Heather says: Looking for a tomato side dish? How about one with bacon? This easy recipe for stuffed tomatoes comes together very quickly, is company-worthy, can be made the night before, and could even be baked in a toaster oven -I don’t have one, but I plan to remedy that. I want to put it …
Heather says: Now that’s summer is nearly here, we’re switching to a cooler morning option, homemade granola cereal. It is a bit more expensive than the plain oatmeal version, but the recipe is dead-easy and significantly cheaper per serving than store-bought granola, even with the nuts. It takes less than five minutes to mix up …
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 …
Heather says: I didn’t get to the pot roast last week, it’s still safe in the freezer, instead the stewed chicken recipe stretched further than I ever thought it could. Everyone wanted it again the next night -with the exception of pizza, this is rare with the kids- the rest I shredded. The shredded chicken …
Heather says: Most of us are creatures of habit, we develop our routines based on expectations and that’s fine. I have had a system in place for a while: seasonal produce from the stand or Farmers Market; staples from the local grocery store; milk from the drug store*; bread from Big Lots. It sounds complicated, …
Dear Home Ec 101,Here’s a question for those of us in Nashville who are conserving water due to the flood, what’s the best way to conserve water while washing dishes? I know the dishwasher is out. Should we wash dishes individually, or do the whole fill-up-the-sink-with-water thing? Does that really get dishes clean? It always …
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 …
Heather says: My mother passed on a lot of very frugal ways. Use a dollop of shampoo about the size of a quarter, only use a pea sized amount of toothpaste, etc. Every once in a while I get frustrated with conserving and rebel. The sad part is, I can only laugh at myself, because …
Simple garlic and brown sugar glaze recipe for chicken parts, such as legs and thighs or a cut up chicken.
Dear Home Ec 101: Please solve an argument between my husband and myself! When heating up the oven, I don’t wait for the required temp to reached before putting the food in, but do give extra time in case the oven wasn’t quite hot enough. My husband says that you have to wait until the proper …