About Heather Solos
Heather is the author of Home-Ec 101: Skills for Everyday Living and founder of Home-Ec101.com. Follow her on Twitter @heathersolos.Website: http://www.home-ec101.com
Posts by Heather Solos
Save Your Garden Tools by Storing in Sand
By Heather Solos on May 18, 2011
What if there were a way to keep all of your gardening hand tools together that also improved their lifespan? Did you know that making your garden tools last longer could be as simple as storing them in a bucket of coarse sand mixed with vegetable oil?
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By Heather Solos on May 18, 2011
Top Fantastic Recipes for Chicken Thighs
By Heather Solos on October 4, 2010
Chicken thighs are a budget lifesaver for busy families. However certain people, and I’m looking straight into the mirror on this one, don’t care for dark meat.
What do you do when you have white meat tastes and a dark meat budget? That’s {read more}
By Heather Solos on October 4, 2010
Basic Buttermilk Biscuits
By Heather Solos on June 2, 2010
I used to say who needs a biscuit cutter? Then a good friend sent me one she picked up for pennies in a thrift store and ok, fine I’m sold.
You were all right all along. I always used a juice glass or the band from a mason jar in the past to cut {read more}
By Heather Solos on June 2, 2010
Strawberry Banana Muffins
By Heather Solos on May 6, 2010
Spring is here and what better way to celebrate spring than with these excellent muffins? Exactly my point. For an interesting twist, add or substitute a teaspoon of orange extract to the recipe.
These are your usual, mix the wet, mix the dry, mix the {read more}
By Heather Solos on May 6, 2010
White Chicken Chili, A Classic Recipe and a New Twist
By Heather Solos on March 23, 2010
White chicken chili is not an unusual recipe, but as with anything on the Internet, it can be a little intimidating trying to find a version that looks promising. After a while a cook develops a sense of who they can trust as a resource. One of my favorite {read more}
By Heather Solos on March 23, 2010
Home Ec 101 Weekly Menu Plan Week #20
By Heather Solos on March 16, 2009
I’m sorry we missed last week, but we had an emergency with my youngest (she’s fine now) and planning a menu was the last thing on my mind.
For those just getting budgets under control, meal planning can be surprisingly effective. Just knowing {read more}
By Heather Solos on March 16, 2009
Weekly Menu and Shopping List for Families
By Heather Solos on March 2, 2009
Welcome to week 19 of our menus and shopping lists. To use the shopping list, simply cut and paste the grocery list into a notepad file, delete the items you have on hand, add the items you need on a weekly basis, print, and go.
The linked recipes are {read more}
By Heather Solos on March 2, 2009
Weekly Menu and Shopping List: Meatless Recipes
By Heather Solos on February 23, 2009
This menu is intended to be budget minded. It incorporates one meatless meal and soup made from leftover meatloaf. This Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for Roman Catholics and Fridays until Easter are meatless, but not necessarily vegetarian.
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By Heather Solos on February 23, 2009
Home Ec 101 Weekly Menu and Shopping List #17
By Heather Solos on February 17, 2009
Welcome to the 17th edition of our weekly menu. This week we’re reducing costs by serving a meatless meal one night, stocking the freezer another (the albondigas freezes well and can be saved for a future meal), and on pizza night meat is not the {read more}
By Heather Solos on February 17, 2009
Home Ec 101 Weekly Menu Plan and Shopping List #16: The Link Love Edition
By Heather Solos on February 9, 2009
This week I’m sharing the link love with some of my favorite foodie bloggers. This menu includes 6 meals and one night of leftovers, lovingly described as Clean Out Refrigerator Night or CORN for short. All ingredients except basic pantry staples {read more}
By Heather Solos on February 9, 2009
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