New reusable straws in silicone: Sign us up!
We have fully made the leap to metal straws around here, thanks to the insistence of my eco-crusader kids. Well, that and those. pesky facts about what one-time use products like straws are doing to the planet. I carry mine around with me, but still, metal has its...
Our ultimate guide to last-minute Halloween recipes: Treats, dinner, lunch ideas, cocktails and more!
We truly love Halloween, which is why we start gathering creative, fun recipes on Cool Mom Eats, around, oh...July. But we're busy! Just like you. (It's a parent thing, right?) So if, like us, you still need some last minute Halloween help for recipes, class party...
These 6 BOOzy Halloween cocktail and mocktail recipes are easy to whip up and so so fun!
If you're scrambling for creative, Instagram-worthy cocktails to help ring in Halloween this week, you might want to check out these awesome, spooky Halloween cocktail recipes. I think one really great cocktail goes a long way to make your party fun and memorable --...
Tricks for making the best Chaffle recipe: We tried this newest Keto craze and it’s good!
Full disclosure: I am not on the Keto diet. This may explain my confusion when I started seeing "chaffle" recipes pop up everywhere from low-carb Instagram feeds to some of my favorite big-name cooking websites. At first, I wondered if chaffle was a typo. But no,...
Weekly meal plan: Ooh, spooky! 5 fun but easy Halloween-inspired meals for the whole family
Next Thursday is Halloween! Are you ready? I'm definitely not, but I figured it would be fun to build my kids' anticipation all week long with fun (but not too hard) Halloween-inspired meals for dinner. I'm talking easy tricks that you can do in a flash on meals that...
Halloween treats for a class party: 7 easy ways to go when you’re That Busy Parent. (i.e. all of us.)
If you're looking for some Halloween treats for a class party that won't take you a week to plan and prepare, I've got you covered! As someone who will decidedly never take home the gold in a Royal Icing Piping Skills competition -- and truly doesn't have the time to...
Get a look at the new Le Creuset Star Wars collection. Just in time for Rise of Skywalker fever!
With the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker final trailer breaking yesterday (watch now!), and tickets for the movie going on sale last night (got mine!) the annual end-of-year Star Wars frenzy has begun. If you want to get ahead of the curve on gifts for your favorite...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy vegetarian comfort food meals for fall that even meat-lovers will like
Our all-vegetarian meal plan this summer was a huge hit, so now that the weather's turned cooler we wanted to focus on vegetarian comfort-food meals with this weekly meal plan. From lasagna to chili and pot pie, we've taken our favorite comfort food dishes and given...
6 easy Oreo Halloween treats your kids can help make
Spooky spiders, creepy bats, and even a little blood splatter: It’s amazing what Oreo Halloween treats you can make with a bag right from the store and just a few extra items. Yay for semi-homemade! A little scary but mostly sweet, I found an abundance of easy Oreo...
The game-changing meal-planning tip we had never heard before
This week on the Spawned parenting podcast, I had the pleasure of chatting with Suzy Chase, host of the #1 cookbook podcast, Cookery by the Book. After speaking with nearly 200 cookbook authors, restauranteurs, famous chefs and skilled home cooks over the years, Suzy...
Weekly meal plan: 5 great recipes that use leftovers creatively all week long
This week we're laying out an easy plan for you so you only have to cook three times, but you'll get five meals out of it. You'll be making big batches when you do cook, but you'll have the other nights off to make up for it. Totally worth it, in my book. So grab a...
9 of our favorite easy Halloween treat ideas on our Instagram feed. You can do these!
Here, I've wrangled together some of the easiest Halloween treat ideas we've shared over the past few years. on Instagram You know, the kind you can mainly do without complex instructions. You might not even need the recipe at all. Because while have the best time...
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Easy, eco-friendly table setting ideas for a less wasteful Thanksgiving
Sandwiched between the plastic spiders and candy wrappers of Halloween and the blinking lights and tissue-stuffed gift bags of the holidays, I love that Thanksgiving offers us an opportunity to get back to basics. I'm turning my focus to family, food, and...
A realistic 2-3 week Thanksgiving planning calendar for busy parents. Like duh, we can’t all start in October.
One look at the Thanksgiving planning calendars, and it brings up a whole lot of stress. I was supposed to order a turkey *when*? While Thanksgiving falls late on the calendar this year, it's still never enough time. Because my sister Karen has hosted Thanksgiving...
How to choose the turkey that’s right for you: What do all those different terms mean? Argh!
Cooking a Thanksgiving turkey is always a little stressful – whether this is your 23rd Thanksgiving turkey in a row or your very first. What I've learned over the years is that guests (and their dietary restrictions!) change, budgets go up or down, labeling laws...
The game-changing meal-planning tip we had never heard before
This week on the Spawned parenting podcast, I had the pleasure of chatting with Suzy Chase, host of the #1 cookbook podcast, Cookery by the Book. After speaking with nearly 200 cookbook authors, restauranteurs, famous chefs and skilled home cooks over the years,...
How to make Halloween more safe (and inclusive!) for kids with peanut + tree nut allergies: 5 essential tips
We have always had an acute awareness about making Hallowen safe for kids with peanut and tree nut allergies. Especially because some of our own kids of our team members on Cool Mom Picks have grappled with peanut and tree nut allergies that range from mild to...
Recipes
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy cold + flu busting recipes for fall.
These cold-weather germs are out to get us, parents. Here in Nashville, some schools are talking about closing because so many kids are out with the flu. It's no fun, so we've rounded up 5 delicious cold and flu-busting recipes for your families. Cook these this...
9 vegetarian Thanksgiving recipes, from mains to sides, that even the carnivores will love.
If your'e looking for vegetarian Thanksgiving recipes that meat-eaters will like too, I am the perfect person to help. Because two years ago during the holidays, my paleo husband decided to turn vegan. Really. And he hasn't had so much as one cheese stick or single...
Friendsgiving food idea: Why this Apple Squash Gratin is my favorite, unexpected Thanksgiving side dish
Although Friendsgiving can be an event on the same scale as Thanksgiving -- depending how much cooking you're doing or how many side dishes you're expected to prepare -- it can also feel more relaxed than the usual big turkey day. Family tension is absent, kids...
Weekly meal plan: 5 low-calorie comfort food dinners, so you can still fit into your pants this holiday season
We know fall is all about comfort food, but you know, we do still want to fit into our pants this holiday season. So, this week we're looking for low-calorie comfort food dishes that still give you all the satisfaction of their weightier counterparts. So grab a...
Cravings by Chrissy Teigen: The new food site you’ll love so much, you’ll help crash it (again).
Chrissy Teigan fans, raise your hands! (Oh look...it's all of us!) If you're not already following every single hilarious word she tweets, allow us to point you to her brand new food blog, Cravings by Chrissy Teigen, named for her best-selling 2016 cookbook. As you...
