Liz Gumbinner, Author at Cool Mom Eats

This article should win the James Beard writing award it was just nominated for.

by Liz Gumbinner | Mar 28, 2019 | Columns

I was thrilled to learn yesterday, the 2019 James Beard Awards nominees were announced, and among them: Geraldine DeRuiter’s I Made the Pizza Cinnamon Rolls from Mario Batali’s Sexual Misconduct Apology Letter post on her site, Everwhereist, has been named as...

Unicorn mac n cheese: It was only a matter of time

by Liz Gumbinner | Mar 26, 2019 | Shopping Finds

Was there ever any doubt that in era of unicorn JELL-O, unicorn shaped Lucky Charms, unicorn Frappucinos, and Unicorn Tears Gin and unicorn everything else, that we’d be seeing unicorn mac n cheese? No doubt? Well, aren’t you the smart one! Because Kraft,...

A new Tyson chicken recall involves 69,000+ pounds of chicken, with a health risk classification of “high”

by Liz Gumbinner | Mar 22, 2019 | Columns

Another day, another recall. This time, a new Tyson chicken recall involves the recalling of nearly 70,000 pounds of chicken strips which may be contaminated with…(oh man) pieces of metal. The recalls include frozen products including: -25 oz. packages of Tyson...

The IKEA flat-pack chocolate Easter bunny hits the US. Some assembly required.

by Liz Gumbinner | Mar 21, 2019 | Shopping Finds

When we first heard about the flat-pack chocolate Easter bunny from IKEA, we were all like, yay! Then we saw it was only available in Sweden and we were like, oh man…they get 480 days of paid parental leave and now this, too? Well, good news for those who just...

The cuddliest unicorn cake we’ve ever seen. 100% calorie free.

by Liz Gumbinner | Feb 21, 2019 | Shopping Finds

This past week at Toy Far 2019, there was clearly a trend of make-your-own candy and treat kits, and I’ll be sharing some favorites soon. But the one thing I couldn’t want to run back to share with our foodie fans: The new Sew-Your-Own Unicorn Cake Pillow...