Web Coolness: Twinkies donuts, the perfect tomato sandwich, one-hour booze delivery, and more.
Here are some of our favorite food links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them, too. Tori made Twinkie Clone Doughnuts, and so can you. If you guys liked our comprehensive guide to the best coffee makers, you'll love these brew guides from...
5 healthy, make ahead snack recipes to feed those hungry bears when they get home from school.
This summer, my son started a new trend: Coming home from day camp absolutely ravenous. The kid was practically making a beeline from the front door to the kitchen pantry. This guy was hungry. And as much as I wanted him to get a snack in that belly, like, pronto, I...
12 creative frozen cocktail recipes for cooling down summer: Boozie Slushies, Granitas, Popsicles and More
With Labor Day entertaining coming up, that also means we've got party food on our minds. These easy, fix-ahead Labor Day party appetizers have been a huge hit at home (yes, I sacrificed and made pizza dip and honey Sriracha hot wings already, and I have no regrets),...
Cool kitchen poster art and accessories for foodies with a taste for graphic design.
You know that we love food and drink, and we are also suckers for great graphic design. It'll come as no surprise, then, that we have fallen for the kitchen poster art, tea towels, and stationary by Crispin Finn that combine both in fab products that we want all of....
7 creative ways to pack vegetables for school lunch so that kids actually try them.
When it comes to packing school lunch, the trickiest part is packing vegetables that the kids will eat, and not just cucumber wheels day after day. We found 7 creative ways to pack vegetables for school lunch so that they have high lunchbox appeal. While there are...
4 easy, delicious, healthy yogurt snack recipes for the whole family.
I’ve always been a fan of yogurt, but became a super fan once I had kids. Not only is it delicious, healthy, and versatile, but most kids like it without fuss and it’s good for them. (How often does that happen?) A well-known pediatrician once told me that yogurt is...
The best new, healthy back-to-school snack products that happen to be gluten-free, too.
Finding sweet snacks that serve as tasty treats is easy. The hard part is finding delicious store-bought snacks that are healthy enough—or at least not totally jammed with added sugar or artificial flavors—to pack into their backpacks every day for a little something...
Web Coolness: A lunchbox that goes to 11, bad news for Instagram food photos, a great kitchen DIY for kids and more
Here are some of our favorite food links around the web this week. Hope you enjoy them too. A guitar case lunchbox! Awesome! And have you seen our other top picks for the coolest lunch boxes and lunch box accessories in our Back to School 2015 guide? Amazing...
Easy make-ahead appetizers for your Labor Day cookout. So you can not labor and enjoy the party, too.
Now that I'm a grown-up, i.e., responsible for making holidays awesome for my kids, I've found that the (ahem) b-level holidays like Labor Day are quickly becoming my favorites. There's no pressure to shop and decorate. Instead, we just hang out with friends and...
Weekend Toast: Cool off with these creative twists on a classic gin and tonic
How has nearly the entire summer passed without us talking about gin and tonics? The classic summer sip is one of my favorites and always a crowd pleaser. Since you don't need help making the traditional version, I found a super creative take made with cucumber and...
How to cook quinoa so that it’s fluffy, mild, and delicious — even kid friendly.
I know what you’re thinking: quinoa is so 2013. Or maybe it’s just, ewwwe, quinoa. Either way, I encourage you to reconsider this healthy grain (which is actually a seed, but who’s keeping track?). It’s very high in protein and, if you cook it correctly, has a mild...
8 family-friendly zucchini recipes with major kid appeal.
There are those summer fruits and veggies that are fleeting—we wait for them all year and then, just like that, their season passes—and then there’s zucchini. It’s easy to grow and seems to be everywhere this time of year. If you have some in your garden, you may be...
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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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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...