Heather says: At times it seems the whole world runs on a 9 – 5 model, a quick look around your nearest city suggests this cannot be true for all. If it were, there would be no 24 hour restaurants, miscreants would have an easy life with no one on patrol, who would deliver pizza …
Heather says: Whether you are a mother, soon-to-be, or have a mother’s heart, I wish you a very happy Mothers Day from Home-Ec101. Enjoy this day and know that you are appreciated for all the things you do and for those things you wish you were able. You are loved.
Heather says: The point of this series is to show off our successes and failures. Please don’t be intimidated by pictures of pretty food here and on other blogs. If you go back through the archives you will see it has taken me over two years to become competent. We have just shy of 2000 …
Heather says: So, what’s the deal with this Fearless Friday series? Not everyone is adventurous in the kitchen. Many of us have a narrowly defined menu that we chose from week in and week out. The same ingredients, the same techniques, the same flavors. These ruts develop either by habit of by a distrust of …
Heather says: I had totally planned on starting a new series today, Kitchen Bravery. It’s meant to be an encouragement for cooks to step outside their usual bounds and try new things, but there was a comment on How to Use Dry Beans in Recipes Bottled water for cooking? That’s pretty wasteful. Not to mention …
Heather says: My mom grew up in Arizona and has fond memories of a neighbor who made tortillas and refried beans. It has become a quest of mine, I want to know how these things should taste, not like Taco Bell tells me they ought to. Remember the pinto beans from last week? The leftovers …
Heather says: This 4th edition of a weekly grocery list and menu rounds out a month of meals with no main dish repeats (week one will have been edited by that time). Next week instead of posting a menu, I will consolidate the four menus into one monthly menu with a two part master shopping …
Heather says: I had to laugh when a radio show I enjoy began a segment, Minor Confessions. I like to pretend they are closet Home Ec 101 fans and someday they’ll slip and confess that. Sometimes life sets the bar pretty high and not all of us meet it every day. Rather than hide those slips …
Heather says: Late last week we played a game I referred to as Disaster Scenario. It’s a quick way to check your own preparedness level when rumors of disaster are hyped in the media. Well that and I’ve always enjoyed apocalyptic fiction. After watching the Twitter stream for a while, I feel the need to …
Heather says: There are many wonderful frugal sites in the blogosphere (such a funny word, isn’t it?) I have been lax over the last few months and have not acknowledged those who deserve credit for their contributions. Take a moment and visit these fine folks and feel free to leave a link to your favorite …