5 allergy-friendly Valentine’s Day candy gifts, so that everyone can share the love.
To me, nothing says Valentine's Day like a heart-shaped box of chocolate, or some other heart-shaped sweet treat. It's what I love to receive (ahem) and also what I love to give my family. The only problem is that my oldest daughter has peanut and tree-nut allergies,...
Chocolate boxes for Valentine’s Day that are way cooler than the kind you can pick up at the drugstore.
All right, no hate for drugstore chocolates because, let's be real, we'll take chocolate any way that it comes to us. But Delilah found gourmet chocolate boxes for Valentine's Day that are beautiful and way cooler. I admit that most of them are more expensive than the...
Next week’s meal plan: 5 easy recipes for the week ahead, from a family table conversation starter to a simple bowl of comfort.
Start this week's meal planning here, but be sure to get all of our weekly meal plans in the archive. And don’t forget that you can sign up for our weekly meal plan emails. Then you get everything you need, without fail, to your inbox every week. It’s time to start...
The best Super Bowl recipes: 10 winning regional dishes to make New England — or Atlanta — fans proud.
I’m not particularly excited about either of the Super Bowl teams this year -- the New England Patriots or the Atlanta Falcons -- but I am giddy about the type of food each team brings to the table. Finding the best Super Bowl recipes that embody each region was a...
5 Instant Pot recipes that make hosting a Super Bowl party so, so easy.
It's almost Super Bowl Sunday, and you know what I'm excited about? Not the commercials. Not the football. Not even Tom Brady. The food, you guys. It's all about the food for me. And since Instant Pots have changed all of our lives, I've been searching for some...
The one Starbucks drink you don’t know about, that you totally want.
Leave it to my sixth-grade daughter to introduce me to one of the best ever off-menu Starbucks items: Snickerdoodle Hot Cocoa. Seriously. Outrageous. It may or may not be on the menu of your own local Starbucks right now -- I rarely see it listed because it was...
Make-ahead stir-fry freezer packs: 3 easy steps to always have a dinner ready and waiting.
Since my picky eater is (mostly) a fan of rice, I've been riding the stir-fry train lately. Stir-fries are generally easy (and nutritious too), but I know that even quick prep can seem like a lot after a long day. When the meal is mostly already cooked, though, I...
Skip the sniffles with these 9 immune-boosting super foods.
Now that I'm rounding the bend on the final two months of pregnancy, the last thing I want is to catch a cold or the flu on top of the oh-so-lovely symptoms I'm already experiencing in the third trimester. Leg cramps, back aches, and runny nose? No, thank you. I've...
These brilliant kitchen utensils have us asking ourselves why we didn’t think of this.
Just yesterday, my boyfriend bragged about finding the most amazing spatula, which c'mon. How great can a spatula really be? Then I spied it sitting on my kitchen counter this morning, I couldn't agree more. See, the Joseph Joseph Elevate kitchen utensils have a...
Web Coolness: A magical unicorn bento box, a toaster for cooking bacon, Cheesecake M&M’s and more.
Here are our favorite food links from around the web this week. We hope that you enjoy them too! Unicorn mania! First these easy treats for a unicorn party and now this magical unicorn bento box (via Alpha Mom) The internet is freaking out because these...
Our favorite Chinese food blogs to help you get your Chinese new year off to a great start!
With the start of the Chinese New Year -- in 2017 marking the beginning of the year of the rooster, in 2018 the year of the dog, and 2019 the year of the pig -- food is a huge part of the holiday, playing a significant symbolic role. And so we want to help make it...
Next week’s meal plan: 5 easy recipes for the week ahead, from a healthy twist on take-out to our new favorite steak tacos.
It’s time to start thinking about your meal plan for next week. From a healthy twist on take-out to our new favorite steak tacos, 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...
Our favorite tips, tricks, and kitchen hacks
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...
Create a more sustainable kitchen with these 10 easy, eco-friendly ideas
With Earth Day coming up in April and spring cleaning season here, it's a great time to reflect on ways we can create a more eco-friendly home and a more sustainable kitchen. If your family spends as much time as my family of five does thinking about, preparing,...
Kitchen spring cleaning checklist: 7 kitchen tasks everyone forgets
With spring having sprung (and the words of Marie Kondo echoing in my head all these years later), I've been doing my best to kick-start kitchen spring cleaning before summer arrives. But one thing I've learned after all these years is it's so easy to miss certain...
Healthy comfort food recipes to get us through the winter without the extra pounds
Healthy comfort food recipes can be hard to come by. I mean I totally get the desire to start new diets in the new year, what with fresh beginnings and all. But when it's winter, I just want to cuddle up on the couch with a blanket and a big bowl of cheesy soup or...
How to tell if food is fresh: Tips for 7 of your top pantry staples
It's good to have some tricks for how tell if food is fresh and still good to eat -- as you know if you've ever opened a jar of half-used tomato sauce that seemed fairly new...only to find furry white spots of mold floating on top. While some spoiled food is quite...
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Change your margaritas with 10 delicious margarita variations
While we all love a classic margarita, these delicious margarita variations let you celebrate Cinco De Mayo, National Margarita Day, or just a well-earned weekend night in style. Pair them with one of the recipes from our favorite authentic Mexican food blogs and...
The best authentic Mexican food blogs: 6 favorites for Cinco de Mayo and every other day of the year.
I've had the best time seeking out the best Mexican food blogs serving up authentic Mexican cuisine in honor of Cinco de Mayo. I've always loved this holiday; in my hometown of New York City, May 5th marks a point in early spring when we're absolutely sure there's...
5 easy, delicious dinner ideas for those weeks that get unexpectedly busy | Weekly Meal Plan
This time of year always gets busier than we anticipate, and I always want to have easy weeknight dinner ideas on hand for those kinds of weeks. As the end-of-school commitments start ramping up, with hectic evenings driving everyone around -- let alone a quick...
7 spectacular macaroon variations for a big finish at Passover
We've explained many times that macarons are not to be confused with macaroons, the latter being a flour-free, gluten-free, generally chewy coconut cookie that's a favorite treat to finish off your Seder. This being Passover season, it's a perfect opportunity to...
5 easy spring recipes for the week ahead, from 35-minute lemony chicken cutlets to a fresh take on quesadillas | Weekly Meal Plan
It’s time to start thinking about your meal plan for next week. From 35-minute lemony chicken cutlets to sheet pan quesadillas, we’ve got five dinners that make good use of spring produce and lighter nights (yay!) to help get you through the busy week ahead. So...