The 2017 Cool Mom Eats Holiday Gift Guide!
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2023 is the year of the Rabbit! These 6 Chinese bakeries across the USA let you order Lunar New Year treats
I'm so excited to celebrate the Lunar New Year with my family this year! One of my favorite ways to teach my kids about customs and traditions around the world is through food since we can't always travel to all of the places I want to take them. Since I'm not sure...
Next week’s meal plan: 5 easy recipes for the week ahead, from a soul warming roast to pasta with “Awesome Sauce”
It’s time to start thinking about your meal plan for next week. From a soul warming pot roast to pasta with Awesome Sauce, we’ve got five weeknight meals that will get you through the week ahead. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and stock up before the...
20 Valentine’s Day gifts for the cook: When the kitchen is the real heart of your home
Like many of you, food is my love language and a Valentine's Day gift for the cook honors the heart of my home. While there's nothing wrong with flowers and chocolate, I would personally rather have a gorgeous new KitchenAid mixer, a beautiful cutting board, or even...
6 easy and delicious black-eyed pea recipes for extra good luck in the New Year. Because who couldn’t use extra good luck?
Most southerners know that eating a dish of black-eyed peas is said to bring you good luck and prosperity in the new year. I feel like no matter where you live, this is a superstition we can all get behind. Not only are black-eyed peas good for you, but they are also...
New year, new kitchen: 7 steps to a clean, better organized one for the New Year
When January 2nd rolls around, my kitchen is a mess. The fridge is stuffed full of random leftovers, and the pantry is overflowing with half-full boxes of crackers, cereal and snacks left behind from having all of the kids home 24/7 for almost a month. As daunting as...
8 Hanukkah cookie recipes for all eight days…and nights.
You might be wondering where Hanukkah cookie recipes fall in the fried food category, and well, they don't. Families typically feast on crispy latkes, fried jelly doughnuts, and more decadent Hanukkah treats for eight nights. Top image: Blue Hanukkah Crinkle Cookies...
Holiday gifts inspired by Jennifer Garner’s Pretend Cooking Show for stans (like us)
If you follow Jennifer Garner on Instagram, then you've probably seen her adorable Pretend Cooking Show. (And if you're not following her Instagram, 5-star highly recommend). Basically, Jen cooks her favorite recipes in the most charming of ways, sometimes alone, and...
8 fun and unique TikTok kitchen gadgets that make great holiday gifts
Along with teaching us the newest dance moves (ha), TikTok is also great for getting the scoop on the latest and greatest kitchen gadgets, and now, it actually has its own nickname: FoodTok. If you don't spend as much time on FoodTok as we do, here are some of our...
Dolly Parton gifts that bring a little bit of her goodness to the kitchen
This year, we decided to round up a bunch of awesome Dolly Parton gifts for the kitchen because she just brings a whole lot of joy wherever she goes. From her Imagination Library, which gifts free books to children ages birth to five, to all of the work she does...
Homemade shortbread cookies with lavender salt: An easy, go-to dessert recipe for every holiday party
We have all been there...you just remember you signed up to bring a dessert to the holiday potluck party...tonight. If you are short on time, this is the best secret for easy holiday cookies out there: grab a couple of logs of store-bought sugar cookie dough, sliced...
9 irresistible, creative pumpkin dessert recipes that are anything but basic
When fall ushers in the change in weather, I start thinking about that one dish I look forward too every season: obviously -- it's pumpkin pie. My mom makes the best traditional version, so there's no point in even trying to improve on it (in case you don't know, it's...
Well-traveled: 8 easy-to-transport Thanksgiving potluck recipes for when you’re not hosting Thanksgiving.
I am one of the lucky people that doesn't have to host Thanksgiving because my sister loves this holiday (she even wrote this entire Thanksgiving planning calendar for busy parents). But that doesn't mean I'm off the hook entirely: I always bring dishes to share and...
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This year, order your Girl Scout cookies from troops struggling with homelessness
Despite my commitment to be healthier this year, I'm...
9 helpful tips for making a homemade gingerbread house. Learn from my successes….and uh, failures.
I never thought I'd be the person offering tips for...
We love these 10 festive ways to package Christmas cookie gifts | Holiday Gifts
Even if you've picked out your perfect Christmas cookie...
What to make for a smaller Thanksgiving this year: 8 ideas to help you see it as an opportunity
So many of our readers and friends are asking about...
DIY haunted gingerbread houses for Halloween: Our favorite tips to make yours extra fun
I've always wanted to make a DIY haunted gingerbread...
5 simple kitchen experiments for kids that count as homeschool science class. You already have the ingredients!
Lately, my homeschooled children been having fun with...
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Healthy game day recipes: Skinny versions of our favorite Super Bowl party snacks
Healthy game day recipes can be hard to come by. I’m...
Next week’s meal plan: 5 easy recipes for the week ahead, from a soul warming roast to pasta with “Awesome Sauce”
It’s time to start thinking about your meal plan for...
6 easy and delicious black-eyed pea recipes for extra good luck in the New Year. Because who couldn’t use extra good luck?
Most southerners know that eating a dish of black-eyed...
8 Hanukkah cookie recipes for all eight days…and nights.
You might be wondering where Hanukkah cookie recipes...
Homemade shortbread cookies with lavender salt: An easy, go-to dessert recipe for every holiday party
We have all been there...you just remember you signed...
9 irresistible, creative pumpkin dessert recipes that are anything but basic
When fall ushers in the change in weather, I start...
Well-traveled: 8 easy-to-transport Thanksgiving potluck recipes for when you’re not hosting Thanksgiving.
I am one of the lucky people that doesn't have to host...
14 Thanksgiving dinner essentials you will want to buy right now
Nothing is worse than remembering halfway through your...
