Heather says: Sometimes I have to think of what I want to share. You see, there is a fine line between being authentic and admitting I screw up and celebrating mediocrity. Does that make sense to you? I believe that the media, whether it’s television shows or glossy magazines seem to either showcase these unreachable … Read more
Heather says: It has been a while since I ran this series on Home-Ec 101. I started the Sunday Confessional a few years ago as a way for us to come to grips that our lives aren’t magazine perfect, a place to embrace our foibles and get over ourselves. We’re all human; yes, even that … Read more
Heather says: As usual I used Random.org to pick this week’s winner and it was lucky commenter number 1 aka Jenny. Jenny Jenny I got your number, check your email, I’ll be looking for your address to mail you my review copy of Food & Wine’s Reinventing the Classics. This week’s Sunday confessional? Mostly I … Read more
Heather says: The Sunday Confessional here at Home Ec 101 is a chance to quit hiding our imperfections. No one is perfect, no matter what the media wants us to believe. I have a few this week. I went to bed early last night, determined to catch up on sleep. Yes, I know you can’t … Read more
Heather says: One would think I must be a highly organized person and one would be slightly off-base. Once my short-term memory starts to go, I’m going to be in big trouble. I have a hook near a door for my car keys, this usually works. Except when I forget to hang them. My wallet? … Read more
Heather says: This portion of Home Ec is just a place to get it off your chest. It’s all too easy for me just to share the best parts of life, the Internet Snapshot, if you will. This is a skewed version of life and it’s not really what I want to portray, especially to … Read more
Heather says: First order of business. Congratulations to Erin, Random.org chose you (commenter #4) as the winner of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Flour-Free Eating Giveaway. And there was much rejoicing. Second order of business. If you are a feed reader, go ahead and click through to the main page today. I’ve given the site … Read more
Heather says: I received a call from a private investigator this week and it opened a wound I thought had healed. I lost a friend and her babies to suicide a little over two years ago. It was only recently I stopped cringing every time a train whistle blew. The questions he asked, I really … Read more
Heather says: I’m in the home stretch, the last deadline for the rough draft is Thursday, but I need a few anonymous confessions to fill in a couple of gaps in the cooking section of the book. Don’t worry, the book is pretty full of my own embarrassing anecdotes and bizarre sense of humor. I’m … Read more
Heather says: Need proof I’m down here in the trenches with the rest of you? I recently had to play the game we all dread, What is THAT Smell? I had isolated it to the kitchen, ruled out liquid potatoes (there’s a story for another day, rotten potatoes rank right with dead animals on the … Read more