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A week of dinners that are easy on prep, big on flavor | Weekly meal plan 229

by Lisa Barnes | Nov 6, 2020 | Meal Plan, Recipes

This coming week (and maybe a few weeks after that), I need meal planning to be a bit easier. In fact, I need every one of my responsibilities to be a little easier — don’t we all? So I’m putting together a meal plan of five super easy recipes that...

A meal plan filled with immune-boosting dinners. Stay healthy out there! | Weekly meal plan 228

by Kate Etue | Nov 2, 2020 | Meal Plan, Recipes

There’s a lot of chatter about immune-boosting foods in my social feeds this week, and I get it. Between the time change, the stress of Election week, the colder weather coming in, and (of course) COVID-19 being an ever-present concern, I wouldn’t mind...

7 spooktacular last-minute Halloween dinner ideas

by Kate Etue | Oct 30, 2020 | Recipes

We’ve always been fans of fun, last-minute Halloween dinner ideas for the kids, and this year more than ever, I think a lot of us need last-minute ideas. ( I’ve gotten a little used to putting things off in 2020, that’s for sure). So if you need some...

8 spectacular Halloween dinner theme ideas for a fun, safe night at home

by Cool Mom Staff | Oct 27, 2020 | Halloween, Party!, Recipes, Tips + Tricks

With lots of families looking for trick-or-treating alternatives this year, one of Liz’s suggestions was to host a fun Halloween themed dinner with the kids. Which, by the way, is a great idea for teens who may have outgrown trick-or-treating too, or a fun...

5 recipes for a week full of food hugs | Weekly Meal Plan 227

by Lisa Barnes | Oct 23, 2020 | Meal Plan, Recipes

I believe that good food is like a warm hug from the inside out. And we can all use more hugs right now, since we are not all getting as many of the actual physical hugs. Leading up to Halloween and election day (VOTE VOTE VOTE) I have designed next week’s meal...

Upgrading 6 kids’ menu favorites for the whole family. In case they’re missing their favorite restaurant.

by Lisa Barnes | Oct 20, 2020 | Recipes

So many of us miss eating out our favorite local restaurants these days, unless they’ve got heat lamps outside these days and a good social distancing table plan. As for our kids, well, they mostly miss eating out so they can make us spend good cash on the most...