Jane Sweeney, Author at Cool Mom Eats

6 easy Oreo Halloween treats your kids can help make

by Jane Sweeney | Oct 17, 2019 | Halloween, Recipes

Spooky spiders, creepy bats, and even a little blood splatter: It’s amazing what Oreo Halloween treats you can make with a bag right from the store and just a few extra items. Yay for semi-homemade! A little scary but mostly sweet, I found an abundance of easy Oreo...

Testing the popular Speedy Skillet Ravioli Lasagna, the internet’s current recipe obsession

by Jane Sweeney | Sep 30, 2019 | Recipes

Every once in a while a recipe takes flight – on the internet, that is. The recent posting of Grace Parisi’s Speedy Skillet Ravioli Lasagna at Food52, and from the new cookbook, Lasagna: A Baked Pasta Cookbookby Anna Hezel (available from our Amazon affiliate) is...

How to use up overripe tomatoes – and bruised ones too! 4 delicious ideas.

by Jane Sweeney | Aug 13, 2019 | Recipes, Tips + Tricks

Every year I grow as many tomato plants as my garden will hold. If I’m lucky and #thosedarnsquirrels don’t eat them all, I have a bounty of juicy red and yellow fruit that lasts through September. Inevitably some tomatoes will ripen too quickly or blister in the sun....

6 favorite no-cook recipes using fresh tomatoes and basil in season.

by Jane Sweeney | Aug 12, 2019 | Recipes

I don’t think I will ever get sick of no-cook recipes using tomatoes and basil. I play them on repeat during the summer months because I know that although the ingredients are widely available year-round, it’s this time, right now in August, where the taste of...

Baking tricks: How to remove brownies from the pan without them falling apart

by Jane Sweeney | Jul 3, 2019 | Tips + Tricks

On a recent thread in our Recipe Rescue Facebook group, I noticed a particularly long discussion around the topic of the best way to cut brownies. Specifically, how to remove brownies from the pan without them breaking into pieces. The author posted a photo of an...