7 creative ways to wrap wine for an easy, beautiful holiday gift.
It's not always possible (or even necessary) to show up to every dinner party with a hostess gift in hand. If, like me, you don't have a closet full of goodies for last-second gifting, then a bottle of wine on your way out the door is an easy, go-to thank you gift for...
A feast of fried foods for Hanukkah.
Hanukkah is a lovely holiday for many reasons and, as an inveterate foodie, I count the tradition of eating fried foods among them. I in no way mean to make light of the holiday, but I look forward to jelly donuts and latkes every Hanukkah with the same enthusiasm as...
Coffee gifts for the caffeine obsessed: Cool Mom Eats holiday gift guide 2015
We’re a little obsessed with caffeine around here. Because, mornings. And parenting. And also mornings. So what better way to kick off our first ever Cool Mom Eats holiday gift guide than with some of the most fantastic coffee gifts for the caffeine obsessed. After...
Web Coolness: Hello Kitty Cafe comes to the U.S., gold Kit Kats, junk food ads on kids’ apps, and more.
Here are some of our favorite food links from around the web this week. We hope that you like them, too. The most popular food emoji in the United States. A popular kids' app faces new complaints over ads for junk food. Thanksgiving is over, but your help is...
5 of our favorite indie kitchen and food product makers to support Small Business Saturday.
We always love shopping from indie businesses, but we're especially excited to shop small today in a show of support for Small Business Saturday. When it comes to food and kitchen products, many small, often family-owned, purveyors are a nod to the old fashioned way...
How to use leftover turkey in 5 delicious ways.
Thanksgiving is over. You successfully cooked a turkey (or someone in your family did), everyone feasted, and now there are leftovers. Lots and lots of leftovers. Since there are only so many turkey sandwiches a person can take, I found five recipes that will help you...
8 fantastic food advent calendars for a delicious countdown to Christmas.
updated for 2016 Our Christmas countdown has officially begun. Well, it actually starts December 1, with the beginning of Advent, but my kids have been counting down for a while now. As in, since December 26th last year. Now that the advent season is right around the...
7 easy Thanksgiving desserts for kids who won’t eat pumpkin pie.
This Thanksgiving I want to add some desserts to the table that my kids will be thankful for, too, because, sadly, their palates just aren't sophisticated enough to appreciate the amazing Brûléed Bourbon-Maple Pumpkin Pie recipe that we found. Instead of taking on...
How to make mashed potatoes in a slow cooker.
There's still plenty of time to get ahead of your holiday cooking (our Thanksgiving cooking schedule can help!) but, let's be honest, no matter how well you prep, cooking a Thanksgiving meal can be stressful the day of. The more you can do to make things easy on...
Web Coolness: Pumpkin Pie Fudge, the science of taste, Oreo Churros & more.
Here are some of our favorite food links from around the web this week. We hope that you like them, too. Free, funny Thanksgiving leftover printables. The black market is booming for Walmart's Patti LaBelle Pies. Or just make your own pie using this essential...
The essential guide to 10 Thanksgiving pies: 5 classic recipes, plus 5 unexpected twists.
Can we all agree that the best part of Thanksgiving is pie? In my family, there are some essential Thanksgiving pie recipes that will never change. Like my mom's pumpkin pie: She's a purist and her pie is absolute perfection. There will be no messing with it. That...
Weekend Toast: The best wines for Thanksgiving under $22.
Cocktails (and mocktails!) are a great way to kick off a holiday evening with family and friends, but over the long haul, you'll want to have a few bottles of wine to get you through dinner. (Water, too, friends. Stay hydrated!) Pairing a rich, decadent Thanksgiving...
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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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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...
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...