What to make with the veggies in your July CSA box!
Many of us on the Cool Mom Eats team have made the leap to CSA memberships  this year, since COVID-19 has limited our access to farmer's markets in town. And sometimes ,we get some ingredients that we aren't used to cooking with -- which can be fun! But also, a little...
Weekly meal plan: 5 favorite dinners from past meal plans that I know will make my family happy
Grab your pen and grocery list, because next week’s meal plan is ready! This week I've taken a look back at some of my favorite dinners from past meal plans, because I'm craving some easy meals that are guaranteed to please my family. These have been crowd-pleasers in...
12 creative, unexpected ways to use extra mint from your garden this summer
If you've ever planted mint in a backyard garden, you know it can grow like crazy. Got a surplus of mint like me? Then you're probably wondering what to do with it all. I mean, there's only so many mint leaves you can add to a glass of iced tea, right? So, here are 15...
How to make our 4 favorite easy pasta salads: Italian, Mexican, Greek and Asian. Plus tons of add-ins to make it your own!
One of my favorite go-to recipes on a busy day when I really don't feel like cooking is a good pasta salad. I can easily whip up one of these easy pasta salad dressing recipes to suit for whatever we're serving, from Mexican to Asian flavors, and then add in whatever...
6 creative ways to use seasonal summer berries beyond just eating them out of the basket
It's berry season, and we're overloading on them, to say the least. Whether it's the great prices at Costco or the buckets you're getting at the strawberry picking farms, local farm stands, or greenmarkets, we've got some more berry recipe ideas if you want to go...
Weekly Meal Plan: 5 meals my family requested this week
The hardest part of meal planning right now is that I am doing A LOT of it. With no camps, no sports, and cancelled vacations, it feels like I am running a small Bed and Breakfast. And to be perfectly honest, it is easy to get burned out trying to plan meals that will...
10 easy backyard camping recipes, from breakfast to dessert, that give you a taste of the great outdoors in your own yard.
It's a bummer for those of us who love camping in the warmer months, but it looks like we'll need to be camping in our backyards this year and thus, making use of some backyard camping recipes to keep things fun. For a little background, National Parks are fully...
Frozen Margarita Pie! Strawberry Bourbon Shortcake! Indulge in these 12 boozy desserts for Father’s Day.
Raise a toast to all the great dads this Father's Day! And if you're close enough to be able to (safely!) clink glasses filled with his favorite libation, I'd like to suggest you also consider one of these 12 boozy desserts for Father's Day. They're all decadent,...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy and delicious meals for the week ahead
Another weekend is here, which means it's the time we're starting thinking about what to feed our families next week. So as we do every Friday, we're sharing some delicious meals that will make your dinnertime easy and your family happy. Grab your pen and make your...
15 delicious Father’s Day food gifts supporting black-owned businesses
The team at Cool Mom Picks has always dedicated ourselves to amplifying small businesses of all kinds, and to showcase diversity in the brands, books, advice, and even recipes we feature. But we know that over the past few months, there's been two great changes we're...
Weekly Meal Plan: 6 amazing meals from Black food bloggers you should totally be following
Editor's Note: To say that this past week has been an especially hard one is an understatement -- particularly for our Black friends, family, neighbors, and readers. We have always done our best on this site to be inclusive in different ways: by amplifying diverse...
Weekly meal plan: 5 no-cook dinners for the week ahead. It doesn’t get easier than these.
It's time to think about planning dinners for next week, and if you're as tired of cooking (and meal planning) as I am, then I think you'll love this entirely no-cook weekly meal plan. No, this isn't transitioning you to a 100% raw diet. But we're looking for...
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Does spicy food really cool you off? Here’s what the science says.
If you haven't noticed, it's summer. And it's hot. Like, miserably hot. My family thought we'd enjoy a relaxing dinner al fresco on the back porch and, just...nope. But it got me thinking...is there anything to the saying that spicy food actually cools you down?...
Is it safe to eat in restaurants yet – especially with kids? Here’s what the experts say.
Although I've ordered plenty of takeout over the last few months (support your local restaurants, y'all!), I haven't eaten in a restaurant since February. I know I'm not alone. But recently, there's been a huge surge in interest about eating out, at least in the...
How to make simple syrup, and 9 ideas for how to use it. You will never be without it again!
I have become the biggest fan of simple syrup, ever since I realized how easy it was to make simple syrup at home. For God's. sake, do NOT every buy simple syrup! And I say this as someone who will buy nearly anything if it's convenient. I got in the habit of...
12 creative, unexpected ways to use extra mint from your garden this summer
If you've ever planted mint in a backyard garden, you know it can grow like crazy. Got a surplus of mint like me? Then you're probably wondering what to do with it all. I mean, there's only so many mint leaves you can add to a glass of iced tea, right? So, here are...
6 creative ways to use seasonal summer berries beyond just eating them out of the basket
It's berry season, and we're overloading on them, to say the least. Whether it's the great prices at Costco or the buckets you're getting at the strawberry picking farms, local farm stands, or greenmarkets, we've got some more berry recipe ideas if you want to go...
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Weekly meal plan: 5 super easy dinners your family will love, if you’re a little tired of all the cooking
Grab your pen and grocery list, because this week’s meal plan is ready! This week I’m embracing the hot summer weather, with quick and easy summer dinners. And you know how much we love easy recipes, any time of year. But especially right ow. I don't feel like...
3 gazpacho recipes to keep on hand for summer, from totally authentic to quick and easy
Gazpacho is one of our favorite go-to dinners for hot summer nights because it's cool, it's easy, and it's sooo good. Add a salad -- or maybe grilled cheese for the kids -- and you have a satisfying, lighter dinner with very little work. Plus, gazpacho is the the...
Weekly meal plan: 5 fun, party-inspired family dinner ideas to help you change things up
We're all sick of cooking dinner too, especially with the July heat. Since we're all struggling to get excited about more home cooked meals, we thought we'd focus on fun. We hope these 5 easy meals gor the week ahead are ones that will make dinnertime enjoyable for...
4 insanely delicious ways to change up your sun tea this summer. We’re trying them all!
The days are hot and sunny right now, which means it's perfect for making sun tea. This is a staple in the South — I remember growing up and seeing my mom's 80s Sun Tea pitcher (just like this one!) on the back porch, brewing up some naturally sweet tea. It's great...
100+ tasty and easy no-bake desserts you need to get you through summer. Bookmark it!
My quarantine baking obsession has waned, now that it's summer and sooooo hot outside. Over the years we've shared so many delicious no-bake dessert ideas, so I thought I'd collect them all in one place so you can bookmark this page as one huge, handy reference for...
