Fabulous gift ideas to get kids in the kitchen | Cool Mom Eats holiday gift guide 2016
Some of us here at Cool Mom HQ have adventurous eaters, while others have wildly picky eaters -- and then there's pretty much everything in between. But you know what all of our kids have in common? They love being in the kitchen. Especially with us. Whether you have...
7 delicious holiday side dish recipes made easier with a smart store-bought shortcut.
I take the notion of store-bought shortcuts for home cooking very seriously. Because while scratch cooking is always my goal, hello, reality! Especially during the holidays when my to-do list is particularly long. So finding shortcuts in the supermarket with short,...
Web Coolness: The cutest DIY bread bag, the future of the microwave, and an easy way to help fight malnutrition.
These are our favorite food links from around the web this week. We hope that you enjoy them too. This DIY bread bag at Estefi Machado is a pretty freaking adorable way to bring a baguette to your next dinner party. (We used Google Translate to read it.) The...
Next week’s meal plan: 5 easy recipes for the week ahead, from slow cooker vegan chili to decadent grilled cheese and tomato soup.
It’s time to get a head start on your weekly meal plan. From a slow cooker vegan chili to a decadent grilled cheese and tomato soup combo, we’ve got five weeknight dinners that will get you through next week. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and stock up before...
7 delicious, easy holiday appetizers made even easier with a smart store-bought shortcut.
As you may know, I am all about using smart, store-bought shortcuts whenever possible, even for holiday cooking. Because, let's be honest, a lot of us love the idea of holiday entertaining -- and envisioning all those decadent homemade recipes we want to serve to our...
17 creative gourmet food gifts to make even your fussiest friends drool | Cool Mom Eats holiday gift guide 2016
It's gotten harder over the years to put together a list of the best gourmet gifts. In part, because there are so many options now! I mean, before everyone in the world became a self-proclaimed "foodie" complete with Instagram photo proof, it was easy to find food...
Outrageous gifts for cooks who have (or want) it all | Cool Mom Eats holiday gift guide 2016
We thought we'd kick off the Cool Mom Eats holiday gift guide this year with a bang, and offer up some truly unique gifts for cooks who have it all. We're talking splurgey, unusual, totally covetable gifts and kitchen gadgets that help make cooking easier, faster, or...
Healthy baking substitutes, so that you can eat more holiday cookies, pie, and cake without guilt. (Right?)
I've never been particularly shy about using butter, sugar, and eggs in my baked goods, but with the holiday baking season upon us, I figure a few healthy baking substitutes might be useful. No, I'm not talking about using birdseed, carob, or bean paste -- we're not...
Web Coolness: Coke’s new selfie bottle, iridescent flatware, and a cheese hot glue gun. We can’t make this stuff up.
Here are our favorite food links from around the web this week. We hope that you enjoy them too. What the world (doesn't) need now: selfie Coca-Cola bottles. Google maps now shows when bars and restaurants are crowded, helping parents of toddlers everywhere....
Next week’s meal plan: 5 easy recipes for the week ahead, keeping it light on calories and cooking time too.
We're a day late with this week's meal plan, because oof, who else is still full? But the show must go on: By Monday, it'll be back to the routine, so a meal planning we must go. This week, we're keeping it light on meat and also on cook time to make up for...
9 mouthwatering Thanksgiving leftovers recipes that prove turkey is better the second time around.
It's a universal truth that Thanksgiving is the best meal of the year, right? If you ask me, though, it's not about how everything tastes on Thanksgiving day, but rather how delicious it is the day after -- and the day after that. So whether you cooked this year's...
It’s alllll gravy. Three simple solutions for how to fix lumpy, thin, or thick gravy.
It’s hard to imagine Thanksgiving without gravy. Silky and savory, this simple sauce makes many of our favorite Thanksgiving dishes shine. And it can cover up those dishes that don’t exactly sparkle. (Dry stuffing…sigh.) If you’re looking for a stellar, classic recipe...
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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...