Weekly meal plan: 5 recipes that have nothing to do with turkey
We hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving last week! Our tables were overflowing with delicious family recipes, but if you're anything like us you probably don't want to hear the word turkey this week. So, we have 5 easy meals (because we know you're done with cooking...
Creative hostess gifts under $50 for foodie friends | Cool Mom Eats holiday gift guide 2019
If you ask us, the best part of the holidays is spending time with family and friends. Though we don't quite party the way we used to pre-kids (sigh), it's nice to drop in on those we love, and part of the fun is bearing gifts -- because we think that anyone who opens...
Star Wars Instant Pots. Is there any more to say, really?
If you had told me this would be the year of Star Wars - cookware mashups I might have not believed you. But right on the heels of the popular Le Creuset Star Wars collection, comes a sweet Instant Pot Star Wars collection. For all of you who've been like, "I really...
I built a Trader Joe’s turkey out of gingerbread: A hilarious and vaguely cautionary tale.
I have a few different love languages. One is value and gift sets from Sephora. Another love language is Sister Act 2. My third love language is what brings us here today: Building things out of food. I. LOVE. MAKING. THINGS. OUT. OF. FOOD. Luckily, I have my...
Two easy Trader Joe’s meals my family lives on during the holidays.
Ah, the holiday craziness is upon us: Searching for the right gift, hosting family and friends (SO. MANY. MEALS.) and balancing the school concerts, parties, events and more. Believe me, I love it, but by the end of a school or workday, the last thing many of us want...
A Merry Berry holiday cocktail recipe perfect for Thanksgiving (or any winter celebration).
A few years back, we had the pleasure of hosting A Me-Time Holiday Party for some friends and fans at Sbraga, a super cool and totally delicious spot in Philly. Top Chef fans might recognize that name; this award-winning restaurant is owned by Season 7 winner Chef...
Weekly meal plan: 3 easy meals to get you to Thanksgiving, plus 25+ ideas for your leftovers
It's Thanksgiving week, which means you're going to be cooking a lot. Since we're going to be spending so much time in the kitchen, we wanted to find 3 easy dinners you can whip up quickly. Then, we're all about the Thanksgiving leftovers, and creative ways to use...
5 impressive but easy Thanksgiving pies. Skip the pumpkin.
I'm a huge fan of basically any pie recipe for Thanksgiving, but I admit I'm always looking for options that aren't pumpkin on our buffet. Yes, it's tradition and there are lots of ways to change up pumpkin pie and make it more creative -- but I also know it's not...
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 tradition....
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 week,...
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 (if...
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A realistic Thanksgiving planning calendar for busy parents. Like uh, 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*? Whether Thanksgiving falls late on the calendar, or early like this year, it doesn't matter -- it's still never enough time for me to...
What we’re making with all that fresh August produce: Beans, carrots, peppers, corn, tomatoes and more
I'm so excited for all these recipe ideas to help you figure out what to make with fresh August produce, because it is just so outstanding. Many of us on the Cool Mom Eats team made the leap to CSA memberships when Covid limited our access to local farmer’s...
The best way to cut corn off the cob without mess: Best trick ever!
August is corn on the cob season, and while I love corn on the cob, sometimes you need a good way to cut corn off the cob. I mean, other than slathering corn with butter, keeping it on the cob is kind of limiting -- especially when fresh corn is in season and I...
How to grill pizza: My family’s summer obsession.
When my omniscient editor asked me to write a post on how to grill pizza, I literally yelled, YESSSSS! In my short career of grilling pizzas, I have become obsessed. I honestly can't believe how satisfying and easy it is to make homemade grilled pizzas. And keep...
Up your burger game with the best grills and 5 grilling tools I can’t live without.
It's almost officially summer, and that means we've got grilling on the brain! Hopefully, your grill is all cleaned up and ready to go -- or on its way. Which means this is a good time to take inventory of what needs replacing, or what you might want to help up...
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7 delicious caramel apple flavored recipes for fall, because pumpkin spice isn’t the only taste of the season.
A lot of people see fall as the time for all things pumpkin spice, but I'm staunchly on Team Caramel Apple. It just feels like fall to me. I made my first apple crisp of the season this weekend -- so fantastic. Now I'm inspired to find more ways to pair sweet,...
5 comfort food dinner ideas for a tough week: Recipes designed to soothe
We first published this post at a time the world was hurting so many hearts -- the pandemic, politics, wildfires -- and here we are again, the same time of year, turning to food for a bit of "normal.” I am planning to start baking homemade bread again (these yeast...
These 7 delicious Rosh Hashanah apple recipes give us hope for a sweeter new year.
Happy 5785! Rosh Hashanah begins the night of Wednesday, October 2 this year so you still have a little time to gather your Rosh Hashanah apple recipe ideas together. For my kids, the best part of a Rosh Hashanah celebration is always the apples dipped in honey,...
September meal planning: What to make for dinner with September’s fresh produce
Do you remember? All of the produce in September? (My apologies both to you, reader, and to Earth, Wind and Fire, but I pretty much sing everything to the tune of "September" this entire month). September is one of the greatest months for produce IMO. The markets...
5 delicious $10 meals for summer that can feed a family of 4 | Meal Plan Ideas
This week's weekly meal plan recommendations are here, and I'm thinking about $10 meals for summer. While fruit, vegetable, and dairy prices have finally come down -- and can we get rid of shrinkflation and price gouging please, food companies? -- I'd rather spend...
