How to have a shiny sink

Dear Home Ec 101, How in the world do you get your sink to stay so shiny? Signed, Im in ur house, lookin @ ur sink Ivy says: Get out of my house. Seriously, you’re creeping me out. But while we’re here, I’ll go ahead and share my secrets to a super shiny sink. First, …

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How to Dice an Onion

Dear Home-ec 101, I hate cooking. I make a bloody mess (literally!) everytime I have to do anything involving onions. Can you help? ~Stubby in St. Petersburg Heather says: Dicing onions shouldn’t make you cry, in pain that is. First peel off the papery layers, this is easier if you cut off the root end, …

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How to Clean a Dirty Bathtub

Dear Home- Ec 101,My bathtub is so funky. It makes James Brown look stodgy. Especially since he’s dead. But I digress. The yuck in my tub is so nasty, I’m afraid to take a shower, and my co-workers are starting to complain. Help me, Luke Skywalker Home-Ec 101. You’re my only hope!Signed,Princess Leia It just …

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Recipe: How to Make Sweet Tea

Dear Home-Ec 101, My inlaws from down South are coming to town, I need help! All they do is complain about how awful the food is here and how there is no ‘sweet tea’ to be found. I’d like to make a good impression. Signed, I Like it Bitter in Minneapolis How to make sweet …

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Where to start, when you don’t have a clue

Dear Home-Ec 101, My house is a wreck. I’m scared to open the fridge, and I swear something growled at me the last time I grabbed a soda. I think a dust bunny ate the baby. Help Me! Signed,Don’t Know Where to Start. Dear Don’t Know Where to Start, When I’ve gotten off track, I …

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