Dear Home Ec 101, Why do towels and washcloths smell sour and how do I get rid of that funky odor? Signed, Sour in Soux Falls Heather says: High on my list of most favorite thing ever is stepping out of the shower and drying my face with a sour smelling bath towel. Yeah. Absolute …
Heather says: Yesterday I forgot to mention something very important, or at least important to people with my whacked out metabolism. When I stretch meals as outlined in the planned over post, I usually alternate with our normal lower carb, lots of vegetable and protein meals. Other times I freeze the leftovers of the original …
Dear Home Ec 101, Every year my home is filled with ladybugs. Well, I’m not really sure if they are even ladybugs, but they sure look like them. Could they be ladybirds? Whatever they are, I want them out of my house. How do I get rid of the infestation? Signed, Crawling in Crawford Heather …
For a full breakdown on exactly how to fry chicken, I invite you to check out Buttermilk Fried Chicken. Heather says: We don’t fry chicken often, but sometimes when chicken thighs are well under $1 per pound the temptation is overwhelming. Recently we had a long conversation on the hidden sources of high fructose corn …
Dear Home Ec 101: Help! I have ants milling around my cats’ water bowl. We can’t figure out where they are coming from, but a few more appear each day. They seem to be mostly interested in the water dish, since we tend to keep the rest of the food put away except for meal …
Heather says: Yesterday’s conversation on high fructose corn syrup is a nice segue today’s look at food labeling and MSG. While I understand that cost and profits are the bottom line for many companies, I refuse to take the cynical view that all companies are out to hurt people. I believe there may be some misguided motives …
Heather says: I live under a rock. Well, that’s not true at all let me rephrase it. When we moved from Minnesota to my home state of South Carolina, we decided to not pay for cable or satellite TV to save a little money after the expense of moving and buying a home. We live …
Dear Home Ec 101, I am trying to find out the name of a certain chicken bone in the drumstick. One is a regular bone and the other one looks like a hat pin – thin, round at one end about the size of a pencil eraser, about 4 inches long and comes to a sharp point. What …
Heather says: Happy Pi Day! In honor of the date, I thought I would round up all the pie posts I’ve done over the last few years. To kick things off, here’s a Pie Crust Tutorial. By the fourth or fifth time I made pie, I felt like a pro. Hang in there for those …
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