This new Star Wars kitchen + barware collection lets you eat, drink and party like a Jedi
Planning a Star Wars themed cocktail party? No? Well, we think you might want to after seeing this new W&P Star Wars collection, lots of it available conveniently at Sur La Table. CME is an rstyle affiliate The collection featuring everything from Star Wars...
Friendsgiving just got a lot more boozy. I mean…friend-y.
Sometimes you need just the right thing to bring to Thanksgiving dinner -- besides homemade pie or side dishes -- or maybe you need to send something to a friend or family member whose generous invitation you have to decline. We've found the perfect thing in the Ketel...
Homemade unicorn Pop-Tarts are the magic we need right now.
Along with 7.6 million other people, my kids are obsessed with the So Yummy Instagram feed and their totally addictive videos. But there's one we watched so many times this week (along with 1.2 million other people), that I had to share it: a video recipe for DIY...
The ultimate stuffing recipe: Julia Turshen’s Sheet Pan Bread Stuffing with Sausage + Spinach
If you haven't checked out my review of Julia Turshen's latest cookbook, Now & Again, which I called my new favorite cookbook without exaggeration, go right now! You'll see just why I love it so much and think it's a must-have for families, especially now that...
Julia Turshen’s new cookbook is perfect for everyday, holidays and gift-giving — if you can bear to part with it.
Julia Turshen has done it again with Now & Again: Go-To Recipes, Inspired Menus + Endless Ideas for Reinventing Leftovers, a cookbook I immediately read straight through -- and one in which I instantly wanted to cook every recipe. In fact, I can safely call it my...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead, including a cast-iron pizza that’s perfect for movie night
This week, we have another round of weekly meal plan recommendations, including a perfect cast-iron pizza recipe for family movie night. The hardest part is picking which movie to watch, right? From comfort food to quick dinners, these five recipes will get you...
The Aldi Wine Advent Calendar may be all you want for Christmas
Attention, fellow wine lovers! The Aldi 2018 Wine Advent Calendar has arrived, and it's everything a wine-lover needs for holiday merry-making -- or okay, possibly holiday survival, depending on your inlaws. (Kidding! Please enjoy wine responsibly. Especially around...
Could the new Flavorbaby app help parents raise more adventurous eaters?
At Cool Mom Eats, we talk a lot about how to feed our picky eaters, which is a huge source of stress for parents with kids of all ages. So I was excited to learn about the Flavorbaby app, created by a mom-and-dad team to help guide new parents in developing their...
The absolute best food gift idea for new parents – no cooking required!
As a food professional, I often get asked about the best dish to cook for new parents. And I usually let them in on a little secret: Don’t cook them anything. Instead, if you want an amazing gift idea for new parents, do what a good friend did for us when my first...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead, including a whole roasted chicken and an entree-worthy mac & cheese
This week, we have another round of weekly meal plan recommendations, including an easy whole roasted chicken and an entree-worthy mac & cheese dish. These five dinners will get you through this fall week ahead easily and deliciously. So grab a pen, make your...
True or false: Can fun-size and mini Halloween candy can contain nuts even if the full-size version is nut-free?
Each year, so many parents looking out for kids with allergies want to know whether it's true that Halloween fun-size or mini candies may contain nuts, even if the full-size candies are known for being nut-free. Bad news: It's true. Even if a full-size candy is safe...
The natural, low-sugar, allergy-friendly candy that might save you a few cavities
If you're like us and you've been footing the bill for many a cavity filling lately (oof, we feel your pain!), you'll be happy to learn about Smart Sweets, a new low-sugar candy with no artificial sweeteners. And just in time for Halloween Related: Two ways to make...
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10 terrific money-saving tips for hosting a wonderful holiday dinner on a budget
Hosting Christmas dinner is so much fun -- but all that fancy food can definitely add up, putting a strain on your budget. Fortunately we've got some great money-saving tips for throwing a memorable, wonderful, fabulous holiday meal on a budget. Plan well and no...
What to do with Thanksgiving leftovers? 28 delicious recipes and ideas
If you're like all of us right now, you're looking at Thanksgiving leftovers filling up your fridge and wondering how to make use of all that extra turkey, stuffing, mashed potato, and roast veggies. Well, we can help! From breakfast, lunch and dinner to finger...
The ultimate guide to Thanksgiving recipes, tips + tricks: The dish on your turkey, sides, desserts, and even leftovers
Hey there, busy parents who haven't finalized your Thanksgiving meal plans yet! We've got you. Because we're last-minute planning too, we've rounded up every one of our Thanksgiving recipe posts here, in one place. So here it is: our 2018 ultimate Thanksgiving...
8 genius make-ahead Thanksgiving tips. Can you really ever have too many?
No matter what anyone tells you about Thanksgiving, make-ahead Thanksgiving tips always come in handy. Plan all you want, but it’s still going to be a bit of a mad dash right before that beautiful turkey hits the table. But every year I host, I get a little better...
Could the new Flavorbaby app help parents raise more adventurous eaters?
At Cool Mom Eats, we talk a lot about how to feed our picky eaters, which is a huge source of stress for parents with kids of all ages. So I was excited to learn about the Flavorbaby app, created by a mom-and-dad team to help guide new parents in developing their...
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Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead including an easy vegetarian lasagna and savory French Dip sandwiches
This week, we have another round of weekly meal plan recommendations, with easy, low-stress meals your whole family will enjoy. These five recipes will get you through this week ahead easily and deliciously. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and stock up on...
12 spectacular no-bake holiday cookie ball recipes to make with the kids
Baking Christmas cookies with the kids always sounds like a good idea until you're elbow deep in cookie batter with too many sticky hands trying to "help" and eat the raw dough. So if you have about as much patience as I do for this type of endeavor, my...
Our team shares our favorite family holiday recipes that taste like home: Main dishes, sides, and desserts. Lots of desserts.
We've talked so much about how cooking and baking can really connect us with our past, our traditions, our families, and there's no time we feel that more than right now, over the holiday season. There's something about rolling our sleeves up in the kitchen that...
My Dad’s perfect peanut brittle recipe, refined and perfected over 20 years
I know everyone makes fun of recipes that start with long, drawn-out intros about life and love and cooking and family and the smell of cocoa powder and blah blah blah. But in the case of my dad's perfect peanut brittle recipe, which he's been kind enough to share...
The perfect, easy holiday cake recipe I always turn to for hostess, teacher, and neighbor gifts
My favorite kind of cakes are the ones that beg to be eaten morning, noon and night. The kind of cake that gives equal permission to be enjoyed with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine – and Nigella Lawson’s Dense Chocolate Loaf Cake does exactly that. Ultra-moist...
