Where (isn’t) the beef? Every meatless meal at 9 of America’s top fast food chains.
As much as we value home-cooked meal for our families, sometimes busy families' dinners come from the drive-thru. Whether we're road-tripping or coming home extra-late after practices and school events -- or just giving in once in a while to the kids' begging -- my...
Weekly meal plan: 5 meals for the week ahead, including easy Instant Pot and one-pot favorites
This week, we have another round of weekly meal plan recommendations, from Instant Pot chili to a side dish good enough to be the star of your meal, These five dinners that will get you through the week ahead easily and deliciously. So grab a pen, make your shopping...
National Coffee Day: A great excuse to buy yourself one of these cool coffee gifts.
While every day is coffee day in my home, National Coffee Day is a great excuse to proclaim your love for java, step up your beans, trade in your old maker for a shiny new one, or just simply tip your local barista double. Or, you know, go shopping. We've got so many...
The absolutely best, easy lasagna recipe the whole family will love.
Lasagna is one of my favorite quick and easy meals! There’s plenty of room for variation, so I can use up the solo zucchini in the fridge, or the last smidge of some random cheese. (Guess what: Melted cheese is melted cheese. It’s all delicious and the details are...
8 school lunch hacks for picky eaters: We know them, we love them, we feed them. | Back to School Lunch Guide 2018
Next up in our Back to School Lunch Guide we're talking about lunch help for your picky eaters. We know how hard it is to stay inspired when it comes to packing school lunches (what with 200 or so of them to do in a year) let alone when you add in that layer of "I...
8 gluten-free school lunch recipes that won’t make them miss sandwiches | Back to School Lunch Guide 2018
Next up in our 2018 Back to School Lunch Guide, we're offering up some inspiration for for those of you with kids who eat gluten-free. Packing school lunches for kids day after day is hard enough, but when you add additional dietary considerations to the mix, it's...
The essential school lunch shopping list: Everything you need in your pantry + fridge | Back to School Lunch Guide 2018
Last up in our Back to School Lunch Guide is an update of one of our favorite posts, because it's so helpful for so many of you each year -- our essential school lunch shopping list. This is everything you need to feed your kids tasty, healthy food without getting in...
What does feeding kids well really mean? One pediatrician’s advice.
This week on Spawned with Kristen + Liz, our weekly podcast about parenting and parenting culture (you are listeners, right? RIGHT? ), we covered a topic that should be right up your alley, Cool Mom Eats readers -- kids and nutrition. We were really lucky to get a...
Weekly meal plan: 5 delicious, easy meals for the week ahead, all picked by my 8 year old.
This week, we've got something special for you for our weekly meal plan recommendations: all five recipes were picked by my own 8 year old. S you know they're all kid-approved! (Don't worry, I've approved them too. From pizza-stuffed pasta shells to a sheet-pan ribs...
8 hot lunch box ideas for kids who need a little midday comfort | Back to School Lunch Guide 2018
There's just something comforting about a hot lunch at school that a ham sandwich can't quite satisfy, you know? (Unless it's a warm, melty Croque-Monsieur -- but that's another story.) But for those of us packing our kids school lunches, we often forget that there...
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with delicious recipes from diverse Hispanic food blogs
When lots of non-Hispanic Americans think of traditionally Hispanic food, tacos probably come to mind first. Maybe Guacamole. Mayyyybe Burritos. And sure, those foods are all delicious, but that's kind of like limiting yourself to French Fries and Belgian Waffles when...
Grease candies may be the ones that you want. Burn rubber and grab them!
Putting aside the great Grease debates of the 21st century (I still stand by my point that it's a feminist ode to pre-feminism women owning their sexuality despite societal pressure to deny it) -- a lot of us still have a heart for the 1978 classic. To say nothing of...
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How to (actually) brown ground beef perfectly in 4 easy steps.
I can rattle off about ten recipes where the first step calls for browning ground beef, from chilis to casseroles, sauces, pasta dishes (taco spaghetti!) and more. But for years, I've always found this simple step really hard to execute – with the meat always...
What does feeding kids well really mean? One pediatrician’s advice.
This week on Spawned with Kristen + Liz, our weekly podcast about parenting and parenting culture (you are listeners, right? RIGHT? ), we covered a topic that should be right up your alley, Cool Mom Eats readers -- kids and nutrition. We were really lucky to get a...
Tips to get your kids packing their own lunches at any age. Yes, even the little ones.
If you're looking to lighten your load this school year, look to the kids. With these tips, you'll have your kids making lunch in no time at all! I'm not a morning person. If your personality also improves throughout the day, you'll understand why my life's goal as...
Smart, store-bought snack swaps to make lunch box treats a little healthier for kids
I get it, believe me. School mornings are busy! And as much as we love sharing healthy, homemade lunch box snack recipe ideas, I'm totally no-shame when it comes to a pantry full of store-bought snacks that I can pop into my kids' backpacks or lunch bags in a...
Do you need a permit for your kid’s lemonade stand or pop-up bake sale? Here’s how to find out. Seriously.
The quick answer is that yes you may need a permit for your kid's lemonade stand or bake sale. Sigh. Remember when we could just set up our own lemonade stands with a makeshift table, a tub of Country Time mix and some plastic cups, for a lesson in fundraising and...
Recipes
A creepy kids’ Halloween mocktail recipe that’s not all about the sugar
With so much candy floating around at Halloween time, we're always looking for kids' mocktail recipes for Halloween parties that don't require copious amounts of gummy worms, gummy spiders, or gummy anything, really. Not that I'm anti-sugar on Halloween. I just...
Super easy pork tenderloin recipe the kids will love. Bonus: It’s good enough for a dinner party and makes great leftovers!
This easy pork tenderloin recipe was one my mom's favorites and I remember thinking as a kid that it was pretty fancy. How excited was I to find out it's probably one of the easiest easy family meals she ever made us? For background: my mother hated to cook. That...
Weekly meal plan: 5 say meals for the week ahead, including an autumn panzanella salad and relaxed ham-and-cheese sliders
This week, we have another round of weekly meal plan recommendations, from a fresh and savory autumn panzanella salad to the easiest, most relaxed ham & cheese sliders the kids will love. These five dinners that will get you through the week ahead easily and...
How to (actually) brown ground beef perfectly in 4 easy steps.
I can rattle off about ten recipes where the first step calls for browning ground beef, from chilis to casseroles, sauces, pasta dishes (taco spaghetti!) and more. But for years, I've always found this simple step really hard to execute – with the meat always...
6 irresistible fall donut recipes, from pumpkin spice to apple cinnamon to chai.
We've found 6 delicious fall donut recipes that capture all the apple-cinnamon and pumpkin-spice you are craving, all in easy, you-can-do-it-we-promise recipes. Because what's even better than a cup of coffee in the morning? A warm, homemade donut to go with it. If...
