A long time ago, I stumbled upon the deliciousness that is tomato pie with bacon and onions. The framework for this recipe can be credited to Paula Deen, but it has been played with enough to call it my own. I first posted this recipe back in 2013, and now I’m editing this once again …
Michele says: During my freshman year of college, I was required to live in a dorm. It was the most miserable experience of my life, not because I had a terrible roommate, but because I couldn’t cook or bake without having to use the communal kitchen (which meant I had to share with whomever walked …
Heather says: Memorial Day has already come and gone, but spring has been a little reluctant and slow this year. Down here in South Carolina, I’m just putting away the menus that focus on the stove and oven and turning my attention to cooler recipes that will keep the kitchen cool. Do you utilize your …
Dear Home Ec 101:My towels all smell funky. Is it my teenage son? He’s usually pretty good about hanging up his towel, but lately, they’ve all developed a stink. There is nothing quite like stepping out of the shower to be greeted with a musty, mildewed, smelly towel.Help!~Musty in Muncie Dear Musty in Muncie: Mildewed towels …
Michele says: I’m going to be super-mega-honest for a second here: I really, really dislike sewing by hand. My great-grandmother taught me to sew when I was 5, so I spent a large portion of my childhood sewing stuffed animals and costumes for fun and mending clothes for the family for function. Whenever a sewing …
Dear Home Ec 101, I have lived in three apartments in the past five years, and everyone has had smoking stove burners. At my first apartment, I thought maybe the burners just had some cleaner left on them from the last tenants, so I took them out and cleaned them thoroughly with water. That didn’t …
Michele says: I don’t know about you, but late spring and early summer are not exactly my favorite times warm up the house by using the oven. Since I’m often too cheap to turn on the air conditioning, I tend to relegate my summer baking time to the necessities. Unfortunately, my stomach doesn’t often get …
Where to find borax and washing soda in most US stores like Target and Walmart
Michele says: The decision to mend vs. replace an item is often surprisingly difficult. While being wasteful is rarely a good thing, there comes a point in every object’s lifetime where you must do a little cost benefit analysis or CBA. (I know this is Home Ec 101 and not Business 101, but bear with …
Heather says: I’m currently sitting in a hotel room in Virginia Beach, VA. This trip wasn’t for fun. You see, life changes in seconds, one moment you’re lost in your own thoughts contemplating personal, life changing decisions and the next you’re racing to comfort family. My stepsister died unexpectedly on Mother’s Day. I’m here in …