Skills for everyday living.
Heather says:
Winter is officially here and eating seasonally in the winter can certainly be difficult. Well, difficult if you like variety that is. For the most part we’re reduced to vegetables that store well, like squashes and potatoes, along with hardy vegetables from the brassica genus: brussels sprouts, cabbage, collard greens, etc.… Keep reading...
Heather says:
[pullthis id=”confession” display=”outside”]I’ll never make it as a hippie. . . I don’t like brown rice. I’ve tried to like it, but I just don’t. [/pullthis]
For whatever reason cooking white rice seems to frustrate some people.
[pullshow id=”confession”]My favorite way to cook rice is to use a 2:1 ratio, water to long grain, white rice.… Keep reading...
Heather says:
In my corner of the south, Hoppin’ John is a traditional New Year’s dish believed to bring good luck. I’m not superstitious, but some traditions, like this one appeal to me. Every year on New Year’s Day we serve Hoppin’ John, collard greens, and cornbread.… Keep reading...
Heather says:
Now that’s summer is nearly here, we’re switching to a cooler morning option, homemade granola cereal. It is a bit more expensive than plain oatmeal version, but the recipe is dead easy and significantly cheaper per serving than store bought granola, even with the nuts.… Keep reading...
Heather says:
Did you know the package directions for oatmeal (rolled oats) used to include directions for soaking? Eventually these directions were removed as it’s not critical if your goal is to have hot, edible cereal and many consumers are only interested in convenience.… Keep reading...
Heather says:
This creamy soup is quite rich, perfect for a chilly evening spent calling Midwestern family and asking, “Hey, how’s the weather up there?” (It was -2F yesterday, sorry about that)
Yields: approximately 8 cups of soup
Ingredients:
*If you use canned broth be very careful adding salt as the sodium content may already be pretty high.… Keep reading...
Heather says:
I was browsing through some of my hometown blogs and stumbled upon this entry at A Yankee in a Southern Kitchen. It was the perfect use for the abundance of Silver Queen corn I picked up the other day.… Keep reading...
Heather says:
Do you ever have a snippet from a TV show stay with you for eternity? That’s all I can think whenever I make chicken bog.
Now that you’ve had a peek into my twisted little mind, let’s talk chicken bog.… Keep reading...
Heather says:
My family enjoys this simple dish, it goes well with most standard chicken recipes. Oddly enough, my kids who are not overly fond of peas do not mind their presence.
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Ingredients
In a skillet with a tight lid heat the butter over medium-low heat.… Keep reading...
Heather says:
File this meal under pretty good comfort food. Mr. Heather filed it under “should make again” but he’s from Minnesota and used to consider “hotdish” its own food group. Relax, I’m just teasing to pick on my in-laws. Everyone say hi to Nan and Gramps.… Keep reading...
Dear Home Ec 101,
Do you have a good cornbread recipe or tips on baking cornbread? I
generally use a corn meal mix and it always comes out too dry and
“crummy”. I like for the outside to be crisp but for the inside to be
soft and to stay together instead of falling apart when slicing or
buttering it.… Keep reading...
Heather says:
Try making your own oatmeal packets. There’s no need to worry about measuring or digging for sugar and spices first thing in the morning. If you are cooking for one, add as listed to a baggie. Otherwise multiply the amounts by the number of servings you require.… Keep reading...
Dear Home-Ec 101,
I need help cooking rice. I can’t do it-brown rice, white rice, minute rice, not-minute rice. I just can’t seem to get it to the right texture. Help me?
Signed,
Riceless in Reno
Ivy says:
Rice can be tough.… Keep reading...
Dear Home-Ec 101,
Is there any way to keep rice good in the fridge? I love that nice and sticky rice they give you from take-out Chinese places, and I’ve never been able to recreate it, so I usually keep it in the fridge for the next day or so.… Keep reading...
