Kate Etue, Author at Cool Mom Eats

Simply Scratch: A cookbook of scratch recipes so easy you’ll actually want to make them. Plus, toffee-topped brownies.

by Kate Etue | Dec 20, 2015 | Cookbooks, Recipes

We’re realists here at Cool Mom Eats. No matter how delicious a recipe looks, we’re not going to suggest it if it has a thousand steps or requires special equipment that needs to be shipped from a fancy specialty store. Unless, of course, we’re...

7 creative ways to wrap wine for an easy, beautiful holiday gift.

by Kate Etue | Dec 2, 2015 | Shopping Finds

It’s not always possible (or even necessary) to show up to every dinner party with a hostess gift in hand. If, like me, you don’t have a closet full of goodies for last-second gifting, then a bottle of wine on your way out the door is an easy, go-to thank...

8 fantastic food advent calendars for a delicious countdown to Christmas.

by Kate Etue | Nov 24, 2015 | Christmas, Recipes, Shopping Finds

updated for 2016 Our Christmas countdown has officially begun. Well, it actually starts December 1, with the beginning of Advent, but my kids have been counting down for a while now. As in, since December 26th last year. Now that the advent season is right around the...

7 easy Thanksgiving desserts for kids who won’t eat pumpkin pie.

by Kate Etue | Nov 23, 2015 | Recipes, Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving I want to add some desserts to the table that my kids will be thankful for, too, because, sadly, their palates just aren’t sophisticated enough to appreciate the amazing Brûléed Bourbon-Maple Pumpkin Pie recipe that we found. Instead of taking...

The essential guide to 10 Thanksgiving pies: 5 classic recipes, plus 5 unexpected twists.

by Kate Etue | Nov 21, 2015 | Recipes, Thanksgiving

Can we all agree that the best part of Thanksgiving is pie? In my family, there are some essential Thanksgiving pie recipes that will never change. Like my mom’s pumpkin pie: She’s a purist and her pie is absolute perfection. There will be no messing with...