Dear Home-Ec 101, I have a 25 year white tub surround that has accumulated a darkened tint due to left over scum even after cleaning it often enough for this very busy mom and full time art teacher. What is fast and quick and odorless, green, effective, etc. Seems that I am also very good …
Are appliance bulbs the correct choice to use in an oven? Yes.
Dear Home-Ec 101: It’s cold! Well actually it’s 68 right now – but yesterday it was in the 40’s and I wanted to wear my nice, warm, fluffy white wool sweater. It has not seen the light of day since last winter (February-ish). I pulled it out of the dry cleaner bag and it is …
Dear Home-Ec 101,Could you please explain to my 14-year-old daughter why it’s important to wash bed sheets regularly?Signed,Skeeved in Skokie Heather says:Absolutely, I’ll even do it in a video so she doesn’t have to take the time to read. Just stick it in her YouTube queue. Here’s what it comes down to. Human beings are …
Heather says: Sometimes recipes are so basic, so simple, so easy, that I forget to include them here on Home Ec 101. Insalata caprese is one such recipe. This recipe shines in the summer, when tomatoes are at their peak, but sometimes it just beckons in the depth of winter. If it’s not tomato season, …
Heather says: We haven’t done a Friday Free for All in a few months and it’s January 20th, winter is in full swing -in most of the country, we’ve been pretty lucky here. When the weather is miserable it’s time to break out your favorite comfort food recipes. Yesterday I picked up all of the ingredients …
From a recent comment here on Home-Ec 101: I have one child that lives at home and a teenager that moves in and moves out lol, and also another child that is with me every other weekend. When I get my house clean, it stays that way for a couple of days then it’s dirty …
Dear Home Ec 101, I’d like to make some thing to keep in our freezer to help us avoid the convenience foods at the hectic dinner hour. Do you have a rule of thumb for what freezes well without losing much quality/texture? What’s the best way to thaw and bake things that have been frozen? …
Dear Home-Ec 101, Why does Tim say “Do not attempt to lubricate either the socket or the bulb with any household products like WD-40, petroleum jelly, or mineral oil?” in the post How to Remove a Broken Light Bulb? I have done that before with no problems. Thanks, I like my sockets slick Heather says: …
Dear Home-Ec 101,I read in your book about using acetone to remove grease or oil stains from clothes, but it just mentions it in a list of items one might use. Can you please elaborate on this? I am forever ruining knit shirts with food stains, as is my son (although, in his case, he …