Heather says: Thanksgiving is my favorite time of year. I’m a firm believer that we all have two families, those we are born to and those we create; Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate with both. This year, I’ll be posting: recipes, shopping lists, a break down of how to get things done in a …
Let’s kick this off by making the FTC and other officials happy. I was sent a Bissell® Steam and Sweep Hard Floor unit for the purposes of review. Bissell has also provided a second unit which will be given away by random drawing to a reader of Home-Ec101.com at the end of this post. Links to …
Heather says: Well the title just about says it all. This post is just to announce that lucky commenter number 8, aka Jenny is the winner of the Cooking Light Way to Cook Vegetarian giveaway. Jenny, please check your inbox for an email requesting your contact info. I will do my best to get it …
Learn four methods to easily make hard-boiled eggs, perfect for salads, sandwiches or eating as is.
Cookbook Reviews are a new category at Home Ec 101. Check out the Home Ec 101 review policy. Heather says: This cookbook started off with two strikes against it, I’m not a vegetarian and I have little interest in cooking light. That said, I spent two hours last night poring over the book and I …
Heather says: I mentioned a couple of months ago that I was working on getting more fish into our diet. Salmon is our go to, it’s a reliable fish, but like chicken it can go with a number of flavors. With the weather cooling off I find my tastes turn toward warmer flavors. The toasted …
Heather says: I know where there’s an abandoned house. Technically I suppose it belongs to a bank, but the bank isn’t keeping up the property. It just so happens that this lot has a couple of pear trees. Oh, these aren’t grocery store pretty pears, these are mottled and ugly cooking pears. I suppose there …
Dear Home Ec 101, I have tan microsuede dining room chairs and, with four children, you can imagine what they look like. I’ve looked, but there isn’t a cleaning recommendation tag on them. What is the best way to clean them? Signed, Dingy Diner Heather says: Oh I can imagine. I’ve given up on salvaging the …
Dear Home Ec 101: My totally awesome, yet annoyingly prepared sister-in-law has just begun her 7th month of her first pregnancy and is in major nesting mode. She emailed me last week looking for recipes that she can make now, freeze, and just reheat after the baby comes or as she puts it, ‘I won’t …
Dear Home Ec 101, I have tile floors and a couch, this sounds normal enough, but the couch slips and slides all over the tile and drives me crazy. How do I stop the couch from sliding? And the cushions, don’t get me started on the cushions, why won’t they stay on my couch? While …