by Jane Sweeney | Oct 24, 2018 | Recipes, Tips + Tricks
I can’t write an article about the best way to cook brussels sprouts without thinking how far we’ve come since I was a kid. Back then, my best friend’s mother used to say when you cooked brussels sprouts, it smelled like the Jolly Green Giant farted in the...
by Jane Sweeney | Oct 11, 2018 | Recipes, Tips + Tricks
I can rattle off about ten recipes where the first step calls for browning ground beef, from chilis to casseroles, sauces, pasta dishes (taco spaghetti!) and more. But for years, I’ve always found this simple step really hard to execute – with the meat always...
by Liz Gumbinner | Sep 21, 2018 | Columns, Tips + Tricks
This week on Spawned with Kristen + Liz, our weekly podcast about parenting and parenting culture (you are listeners, right? RIGHT? ), we covered a topic that should be right up your alley, Cool Mom Eats readers — kids and nutrition. We were really lucky to get...
by Anne Wolfe Postic | Sep 10, 2018 | Tips + Tricks
If you’re looking to lighten your load this school year, look to the kids. With these tips, you’ll have your kids making lunch in no time at all! I’m not a morning person. If your personality also improves throughout the day, you’ll understand...
by Liz Gumbinner | Aug 29, 2018 | Shopping Finds, Tips + Tricks
I get it, believe me. School mornings are busy! And as much as we love sharing healthy, homemade lunch box snack recipe ideas, I’m totally no-shame when it comes to a pantry full of store-bought snacks that I can pop into my kids’ backpacks or lunch bags...
by Kate Etue | Aug 23, 2018 | Tips + Tricks
The quick answer is that yes you may need a permit for your kid’s lemonade stand or bake sale. Sigh. Remember when we could just set up our own lemonade stands with a makeshift table, a tub of Country Time mix and some plastic cups, for a lesson in fundraising...
