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Serving Dishes and Large, Company Meals -Countdown to Turkey Day 2016

November 8, 2016 By Heather Solos Leave a Comment As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Countdown to Turkey Day with Home-Ec 101. Schedules, Recipes and plans for hosting your first or your best Thanksgiving ever.

Heather says:
I hope you had a great weekend.

The holiday craziness kicks off in two weeks. I’ve noticed that many schools are out for the entire week of Thanksgiving this year. When did that start?

So far in our Countdown to Turkey Day we have:

  • Decided when and where
  • Located the dining room table and extension(s)
  • Reserved chairs and place settings, if necessary
  • Created our Soft Thanksgiving Menu Plan
  • Begun working on getting the house company ready by paying attention to daily / weekly chores

Today, depending on how your house and kitchen are organized may be simple or quite the dive into storage.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Cook It, Tutorial Tagged With: Countdown to Turkey Day, Countdown to Turkey Day 2014, Thanksgiving

Countdown to Turkey Day – Time to Practice

November 4, 2016 By Heather Solos Leave a Comment As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Countdown to Turkey Day with Home-Ec 101. Schedules, Recipes and plans for hosting your first or your best Thanksgiving ever.

Heather says

Today is pretty short and sweet; you have a few things to make sure you’re on track for Thanksgiving:

PRACTICE

Take your soft menu plan from Thursday and go over it. Are there any recipes you haven’t tested? Is there a cooking technique in one that you haven’t tried?… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Cook It Tagged With: Countdown to Turkey Day 2015, Thanksgiving

Countdown to Turkey Day The Soft Menu Plan

November 3, 2016 By Heather Solos Leave a Comment As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Countdown to Turkey Day with Home-Ec 101. Schedules, Recipes and plans for hosting your first or your best Thanksgiving ever.

Heather says:

To make creating your Thanksgiving Menu Easier, I have a handy Thanksgiving Menu Printable. This printable has three columns, one for your ideal Thanksgiving menu, a second for your planned guests’ ideal menu -I assume you have some idea of what the people you will be serving expect- and the third column is the great compromise that will be your Thanksgiving holiday menu.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Cook It Tagged With: Countdown to Turkey Day 2016

Countdown to Turkey Day 2016

November 2, 2016 By Heather Solos Leave a Comment As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Countdown to Turkey Day with Home-Ec 101. Schedules, Recipes and plans for hosting your first or your best Thanksgiving ever.

Heather says

Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite time of the year. It’s no secret that I love food and I love to cook for others, and Thanksgiving Dinner is my Superbowl of company dinners. It’s a chance to gather with friends and family and indulge in the traditional and the exceptional.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Cook It Tagged With: Countdown to Turkey Day

Sweet Cornbread Recipe

October 25, 2016 By Heather Solos 34 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Simple sweet cornbread

Heather says:
This is a very basic, dense, slightly sweet cornbread recipe. It is not to be confused with cornbread cake which, as one may imagine, is even sweeter and more cake like. Corncakes usually contain flour to lighten the batter.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Best Of, Cook It, Recipe Tagged With: Baking, cheap, frugal baking, Recipe, sweet cornbread

Simple Mushroom Risotto

October 24, 2016 By Heather Solos 3 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

This simple risotto is company dinner winner. Serve with chicken or pork and a side salad.

Heather says:

This recipe for mushroom risotto is about as simple as risotto can get. You see, while risotto is rice, it’s a needy rice. It’s rice that needs a little nurturing and love, but then when it’s ready to serve?… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Best Of, Cook It, Recipe Tagged With: Countdown to Turkey Day 2012, Gluten Free, Meatless, rice, side dish

Collard Greens

October 24, 2016 By Heather Solos As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Think you don't like collard greens, this simple method will have you going for seconds.
Heather

Heather says:

The new year will be here before long, and in the Lowcountry, that means it’s time to cook up some greens. Collards are a traditional New Year’s dish eaten to bring wealth in the coming year. Their peak season is from January to April, and they are packed with calcium, iron, and vitamins A and C.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Best Of, Cook It, Recipe Tagged With: cheap, Side Items, Vegetables

Menu Monday Week #42 of 2016 –

October 17, 2016 By Heather Solos 3 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says

This is one of those weeks where having a menu plan for the week is critical to our staying on budget. Most weeks, when I’m not traveling for work, I time shift. In other words, instead of working the standard 9 am – 5 pm, I am on 6 am – 2 pm.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Cook It Tagged With: Menu Monday

Menu Monday – Week 40

October 3, 2016 By Heather Solos Leave a Comment As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says

Well, it is definitely still hurricane season on the East Coast. 

hurricane-matthew

I know many of you who live on the East Coast are tired of the drama that accompanies these usually-and-thankfully-non-events.  While it looks like Matthew will make the S-curve and head out to sea, it bears watching.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Cook It Tagged With: Menu Monday

Menu Monday Week 39

September 26, 2016 By Heather Solos 2 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says:

Fall is finally here, according to the calendar. I’m shaking off this year’s late summer funk and last Sunday I spent the afternoon reshooting some old recipes that need a little photographic love. I’m putting together an ebook of quick, budget-friendly weeknight dinners.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Cook It Tagged With: Menu Monday

Off Topic with an Menu Monday Attempt to Get it Together

August 29, 2016 By Heather Solos 12 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says

Late summer is difficult around here. You’ve got the usual back to school hassle and sports starting up with four kids, we enter birthday season mid-August and before any of that happens, I start dreading an anniversary.

For those that don’t know, my sister was killed  in August of ’13.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Cook It Tagged With: Menu Monday, Personal

Menu Monday Week #26

June 27, 2016 By Heather Solos 1 Comment As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says

Every year I delude myself thinking that the end of the school year will result in some down time. I don’t know where I get the idea, but it plants itself firmly in my mind and I hang onto it from February until school is done in late May / early June and then I blink it’s nearly July.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Cook It Tagged With: Menu Monday

How To Sharpen A Kitchen Knife

May 31, 2016 By Heather Solos 15 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

This tutorial is for the beginner, with beginner knife sharpening equipment. It's important to have sharp knives in the kitchen.

Heather says:

Without any more procrastination or delay here is the Home-Ec101.com Knife Sharpening Tutorial. I talk about knife skills and the importance and safety of having sharp knives, but how do you get and keep your knives sharp?

First, let’s start off with a little anatomy of a knife.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Cook It, Tutorial Tagged With: DIY, how to, Knife Skills, Sharpen Knives, Techniques, Tutorials

Menu Monday Week #22, Memorial Day 2016 and some Transparency

May 30, 2016 By Heather Solos Leave a Comment As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says
If you’re out grilling, boating, or otherwise enjoying this long holiday weekend, please don’t forget to take a moment to thank and acknowledge those who gave their lives so we could have this privilege.

Some of you may have noticed that it has been very quiet around here.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: Cook It Tagged With: Menu Monday

Simple Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing and Dip Recipe

May 20, 2016 By Bobbie 3 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

It’s scrumptious as a dip for buffalo hot wings and celery sticks. Use a dish of Simple Chunky Blue Cheese Dip as the star of a raw veggie tray.

Note from Heather: When I updated the images on this recipe, I added 3 green onions, chopped, used fresh ground black pepper, and used *gasp* bottled lemon juice. Don’t tell Bobbie 😉

Bobbie SaysBobbie says:

This recipe for Simple Chunky Blue Cheese Salad Dressing and Dip was the result of the quest of a lifetime.… Keep reading...

Filed Under: All, Best Of, Cook It, Recipe Tagged With: cheap, Recipe, Salad, salad dressing, salads

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