Weekly Meal Plan: 5 perfect meals to kick off the beginning of summer. Oh, and a perfect cocktail, too.
This Monday officially kicks off the unofficially beginning of summer with Memorial Day. And Memorial Day cookouts. While holidays feel a bit different for most of us right now -- or a lot different -- I am still determined to bring some normalcy back to our lives...
6 kid-favorite hot lunches your kids can easily make themselves. Should they be missing their cafeterias.
I know that many kids out there have been missing their school lunches -- because yes, some schools actually do have great cafeterias and no, the salami-and-cheese-stick meals I've been throwing together aren't quite the same. So while we've already talked about easy...
We love these modern aprons! Hey, as long as we’re not shopping for cute new spring shoes these days…
I was in my kitchen last night, cooking the seventeen millionth dinner of this quarantine (actual number), and it hit me: I could really use a fresh apron. What with all this bread baking and cookie decorating and did I mention bread making? I realized that mine is...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals that require almost no cleanup. Yay for fewer dishes!
Now that most of us are settling into our dinnertime routines for our families during quarantine, making use of pantry and freezer staples, cooking in bulk more often, and adding some super easy, 30 minute recipes into the rotation, we thought we'd start getting back...
Yes, you can bake bread! Here are 7 easy yeast bread recipes for beginners, plus all the tips you need
I know I'm not the only new baker who's been looking up the best yeast bread recipes for beginners these past few weeks. Based on the flour and yeast shortages in my local supermarkets (and the photos in my own Instagram feed), I have now learned first-hand how...
Quarantine meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead and how to turn them into 10
Hey all! I'm Lisa! Nice to meet you all virtually -- you know, how we are doing everything these days. As a mother of three busy kids, I haven't always been the best at meal planning, but a few years ago I turned it from a New Year's resolution into a huge part of...
Put the kids to work with these easy Mother’s Day breakfast-in-bed ideas. It’s a family affair!
I don't think that this list of my favorite Mother's Day breakfast-in-bed ideas needs much explanation but happy to offer a reminder: If there's one day that moms should not be making breakfast it's this Mother's Day. We need the rest. We need the pampering. We need...
Easy make-ahead lunch ideas for those of us not used to making our damn lunches every day!
Do you have a love-hate relationship with the kitchen these days? On one hand it's like OMG BAKE ALL THE THINGS! FAMILY DINNERS! EXPERIMENTING WITH COUSCOUS! On the other, I hit 12 or so each day it's like, wait.. I have to think about this again? So, hi. Raising my...
This personalized coffee subscription may be the Mother’s Day gift she’s been dreaming of
If you've been looking for a perfect Mother's Day gift, you know we've always been fans of food subscriptions -- you can order right online (no heading to a store, yay!), you can send her something specific she really loves, and best of all, it really is a gift that...
7 awesome black bean recipes good enough for meat lovers
Black beans are totally the pinch hitters of dinner prep, if you ask me. Always ready to come off the bench (er, the back of. the pantry) at the last minute and serve up big protein, fiber, and -- yes! -- taste. And as the Covid quarantine drags on and the meat aisles...
5 delicious, easy mug cake recipes to satisfy your sweet tooth in minutes
So let's talk easy mug cakes, shall we? My sweet tooth has kicked into full strength during this quarantine, but having a full plate of brownies or cookies around is uh...dangerous. I do actually want to fit into my regular clothes again -- at some point -- so when my...
Creative gifts that support restaurants for Mother’s Day. Or really, any day.
Think about the memories you have of your favorite restaurants: The local joint where you and your partner had your first date. The chef who catered your wedding. The sushi place that you dreamed about when you were pregnant. The ice cream shop that served your kids...
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8 spectacular Halloween dinner theme ideas for a fun, safe night at home
With lots of families looking for trick-or-treating alternatives this year, one of Liz's suggestions was to host a fun Halloween themed dinner with the kids. Which, by the way, is a great idea for teens who may have outgrown trick-or-treating too, or a fun option...
DIY haunted gingerbread houses for Halloween: Our favorite tips to make yours extra fun
I've always wanted to make a DIY haunted gingerbread house for Halloween, and this seems like the year I finally do it. Let's be honest, Halloween isn't going to be the same this year. In lots of ways. And that kind of sucks. But on the other hand, sometimes the...
5 simple kitchen experiments for kids that count as homeschool science class. You already have the ingredients!
Lately, my homeschooled children been having fun with these simple kitchen experiments for kids that absolutely count as science class time. And as we get into our second month of school, I really need this in my back pocket! Honestly, some days, my kids complete...
6 snack tray ideas for kids to munch on independently all day. Say no to snack servitude!
Just as I was resigning myself to a lifetime of snack servitude for my son during at-home learning, I saw Kate post a gorgeous snack tray idea for kids on the @CoolMomEats Instagram feed that she spotted from Prashana Vidanapathirana. Is it possible? Would a little...
The best way to clean your kids’ lunch boxes in the age of Covid: It’s easier than you think.
In the past, we've written about how to clean our kids lunch boxes safely, say if a banana gets left in there over the weekend or a container of spaghetti somehow gets tossed back in without a lid. But this year, we have the fun (i.e. not at all fun) added layer of...
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8 spectacular Halloween dinner theme ideas for a fun, safe night at home
With lots of families looking for trick-or-treating alternatives this year, one of Liz's suggestions was to host a fun Halloween themed dinner with the kids. Which, by the way, is a great idea for teens who may have outgrown trick-or-treating too, or a fun option...
5 recipes for a week full of food hugs | Weekly Meal Plan 227
I believe that good food is like a warm hug from the inside out. And we can all use more hugs right now, since we are not all getting as many of the actual physical hugs. Leading up to Halloween and election day (VOTE VOTE VOTE) I have designed next week's meal...
Upgrading 6 kids’ menu favorites for the whole family. In case they’re missing their favorite restaurant.
So many of us miss eating out our favorite local restaurants these days, unless they've got heat lamps outside these days and a good social distancing table plan. As for our kids, well, they mostly miss eating out so they can make us spend good cash on the most...
DIY haunted gingerbread houses for Halloween: Our favorite tips to make yours extra fun
I've always wanted to make a DIY haunted gingerbread house for Halloween, and this seems like the year I finally do it. Let's be honest, Halloween isn't going to be the same this year. In lots of ways. And that kind of sucks. But on the other hand, sometimes the...
5 fall-inspired family dinners for the week ahead | Weekly Meal Plan 226
For next week, I am planning some of my family's favorite fall-inspired dinners that are easy to make, prep and clean up. Because Fall seems to be full of all kinds of busy even though we are doing all of the things from home. And honestly, fall cooking is my...
