Home Ec for Everyone

Projects

• 1 How to boil water
• 2 How to boil an egg
• 3 How to peel a boiled egg
• 4 How to crack an egg
• 5 How to whip cream
• 6 How to stock up
• 7 How to be a thrifty shopper
• 8 How to freeze hamburger meat
• 9 How to buy an apple
• 10 How to handle lettuce
• 11 How to care for Iceburg lettuce
• 12 How to make vinaigrette
• 13 How to make Caesar salad
• 14 How to zest a lemon
• 15 How to juice a lemon
• 16 How to cut a lemon wedge garnish
• 17 How to chop an onion
• 18 How to measure flour
• 19 How to knead bread dough
• 20 How to make a sandwich
• 21 How to refresh stale bread
• 22 How to make bread crumbs
• 23 How to make croutons
• 24 How to make pizza
• 25 How to have dinner ready in thirty minutes
• 26 How to make soup
• 27 How to grill vegetables
• 28 How to sauté vegetables
• 29 How to steam vegetables
• 30 How to roast vegetables
• 31 How to blanch vegetables
• 32 How to chop broccoli
• 33 How to make mashed potatoes
• 34 How to cook a steak
• 35 How to cook lamb chops
• 36 How to cook chicken breasts
• 37 How to roast a chicken
• 38 How to brine a bird
• 39 How to braise beef
• 40 How to make a pot of chili
• 41 How to fry chicken
• 42 How to cook French fries
• 43 How to cook a pot of beans
• 44 How to cook rice
• 45 How to roll a burrito
• 46 How to make Maki
• 47 How to cook with tofu
• 48 How to repurpose common leftovers
• 49 How to start canning
• 50 How to make perfect piecrust
• 51 How to peel an apple
• 52 How to cream butter, sugar, and eggs
• 53 How to make cookies
• 54 How to frost a birthday cake
• 55 How to make ice cream
• 56 How to make sorbet in a bag
• 57 How to make a pot of coffee
• 58 How to clean a coffeemaker
• 59 How to brew a cup of tea
• 60 How to (mostly) decaffeinate tea
• 61 How to make iced tea
• 62 How to clean your kitchen
• 63 How to thread a needle
• 64 How to care for your needles
• 65 How to sew on a button
• 66 How to make your own sewing kit
• 67 How to baste
• 68 How to attach a snap
• 69 How to fix a rip in your jeans
• 70 How to fix a hole in your shirt
• 71 How to hem pants
• 72 How to hem the no-sew way
• 73 How to thread a sewing machine
• 74 How to hem a skirt
• 75 How to make a pillow
• 76 How to make a comfy no-sew fleece pillow
• 77 How to make a super-easy no-sew knot pillow
• 78 How to make an apron
• 79 How to install a zipper
• 80 How to fix a broken pull
• 81 How to fix a separated zipper
• 82 How to read a laundry label
• 83 How to sort a heap of dirty clothes for washing
• 84 How to remove ketchup from a white shirt
• 85 How to wash a load of clothes
• 86 How to wash a down comforter
• 87 How to care for a sweater
• 88 How to save a shrunken sweater
• 89 How to dry sweaters on a drying rack
• 90 How to reshape a wet sweater
• 91 How to fold a fitted sheet
• 92 How to iron a shirt
• 93 How to hand-wash
• 94 How to hand-wash curtains
• 95 How to whiten a dingy t-shirt
• 96 How to fold a t-shirt the retail-store way
• 97 How to hand-wash a dish
• 98 How to load a dishwasher
• 99 How to mop a floor
• 100 How to vacuum
• 101 How to make a bed
• 102 How to start a bedroom routine
• 103 How to hang curtains
• 104 How to remove gum from a rug
• 105 How to erase an ink spill from carpet
• 106 How to remove pet stains from carpet
• 107 The poop on poop
• 108 How to "spring clean"
• 109 How to make a household budget
• 110 How to set the table for a fancy formal dinner
• 111 How to answer a wedding invitation
• 112 How to pack a suitcase
• 113 How to tie a scarf
• 114 How to tie a tie
• 115 How to tie a necktie on someone else
• 116 How to polish a pair of shoes
• 117 How to write a thank-you note
• 118 How to stock a first-aid kit