Heather Solos Dear Home Ec 101, I used to live about as close to sea level as one can get, but recently we moved to the mountains of New Hampshire. Do I have to worry about the high altitude directions? Signed, High on the Hog Heather says: At sea level air there is about 14.7 lbs of …
Dear Home Ec 101, How long does food keep in the freezer, after the expiration date? When should it be tossed in the garbage? Thank you, Chillier in Chicago Heather says: Thank you for your cool question in these dog days of summer. It’s so hot that. . . no, I won’t go there. Your question …
Heather says: I’ll get the ball rolling. My children may have forgotten what a green vegetable looks like. I took them all to Myrtle Beach to spend time with my father. It has been a whirlwind of fastfood and buffets, Krispy Kremes and ice cream. Their hair and eyes have lost their shine, but I’ve …
Dear Home Ec 101, I need to get our food budget under control. We spend a ton of money eating out. It’s starting to cause fights. I can’t cook, I can’t plan, and even if I could, I wouldn’t know where to start. Signed, Hopeless in Hopeswell Welcome to the third installment of our first …
Heather says: Let me set the scene, Monday morning you rise with the nagging feeling that you have forgotten something or that perhaps there is something you should be doing. Rather than pay attention to the feeling you begin attacking the weekly laundry. Mid-morning your sister calls and asks what time you and the kids …
Heather says: I’m starting a new series here on Home-Ec 101. We all have our bad days, airhead moments, or times when we say to heck with the rules and do it our own way. It’s time to share your household flubs and secrets. Feel free to remain anonymous, but keep it family friendly.
Dear Home Ec 101, I need to get our food budget under control. We spend a ton of money eating out. It’s starting to cause fights. I can’t cook, I can’t plan, and even if I could, I wouldn’t know where to start. Signed, Hopeless in Hopeswell Welcome to part two of this series on …
Heather says: Recently someone sent in a post suggestion via Twitter: As I was fixing my lunch I had an idea for a Home Ec post: what to do when you love peanut butter but are tired of common jellies and honey. We have had an incredibly busy summer and my favorite snack is a …
Heather says: I was browsing through some of my hometown blogs and stumbled upon this entry at A Yankee in a Southern Kitchen. It was the perfect use for the abundance of Silver Queen corn I picked up the other day. Don’t be fooled by this absurdly simple recipe, it tastes of summer. Ingredients: 5 …
Heather says: I recently returned to the gym and partly due to my over enthusiasm, I have come down with a nice case of shin splints. Part of the treatment is to ice my shins three times a day for twenty minutes. I decided to test a trick I had stumbled across several times in …