Heather Solos Heather says: Remember November 1 when I told you to sit down and write down your tentative guest list? Have you officially invited your guests? Well, it’s time to do so. Emily Post’s guideline of two weeks’ notice is coming up, plan on getting the word out before Thursday. I want you to remember that the …
Heather says Today is pretty short and sweet, you have two goals: 1. Take your soft menu plan from Monday and go over it. Are there any recipes you haven’t tested? Is there a cooking technique in one that you haven’t tried? Have ever even roasted a chicken? If the answer is yes to any …
Heather says Today is pretty simple, it’s another pen and paper exercise. We’re going to create the soft menu plan for our Thanksgiving dinner. Why do I suggest this method instead of getting everything set in stone right away? This allows time to go over the menu a couple of times and really think about …
Heather says: Today’s Countdown to Turkey Day mission is to clear the dining room table and begin figuring out seating and serving. It’s time to re-break the habit of using the table to hold everything from the bills and laundry to next week’s homework assignment(s). Will you need the extension for the table? Do …
Welcome to another installment of the series on Common Household Chemicals. I think I was a kid when Billy Mays first showed up on my radar. He pitched Oxyclean late into the night and I’d sit there fascinated watching the red swirl away and magically disappear. Oxyclean is just a brand name for oxygen bleach …
Heather says: As many of you know, I’ve moved. I now live in a house with a tiny kitchen that is more fixer-than upper. I spent the whole day working on the yard and wanted needed some serious comfort food. I’ll warn you, the kids did not approve, the blue cheese was too much for …
Dear Home Ec 101, I am very careful about how I wash my darks in order to avoid fading – washing them only in cold water, air drying or drying on the lowest setting. Despite this I feel my darks are fading much sooner than they should. Any suggestions? Signed, Dull in Duluth Heather says …
Dear Home-Ec 101, I just moved. There are boxes to the left of me, boxes to the right and here I am, stuck in the middle with you. The house is pretty much a wreck and will be for some time until I can budget for the repairs. I don’t know where to find the energy. …
Heather says: Moving. It’s not a cross-country move, just one town over, this-won’t-be-so-bad wait. The Internet co doesn’t cover the new house move? I’m in the process of buying a house. It’s the house I grew up in, but no one has taken care of it in at least ten years. The upside? Cost. Budgets …
Heather says: Here is an updated recipe for making fettuccine noodles from scratch. I should do this again very, very soon. Or maybe I shouldn’t look at this when I’m hungry. Homemade Noodles A (Very)Basic Tutorial It won’t be long before someone whose traditional, Italian grandmother taught them how to make noodles chimes in and …