Skills for everyday living.
Spinach salad:
Toss ingredients in a large bowl, reserve some egg and bacon for garnish.… Keep reading...
Home-Ec101 is turning 10 and it’s about to get personal. If you don’t want to know the back story, we’ll see you next week.
We could just talk about the numbers, more than 16 million people have visited and read more than 30 million pages of this site.… Keep reading...
Dear Home Ec 101,
I love your site! Love the 50’s look!
I want to mop with bleach once a month to help keep our grout white, but mopping with bleach and water does not seem to clean the floor well.… Keep reading...
Dear Home Ec 101,
I am well acquainted with the razor blade to clean the dried food spots on my smooth-top stove; however, there are “places” on my stove that cannot be felt with the fingers, and there is nothing to scrape with the razor blade, they’re just mars, I guess.… Keep reading...
Dear Home-Ec 101,
I’ve noticed inside the drum of my dryer that there are blue and gray streaks, they look like they are from jeans. How do I get rid of these stains in my clothes dryer?
Sincerely,
Blue in Bluffton
Heather says
The simplest thing you can do is to close the dryer door and not worry about it.… Keep reading...
Dear Home Ec 10,
My living room desperately needs to be painted and I’ve rounded up a few friends willing to help sell their time for beer and pizza. I really want to do this right, is it true that I have to wash the walls before I paint?… Keep reading...
Heather says
We keep on keeping on. Life got away from us over the last couple of weeks, but it’s the 4th Monday of 2017 and that means a brand new chance to get on track.
We have joined a local CSA*, which means we receive a weekly dividend of vegetables.… Keep reading...
Heather says
A few *ahem* years ago I had a teacher whose catchphrase was “Monitor and adjust”. It was her way of having a plan, but rolling with the punches and not going completely off the rails just because life isn’t playing the way you think it should. … Keep reading...
Dear Home-Ec 101,
I put my pasta in a new container to store in my pantry and still found moths. What did I do wrong and how can I prevent pantry moths in the first place?
Sincerely,
Bugged in Buckhead
Heather says
Unfortunately, pantry moths are a part of life.… Keep reading...
Heather says
There’s nothing like a new year to rekindle the desire to be more organized, keep better tabs on the budget, and to be more efficient with my time (so we can do more fun things with our evenings together). … Keep reading...
Heather says:
This week you’ll need to repurpose or buy two containers, the type of containers will depend on two things, your budget and space. Personally, I like the big 66 quart totes (don’t buy these, this is just so you can see what I am trying to describe).… Keep reading...
Heather says
Tomorrow, for many, is a much-anticipated new beginning. Our New Year started a little bit early, on the 27th, with a wedding.
Ours.
This should be all I need to say about why it’s been so quiet around here. … Keep reading...
Heather says:
I overthink gifts. I want the recipient to not only be excited to get the gift but I need to know that this gift will actually get used. I know I feel guilty when I receive a gift and never use it.… Keep reading...
Heather says
Transparency – About six weeks ago my insomnia got bad enough that I finally visited my doctor. Bad enough is my euphemism for completely out of hand and I wish I’d gone sooner. The funk is clearing and I’m sleeping better which is giving me energy beyond the have-tos.… Keep reading...
Heather says
I was sent a review unit of the Rosewill RHRC-13001 5.5 Cup Rice Cooker. I tested the unit provided and you’ll never believe this. It made rice and it made it well.
You’re stunned, just stunned, I can tell.
