Dear Home-Ec 101 I have a couple of bread and butter roasts from our beef side, and I can’t figure out the best cooking methods for them. Actually, I’ve never heard of them. Can you help? Signed, Beefuddled The bread and butter roast is a cut of beef from the chuck region of the cow. …
Heather says: Laissez les bons temps rouler! It’s Fat Tuesday if you’re anywhere near New Orleans; if like the rest of the country you’re stuck with a more mundane celebration, you may know today as Shrove Tuesday or even as Pancake Day. Today we’re celebrating with this recipe for banana oatmeal pancakes. If you’re from …
Heather says: It feels far too early in the year, but Mardi Gras is in full swing and Lent begins Wednesday. Tell me, what’s on your menu this week? Monday – Chicken, peppers, and mushrooms; Brussels sprouts, roast potatoes Tuesday – Oatmeal and banana pancakes, scrambled eggs, fruit Wednesday – Simple fish stew*; homemade, crusty …
Heather says: Lent will soon be here, for those who aren’t familiar with the custom, it’s a period of fasting and abstinence (from meat) that leads up to the celebration of Easter. Many of you are familiar with Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday, this celebration ends when Lent begins. Over the past few years, I’ve …
Heather says: Fearless Fridays are about pushing our culinary boundaries, lately I’ve done well with purchasing seasonal vegetables, but the actually cooking the produce in a recipe part has been kicking my butt. I suppose I should cut myself a little slack, as I have been out of town. What have you done fearlessly in …
Heather says: If your faucet’s water pressure has been slowly falling there may be a simple fix. Did you know you have to clean the aerator? I can hear some of you now, what is she talking about? The aerator increases pressure by forcing the water into many tiny streams. Over time mineral deposits from …
Heather says: I spent ten years in the restaurant industry, I’m not sure you could pay me enough to make me step foot into a restaurant on Valentine’s Day (Mother’s Day or Father’s Day for that matter). I don’t enjoy crowds and I know from experience that the staff is stressed out and overworked, throw …
Heather says: I would like to thank all of you for contributing your favorite tightwad tips. I’ll soon compile them into a post for easy consumption -with credit where credit is due, of course. The winners of the randomly drawn and randomly sized t-shirts are comments # 5, 7, 15, 22, 35. Becki Jenn Ashley …
Heather says: Remember how I harp weekly on the premise that despite our attempts to fool others, we’re not perfect? I am currently in Nashville for the Blissdom Conference and while attending sessions, pretending like I have it all-together, wearing real-live-grown-up clothes and everything. I left my power supply in one of the rooms.* There …
Heather says: I think it’s time for a little fun. I have a few t-shirts of various sizes left in my giveaway stash; it’s almost time for me to order a new batch. Leave your favorite tightwad tip as a comment and you’re entered to win one of the Martha Who? Home-Ec101.com t-shirts. The giveaway closes …