Heather Solos Heather says: It’s been a few months since we’ve done a Sunday Confessional and I have a deadline causing some serious productive procrastination*, so now is just as good a time as any to bring back the series. For those new to Home-Ec 101, welcome, the Sunday Confessional is just a reminder that life isn’t …
Heather says: Earlier this week Home-Ec 101 hit a major traffic milestone. Over 1 million unique users visited this site in the past 12 months. (In about a week, I’ll be able to say over a million in 2011). That, my friends, is a lot of people (there are only 10k in my town). Want …
Heather says: You do know that Home-Ec 101: Skills for Everyday Living was included in Amazon’s Best of Home & Garden 2011, right? The end. Oh you want more ideas? How about Tsh Oxenrider‘s Organized Simplicity? or Laura Wittmann‘s Clutter Rehab, 101 Tips and Tricks to Becoming an Organizing Junkie as a stocking stuffer? Now the …
Heather says: Last week I posted a quick video suggesting that Q-tips could be used to clean a computer keyboard. I then asked for your Q-tip Tips. I thought it would be fun to share the tips that came from the Home-Ec 101 Audience -(Do you remember when we did this with uses for leftover …
Beans and rice, rice and beans, We’re told to eat them to save money. Here’s how to make it a delicious experience.
Dear Home-Ec 101, I just was wondering how to wash stuffed animals? I want to disinfect it properly, so I was thinking of putting them in the wash – with OxiClean and detergent, inside a rubber-banded pillowcase. Or is there any other way? Thanks! Fuzzy in Fulton Heather says: Stuffed animals are beloved by children …
Dear Home-Ec 101, I have a problem. I need to clothe myself, and all the clothes I have had since high school and that were bought when I started college are starting to fall to pieces from overuse with dreary regularity. I’m down to one pair of jeans, one pair of yoga pants, and a …
Heather says: This one is short and sweet: It’s time to throw out the leftovers that didn’t make it into the freezer. On a side note, I bought three fresh turkeys this weekend and am heading back to the store to buy three more, if they are still available. Why? $0.59 a lb should answer …
Heather says: A couple months ago I was approached by Q-tips and asked if I would like to be a brand ambassador. As you may assume, Q-tips wants me to let you know that their cotton swabs are good for so much more than health and beauty, after all they are handy little things, aren’t they? …
Heather says: Gluten free doesn’t have to be complicated. This recipe for gluten free corn chowder is almost identical to the regular corn chowder recipe on this site. Now, I changed the proportions a little bit for a thicker soup and because I was using a smaller pot. This recipe makes three quarts of a …