by Lisa Barnes | Nov 14, 2022 | Shopping Finds, Holiday Cooking, Recipes
Nothing is worse than remembering halfway through your Thanksgiving dinner meal prep that you broke the thermometer last year and you forgot to replace it. It’s not just me, right? So in an effort to save myself a ton of extra stress on the big day, I have...
by Liz Gumbinner | Mar 15, 2022 | Recipes, Holiday Cooking
This Purim week, I caught my friend Dara asking for the best hamantaschen recipe. Soon after, I saw well, lots of people asking for the best hamantaschen recipe. So I did what I’m really good at: I googled (both hamantaschen and hamantaschen and hamantaschen...
by Christina Refford | Nov 29, 2021 | Gift Guides, Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Recipes
As a parent of three, the number of gifts I buy at the holidays has multiplied exponentially to accommodate all the wonderful teachers, coaches, caregivers, friends, and VIP’s (very important parents) that help make our year run smoothly. But since my bank...
by Cool Mom Team | Nov 15, 2021 | Thanksgiving, Holiday Cooking, Tips + Tricks
As my family’s Thanksgiving host for almost 25 years, remembering last year’s “just us” celebration – complete with drive-by visits, drop off meals for my mom, and toasts over Zoom – is bittersweet. While many of us are excited to welcome back more traditional...
by Caroline Siegrist | Nov 10, 2021 | Holiday Cooking, Shopping Finds, Thanksgiving, Tips + Tricks
Anyone else looking for handy kitchen gadgets for holiday cooking and baking? Since I’m cooking more of the big-ticket dishes this year, so I’ve been cruising my favorite culinary purveyors for fun new tools. And now that I’ve landed on these,...
by Lisa Barnes | Sep 2, 2021 | Holiday Cooking, Party!, Recipes
Shanah tovah! So, let’s talk challah recipes, shall we? Rosh Hashanah begins this year at sundown, Monday, September 6, lasts until sundown Wednesday. This two-day Jewish celebration of the New Year will be extra special this year for families and friends who...
