Bissell Giveaway Winner

Heather says: Congratulations to Jessica commenter #137, Random.org chose you as the lucky winner of the vacuum cleaner. Please check your inbox and spam filter for an email from me asking for your contact information. Many thanks to Bissell for providing the prize and to the Home-Ec101 community. If it weren’t for you and your …

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Odor Removal for Urine Soaked Sofa

Cute dog on white sofa with text that says how to remove urine from an upholstered couch

Dear Home-Ec 101: Help, our dog peed on the couch! We did check our warranty info and contacted the manufacturer, who suggested that we spot clean the urine-stained area with diluted dish soap. The soap got out the visible pee stain, but we can still smell urine. I’ve also unsuccessfully tried some pet cleaner and …

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Bissell Pro Lite Review and Giveaway

Heather says: Let’s get the legal jargon out of the way. I am noting that I received two Bissell 17G5 PROlite Multi-Cyclonic Bagless Upright Vacuum Cleaner in accordance with FTC guidelines. One vacuum was given for review purposes, and the second is a product to be given away in the contest on this page. The …

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Sunday Confessional 12/6/09 & Giveaway Winner

Heather says: First off congratulations to Amybee commenter #41. Check your inbox and your spam filter tomorrow for an info email requesting your contact info. Life isn’t perfect and even those who look like they have it together are probably scared that they’re about to snap. The Sunday confessional is about admitting our imperfections. Many …

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Chocolate No Bake Cookies

Heather says: Don’t let their humble appearance fool you, these chocolate no bake cookies are amazing. There’s something about their texture that makes me come back for thirds and sometimes fourths. Be very careful if preparing this recipe with children, the melted sugar mixture is extremely hot. Chocolate – Peanut Butter No Bake Oatmeal Cookies …

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Site Admin 12/5/2009

Heather says: I’ve added an experimental new toy to the sidebar, it’s feed of Flickr pictures. The pictures come from a brand new Home-Ec101 group. Anyone is welcome to join, it’s a great way to show off your own projects. For a long time I’ve wanted to be able to allow readers to share their …

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Peppermint Crunch Bark Recipe

Heather says: So here’s the recipe that almost wasn’t. Today I pulled the peppermint bark out from the refrigerator where I’d tucked it in utter dismay last night and realized that I may have been a little cranky and my judgement was more than a little harsh. Just because the peppermint bark didn’t turn out …

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Site Admin: Odds and Ends

Heather says: So, tonight’s peppermint bark was a failure on a couple of accounts. Mostly due to inattention and impatience. In the first case, I left the bag of crushed candy too close to the edge of the counter and an errant child wreaked havoc upon my kitchen. In the second, I was in a …

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Cleaning The Bathtub

Dear Home-Ec 101, I’m hoping you or your readers can help me with this household problem.  Our bathroom has a plastic-inserted bathtub, and it seems as if no matter how much I clean and scrub away at it, the tub still has this scummy ring around it that won’t go away.  I’ve tried several commercial …

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