Heather Solos Heather says: How do you feel about buying seafood? I talk to a lot of readers and I know some readers find the process of buying fish intimidating. They don’t know what to look for, don’t know whether to buy farm raised or wild caught. If they do buy wild caught, there are concerns about …
Dear Home Ec 101, I recently ran across your home economics site. It is extremely helpful and visually integrative. I love it. I am a first year home-economics teacher at a Christian Academy. I was wondering if you could give me some tips for teaching high school economics. You see, I just graduated Culinary School …
Heather says: If you are in the market to buy a new electric range, be aware that there is an additional cost to factor into the purchasing decision; you may need new cookware. If you have older nonstick or thin bottomed pans, the pans may have warped which makes cooking on a smooth top range …
I’m staying with my in-laws for a couple of weeks way up in the Lakes Country of Minnesota, posting may be sporadic over the next couple of weeks as my internet connection is tenuous at best. At least I’m getting a break from sweating, right? Heather says: My friend Heidi was recently lamenting that there …
Hi Home Ec 101, Today as I was taking some Great Value sugar off the shelf at Walmart I was practically assaulted by a woman intent on convincing me that beet sugar is an evil, chemically-processed, imported product and the more expensive cane sugar is so much better, natural, healthy, and made in the USA. …
Heather says: This week in the Home Ec 101 past. . . There were homemade fettuccine noodles in 2009. In 2008 Ivy shared her secrets for keeping pet fur off the furniture and Home Eccers shared their favorite and least favorite chores. And all the way back in 2007 we were still talking about pet hair. …
Chicken and dumplings is a classic cool weather comfort food. However, many people find dumplings intimidating, thinking there is a big secret to making them. We bet you will find that this ratio recipe for drop dumplings is easy to make and a great technique to keep in your toolkit. Nothing says comfort food like …
Dear Home Ec 101, My youngest daughter and I tried a new recipe last night (Trinidadian Chicken Stew) that called for freshly grated ginger. I admit to being a first time user to fresh ginger. I picked what I thought was a good rhizome (is that the correct term?) and brought it home and we …
Dear Home Ec 101, I’m just starting to get into building an emergency pantry and there’s a great sale on my kids’ favorite cereals. I was thinking of using the sale and coupons to lay in a good supply for the pantry, but I don’t know how long the cereal will last on the shelf. …
Heather says: First order of business. Congratulations to Erin, Random.org chose you (commenter #4) as the winner of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Flour-Free Eating Giveaway. And there was much rejoicing. Second order of business. If you are a feed reader, go ahead and click through to the main page today. I’ve given the site …