by Christina Refford | Dec 19, 2018 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Recipes
Decorating gingerbread houses is an annual tradition here, but other than the candy the kids inhale as we decorate, I admit we’ve never actually eaten the rock-hard house itself, especially after it’s been out on display for a few weeks. So, I love Hello,...
by Anne Wolfe Postic | Dec 14, 2018 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Party!, Tips + Tricks
Hosting Christmas dinner is so much fun — but all that fancy food can definitely add up, putting a strain on your budget. Fortunately we’ve got some great money-saving tips for throwing a memorable, wonderful, fabulous holiday meal on a budget. Plan well...
by Christina Refford | Dec 12, 2018 | Christmas, Gift Guides, Holiday Cooking, Recipes
Baking Christmas cookies with the kids always sounds like a good idea until you’re elbow deep in cookie batter with too many sticky hands trying to “help” and eat the raw dough. So if you have about as much patience as I do for this type of endeavor,...
by Cool Mom Staff | Dec 11, 2018 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Recipes
We’ve talked so much about how cooking and baking can really connect us with our past, our traditions, our families, and there’s no time we feel that more than right now, over the holiday season. There’s something about rolling our sleeves up in the...
by Liz Gumbinner | Dec 10, 2018 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Recipes
I know everyone makes fun of recipes that start with long, drawn-out intros about life and love and cooking and family and the smell of cocoa powder and blah blah blah. But in the case of my dad’s perfect peanut brittle recipe, which he’s been kind enough...
by Jane Sweeney | Dec 10, 2018 | Christmas, Gift Guides, Holiday Cooking, Recipes
My favorite kind of cakes are the ones that beg to be eaten morning, noon and night. The kind of cake that gives equal permission to be enjoyed with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine – and Nigella Lawson’s Dense Chocolate Loaf Cake does exactly that. Ultra-moist yet...
