This emailed question was answered immediately upon receipt, but I’d like to share it with you. Dear Home Ec 101, So, I’ve been given a turkey that was in my mom’s freezer. It thawed for a few days in the fridge, now it’s in the oven. As I was figuring out the weight and how long …
The following is a guest post from Heidi of WithaZ.net Guest posting is a new feature here at the Home-Ec 101 community and I hope that all of you are welcoming to those who have volunteered their time and energy with their contributions. I am deeply grateful. Heidi sayz: Oven-Baked Macaroni and Cheese This is …
Heather says: Builders and contractors don’t always use common sense when planning the layout of a home’s heating and cooling duct work. Sometimes the grille, or vent cover, is right in the middle of a wall. Even though I frequently run the soft brush attachment over the grille and occasionally spray it off with the …
Heather says: Life is always moving and if we’re lucky we’re lulled into a routine where we see life changes coming and we have time to make plans and react. Unfortunately events sometimes seem to arrive as a bolt from the blue and everything is suddenly different. Ivy is taking an indefinite leave of absence …
Heather says: This recipe is one of my favorites, there’s no kitchen bravery to be found only a meal that whispers comfort drenched in red wine. A good friend of mine once asked what cut of beef should I use for a pot roast? There are several to choose from, but my favorite is the …
Ivy says: I’ve been thinking about all the household axioms: you know, cliches or “old wives tales”. I find some of them highly suspect and/or amusing. Let’s take a look: Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. Well, yeah, some of them could die or something. But if you don’t count at all, how do …
Hi Home Ec 101, My fridge had an unexpected surge of over-efficiency and froze a lot of stuff, including 3 dozen eggs. Will they be okay after they thaw (still in the fridge)? Signed, Eggspecting Disappointment Heather says: It is not recommended to freeze eggs whole, in the shell, but hang tight before you toss …
Dear Home Ec 101, How does one remove dried milk from wood? Every low surface in my kitchen (chair legs, table legs, cabinets) is full of dried milk spots from spills that always go farther and cover more area than you can initially see. No matter how I try to clean them, I get the …
Ivy says: In case you haven’t noticed, life is stressful. Sometimes you have to grab your moments of zen any way you can get them. I try to catch little moments of zen, like the peace of a quiet bathroom with nobody else in it, or driving down the road and catching my favorite song, …
Dear Home Ec 101, How do you keep a clean house? Signed, N00b in Newford Heather says: The short answer? You put crap away. If every person in every home simply put things where they belonged, keeping a clean house would only be a matter of dealing with dirt. Unfortunately the universe tends toward entropy, …