Dear Home Ec 101, I have been told to boil ribs before grilling them. Is this a good way to cook ribs? Signed, Grilling in Greenville Lots of cookbooks recommend parboiling pork ribs before grilling, which speeds up the process. However, there is a cost, and that’s flavor. Additionally, the advice is sort of misleading. …
Heather says: I’ve got great news! Home-Ec 101 the book is now available for your Kindle. (I’m just a little excited and scared, but mostly excited.) Other places that carry Home-Ec 101 Skills for Everyday Living Of course, you can buy it in book form also. Following are some reviews from readers: This book is perfection, …
Heather says: We don’t do this around here often, but I’m sharing five links to sites that have caught my eye over the past week. 1. Low Cost Meals from The Happy Housewife 2. The Untrained Housewife has a Freschetta Pizza Giveaway happening now. 3. I’m usually not one for crafts, the Frugal Upstate has …
Brian says: As I mentioned in my last post, there are a great deal of people out there who cook their steaks half to death with the slightest bit of remorse. At first I was just going to let it go, hoping to play the ignorance-is-bliss card but I just can’t let it stand, people! …
Heather says: Many of you know I just returned from a blogging conference in Nashville? What conference you ask? Oh Blissdom, you may have heard of it. As I’ve mentioned many times over the past few years, we’re huge fans of oatmeal or rolled oats in our house. We definitely go for the traditional rolled …
Dear Home-Ec101, I was changing out a light bulb in my bathroom, and as I was turning it, the base broke off the bulb and STAYED IN THE SOCKET. Can you please help me? How do I get the rest of the light bulb out without death and/or pain? Also? An unlit bathroom is not …
It is so good to be home. I’m ready to get back into the kitchen and work on getting more recipes added to the Home Ec 101 Recipe Collection. I’m also working on a Home Ec 101 Basic Cooking Glossary. The glossary is nowhere near complete. I add to it each time I find myself …
Bobbie says: Several years ago, I developed this recipe for Coleslaw Done Right as a copycat of Marzetti’s Slaw Dressing (which you might find in your store’s produce department.) It’s creamy, tangy, and not overly sweet. Best of all, this simple coleslaw recipe can be put together with ingredients that are easy to have on …
Brian says: There’s one thing you need to know about me: I love to cook. No, I really love to cook. But all the love and passion for anything in this world means absolutely nothing if you don’t have the right tools for the job. So often, people cram their kitchen spaces with machines and …
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