Liz Gumbinner, Author at Cool Mom Eats

Cook in the Blank is like MadLibs meets practical cookbook…and it’s genius

by Liz Gumbinner | May 14, 2019 | Cookbooks

I’m not a seven-nights-a-week home cook, not by far, so Food 52’s new Cook In the Blank absolutely intrigued me. I’m down for all the motivation I can find for homemade dinners, and a cookbook that’s subtitled The Fun, Freewheeling Game Plan...

You can support some incredible women food makers with this Mother’s Day cheese collection

by Liz Gumbinner | Apr 30, 2019 | Gift Guides, Shopping Finds

As I mentioned in our roundup of favorite Mother’s Day food gifts, I couldn’t imagine how this Mother’s Day Cheese Collection assembled by the outstanding cheese mongers at Murray’s earned its name. What makes it specifically a...

14 of our favorite Mother’s Day food gifts, for every kind of mom

by Liz Gumbinner | Apr 29, 2019 | Gift Guides, Shopping Finds

We love giving Mother’s Day food gifts — probably because we love getting Mother’s Day food gifts! (And yes, that’s a massive hint. Just so we’re clear, family members.) So we’ve put together this gift guide of wonderful gourmet...

7 spectacular macaroon variations for a big finish at Passover

by Liz Gumbinner | Apr 10, 2019 | Holiday Cooking, Recipes

We’ve explained many times that macarons are not to be confused with macaroons, the latter being a flour-free, gluten-free, generally chewy coconut cookie that’s a favorite treat to finish off your seder. This being Passover season, it’s a perfect...

This Easter bunny bento kit is everything! Well, everything except 3 simple ingredients

by Liz Gumbinner | Apr 8, 2019 | Shopping Finds

This amazing new Easter bunny bento kit may be exactly what we need to balance out all the Easter chocolate, Easter jellybeans, and yeah, Peeps. It was created by our own contributor and friend, Marsha Takeda-Morrison, she with the nearly encyclopedic knowledge of all...