by Kate Etue | Dec 14, 2017 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Recipes
At Cool Mom HQ, we’re suckers for easy crafts that keep the kids busy, especially during the holidays. But the Cool Mom Eats team? Well, we say if you take time to craft it, you should be able to eat it. These 10 easy, delicious holiday food crafts for kids are...
by Caroline Siegrist | Dec 13, 2017 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Recipes
Every year, I have grand visions of making a bakery-worthy display of elaborate holiday cookies using a candy thermometer, piping bag — the whole deal. But inevitably, the holiday crush, well, crushes those aspirations. So this year I’m embracing super...
by Stacie Billis | Dec 12, 2017 | Holiday Cooking, Recipes
One of my favorite things about home cooking is that, more often than you might think, the best recipes are the simplest ones. In this case, it doesn’t get any better than classic potato latkes made with nothing more than russet potatoes, onions, flour, egg,...
by Georgette Gilmore | Dec 9, 2017 | Holiday Cooking, Recipes
Enjoying fried foods for Hanukkah celebrates the magical story of the Jewish holiday, aka The Festival of Lights. Families feast on crispy latkes, fried jelly doughnuts, and more decadent Hanukkah treats for eight nights. Holiday cookies, while not fried, are a fun...
by Kate Etue | Dec 6, 2017 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Recipes
I have to be honest that I don’t love decorating gingerbread houses with my kids… the mess, the crazy sugar high from all those gumdrops, and the inevitable tears when it all collapses. That’s why I prefer gingerbread people! So much more simple, and...
by Stacie Billis | Jan 28, 2017 | Holiday Cooking, Recipes
With the start of the Chinese New Year — in 2017 marking the beginning of the year of the rooster, in 2018 the year of the dog, and 2019 the year of the pig — food is a huge part of the holiday, playing a significant symbolic role. And so we want to help...
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