Dear Home-Ec 101, My oven burns pizza and biscuits on the bottom and the top is under-done. Help! Signed, Pastry Proselyte in Provence Heather says: There are many factors that could be at play inside your oven, it’s going to take some detective work on your part to get to the [burnt] bottom of your …
Heather says: I was recently thinking about ways to incorporate Nutella into every day? (Kidding, but what day isn’t improved with a spoonful or pretzel-ful of this stuff?) Why not use Nutella in my favorite cookie of all time? If the Santa Claus in your household is a fan of Nutella and a fan of …
Michele says: I had intended for this post to teach you how to actually sew using your sewing machine, but when my fingers hit the keyboard I was struck with a huge realization. In writing these posts about machine sewing, I had glossed over one of the most important features of your machine: the stitches. …
Dear Home Ec 101, I need a good alternative for cheese cloth. I’ve been making a lot of juice lately and I want to strain out the seeds and pulp, but cheese cloth gets expensive quickly. Do you have any suggestions? Signed, Strained in Strasbourg Heather says: Cheese cloth certainly has its uses and it …
A Friday Free For All where we discuss coming out of the fog of depression and celebrating the small victories.
Dear Home Ec 101,I found your article on How to Clean Up After a Toilet Overflow helpful, but I was wondering if you could tell me how to clean my daughter’s colorful bath mat?Thanks!My Cup Overflows With Gratitude Isn’t adulthood fun? The good news is that your bath mat is not a tablecloth. If you …
Dear Home-Ec 101, I have an overnight apple french toast recipe that we very much enjoy. Because the ingredients include apples, as well as a syrup/sauce made with brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup – I am wondering if I can prepare this ahead, unbaked, and then freeze. The syrup/sauce is placed in the bottom …
Heather says: I love to have people over for dinner; opening my home and sharing my table is my favorite way to show people I care and want them to be a part of our lives. As that circle of people expands -and ages, heh- I’m finding that more and more often I have friends …
Heather says: Have you ever cooked a turkey? No? Well, hosting your first ever Thanksgiving dinner should probably not be your first attempt to cook a turkey. Thanksgiving is a busy enough holiday, and even if you’re super organized, there’ll probably be a little self-induced stress, even with a timetable, all of your recipes organized, …
Heather says Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite time of the year. It’s no secret that I love food and I love to cook for others and Thanksgiving Dinner is the Superbowl of company dinners. It’s a chance to gather with friends and family and indulge in the traditional and the exceptional. Are you planning on …