by Lisa Barnes | Jan 26, 2022 | Recipes, Tips + Tricks
With COVID finally making its way to our household this past week, this means I placed my weekly grocery order online through Instacart for delivery this morning rather than going to wander through the store myself. When my order arrived today, I had purchased some...
by Cool Mom Staff | Nov 22, 2021 | Thanksgiving, Tips + Tricks
As much as we’d like it not to be the case, Thanksgiving really can be stressful, whether you’re cooking for two or for twenty. If you find yourself hiding in the pantry, holding a brandy, and wishing you had someone to call, look no further. Our annual list of...
by Cool Mom Staff | Nov 15, 2021 | Holiday Cooking, Thanksgiving, 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 | Oct 25, 2021 | Recipes, Tips + Tricks
If you’ve ever searched for a recipe online, you know how incredibly overwhelming it is to find a good one. There are millions of recipes out there, and as you may have discovered, not all of them are great. It’s so frustrating when you’ve bought a...
by Kate Etue | Oct 24, 2021 | Halloween, Party!, Tips + Tricks
My kids are getting restless for Halloween, so I’m thinking about pulling together an impromptu pumpkin carving party to hold them over. It’s the perfect way to kick off fall and get excited about the upcoming holidays. Even better, it’s a low-key,...
