How to make compound butter and why you should. (And, yes, we know you’re busy. Trust us.)
Have you ever heard of compound butter? It might sound fancy and maybe even complicated, but I promise that it's neither. (If it was, I certainly wouldn't be making it!) Compound butter, which is basically flavored butter, is not only simple to make, but it's pretty...
Too tired to eat? Easy, healthy snacks for new moms to the rescue!
As a new mom, you are probably exhausted, exhilarated and, most likely, not thinking much about your own well-being. Though I know it can be hard to put yourself first, those first few months postpartum are a time when you should pay special attention to nourishing...
10 magical fairy birthday party recipes for one dream-come-true bash. Squee!
If you ask us at Cool Mom HQ, a fairy birthday party should be full of sprinkles, color, glitter, sugar and, most of all, enchanted fun. If there's ever a time to go all out with your crafty kitchen skills, it's for a fairy-themed affair, complete with woodland...
Web Coolness: Nike’s tasty new skater shoe, Cookie Monster’s iPhone commercial, and in the future we’ll charge our phones with what?
Here are our favorite food links from around the web this week. We hope that you enjoy them, too! Nike's newest skate shoe looks downright tasty. What 200 calories looks like in different foods. (Hint: You get way more carrots than you do M&Ms.) What to do when...
Leftover Easter candy recipes (that might even be better than Easter candy on its own).
My kids aren’t the only ones who love Easter candy. From Cadbury Eggs to Peeps—and everything in between—I’m a sucker for Easter basket sweets. The only downside to this is that I buy lots of candy to ensure Easter basket variety and am left with lots of leftover...
Weekend Toast: Easter cocktail recipes. Because the kids get candy and we get booze (and candy, too).
Whether you're celebrating Easter with a family brunch or dinner with friends, we've got the Easter cocktail recipes you need to toast the holiday. And, bonus, all of these can be used to toast at any springy weekend meal with friends, you know, if you don't celebrate...
Bunny bagels, Peeps S’mores, and other easy Easter treats to make with your kids.
Easter has the cutest food for kids, hands down. I mean, even carrots and peas look cute in the springtime. So, I've been scouring the Internet for fun and easy Easter treats that my kids can make, since they like to help (er, "help") in the kitchen whenever we're...
Why you should be eating wheat germ, and 5 simple recipes to get you started.
Feathered hair, macrame, Charlie's Angles, and wheat germ: These are a few of my lasting memories of the 1970's. I can still see myself now, walking around the natural foods store in our town with my mom (complete with feathered hair and macrame bag—her, not me) as...
Cake lovers, rejoice! 6 fabulous Easter cake recipes worthy of Easter Sunday.
Easter is the perfect time to think outside of the cake box. It’s that special time of year when colorful buds are popping through the grass, and indoor-crazed families are sighing with relief at the return of spring. Whether you are religious or not, Easter is an...
How to go gluten-free: Comprehensive, real life tips and recipes from Shauna Ahern of Gluten-Free Girl.
Shauna James Ahern, author of the popular Gluten-Free Girl website, four cookbooks and a subscription recipe service, spent most of her life physically suffering, and not knowing why. When she was finally diagnosed with celiac disease in 2005, she rejoiced and found...
Web Coolness: A Peeps milkshake, March Madness snacks, and energy-boosting foods for post-Daylight Saving.
Here are our favorite food links from around the web this week. We hope that you enjoy them, too! Fun Nutter Butter referee cookies to make for your March Madness viewing party, plus beer pairings for every NCAA tournament team. (Not that you should drink them...
No-junk Easter candy that is so good, it’s UnReal.
It's a given that my kids will get candy in their Easter baskets, but I'm going to make sure Peter Cottontail knows all about UnReal's Easter Tins that provide them with the chocolatey treats they love, minus all the icky stuff I don't. Despite the name, there is...
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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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...
A week’s worth of family-friendly spring recipes | Weekly Meal Plan
It's finally spring around here with daffodils popping up and flowering trees, which means it's time to start planning some spring dinners and easing out of all those heavy winter dishes. These are the spring dinner recipes that feel a bit lighter and brighter to...
These 11 light spring recipes help you shake off winter at the dinner table
When warm, spring weather hits I immediately lose all appetite for the heavy dinners like chili or pot roast that I craved during winter, and instead, I'm finding myself adding light spring recipes to our dinner roatation, like light pasta salads, cold, fresh...
These 9 recipes are most delicious ways to use hard-boiled eggs this week
These five truly awesome hard-boiled egg recipes may be the best, easiest, and most creative ways to use hard-boiled eggs, should you have a stockpile after Easter egg decorating. And don't worry, I'm not talking egg salad sandwiches a dozen ways either -- though...