Jane Sweeney, Author at Cool Mom Eats

How to squeeze the most juice from a lemon or lime: Testing kitchen tricks

by Jane Sweeney | May 31, 2018 | Tips + Tricks

Squeezing juice out of a lemon isn’t difficult. Or is it? I would love someone nerdier than myself to test, on average, how much juice most of us leave behind in our citrus fruits after squeezing. It pains me to toss even zested rinds knowing there could be some juice...

CBD oil in cooking is creating a buzz! Here’s why you may want to partake.

by Jane Sweeney | May 20, 2018 | Columns, Recipes

You may have seen CBD oil pop up in your Instagram feed, in recipes, on wellness blogs and even in the recent issue of Martha Stewart Living. I’ve noticed CBD touted as an ingredient in beauty products and on fancy cocktail menus. While its popularity is rising, I’ve...

A stress-free Mother’s Day picnic menu to get you outside — and out of the kitchen!

by Jane Sweeney | May 4, 2018 | Recipes

All I want for Mother’s Day is to not cook – and to not do the dishes. (Well, maybe a spa certificate too if we’re really being honest here!) And spring has finally sprung so I’m loving the idea of a Mother’s Day picnic to celebrate all the wonderful mothers and...

The Pretty Dish: A gorgeous new cookbook from one of our favorite bloggers.

by Jane Sweeney | Apr 21, 2018 | Cookbooks, Meal Plan, Shopping Finds

I read cookbooks cover to cover, just like my favorite magazine or Nora Ephron novel. Yes, I realize it’s much easier to Google a recipe, but there’s nothing I love more than a dog-eared cookbook sitting on my kitchen counter. And after years of reading and...

Surviving a restaurant with toddlers: The one product I won’t leave home without.

by Jane Sweeney | Apr 3, 2018 | Shopping Finds, Tips + Tricks

Eating out with little kids can be tough (okay, sometimes torture). I think there was an entire year where my husband and I never went to a restaurant with our little girls; it just wasn’t worth it. I was constantly picking up whatever the baby dropped – her food,...