Heather says: We’re still sticking to the winter vegetables, even though Spring weather has arrived locally. I know it’s not fair to brag about sunshine and 80 degree temps while our Northern friends are dealing with snow, rain, and ice. Here is another menu and shopping list for Home Ec 101 readers. This menu is …
It is so good to be home. I’m ready to get back into the kitchen and work on getting more recipes added to the Home Ec 101 Recipe Collection. I’m also working on a Home Ec 101 Basic Cooking Glossary. The glossary is nowhere near complete. I add to it each time I find myself …
Heather says: February is knocking at the door, what does February mean as far as seasonal eating? Well for the most part we’re still stuck with root vegetables and winter greens. It’s not until March that we begin to see asparagus come into season and then we’ll get hit with an avalanche of fresh foods. …
Heather says: Each week I provide Home Ec 101 with a menu and a shopping list. The menu, as written, is designed to feed 4 – 6 people. Singles and couples can pick and choose 3 – 4 of the 6 meals alternating with leftovers or previously frozen meals. In turn any leftovers should be …
Heather says: We all hear that menu planning is the key to getting control of your food budget. However, creating a menu plan can be intimidating and often overwhelming. What if someone did all the work for you? What if a grocery list was just a few clicks away? Well I have teamed up with …
Heather says: Here we are, week 5 of winter vegetables. This week I cheated a little and reached into the frozen vegetables, just to make sure there was more green on our plates. The whites and yellows can get old pretty quickly. I was recently asked how much our family spends on groceries. The short …
Heather says: Do you menu plan? Here we go. Another week and another complete menu plan with shopping list ready to go for you. The grocery list is provided by SayMmm.com, a great free website that can help make menu planning simple. Click here for a ready to print shopping list for this week’s menu, …
And we’re back. With holidays and off-kilter schedules, I assumed many people would have no need for a menu last week. We’re back with another menu that utilizes winter vegetables as often as possible. I’m working as fast as I can to incorporate a larger variety of side dishes that utilize what is in season. …
Heather says: For a long time, I’ve wanted to help readers with the creation of weekly menus and shopping lists. Up until this point it meant creating the menu, listing all of the ingredients and manually creating a pdf from this list. I’ve been working with Brian Hutchins of SayMmm.com to create an easy way for …
Dear Home Ec 101, I need to get our food budget under control, and we spend a ton of money eating out. It’s starting to cause fights. I can’t cook. I can’t plan, and even if I could, I would just quit. Can you teach me how to menu plan? Can you teach me to follow …