Christina Refford, Author at Cool Mom Eats

5 new must-haves at Trader Joe’s this month

by Christina Refford | Nov 3, 2019 | Shopping Finds

With the holidays about to kick into full gear, now is a great time to hit your local Trader Joe’s to see what’s new and delicious for November. So, let me make things a little easier for you and share five of my favorite new(ish) picks this November at...

Can the Nima portable peanut or gluten tester save your life? We tried it out.

by Christina Refford | Mar 14, 2019 | Shopping Finds

If you’re the parent of a child with a severe or even life-threatening food allergy, you know how terrifying it can be simply to eat out, even at a trusted restaurant. And a portable new device called Nima is determined to help, by providing an extra check of...

Easy, indulgent New Year’s Day breakfasts to make for the kids, even after only four hours of sleep

by Christina Refford | Dec 30, 2018 | New Year's Eve, Recipes

Even if you made it up past midnight to watch the ball drop, your kids will likely be up bright and early New Year’s morning looking for something to fill their bellies. To make the first meal of the new year a bit more special than a bowl of cereal, we’ve...

Gingerbread house pancakes! How is this not the best Christmas morning breakfast idea?

by Christina Refford | Dec 19, 2018 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Recipes

Decorating gingerbread houses is an annual tradition here, but other than the candy the kids inhale as we decorate, I admit we’ve never actually eaten the rock-hard house itself, especially after it’s been out on display for a few weeks. So, I love Hello,...

12 spectacular no-bake holiday cookie ball recipes to make with the kids

by Christina Refford | Dec 12, 2018 | Christmas, Gift Guides, Holiday Cooking, Recipes

Baking Christmas cookies with the kids always sounds like a good idea until you’re elbow deep in cookie batter with too many sticky hands trying to “help” and eat the raw dough. So if you have about as much patience as I do for this type of endeavor,...