Curated picks for modern family life

Christina Refford

Christina Refford is a longtime CMP contributor turned Senior Associate Editor. She’s based in MA, and a cool mom of 3 (including two college students!) who all eat entirely different foods, so yay. She loves running, social media, cooking, decluttering, family travel, animals, avoiding scary movies, and coffee. Not at all in that order.

Recipes

12 delicious corned beef alternatives for St. Patrick’s Day dinner: From creative to classic.

Though we know a lot of homes will be enjoying corned beef for their St Patrick’s Day dinner this weekend,…
Tips + Tricks

Create a more sustainable kitchen with these 10 easy, eco-friendly ideas

With Earth Day coming up in April and spring cleaning season here, it’s a great time to reflect on ways…
Holiday Cooking, Party!, Thanksgiving, Tips + Tricks

A realistic Thanksgiving planning calendar for busy parents. Like uh, we can’t all start in October.

One look at the Thanksgiving planning calendars, and it brings up a whole lot of stress. I was supposed to…
Holiday Cooking, Party!, Recipes

40 creative heart-shaped foods you can make for Valentine’s Day with one set of cookie cutters

If you’re looking to put a little love into your Valentine’s Day treats this year, heart-shaped foods are the easiest!…
Recipes

12 tasty good luck foods to get the new year started right. (Hopefully the kids will eat them too!)

I do love the tradition of starting January 1 off right by eating some traditional good luck foods for the…
Holiday Cooking, Party!, Recipes

The best holiday cookie recipes from our readers own recipe boxes. (Virtual cookie exchange!)

Whether you are a prolific cookie baker or an enthusiastic cookie eater, holiday cookie season has begun! We all have…
Shopping Finds

Delicious allergen-free Easter candy and chocolates

Along with a few non-candy Easter basket gifts, most kids expect that the Easter Bunny will deliver chocolates and candies…
Recipes

5 tasty ways to use up corned beef leftovers after St. Patrick’s Day

I may not be a fan of corned beef, but I know a lot of families will serve it (and…
Gift Guides, Shopping Finds

8 fun and unique TikTok kitchen gadgets that make great holiday gifts

Along with teaching us the newest dance moves (ha), TikTok is also great for getting the scoop on the latest…
Recipes, Thanksgiving

Well-traveled: 8 easy-to-transport Thanksgiving potluck recipes for when you’re not hosting Thanksgiving.

I am one of the lucky people that doesn’t have to host Thanksgiving because my sister loves this holiday (she…