HOME ECONOMICS
SUPPLEMENTARY COURSES AND RESOURCES
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1. GENERAL HOME ECONOMICS
(See below.)
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2. COOKING AND FOOD SERVICES
TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCE BOOKS
Joy of Cooking -- Part 1 and 2 by Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker
New American Library, PO Box 999, Bergenfield, New Jersey 07621, USA. [Comment: Excellent cookbooks, covering hundreds of recipes.]
Hamlyn New All Color Cookbook
Hamlyn Books (Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., Bridge House 69, London Road, Thickerham, Middlesex TW1 3SB, UK.) [Comment: Excellent basic cookbook with a color photograph of every dish.]
The Kitchen Library: Wholefood Cooking
Hamlyn Books (Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., Bridge House 69, London Road, Thickerham, Middlesex TW1 3SB, UK.), 1990, paperback, 93 pp., 1.99. [Comment: Simple, wholefood cooking with lots of color photographs and ideas to incorporate wholefoods into your meals.]
500 Recipes for Budget Meals edited by Susan O'Loughlan
Treasure Press (Michelin House, 81 Fulham Road, London SW3 6RB, UK), 1984, hardback, 256 pp., 2.99. [Comment: This an excellent basic cookbook, and it uses both metric and British Imperial systems of weights and measurements.]
The Complete Baby and Toddler Meal Planner by Annabel Karmel
Ebury Press London (Random House, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA, UK), 1991, hardback, 192 pp., 9.99, ISBN 0-09-175104-7.
[Comment: This is a quite complete guide to feeding babies and toddlers, including tips on weaning, when and how to introduce solids (including sample timetables and menu charts), as well as how to prepare and store purchased baby food. This book gives many nutritious recipes, some of which can be used for the whole family. Emphasis is on creating good eating habits and minimizing sugary, starchy foods.]
STUDY COURSES
CHRISTIAN LIGHT EDUCATION
HME CLE-02 Cooking
Course Content: (CLE Home Economics 1 Lightunit 1: Get Ready...Set...Cook) [Comment: Helps students get acquainted with kitchen equipment and cooking safety, as well as understanding how to follow recipes, understanding the terms, abbreviations, equivalents, measurements.]
Credits: 0.5
HME CLE-03 Nutrition and Meal Planning
Course Content: (CLE Home Economics 1 Lightunit 2: Nutrition and Meal Planning) [Comment: Covers a few nutrition and meal planning basics.]
Credits: 0.5
HME CLE-04 Food Preparation
Course Content: (CLE Home Economics 1 Lightunit 3: Preparing Foods from the Food Groups) [Comment: Deals with the food preparation procedures for the various types of food.]
Credits: 0.5
HME CLE-05 Meal Management
Course Content: (CLE Home Economics 1 Lightunit 4: Meal Management) [Comment: This unit of study covers shopping for meals, food costs, types of stores, shopping techniques, serving tables, setting tables, table manners, preparing meals, breakfast, lunch, supper, special occasions.]
Credits: 0.5
Tapes and Videos
(Ask your CVC Instruction Coordinator for a listing of tapes and videos available through your local Family and Education Department Resource Center.)
The Master Cooking Course (video, 60 minutes)
Director, Christopher Sheldon; producer, Stephen Netburn. Kaleidoscope Films, Ltd., duplicated by Universal City, CA: MCA Home Video, 1984, LCCN wln85065475. [Comment: Two chefs, Craig Claiborne and Pierre Franey, prepare four complete menus while demonstrating how to cook with "class," giving the food a special finishing touch. Their techniques are very interesting and helpful for those wanting to add pizzazz to their cooking.]
Julia Child: The Way to Cook Vegetables (video, 60 minutes)
[Comment: Comes with a booklet and provides tips on vegetable buying, preparing and cooking.]
Julia Child: Cooking Poultry (video, 60 minutes)
[Comment: Mouth-watering ideas on cooking poultry for any aspiring cook.]
Eating Better with Sue (video, 90 minutes)
[Comment: Practical course on how and why to introduce whole foods into cooking. Promotes a Godly standard. Goes along with Busy Families Cookbooks.]
Eating Healthy on a Budget (video, 23 minutes)
[Comment: Tips and explanations on wise budget shopping and nutrition.]
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
(No listing available at this time. Ask your CVC Instruction Coordinator for a listing of computer programs available through your local Family and Education Department Resource Center.)
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3. DOMESTIC AND PERSONAL SERVICES
TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCE BOOKS
(No listing available at this time.)
STUDY COURSES
CHRISTIAN LIGHT EDUCATION
HME CLE-06 Beauty and Body Care
Course Content: (CLE Home Economics 1 Lightunit 5: A More Beautiful You) [Comment: This course talks about inner beauty (temperament, values), physical beauty (health, posture, grooming), behavioral beauty (actions, speech).]
Credits: 0.5
HME CLE-07 Room Decoration
Course Content: (CLE Home Economics 1 Lightunit 10: You and Your Room) [Comment: This unit of study talks about taste in decorating (color, line, texture), your room (furniture arrangement, closet organization), your accessories (practical items, just for fun, room decoration).]
Credits: 0.5
Tapes and Videos
(Ask your CVC Instruction Coordinator for a listing of tapes and videos available through your local Family and Education Department Resource Center.)
Haircutting (video, 40 minutes)
[Comment: This video shows four different haircuts, one for boys (the classic layered cut) and three different layer cuts for girls.]
How to Cut Hair Like a Pro (video, 60 minutes)
Detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to give a man's layered haircut.
Carolyn Taylor's Haircuts and Styles for Women and Girls (video, 57 minutes)
[Comment: This video covers the following haircuts: One length cut for long hair; wedge; bi-level; layered; bob (classic, inverted, layered); bangs trims (layered, one-length bangs).]
Eating Healthy on a Budget (video, 23 minutes)
[Comment: Tips and explanations on wise budget shopping and nutrition.]
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
(No listing available at this time. Ask your CVC Instruction Coordinator for a listing of computer programs available through your local Family and Education Department Resource Center.)
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4. SEWING AND NEEDLEWORK
TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCE BOOKS
(No listing available at this time.)
STUDY COURSES
CHRISTIAN LIGHT EDUCATION
HME CLE-08 Introduction to Sewing
Course Content: (CLE Home Economics 1 Lightunit 6: Get Ready...Set...Sew) Textiles (fibers, fabrics, finishes), patterns (selection, envelope, symbols, alterations), equipment (small equipment, sewing machine).
Credits: .5
HME CLE-09 Beginning Sewing
Course Content: (CLE Home Economics 1 Lightunit 7: Beginning Sewing:) Preparing to sew, selecting patterns, fabrics, notions, and equipment, fitting and altering patterns, preparing fabric, laying out patterns, cutting the fabric, marking the fabric, pressing as you sew, putting the pieces together (stay stitching, darts, seams, zippers, facing, casings), completing the project (hems, hand stitches, buttons, hooks and eyes, snaps).
Credits: 2
HME CLE-10 More Sewing Projects
Course Content: (CLE Home Economics 1 Lightunit 8: More Sewing Projects) Garment closures (zippers, buttonholes), methods of pocket-making (patch, in-seam), sleeves and sleeve finishes (set-in, raglan, self-hemming sleeves, cuffs), neckline collars and finishes (types of collars, flat, rolled, standing, interfacings, rolled construction, rolled application, peter pan construction, peter pan application, neckline facing, biased facing).
Credits: 2
Tapes and Videos
(No listing available at this time. Ask your CVC Instruction Coordinator for a listing of tapes and videos available through your local Family and Education Department Resource Center.)
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
(No listing available at this time. Ask your CVC Instruction Coordinator for a listing of computer programs available through your local Family and Education Department Resource Center.)
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