Next week’s meal plan: 5 easy recipes for the week ahead, from a clever pasta dish to easy beef fajitas.
It’s time to get a head start on your meal plan for next week. From a clever pasta dish to easy beef fajitas, 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 weekend’s over....
7 recipes that use only lemon, garlic, and olive oil to cook up big flavor fast.
I'm quite excited to welcome fall in a week or so, but in the meantime, whoa the back to school schedule. I've hardly been able to make it to the grocery store, never mind find time to meal plan. If you're in the same boat, these flavorful recipes that only need...
The best grocery store coupon apps to save time and money. No clipping required.
Drop the scissors (or, uh, gently set them down) and trash those circulars. It turns out that your phone has everything you need to save a bundle on your regular groceries. That said, some grocery store coupon apps far outperform their competitors, so I've given them...
How to make rainbow pasta: It’s not just for unicorns!
Have you ever wondered how to make rainbow pasta? Believe it or not, even with two small kids at home, I hadn't. But when I was asked (dared?) to make rainbow pasta for my color-obsessed preschooler, I had to try. This pasta is not your typical weeknight spaghetti,...
7 gluten-free and allergy-friendly school lunch ideas that every kid will love.
More and more families are grappling with the need to pack allergy-friendly lunches, either because one of their own has been diagnosed with a food allergy or because their kids' school or daycare is a designated allergen-free zone. Either way, I know it can be a...
Web Coolness: Amazing lunch box notes, Tastemade Japan, and everything pumpkin spice.
Here are our favorite food links from around the web this week. We hope that you enjoy them too! We're melting over this London dad's lunch box notes to his child. Organic edible nail polish that washes off with soap and water: brilliant or gross? How to build...
Cool kitchen hacks: 5 reasons you should never throw away pickle juice.
If you're like us, you may not have time for canning, but you always have a jar of your or your kids' favorite pickles in the fridge. Well, there's more deliciousness in that jar than the pickles themselves. That brine that you've been dumping down the drain when the...
Next week’s meal plan: 5 easy recipes for the week ahead, from a waffle iron dinner the kids will love to a healthy one-pot wonder.
It’s time to get a head start on your meal plan for next week. From a waffle iron dinner that the kids will love to a healthy one-pot wonder, we’ve got five easy weeknight dinners that will get you through the week. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and stock up...
7 twists on tater tots recipes for kids, from classic to healthy, that the whole family will love.
Tater tots are a classic kid food that adults secretly love (am I right?), though they have the reputation of being unhealthy. It turns out, that’s not always the case. There are tons of amazing–healthy, even–tots that deserve a place at your table. These...
All the easiest, best dinners you never knew you could make on a waffle iron.
It's official: Waffle-shaped foods just taste better. Whether it's because of all those extra crispy surfaces or how well the little divots hold sauce, I'm just happy that waffle irons are seeing some use beyond Saturday morning breakfasts. Because it turns out,...
We heart the new I Heart Naptime cookbook. And this Peanut Butter Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches recipe.
When I received my review copy of Jamielyn Nye's new book, The I Heart Naptime Cookbook: More Than 100 Easy & Delicious Recipes to Make in Less Than One Hour, I did my usual flip through with Post-it notes, marking all the recipes that I think my family (read: my...
14 recipes you must try before summer is over. Hurry!
Yes, I know that Labor Day marks the end of summer, but unofficially. Summer doesn't actually end until September 21st, which gives us 16 days to whoop it up like the sun will never go down. Hey, I'm not trying to be a stickler, I just want to make sure that you don't...
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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...