Olive & Cocoa: A surprisingly good option for gourmet gift boxes
I'm a big fan of gourmet gift boxes, but a lot of our favorites can be pricey. And shipping...oof. The more affordable options often seem kind of banal to me, or just don't have the quality I want. So when I was sent a box from Olive & Cocoa, well it was not at...
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...
Can a vitamin-infused coffee help us beat seasonal fatigue? And lose weight? And look prettier? And make more money?
When I was sent a few samples of a vitamin-infused coffee called VitaCup to try out, I was pretty -- okay, wildly skeptical. For me, coffee has to taste good above all, because I'm drinking so darn much of it. Especially now when I'm waking up at 6:30 and it's still...
5 new must-haves at Trader Joe’s this month
With the holidays about to kick into full gear, now is a great time to hit your local Trader Joe's to see what's new and delicious for November. So, let me make things a little easier for you and share five of my favorite new(ish) picks this November at Trader Joe's....
Weekly meal plan: 5 flashback recipes that remind us of our childhoods
Another week, another meal plan ready for you! And this week we're feeling sentimental, throwing back to some of our favorite childhood recipes...with some sophisticated upgrades. Your kids may even have fun getting in the kitchen to help you cook these too. They were...
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...
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8 creative, easy ways to wrap a bottle of wine to make a holiday wine gift a little more gifty
Grabbing a bottle of wine and throwing it into a skinny, store-bought gift bag or just sticking a bow on top is pretty much my standard way to gift a bottle wine to any party hosts, close friends, or special teachers this time of year. But now I'm rethinking my...
We found the best grab-and-go gifts right at Trader Joe’s. Holiday shopping made easy!
I love that this time of year, I can accomplish both my food shopping and a lot of my gift shopping at at Trader Joe's, all at the same time. Lucky for me, Trader Joe's has some of my favorite affordable grab-and-go gifts that make it worth the 30 minute drive for...
The world’s easiest cocktail garnishes: 4 ridiculously simple ways to make your cocktails look pro with no skills at all.
This content is for readers 21+ which you probably are, because hi, it says "mom" in our website name. Please drink responsibly. Thanks to Drinkworks for sponsoring this post, because how fun is that? Well hello there! I'm that person who says, I'm going to...
Weekly meal plan: 5 make-ahead dinners for the busy holiday season
The holiday season is here in full force, and it can be sooo busy. So, we've found 5 great make-ahead dinners that will get you through these busy weeknights without too much stress. Use that extra time to go to holiday parties, get some shopping done, or just have...
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...
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Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead, with tips for stretching them to 7 meals
Another week is here, and yes, you still have to feed your family. Every single night. But we have your back with 5 easy weeknight dinner recipes that your family will love...plus smart ways to get more than just one meal out of each cooking session. At top: Loaded...
Weekly meal plan: 5 family friendly one-pot dinners
We're all working moms here, and we get that sometimes you just don't want to cook at night. A great trick we've found is to have some easy one-pot recipes in your lineup, so you can keep the cooking simple...and the cleanup even simpler. So here are 5 delicious...
5 easy recipes from Trader Joe’s to get you through January
Now that the afterglow of the holidays has faded, I can look forward to months of cold, dark evenings with lots of hungry faces looking up at me to inquire, "what's for dinner?" And if you too are dreading coming up with anything more complicated than cereal, stick...
Weekly meal plan: Easy comfort food meals that won’t kill your diet
This week we're looking for easy comfort food -- bonus points if it's all in one pot -- that still aren't too heavy. You know, for those of you out there still sticking to those healthy eating resolutions for longer than a week. So grab a pen, make your shopping...
12 tasty good-luck foods that the kids will like, to get the new year started right
Though I am not the biggest celebrant of New Year's Eve---why does it have to be so late?---I do love the tradition of starting the New Year off right by eating some traditionally lucky foods on January 1st. And I am so thankful that these "lucky foods" do not...
