Heather says: The questions answered here at Home Ec 101 come from a variety of sources: Twitter Facebook IRL friends email to helpme@home-ec101.com my weirdo imagination I know the past couple of years have been a little different around here. I’m glad the bulk of you stuck around through it. I thought I had it … Read more
Heather says: With things normalizing, I’ve decided to involve the minions in Home-Ec. The site earns a little through advertising and in order to keep the kids from being resentful of this never ending side project that does take time, I have decided let them in on the business side of things. This is what … Read more
Heather says: Bland diet. Is that not one of the most obnoxious suggestions ever? How about, keep your foodie kid on a bland diet for three weeks (minimum). My poor kid cried on the way home from the pediatric gastroenterologist’s as he began thinking about all of the foods he can’t have: No red meat, … Read more
Heather says: Here’s a little transparency for you. This is the first time my children are going to school and frankly, I think I’m more nervous and excited than they are. I have once mentioned that my oldest child is on the autistic spectrum (Asperger’s) and that he needed a couple of extra years at … Read more
Dear Home-Ec 101, I have a problem. I need to clothe myself, and all the clothes I have had since high school and that were bought when I started college are starting to fall to pieces from overuse with dreary regularity. I’m down to one pair of jeans, one pair of yoga pants, and a … Read more
Dear Home-Ec 101: I am in need of some breakfast food that can be eaten at my desk at work. I admit it, I’ve been spoiled. For the first 4 years after college I worked for a bookstore in a mall with a multitude of restaurants. The next 8 years I worked in an office … Read more
Dear Home-Ec 101, I just started a new job and I only have 30 mins for lunch. Since I have bathroom priorities and waiting in line for microwave can quickly use up that time. Do you have any suggestions for lunches that require no reheat. I need more variety than salad and a sandwich. Signed, … Read more
Dear Home-Ec 101, I just recently found out I am pregnant with our first baby and ohhhh was it a surprise. My husband and I are just short of our one year aniversery and had planned to stay in our tiny one bedroom apartment for another year to save for a house. We were already … Read more
Vera says: Have you ever… Come across a stunning, yet astronomically priced crocheted skirt or a simply darling crocheted baby sweater and wished you could make it yourself? Been intrigued by someone knitting away in public and wanted them to teach you? Perhaps you learned to crochet as a child and would like to reconnect? … Read more
Heather says: This question is specifically for my UK readers or maybe they have it in AUS or NZ, too. What is vegetable extract? Is it broth, base, or bouillon? Or is it something completely different? I found an old recipe from the rationing years and it called for a teaspoon of vegetable extract. A … Read more