Countdown to Turkey Day: Watch š for Cross-Contamination
Today we are discussing ensuring that your Thanksgiving is memorable for the right reasons. and not for making anyone sick through cross-contamination.
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Nutella No Bake Oatmeal Cookies
Heather says: I was recently thinking about ways to incorporate Nutella into every day? (Kidding, but what day isn’t improved with a spoonful or pretzel-ful of this stuff?) Why not use Nutella in my favorite cookie of all time? If the Santa Claus in your household is a fan of Nutella and a fan of …
Cutting Board Basics
Dear Home-Ec 101, This past weekend I attempted to fix a wood (plank, not end-grain) cutting board with some pretty deep cuts in it, and wound up totally botching the project. Do you have any tips or tricks for cutting board maintenance? Any recommendations for a new cutting board, since I ruined the old one? …
Picnic Possibilities
Heather says: If you haven’t menu planned your Memorial Day weekend already, here are some suggestions for cookouts and picnics. Let’s start with main dishes and then move on to sides. Shall we? (Just click the pics to head to the recipe!) Safety Reminder: Don’t forget to use common sense and keep food out of …
50 Cooking Tips
Heather says: In October, as part of the Notes on Cooking giveaway I asked readers to submit their rules for cooking. As Home-Ec101.com readers are known for the brilliance -pander pander- those rules shouldn’t remain hidden in the comments. I could have organized them, but I liked their random order. Here is an edited compilation, …
Retro Saturday: Kitchen Clean Up
Welcome to Retro Saturday where we share a post from the past so we can enjoy weekends with our families. Dear Home Ec 101: I know there is a proper way to clean up after handling raw meat. Do you have the specifics? ~Sal Monella Heather says: Excellent question, my dear! Not many people realize …
Forecast: Freezing Temperatures
Dear Home Ec 101, A friend and I were talking earlier today. She is a big fan of doubling casseroles and freezing half for later. I was telling her that I don’t because I usually freeze my meat before cooking it and you can’t refreeze meat. She said that as long as you cook it …
How do you get your chicken so tender?
Dear Home Ec 101: Okay, Iām new to cooking. Why do I need to pound the chicken breasts with a mallet or rolling pin? Like, why do I need to pound them at all? ~Are you really telling me to beat my meat? Heather says: I sure am. Meat is nothing more than muscle. I …
Kitchen Disinfection
Dear Home Ec 101: I know there is a proper way to clean up after handling raw meat. Do you have the specifics? ~Sal Monella Heather says: Excellent question, my dear! Not many people realize that cleaning up after handling raw meat is a two step process. If you skip either you run the risk …
Countdown to Turkey Day: Pie and Prep Day
It’s here! Thanksgiving eve. We have done a lot to get ready over the last four weeks. Just take a look. It’s time to start cooking. How do you feel? Excited? I am. I’m really looking forward to some of our favorites. In my family, it’s always been the tradition to make the pies the …