Hi, Home-Ec 101, I just read your article on Hydrogen Peroxide. I just love your website! I was wondering what you use to disinfect/sanitize your kitchen counters. I am trying to find something natural and have a hard time finding information on what actually kills bacteria, germs, etc. I read one way to kill bacteria/germs […]
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Simple Schwarma-Inspired Chicken Recipe
I had a hard time coming up with the name for this schwarma-inspired chicken dish. Why? I don’t want to be culturally appropriative as this is not at all authentic. The flavors, however, remind me of chicken schwarma I have had in the past and hope to have again someday. (I miss traveling so much.) […]
Menu Monday 2021 Week 6
This week we are all about lowering the stress level. This means we will be making the easiest meals we can and calling in the troops (teens) to pitch in when they can. Why? I need a break. You might, too. There’s a pretty good series in the New York Times right now about American […]
Baked Spaghetti Comfort Food, Perfect for New Babies, Grieving or Recovering Families, or Just a Cold Winter Night
I belong to a group on Facebook for food lovers that also enjoy True Crime. It has the absolute best name (it’s for fans of My Favorite Murder) Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Crime. Isn’t that just the best? Anyhow, one of the more common topics I see is: I have a friend who is going […]
Menu Monday 2021 Week 5
Just want the menu and no life stuff. Feel free to scroll, I’ll put a heading just for you. Week 5? Really? I’d like to speak to the manager please. This is getting out of hand. Last year took forever, 2021, is slipping through my hands. So, I try to be transparent with mental health […]
Menu Monday 2021 Week 4
Well, last week was kind of a bust. I ended up spending the second half of it sick. Sick enough to call into work one day. Meh. Yes, there’s a pandemic, but regular bugs still make the rounds, especially when you have a toddler who hasn’t quite mastered washing their hands yet. I didn’t get […]
Menu Monday: 2021 Week 3
If you normally only view what happens on Home-Ec101.com via the email, I invite you to take a moment and check out the front page. I gave the site a quick overhaul to make navigation a little easier. We’re coming up on 14 years and over 2300 posts. That’s a lot of content in those […]
Menu Monday: 2021 Week 2
Well, for better or worse, we made it through another week. My teenagers are on eLearning this week. South Carolina is a hot spot, so we’re trying to keep our trips out of the house minimal. Not that we have done much since March, but we’re tightening up the few things we had relaxed. We […]
Simple Beef Gravy – Comfort Food for Troubled Times
Look, it’s January. We may have turned the page to the new year, but the pandemic isn’t done with us yet and some of us may need some good old-fashioned comfort food before this is over. So, let’s start with the most basic. Gravy, it sounds so simple, yet it vexes so many home cooks. […]
Menu Monday 20201 Week 1
Ready or not 2021 has begun. The last couple of weeks have been a blur for our household. Juggling teenagers and toddlers in a blended household equals managing a wide range of expectations. For instance, my oldest, who plays varsity football, was expected to volunteer for Toys for Tots, which is a fantastic program. That’s […]
Menu Monday Week 50: The Year Is Winding Down
OK, y’all, I’m going to get real for a moment. If you want to get to this week’s menu, you’re probably going to want to scroll a bit. I’m going to talk about stuff that might be a little bit tough, as it relates to mental health. I try to be transparent about this as […]
Ground Beef and Gravy—Comfort Food that Saves a No-Good-Rotten-Day
I think when we look back on it, 2020 is going to be the year of comfort food. I have a friend who has a wonderful website and is an amazing resource for everything low carb and keto. (Transparency – She’s also a client at my day job.) I’ve been helping her recently and we’ve […]
Menu Monday Week 49: Let’s Talk About that Pulled Pork While We’re At It
So, it’s official. I’m on board with the whole Smokin’ Sunday concept. What I need to work on though is the timing. If you want a look at the process, I used Instagram Stories to document the process, including the much longer than anticipated stall. In the future, I will start earlier in the day, […]
Menu Monday Week 48 and the Countdown to Turkey Day PostMortem
What a morbid term, right? Well, it is what it is. How was your Thanksgiving? Ours was nice and quiet. We traded food with my mother and stepfather and dropped off quite a bit at the gym where my oldest trains. I still have two more servings of my favorite dish in the world the […]
Worth the Extra Effort Pot Roast
First of all, everyone hates a meandering introduction. I know this. This is not an introduction. This is the methodology. Real quick, I’m sorry this was late, one of the kiddos was sick and with COVID and the holiday, stress levels were high. It was just an ear infection, but my anxiety doesn’t do well […]