7 delightfully creepy Halloween cupcake recipes so easy a zombie could make them.
Hooray for Halloween! Save the cute stuff for birthdays and get your spooky on with these seven Halloween cupcake recipes that are perfect for the little goblins in your life. And don’t worry: I bypassed the most intricate ideas for ones that are both kid-friendly and...
A guide to cooking oils: Everything you’ve always wanted to know, but didn’t have time to ask.
With all the options on the market today, choosing a type of cooking oil can be a little confusing. So, as Young MC would say, I’m here to break it down for ya, fellas. (What? You don't know who Young MC is?!) This simple guide to cooking oils can help you decide...
On-the-go gluten-free snacks: 5 delicious ideas that are more than just carbs. (As much as we love carbs.)
With long, busy weekdays—for both me and my kids—I'm always looking for snacks to healthfully fuel the time between meals, but it can be hard to find ones that give us an even, lasting energy. As much as we can all easily chow down on carbs, I know how much my kids...
Web Coolness: Pineapple jack-o-lanterns, Hello Kitty wine, and Taco Bell is now healthy fast food (wait, what?).
Here are our favorite food links from around the web this week. We hope that you enjoy them too! Pineapples are the new Jack-o-Lanterns. And we love everything about this. Hello Kitty wine! Just, hide it from the kiddos. Info on the Lunchables recall. (Ugh, we...
Cool Mom Eats Apple Guide: The best apples for baking and cooking.
It's time for that annual apple-picking trip to the orchard. So fun, until you realize that it's also time for bags and bags of apples to take up all the room in your fridge—and on the counter, too, because other things have to fit in the fridge as well—because you...
Our go-to allergy-friendly Halloween candy that lets kids with the most common food allergies enjoy treats too.
Given that 1 in 13 children have food allergies these days, Halloween treats can be really tricky. And not in that good Halloween way. Many families are participating in non-candy treat campaigns like the Teal Pumpkin Project to better include kids with food...
Next week’s meal plan: 5 easy recipes for the week ahead, from an impressive sheet pan salmon dinner to a no-cook lifesaver.
It’s time to get a head start on your meal plan for next week. From an impressive sheet pan salmon dinner to a no-cook lifesaver, we’ve got five weeknight dinners that will get you through the week. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and stock up before the...
Our favorite ubiquitous red plastic cup gets a seriously stylish upgrade.
Nothing makes me feel like a party is about to go down quite like the ubiquitous red plastic Solo cup. (Yea, yea, I know that it comes in other colors, but we all know that it's all about the red.) Which is why I'm psyched to find these cool Copper Party Cups. So...
Got goat milk? Dairy products that even people with cow milk sensitivities may be able to eat without trouble!
For those of you parenting kids with food sensitivities, oh boy do we get it. The time spent examining food labels alone is overwhelming. So when we find a fantastic alternative for sensitive tummies, we're happy to share it. Our newest find is goat milk, which it...
5 brilliant cooking shortcuts everyone should know for speedier weeknight dinners.
Is there any busy parent who isn't looking for cooking shortcuts for busy family weeknights? I'm going to say no. Even here on the Cool Mom team, where we have a pretty diverse range of relationships with cooking; on one end of the spectrum, there are those of us...
7 Halloween drinks that are the perfect combo of spooky and sweet.
If there's one time to indulge in totally outrageous, decadent drinks, it's Halloween. Whether you like the tried-and-true dry ice trick (never gets old!), fake blood, or going for a color that definitely doesn't occur in nature, we've found the best recipes to suit...
Web Coolness: Coffee in a cone, DIY wine gummy bears, and tips for eating out with babies.
Here are our favorite food links from around the web this week. We hope that you enjoy them too! The next big food craze is here, but we imagine you'll need to drink it fast. Find out how deleting one food pic on Instagram will feed 11 people. We can't wait to...
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...