Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead, including brilliant ideas for Thanksgiving leftovers
This week, we have another round of weekly meal plan recommendations, but this isn't a normal week, right? Thanksgiving is Thursday, so we'll be focusing on easy, low-stress meals leading up to the big day, and smart ways to use leftovers on Friday. These five recipes...
New Unicorn and Monster JELL-O Play Slime is here and yes, you can eat it!
Whether or not you believed that the world needed another type of slime, it has officially arrived in the form of new edible, store-bought JELL-O Play Slime. And unlike the many DIY slime recipes we've shared before, it's almost completely ready to use out of the can...
9 irresistible, creative pumpkin pie recipes that are anything but basic
I'm all about finding a twist on the classic Thankgiving dessert this year, with creative pumpkin pie recipes. Because if there's one dish my family's Thanksgiving dinner must have -- other than the turkey, obviously -- it's pumpkin pie. My mom makes the best...
This new Star Wars kitchen + barware collection lets you eat, drink and party like a Jedi
Planning a Star Wars themed cocktail party? No? Well, we think you might want to after seeing this new W&P Star Wars collection, lots of it available conveniently at Sur La Table. CME is an rstyle affiliate The collection featuring everything from Star Wars character...
Friendsgiving just got a lot more boozy. I mean…friend-y.
Sometimes you need just the right thing to bring to Thanksgiving dinner -- besides homemade pie or side dishes -- or maybe you need to send something to a friend or family member whose generous invitation you have to decline. We've found the perfect thing in the Ketel...
Homemade unicorn Pop-Tarts are the magic we need right now.
Along with 7.6 million other people, my kids are obsessed with the So Yummy Instagram feed and their totally addictive videos. But there's one we watched so many times this week (along with 1.2 million other people), that I had to share it: a video recipe for DIY...
The ultimate stuffing recipe: Julia Turshen’s Sheet Pan Bread Stuffing with Sausage + Spinach
If you haven't checked out my review of Julia Turshen's latest cookbook, Now & Again, which I called my new favorite cookbook without exaggeration, go right now! You'll see just why I love it so much and think it's a must-have for families, especially now that it's...
Julia Turshen’s new cookbook is perfect for everyday, holidays and gift-giving — if you can bear to part with it.
Julia Turshen has done it again with Now & Again: Go-To Recipes, Inspired Menus + Endless Ideas for Reinventing Leftovers, a cookbook I immediately read straight through -- and one in which I instantly wanted to cook every recipe. In fact, I can safely call it my new...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead, including a cast-iron pizza that’s perfect for movie night
This week, we have another round of weekly meal plan recommendations, including a perfect cast-iron pizza recipe for family movie night. The hardest part is picking which movie to watch, right? From comfort food to quick dinners, these five recipes will get you...
The Aldi Wine Advent Calendar may be all you want for Christmas
Attention, fellow wine lovers! The Aldi 2018 Wine Advent Calendar has arrived, and it's everything a wine-lover needs for holiday merry-making -- or okay, possibly holiday survival, depending on your inlaws. (Kidding! Please enjoy wine responsibly. Especially around...
Could the new Flavorbaby app help parents raise more adventurous eaters?
At Cool Mom Eats, we talk a lot about how to feed our picky eaters, which is a huge source of stress for parents with kids of all ages. So I was excited to learn about the Flavorbaby app, created by a mom-and-dad team to help guide new parents in developing their...
The absolute best food gift idea for new parents – no cooking required!
As a food professional, I often get asked about the best dish to cook for new parents. And I usually let them in on a little secret: Don’t cook them anything. Instead, if you want an amazing gift idea for new parents, do what a good friend did for us when my first...
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Could the new Flavorbaby app help parents raise more adventurous eaters?
At Cool Mom Eats, we talk a lot about how to feed our picky eaters, which is a huge source of stress for parents with kids of all ages. So I was excited to learn about the Flavorbaby app, created by a mom-and-dad team to help guide new parents in developing their...
The absolute best food gift idea for new parents – no cooking required!
As a food professional, I often get asked about the best dish to cook for new parents. And I usually let them in on a little secret: Don’t cook them anything. Instead, if you want an amazing gift idea for new parents, do what a good friend did for us when my first...
True or false: Can fun-size and mini Halloween candy can contain nuts even if the full-size version is nut-free?
Each year, so many parents looking out for kids with allergies want to know whether it's true that Halloween fun-size or mini candies may contain nuts, even if the full-size candies are known for being nut-free. Bad news: It's true. Even if a full-size candy is...
The best way to cook brussels sprouts: 3 simple methods you should try right now.
I can't write an article about the best way to cook brussels sprouts without thinking how far we've come since I was a kid. Back then, my best friend’s mother used to say when you cooked brussels sprouts, it smelled like the Jolly Green Giant farted in the kitchen....
How to (actually) brown ground beef perfectly in 4 easy steps.
I can rattle off about ten recipes where the first step calls for browning ground beef, from chilis to casseroles, sauces, pasta dishes (taco spaghetti!) and more. But for years, I've always found this simple step really hard to execute – with the meat always...
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Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead, including brilliant ideas for Thanksgiving leftovers
This week, we have another round of weekly meal plan recommendations, but this isn't a normal week, right? Thanksgiving is Thursday, so we'll be focusing on easy, low-stress meals leading up to the big day, and smart ways to use leftovers on Friday. These five...
9 irresistible, creative pumpkin pie recipes that are anything but basic
I'm all about finding a twist on the classic Thankgiving dessert this year, with creative pumpkin pie recipes. Because if there's one dish my family's Thanksgiving dinner must have -- other than the turkey, obviously -- it's pumpkin pie. My mom makes the best...
Homemade unicorn Pop-Tarts are the magic we need right now.
Along with 7.6 million other people, my kids are obsessed with the So Yummy Instagram feed and their totally addictive videos. But there's one we watched so many times this week (along with 1.2 million other people), that I had to share it: a video recipe for DIY...
The ultimate stuffing recipe: Julia Turshen’s Sheet Pan Bread Stuffing with Sausage + Spinach
If you haven't checked out my review of Julia Turshen's latest cookbook, Now & Again, which I called my new favorite cookbook without exaggeration, go right now! You'll see just why I love it so much and think it's a must-have for families, especially now that...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead, including a cast-iron pizza that’s perfect for movie night
This week, we have another round of weekly meal plan recommendations, including a perfect cast-iron pizza recipe for family movie night. The hardest part is picking which movie to watch, right? From comfort food to quick dinners, these five recipes will get you...
