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...
A huge round-up of the best last-minute foods gifts for everyone on your list
Every year, I spend weeks checking everyone off of my list: in-laws, parents, siblings, kids, teachers...and, then the week before Christmas I realize there are quite a few folks I didn't even add to the list (like neighbors, the piano teacher, my husband's college...
From pasta to fondue, next week is going to be a snap | Weekly Meal Plan Ideas #46
If one more person asks me if I am all ready for the holidays, I may lose it. For real, what does that even mean? Are we ever totally ready? Even with all of the help I get from the Cool Mom Picks Holiday Gift Guides, I still find myself scrambling the week before the...
We found the dreamiest new matcha machine for the matcha lover in your life
Matcha has become increasingly popular over the last few years. If you're not familiar, matcha is a Japanese green tea powder that's whisked into hot water, that can then be added to a latte or other beverage. As a diehard coffee drinker, even I've found myself...
Get your kids in the kitchen with David Atherton’s new Bake, Make & Learn to Cook!
This is a sponsored post for Candlewick Press. Whether you've got a budding chef or want to get your kids excited about cooking, you'll definitely want to grab a copy of Bake, Make & Learn to Cook—from them, and for you, too! This beautifully-illustrated cookbook...
5 easy meals for busy December nights | Weekly Meal Plan Ideas #45
It's hard to believe that we are heading into the last three weeks of 2021. This has been an insane year, and while it may be tempting to reflect on many of the unfavorable things that have happened this year, I think it's important to pat yourself on the back for the...
Virtual cookie exchange: The best holiday cookie recipes from our readers!
Whether you are a prolific cookie baker or an enthusiastic cookie eater, holiday cookie season has begun! We all have our tried-and-true favorites (to bake and to eat), but we also love to try new recipes. So, we turned to you, our Recipe Rescue Facebook audience, to...
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7 essential tips to be sure your vacation home rental kitchen is stocked and ready for cooking! (Or at least drinking coffee, right?)
Summer has arrived and I'm ready for a week at the beach, or in the mountains, or anywhere but here! In an ideal world, every vacation home renter would stock the kitchen with everything you need, but many of us have arrived for a week of vacation to find dull...
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...
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My favorite family-friendly recipes using July’s fresh produce. Great way to save money!
July is such a perfect time for fresh produce -- and the delicious family recipes that make use of them. My backyard garden is starting to produce some radishes and cabbage right about now, and I'm seeing the most delicious peaches and tomatoes at local roadside...
A plant-based steak that my meat-loving teen enjoyed
For a few years now, I have been trying to work more plant-based recipes into my weekly meal planning, for both the health benefits and sustainability aspects. And now I am choosing more and more plant-based recipes because the ingredients tend to cost less...
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...
