Web Coolness: Cinnamon Bun Oreos, ‘Star Wars’ gummies, the best teacher appreciation gift & more.
Here are some of our favorite food links from around the web this week. We hope that you like them, too. DIY rock and mineral cookies. A super cool project for you crafty types—and eye candy for the rest of us. New Oreo flavor confirmed: Cinnamon Bun Oreos are...
High protein snack attack: How to make roasted chickpeas 6 ways
Growing up Greek, I was raised with roasted chickpea snacks from the Greek store that were super chalky and unappetizing. But my mom kept feeding them to me because they were an easy, high protein snack with big crunch. I didn't get it back then—and begged for potato...
Coffee cocktail recipes to fuel your weekend.
I'm breaking with tradition. This column is usually one cocktail and one mocktail recipe, because we like sharing with our kids and grown up friends who don't drink. That, and I turn into a pumpkin after 1 or 2 cocktails. But given that we celebrated National Coffee...
How to store baked goods, from cakes to pies to cookies, so that they taste great even 3 days later.
With baking season around the corner, it’s time to (finally!) get a handle on how to properly store baked goods. With the right moves, you can bake your treats ahead of time and still serve up fresh pies, melt-in-your-mouth cookies, and moist cakes a little later....
10 delicious twists on apple pie recipes to have your pie and eat cake, bread, and cookies, too.
With all the frenzy over pumpkin spice, I almost forgot that it’s apple season! Apple pie might be one of my favorite treats of all time. There’s just something about the combination of apples, cinnamon, sugar, and vanilla that’s totally irresistible. So irresistible...
10 amazing snacks to keep on hand, for easy lunchbox treats or sophisticated holiday entertaining.
A big part of my preparations for the busy fall/winter entertaining season always includes stocking my pantry with snacks. And not just our standard go-to choices, but also nut-free snacks that are safe for school, a bigger selection of kid-friendly snacks for...
15 ways to get your coffee on National Coffee Day, the best holiday of the year.
Today is National Coffee Day and we think that's reason to celebrate. But you know us: any excuse for more coffee is a good excuse. If you feel the same, check out these 15 fun ways to get your coffee on today, from cold brew that you can grab and go when you're...
Lunch box tip: 9 healthy dips for school lunch sandwich alternatives that your kids will love.
We're barely a month into the school year and already my girls are groaning about boring sandwiches. When PB&J or turkey and cheese loose their appeal, even if just temporarily, I change up the game. My trump card: packing healthy dips for school lunch. Kids love...
Web Coolness: Help for picky eaters, a Picasso cake, kiwi Kim Kardashian and more.
Here are some of our favorite food links from around the web this week. We hope that you like them, too. Hand carved kiwis featuring popular celebrities including Mr. T, Ron Burgundy, and a must-see Kim Kardashian. Peer pressure (not parent pressure) helps...
9 healthy school birthday treats your kids will actually want to share with their friends.
More and more we're hearing that sugary snacks are no longer allowed in the classroom to celebrate birthdays: healthy snacks only, please. This happened at my niece and nephew's school and they were crestfallen, thinking they'd be relegated to sharing carrot sticks...
Weekend Toast: Skinny pear cocktail and mocktail recipes so that you can save calories for fall pies.
You might be wondering: Skinny cocktails? As the weather gets cooler? Yes. Because, for me, once the initial shock of bathing suit season passes in June, I stop thinking about diets and calories and romp around in loose sun dresses and flowy pants. But you know what...
BiteSizers kitchen scissors ensure that your kids don’t bite off more than they can chew.
As soon as my kids were sitting in a high chair, they wanted to eat whatever was on my dinner plate and not the mush of baby food in their dish. And, most of the time, I was happy to satisfy their curious tastebuds with little bits of food that I’d tear with my...
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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...