A creepy kids’ Halloween mocktail recipe that’s not all about the sugar
With so much candy floating around at Halloween time, we're always looking for kids' mocktail recipes for Halloween parties that don't require copious amounts of gummy worms, gummy spiders, or gummy anything, really. Not that I'm anti-sugar on Halloween. I just prefer...
Super easy pork tenderloin recipe the kids will love. Bonus: It’s good enough for a dinner party and makes great leftovers!
This easy pork tenderloin recipe was one my mom's favorites and I remember thinking as a kid that it was pretty fancy. How excited was I to find out it's probably one of the easiest easy family meals she ever made us? For background: my mother hated to cook. That...
Weekly meal plan: 5 say meals for the week ahead, including an autumn panzanella salad and relaxed ham-and-cheese sliders
This week, we have another round of weekly meal plan recommendations, from a fresh and savory autumn panzanella salad to the easiest, most relaxed ham & cheese sliders the kids will love. These five dinners that will get you through the week ahead easily and...
The SVANKi heated ice cream scoop. What a wonderful time to be alive.
I realize that on scale of 1 to 10, the problem of not being able to scoop hard ice cream out into a bowl compared to everything else going on in the world is at a -78151 (or at least, it should be). But c'mon, aren't you a little bit curious about a heated ice cream...
All the best new fall Trader Joe’s products we can’t wait to put into our shopping carts
I never need an excuse to visit Trader Joe's, but these cool new products for fall have given me even more reason to fight for a parking space -- and throw budgetary caution to the wind at my favorite grocery destination. Seriously, these new fall products look even...
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 turning...
Lighten up your next party with the collection of hilarious cocktail napkins from Emily McDowell
Leave it to Emily McDowell, makers of all things funny and smart and filled with truthiness to blow out her collection of funny cocktail napkins just in time for the holiday season. As if I didn't already have trouble choosing between all the great napkins she sells....
6 irresistible fall donut recipes, from pumpkin spice to apple cinnamon to chai.
We've found 6 delicious fall donut recipes that capture all the apple-cinnamon and pumpkin-spice you are craving, all in easy, you-can-do-it-we-promise recipes. Because what's even better than a cup of coffee in the morning? A warm, homemade donut to go with it. If...
The unicorn cookbook your tween needs OMG right now.
If you have a unicorn-obsessed child living in your home (hello, don't we all?) then you're going to want to get your hands on a copy of The Easy Bake Unicorn Cookbook from Cinderly. It's full of recipes that capture the YouTube pop-culture fun our tweens and teens...
This meal delivery service is bringing the flavors of the world to one city in a special way
There are now so many meal delivery services out there, I was sure every possible angle had been covered by now. Then I happened upon Gigamunch, and I couldn't wait to come here and share it. Gigamunch delivers freshly made, international meals right to your home, but...
Weekly meal plan: 5 meals for the week ahead, including an easy but outrageous lasagna soup to welcome fall
This week, we have another round of weekly meal plan recommendations, from a simple 4-ingredient, 5-minute pork chop recipe to a lasagna soup recipe (really!) that welcomes fall. These five dinners that will get you through the week ahead easily and deliciously. So...
7 creative ways to use canned pumpkin. Because, fall.
It may still be sweltering where I live, but I'm at least making sure it tastes like fall with these creative recipes that give us all kinds of ways to use canned pumpkin. From breakfast to dessert to dinner, these recipes rely on simple store bought canned pumpkin...
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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...
What does feeding kids well really mean? One pediatrician’s advice.
This week on Spawned with Kristen + Liz, our weekly podcast about parenting and parenting culture (you are listeners, right? RIGHT? ), we covered a topic that should be right up your alley, Cool Mom Eats readers -- kids and nutrition. We were really lucky to get a...
Tips to get your kids packing their own lunches at any age. Yes, even the little ones.
If you're looking to lighten your load this school year, look to the kids. With these tips, you'll have your kids making lunch in no time at all! I'm not a morning person. If your personality also improves throughout the day, you'll understand why my life's goal as...
Smart, store-bought snack swaps to make lunch box treats a little healthier for kids
I get it, believe me. School mornings are busy! And as much as we love sharing healthy, homemade lunch box snack recipe ideas, I'm totally no-shame when it comes to a pantry full of store-bought snacks that I can pop into my kids' backpacks or lunch bags in a...
Do you need a permit for your kid’s lemonade stand or pop-up bake sale? Here’s how to find out. Seriously.
The quick answer is that yes you may need a permit for your kid's lemonade stand or bake sale. Sigh. Remember when we could just set up our own lemonade stands with a makeshift table, a tub of Country Time mix and some plastic cups, for a lesson in fundraising and...
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A creepy kids’ Halloween mocktail recipe that’s not all about the sugar
With so much candy floating around at Halloween time, we're always looking for kids' mocktail recipes for Halloween parties that don't require copious amounts of gummy worms, gummy spiders, or gummy anything, really. Not that I'm anti-sugar on Halloween. I just...
Super easy pork tenderloin recipe the kids will love. Bonus: It’s good enough for a dinner party and makes great leftovers!
This easy pork tenderloin recipe was one my mom's favorites and I remember thinking as a kid that it was pretty fancy. How excited was I to find out it's probably one of the easiest easy family meals she ever made us? For background: my mother hated to cook. That...
Weekly meal plan: 5 say meals for the week ahead, including an autumn panzanella salad and relaxed ham-and-cheese sliders
This week, we have another round of weekly meal plan recommendations, from a fresh and savory autumn panzanella salad to the easiest, most relaxed ham & cheese sliders the kids will love. These five dinners that will get you through the week ahead easily and...
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...
6 irresistible fall donut recipes, from pumpkin spice to apple cinnamon to chai.
We've found 6 delicious fall donut recipes that capture all the apple-cinnamon and pumpkin-spice you are craving, all in easy, you-can-do-it-we-promise recipes. Because what's even better than a cup of coffee in the morning? A warm, homemade donut to go with it. If...
