Lisa Barnes, Author at Cool Mom Eats

From Pasta Carbonara to Carne Asada Fries, next week is going to be delicious | Weekly Meal Ideas 12

by Lisa Barnes | Apr 2, 2021 | Meal Plan, Recipes

It’s time to get that meal plan together for next week and I’m excited to share my meal plan ideas with you. And yes, this is my actual plan for my family of four will be eating. Maybe you make them all, or maybe they just give you a few ideas and...

5 dinners that feel like spring | Weekly Meal Plan Ideas 11

by Lisa Barnes | Mar 26, 2021 | Meal Plan, Recipes

It’s starting to look like spring around here with daffodils popping up and flowering trees, even if it is still a bit chilly. Still, I’ll take it after the winter we’ve had! While I’m really eager to start cooking “spring” food...

Thanks a lot, TikTok: Trying the crispy tofu recipe

by Lisa Barnes | Mar 23, 2021 | Recipes

In our latest TikTok recipe adventure, we decided to give crispy tofu a try, as recommended by our very own Christina Refford. Now, when I made the suggestion to my son, I let him search for the recipe, and here’s why: a) Kids are much better at finding stuff on...

Chicken soup, seasoned with tears: A reflection on cooking through a year in lockdown.

by Lisa Barnes | Mar 13, 2021 | Recipes

It’s Thursday again, or wait, actually maybe it is Tuesday? A year later and the days are still running together, but either way, it’s time to make dinner again for all of the people and I am tired. So freaking tired. I start to pull ingredients for dinner out: whole...

Thanks a lot, TikTok: Trying the viral Nature’s Cereal recipe

by Lisa Barnes | Mar 10, 2021 | Recipes

Recently, Lizzo shared a TikTok featuring herself eating a bowl of “cereal” that was basically blackberries, blueberries and pomegranate seeds with coconut water and ice cubes. In social media time (less than 10 minutes) this came to be known as...