11 of the best food podcasts, for foodies, novice cooks, and everyone in between
Food podcasts have become one of my favorite ways to keep my cooking fresh, and to stay entertained in the kitchen during some of those mindless tasks. Looking at you, peeled potatoes. I'm so glad that the options just keep expanding. You can find pretty much whatever...
Meiko Temple and the Black History Month Virtual Potluck | Awesome food bloggers you should be following
Meet Meiko Temple: the brilliant writer, photographer, chef, and recipe developer behind Meiko and the Dish. Meiko's site is full of inspiring dishes, that are unique twists on classic comfort foods. From mac and cheese, to fried chicken, to mouthwatering soups and...
10 delicious and unique pancake recipes for Valentine’s Day
Treat your family this Valentine’s Day by surprising them with a stack of gorgeously festive, super indulgent pancakes when they roll out of bed. And with Valentine's Day falling on a Monday this year, we may kick things off over the weekend so that we can take time...
5 easy Indian food recipes from My Heart Beets | Awesome food bloggers you should follow
As much as my family loves Indian food, it was always something we ate at restaurants. I never really thought of Indian cuisine as something I could cook for myself until COVID locked down my eating-out adventures. About two years ago, I discovered My Heart Beets when...
20 of the most delicious Valentine’s food gifts that go beyond a box of chocolates
Just to be clear, I adore a box of good chocolates, like Vosges or Philip Ashley, and will never turn it down on Valentine's Day (or any day). But, if you'd like to surprise your Valentine (or me!) with something beyond the tried-and-true, we've found 20 sweet and...
Eat Cho Food + the Lunar New Year | Awesome food bloggers you should follow
Next week, millions of people around the world celebrate the Lunar New Year, which officially begins February 1st, 2022, and ends on February 11th. Last week, my family was pretty impressed with my Chinese food menu sourced from The Woks of Life, so much so that I...
How to be a good online grocery customer: 5 helpful tips
With COVID finally making its way to our household this past week, this means I placed my weekly grocery order online through Instacart for delivery this morning rather than going to wander through the store myself. When my order arrived today, I had purchased some...
The Woks of Life | Awesome food bloggers you should follow
My sister and I were chatting about what to make for dinner this next week and I suggested Egg Foo Young, at which point she said, "I could eat Chinese food every day of the week." And while I totally agree with that statement, the thought of making Chinese food from...
Meet Alex Hill at Just Add Hot Sauce | Awesome food bloggers you should follow
This year, we decided to shake things up a bit, and rather than feature 5 or so recipes each week as part of our weekly meal plan, we'll be featuring an amazing food blogger or influencer that we have discovered and think you would love to follow as well, along with a...
Good Enough by Leanne Brown: The cookbook that belongs in every kitchen | Cookbook of the Month Club
Welcome to 2022. Or as I like to think of it, the same day we have been repeating since early 2019. Things are a mess y'all, and in the midst of everything here we are, feeding our families day in and day out and carrying on like...
10 of the best beginner Instant Pot recipes that we’ve actually tried…and can recommend
I wasn't an easy convert to the Instant Pot and when I finally jumped in, to be completely honest, it was hard to find the best beginner Instant Pot recipes. Actually, it was hard to even find good Instant Pot recipes at all -- and I still think there are a lot of...
The top 10 most popular Cool Mom Eats posts of 2021
It's that time of year, where we share our top 10 most popular Cool Mom Eats posts of 2021. Unlike last year, where most of the posts were pandemic related (remember stocking your pantry?), this year, it's everything from tofu to cicadas, and a whole lot more in...
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How to sign up for a CSA box this summer (and why you should)
With inflation and supply chain-related shortages upon us, I know a lot of us are considering CSAs for practical reasons as well as ethical ones. Plus, that fresh chard and those vine-ripened strawberries. Yum! When I first wrote about community supported...
10 tips for a more sustainable kitchen in honor of Earth Day
With Earth Day's 52nd anniversary this week, it's a great time to reflect on ways we might do even more to lessen our negative impact on this place we call home. But where to start? If your family spends as much time as my family of five does thinking about,...
How to Konmari your fridge in 7 easy steps
A few years ago, I read Marie Kondo's book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing and could not wait to apply it to my house. Using her mantra of only keeping things that "bring me joy," I first tackled my clothes and...
12 of your favorite tips to save money on groceries: We’re stealing all of them!
Feeding a family of five during the worst of the COVID pandemic lockdown definitely made a dent in our budget, but now that things have gotten a little more normal, our spending on food is still so much higher than in pre-COVID days. Whether it's supply-chain...
11 of the best food podcasts, for foodies, novice cooks, and everyone in between
Food podcasts have become one of my favorite ways to keep my cooking fresh, and to stay entertained in the kitchen during some of those mindless tasks. Looking at you, peeled potatoes. I'm so glad that the options just keep expanding. You can find pretty much...
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Happy Summer! The perfect Memorial Day picnic menu
Memorial Day is right around the corner, and I'm looking forward to spending the unofficial first weekend of summer with my family. To celebrate, I'm thinking a picnic is in order! As a kid, my grandparents used to pack a picnic lunch and spend the day decorating...
12 of the best Teacher Appreciation Day printables for tasty food gifts
With the end of another tough school year approaching, we're thinking about all the ways we can thank our favorite teachers for all their hard work. And we think food gifts are one of the very best ways to show thanks to our kids' teachers, so take a look at the...
Slow-cooker recipes that make dinner time easier | Awesome food bloggers you should be following
Between all of the after school sports practices and end of school commitments, spring is the most hectic season for my family, so it's no surprise that enthusiasm to prepare a well-rounded meal for dinner gets squeezed right out. I tend to lean heavily on my...
3 kid-approved cookbooks that we are loving right now
Much to my delight, social media and food tv shows have inspired more and more kids (including mine) to venture into the kitchen to try everything from TikTok recipes to baking for just themselves. What I love is that spending time in the kitchen teaches more than...
Simple, everyday meals from Damn Delicious | Awesome food bloggers you should be following
For years, we have featured recipes from Chungah Rhee of Damn Delicious, from our Weekly Meal Plans to tips on how to feed a family for under $10. In fact, we just sang her praises again this past week as we prepped and cooked the annual St. Patrick's Day feast....
