Countdown to Turkey Day: Prep-Ahead for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving prep

Hi! How is your Thanksgiving planning going? We’ve covered a lot so far. Please click here if you are playing catch-up. Yesterday we covered some recipes you can make ahead to make Thanksgiving Day easier, but you can also do some of your prep ahead of time, too. One of our long-time friends of the …

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Countdown to Turkey Day: Make Ahead Recipes

make ahead recipes

Welcome back to the Home Ec 101 Countdown to Turkey Day. We’re getting ready for Thanksgiving without the overwhelm. If you need to catch up, click here to see what we’ve covered so far. in our twenty-eight part series Today we are talking about recipes you can make ahead to reduce the amount of effort …

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Countdown to Turkey Day: Dish Clean-Up

countdown to thanksgiving turkey day graphic

Hello there. I hope you are doing well. Another day, another item we are mentally checking off our to-do list to make Thanksgiving easier this year. If you are catching up, here is what we have covered so far: The cleanup is one of the worst parts of hosting a large holiday meal. What if …

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Why Won’t My Gas Grill Get Hot?

Gas Grill

Dear Home-Ec 101,The other night I decided to grill burgers, but I couldn’t get my gas grill to get hot. It was extremely frustrating, and I ended up cooking my burgers under the broiler (with much spite and bitterness, I might add). There was plenty of liquid propane. I just couldn’t get the flames high, …

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Help, My House is Full of Flies

Fly

Dear Home Ec 101, Every day I am killing ten to twenty house flies and horseflies. This happens every summer. I don’t know if it’s the compost pile we have out back or the fact that one of our neighbors aren’t that great about picking up after their pets or our other neighbors don’t ever …

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How to Make Egg Salad

Egg salad is a classic recipe that can come in handy. Many years ago, When I was a very young mother, very lonely, and newly married, I belonged to a church that often asked the women to take turns hosting small groups. I wish I had known how little pressure I actually had to put …

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Lipstick in the Laundry

Red lipstick shoot in the studio

Sometimes the questions come in via Twitter. Today’s query: @TheMorrisBunch: Help!! I took clothes out of the wash and found red lipstick in the dryer and all over my clothes. First of all, yuck. I don’t envy your situation in the least; finding lipstick stains in the laundry is a great big hassle. To get …

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