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How to Roast Chicken

March 16, 2007 By Heather Solos 26 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says:

Here at Home Ec 101 we get a lot of questions on how to stretch those grocery dollars. One of my personal favorites is to buy a whole chicken. You can get a lot of bang for your buck with one of these, just make sure you don’t buy one injected with anything over 5% sodium solution; it burns me up to pay for water.… Keep reading...

What Can I Substitute for Butter?

March 13, 2007 By Heather Solos 4 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Dear Home Ec 101:

I started to bake some cookies and realized I’m completely out of butter and margarine. Is there anything else I can use?

I can’t believe I’m out of butter!
Heather says:

Substitutions are a piece of cake if you know where to look.… Keep reading...

Mustgo Soup, Leftover Magic

March 12, 2007 By Heather Solos 13 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says:

This soup goes perfectly with the announcement of today’s contest. While you’re digging through the fridge, pull out all of the things that are on the edge of needing to be tossed out.

Here are the items that Must Go:

1/2 meatloaf
celery
a few green beans
a tomato with a bad spot
pasta from Friday’s chicken parmesan
some cabbage
tomato paste leftover from another recipe
green onions
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella

What does one do with this motley assortment?… Keep reading...

Oven Fried Chicken Parmesan Recipe

March 9, 2007 By Heather Solos 6 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Dear Home-ec 101:

That’s it, I’m done! As of today we’re going to start eating at home. Well, if I can learn to cook. I need Hamburger Helper easy. What do you suggest?

Hungry in Hartford

Heather says:

You won’t be hungry for long.… Keep reading...

One of those days

March 8, 2007 By Heather Solos As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Heather says:

Today is one of those days, the kind of day where nothing is a crisis on its own, but added together it becomes one great big mess.

I live in Hurricane Country, seven or eight months of the year I ensure I have clean enough clean bottled water to last my family for several days.… Keep reading...

Pork Chops With Raspberry Sauce Recipe

March 6, 2007 By Heather Solos As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Dear Home-ec 101:

I’m tired of the same food. The delivery place knows our order by heart.

Help!

~In a rut in Wheeling

Heather says:

This recipe will pop you out of that rut; it’s one of our favorites and tastes complicated enough for company.… Keep reading...

Benefits of a Well Stocked Pantry

March 4, 2007 By Heather Solos As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Dear Home-ec 101:

I hate going to the grocery store each week and spending so much money. I’ve heard that I need to have a stocked pantry, but I don’t understand how that will help me. If I buy twice as much food so that I have some in the pantry for next week, won’t that just cost even more?… Keep reading...

Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

March 1, 2007 By Heather Solos 6 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Dear Home-ec 101,

I brought home a rather large chicken from the deli the other day and now I’m sick of looking at it. What can I do to finish off the meat?

-Sprouting Feathers In Sante Fe

Heather says:

If I were feeling peckish, I’d whip up a batch of chicken noodle soup.… Keep reading...

Recipe: How to Make Sweet Tea

February 27, 2007 By Heather Solos As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Dear Home-Ec 101,

My inlaws from down South are coming to town, I need help! All they do is complain about how awful the food is here and how there is no ‘sweet tea’ to be found. I’d like to make a good impression.… Keep reading...