Heather says: Here on Home-Ec 101 I don’t often talk about parenting, even though we have four kids in our family -my stepdaughter + our three. I feel that parenting is an intensely personal experience, and I tend to shy away from offering advice. It’s so nuanced that what works for me and my children may …
Brian says: I’m not a vegetarian nor do I ever want to be. That is not to say that I’m judging those who have decided to take the road less traveled and have sworn off meat. In an ideal world, both meat lovers and veg-heads would come together in a peaceful and happy medium; drum …
Dear Home-Ec 101,I got my favorite pair of shoes wet last week, and now they stink to high heaven. Is there anything I can do to save these shoes?Signed,Smelly in Smyrna Heather says: I’m going to let you in on a secret. Last week was not the first time your shoes have gotten wet. Sure, …
Dear Home-Ec 101, My very nice, very expensive stainless steel Mikasa silverware is picking up rust spots. I know it’s not rusting, because it’s stainless, and the spots appear to be surface. How do I get rid of the rust spots on my flatware? I’m so tired of them looking icky, it happens to my …
Rubbing alcohol is a green and cheap cleaning agent. However, you need to use some precautions when using it as a cleaning agent. Here’s how to safely use isoproponal safely in your home
Short term things you can do to help offset the rising cost of fuel’s impact on your budget.
Heather says: Welcome to week 15 of the weekly menu plan and shopping list journey. Some of you may notice that there are fewer simple carbohydrates on this menu (two notable exceptions). I will be doing my best over the next few weeks to continue adding more vegetables and legume recipes to the site. Here …
Heather says: I talked about this yesterday on the Facebook Fanpage, but I thought it would be a good idea to continue the discussion over here. Home-Ec101.com is an apolitical site; this means that neither party will get an endorsement, political bashing is not allowed, and for the most part I really hope that political …
Brian says: Cast-iron skillets, stainless steel pans, Fry Daddies. There are so many ways that people implement to fry up a good batch of chicken. Some tend to work better than others, but they all have the same, delicious end product that’s, for absolute lack of a better term, finger-licking good. By why must one …
Dear Home-Ec 101, I’m having some dining room table woes. The wood is super sensitive to heat. When it was given to me it had a couple of small white marks, but I just put a table cloth over it and called it good. Even with out the cloth they weren’t that bad. Well, at Thanksgiving I …