Beef - Home-Ec 101

Quick Beef and Cabbage Skillet Recipe – Hearty Winter Fare

This hearty winter skillet is perfect for cold weather and is a budget-friendly meal that is weeknight-friendly,

Beef Stroganoff, Gluten Free and for the Slow Cooker

Heather says: Beef stroganoff is not attractive comfort food, which is why it has taken me nearly five years to get around to posting this slow cooker recipe. It’s not the beef stroganoff’s fault it’s unattractive. The recipe itself is quite simple; it’s just a homely dish. People on the internet can be rude and …

Image of a cow showing the primal cuts including the chuck

Dear Home-Ec 101, I’m really trying to cook more at home, but sometimes I’d like to make substitutions, but I’m just not sure when it’s ok to substitute round steak for cube steak or vice versa. I’m just not comfortable talking to the butcher. I just want to grab whatever happens to be in the …

My inner twelve-year-old is having a field day as I try to describe this spaghetti sauce recipe without sounding like a pervert. In fact, I give completely up, snicker away. It’s a thick and meaty sauce perfect over spaghetti noodles or sauteed vegetables for the gluten-free and low carb crowd. Personally, I prefer zucchini and …

How to Grill Meatloaf

Heather says: Earlier this week I asked Home-Ec 101 readers to share their questions about grilling. Sandee asked how should I grill a meatloaf? There are several methods out there on these wild, wild interwebz. Some of them are rather unsettling. Foil packets are awesome for vegetables, but what foil packets create is an environment …

Heather says: I can’t remember the last time I made country fried steak for dinner. Heck, it’s been a long time since I’ve fried anything, the last frying adventure was when I made fried chicken thighs almost a year ago. -Running this site, makes it pretty easy to keep tabs on our lives. So don’t …

How to Cook Steak Properly

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! …

Some meals are so simple that I’ve forgotten to include them in the recipe files here on Home Ec 101. This easy recipe for Cheeseburger Macaroni is one of the forgotten go-to meals. This quick dinner is great for busy weeknights. It is as simple as it sounds, but the key difference between cheeseburger macaroni …

This is my family’s version of the spicy Mexican meatball soup, often called Albondigas. The recipe came from my mother, who grew up in Tucson, Arizona.

Sloppy Joes

Heather says: I know a can of sloppy joe sauce is easy, but it’s often loaded with high fructose corn syrup, something we work hard to avoid. This recipe is our go-to alternative. If you’re also trying to cut out hfcs, be sure to check the label on your hamburger buns. Oh, and even though …