So, what’s the deal with this Fearless Friday series? Not everyone is adventurous in the kitchen. Many of us have a narrowly defined menu that we chose from week in and week out. The same ingredients, the same techniques, the same flavors. These ruts develop either by habit of by a distrust of …
Heather says: I had totally planned on starting a new series today, Kitchen Bravery. It’s meant to be an encouragement for cooks to step outside their usual bounds and try new things, but there was a comment on How to Use Dry Beans in Recipes Bottled water for cooking? That’s pretty wasteful. Not to mention …