Heather says I honestly don’t know why this recipe is called “sticky chicken”, I have the feeling it is a recipe that has evolved over the years and doesn’t exactly resemble its origins or maybe it was a family nickname. This recipe for chicken in the crockpot was a favorite on a message board I frequented …
Thank you so much for subscribing to Home-Ec 101. So what now? Poke around and see if anything catches your eye. Comment and say hello on a recent post. I’m Heather and I’ll be your host, but please know that the Home-Ec 101 community is fabulous, helpful, and a wee bit geeky. We’re glad to …
Hi Home-Ec101,I have been following your site for a while and am super excited about how well the chore chart is helping around my place; it has made a huge difference! Anyway, I have an odd question, I have an older car that was in storage for about three years, and in that time the …
I received a concerning email yesterday that made me realize it was time to send this post out again as a reminder. This is the first in our series on household chemicals. Over the past few years, I have gotten the impression that many people are using chlorine bleach in an unsafe manner. Chlorine bleach, aka …
June 17, 2015, was a terrible day for my home. A coward drove two hours to kill people he didn’t know. He sat with them for an hour while they prayed. And then he brutally took their lives. My heart hurts for them, for their families, for my home. Yesterday we sat and listened to …
Dear Home Ec 101, I think I’m going to bite the bullet and fire up the grill this weekend. I’m tired of waiting for my spouse to cook something. Do you have any tips for a beginner? Signed, Grilling in Groten Heather says: Hands down, the most important tip I have for a noobie grill …
Does anyone remember the movie The Money Pit? I now watch this with an all-too-knowing chuckle. Many of you know that I moved into what I refer to as the “fixer-upper” back in October. As there are some truly awful people out on the interwebz I was not very open about the exact state of …
Heather says I thought about writing a long-winded response to this. Instead, I’ll just share the comment I received (name removed) and share the mission statement of this site. Home Ec 101 is a site dedicated to teaching a broad range of life skills to adults in a conversational and entertaining manner. -Heather Hi Heather, …
It’s said to be the heart of the home. The kitchen is certainly the most used area with a lot of traffic. It’s also the source of a lot of work, but there is a certain satisfaction in making it clean and shiny. Here are some articles that might help you; click the title of …
Gluten-free sausage balls are an excellent party food/appetizer recipe to keep in your pocket.