Dear Home-Ec 101, I saw your email reply to someone asking why they were getting grease-like stains on their clothing after washing them. Your reply said it was from a liquid fabric softener. The problem is I don’t use fabric softener, and I get these grease like spots on my clothing quite regularly. I cannot … Read more
Heather says: Over on the Home-Ec 101 Facebook fanpage someone asked: What would be on your list of skills to know for a homemaker and adult in 2015? This list is by no means complete: Prepare a meal without setting fire to the kitchen or poisoning guests. Keep a living space clean. Encourage a guest … Read more
Heather says A couple of years ago I shared how to download audio books from your local library for free. If you liked that, I think you’ll dig today’s info. I use Amazon for a lot of things, it’s also a small source of revenue – if I link to something here and someone makes … Read more
Dear Heather, I’m so lucky to have a new refrigerator with water and ice in the door (I have arrived!). Still, in the several months, since I got the fridge, the water/ice dispenser has become a little drippy. There is mildew accumulating around the gasket between the actual maker (in the fridge itself) and the … Read more
Grilling fish can be a very delicate matter. More often than not, cooks fail to realize that certain species of fish tend to yield better results than others, depending on the cooking method used. However, if you take the following suggestions into consideration, you’ll put yourself on the fast track to fixing one fine piece … Read more
Dear Home Ec 101, I’m a young wife who doesn’t have a lot of experience cooking. My husband’s birthday is tomorrow, and I really want to make him something nice. I tried asking him what he’d like, but he says it doesn’t matter. Well, it matters to me. I want him to have a nice … Read more
Ivy says: Last night, there were several dishes left over after starting the dishwasher. This happens with some frequency, we use a heck of a lot of dishes in our house. Normally, I would just rinse them and set them in the sink to run the dishwasher this morning, but it occurred to me that … Read more
Ivy says: We’ve noticed a spike in our traffic today, and our sitemeter is not telling us where all of you are coming from! If any of you would like to educate the terminally curious (That’s Heather and me) where you guys are all coming from, we’d love to hear about it! Our guesses: Alien … Read more
Please help me, ladies! We’ve been in our new townhouse for about eight months. We have neutral-colored wall-to-wall style carpet in our living room. There are a couple of stains from who knows what – beer spillage, chocolate drool from a friend’s happy baby, etc. I spot-treated them (the stains, not the babies) and sometimes … Read more