Dear Home-Ec 101,I cannot remove a burned-out flood light. I guess I have to break it first unless you have another suggestion.Thanks,Donna, in the Dark Home-Ec 101 Says: The good news is we have a couple of ideas to try before resorting to Hulk smash to remove the floodlight. Even if you have to resort …
Heather says: I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Here are some guidelines for safely using your turkey leftovers. Don’t forget that the bones from the turkey make an excellent base for soup. If you use the chicken bog recipe, it takes a slight tweak, either use the bones in place of the whole chicken …
Heather says: Thanksgiving is tomorrow. Are you ready? Have you been playing along with this year’s Countdown to Turkey Day 2015. As per usual, I’ll be adding a few more recipes to the site for Christmas and next year. I have so many things to be grateful for and you are one of them. The …
Heather says: The big day looms ever closer, but we’re well on track to getting ready. So far we’ve: Found the dining room table and kept it clear Figured out who, where, and when Checked on seating and place settings Begun following the chore chart and getting the house company ready so it’s not a …
Dressing is and always has been my favorite part of Thanksgiving Dinner. I love it the day of and straight out of the fridge over the next few days. It turns out Ray has missed dressing for the last few years. I always make a cornbread dressing that is gluten-free without modification, but we both …
Heather says: Here we are, just under two weeks out from Thanksgiving and it’s time to get serious about making sure we’re ready to cook Thanksgiving Dinner. Today it’s time to make your Thanksgiving Day Dinner shopping list, let’s try really hard this year to not need to grab any last minute items, okay? Additionally, …
Stains in clothes make me mentally debate how much I like the article of clothing and if I want to work on getting the stain out or just get rid of the clothing. Am I the only one that does that? My children only stain their most-favorite-ever clothing items and ask me to get it …
Counting down to Turkey Day with Thanksgiving Recipes
Heather says Today is pretty simple, it’s a pen and paper exercise. We’re going to create the soft menu plan for our Thanksgiving dinner. Why do I suggest this method instead of getting everything set in stone right away? This allows time to go over the menu a couple of times and really think about …
Heather says Here we are, our 9th Thanksgiving together at Home-Ec 101. Just like we’ve done in years past, I have the Countdown to Turkey Day ready to help you host your Thanksgiving Dinner with confidence. Stick with us and you won’t be the one frantically googling how to thaw a turkey on the morning …