Heather says: In January Angela England and I launched #HomeChat, a weekly, hour-long Twitter chat where we discuss various topics and techniques valuable to most adults. It happens on Tuesdays at 9:00pm Eastern, 6:00 Pacific. We tend to alternate between food and other life skills. Tonight we’ll be discussing basic recipes that translate into many …
Heather says: Frozen corn, potatoes, bacon, stock, and half-and-half, that’s the stuff dreams -and corn chowder- are made of. I know I should make this in June or July when sweet corn is in season, but with the heat index soaring into the triple digits, there is no way a heavy soup such as this …
Heather says: What’s your favorite cookie? Mine is the very simple chocolate biscotti. I prefer this recipe without the chocolate chips and with the walnuts, but since I was making it for the family, they got it their way. Biscotti is actually an ancient technique for making food fit for travel. Consequently biscotti is suitable …
Dear Home Ec 101, Do you have an easy recipe for homemade enchilada sauce? I’ve been trying to avoid MSG and haven’t had any luck finding any. Signed, Missin’ Enchiladas in Ensenada Heather says: Sure, this recipe for enchilada sauce is super simple, and provided you make your own chicken stock, you have complete control …
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 …
Brian says: Buffalo wings are the quintessential “man snack”. Granted, there are a handful of women that I know who enjoy a hot plate of wings every once in a blue moon, the true die hards are definitely of the male persuasion. Now, wing aficionados around the world will argue as to which method of …
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 …
Fearless Fridays are all about pushing boundaries in the kitchen. It’s trying new techniques, recipes, or ingredients. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. All of you are welcome to share your recent kitchen adventures either in the link list or by sharing in the comments. A lot of people forget that cooking is a skill …
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 …
In most parts of the country, Spring is here to stay. Spring begins to creep into the Lowcountry somewhere around the end of February and has gotten quite comfortable by the time the calendar makes it official. During my time in Minnesota, it once snowed on Tax Day and yes, I did cry. In many …