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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What we’re making with all that fresh August produce: Beans, carrots, peppers, corn, tomatoes and more
I'm so excited for all these recipe ideas to help you figure out what to make with fresh August produce, because it is just so outstanding. Many of us on the Cool Mom Eats team made the leap to CSA memberships when Covid limited our access to local farmer’s...
The best way to cut corn off the cob without mess: Best trick ever!
August is corn on the cob season, and while I love corn on the cob, sometimes you need a good way to cut corn off the cob. I mean, other than slathering corn with butter, keeping it on the cob is kind of limiting -- especially when fresh corn is in season and I...
How to grill pizza: My family’s summer obsession.
When my omniscient editor asked me to write a post on how to grill pizza, I literally yelled, YESSSSS! In my short career of grilling pizzas, I have become obsessed. I honestly can't believe how satisfying and easy it is to make homemade grilled pizzas. And keep...
Up your burger game with the best grills and 5 grilling tools I can’t live without.
It's almost officially summer, and that means we've got grilling on the brain! Hopefully, your grill is all cleaned up and ready to go -- or on its way. Which means this is a good time to take inventory of what needs replacing, or what you might want to help up...
Non-toxic spring cleaning with salt: 8 unexpected uses in the kitchen beyond cooking.
Springtime means spring cleaning in my house and that means cleaning with salt. Yes, really. While there are some great natural cleaning products out there that are worth every dime (we love Better Life around here, and even housecleaning services use it), the...
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7 delicious caramel apple flavored recipes for fall, because pumpkin spice isn’t the only taste of the season.
A lot of people see fall as the time for all things pumpkin spice, but I'm staunchly on Team Caramel Apple. It just feels like fall to me. I made my first apple crisp of the season this weekend -- so fantastic. Now I'm inspired to find more ways to pair sweet,...
5 comfort food dinner ideas for a tough week: Recipes designed to soothe
We first published this post at a time the world was hurting so many hearts -- the pandemic, politics, wildfires -- and here we are again, the same time of year, turning to food for a bit of "normal.” I am planning to start baking homemade bread again (these yeast...
These 7 delicious Rosh Hashanah apple recipes give us hope for a sweeter new year.
Happy 5785! Rosh Hashanah begins the night of Wednesday, October 2 this year so you still have a little time to gather your Rosh Hashanah apple recipe ideas together. For my kids, the best part of a Rosh Hashanah celebration is always the apples dipped in honey,...
September meal planning: What to make for dinner with September’s fresh produce
Do you remember? All of the produce in September? (My apologies both to you, reader, and to Earth, Wind and Fire, but I pretty much sing everything to the tune of "September" this entire month). September is one of the greatest months for produce IMO. The markets...
5 delicious $10 meals for summer that can feed a family of 4 | Meal Plan Ideas
This week's weekly meal plan recommendations are here, and I'm thinking about $10 meals for summer. While fruit, vegetable, and dairy prices have finally come down -- and can we get rid of shrinkflation and price gouging please, food companies? -- I'd rather spend...
