Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead, including an autumn panzanella salad and relaxed ham-and-cheese sliders
This week, we have another round of weekly meal plan recommendations, from a fresh and savory autumn panzanella salad to the easiest, most relaxed ham & cheese sliders the kids will love. These five dinners that will get you through the week ahead easily and...
The SVANKi heated ice cream scoop. What a wonderful time to be alive.
I realize that on scale of 1 to 10, the problem of not being able to scoop hard ice cream out into a bowl compared to everything else going on in the world is at a -78151 (or at least, it should be). But c'mon, aren't you a little bit curious about a heated ice cream...
All the best new fall Trader Joe’s products we can’t wait to put into our shopping carts
I never need an excuse to visit Trader Joe's, but these cool new products for fall have given me even more reason to fight for a parking space -- and throw budgetary caution to the wind at my favorite grocery destination. Seriously, these new fall products look even...
How to (actually) brown ground beef perfectly in 4 easy steps.
I can rattle off about ten recipes where the first step calls for browning ground beef, from chilis to casseroles, sauces, pasta dishes (taco spaghetti!) and more. But for years, I've always found this simple step really hard to execute – with the meat always turning...
Lighten up your next party with the collection of hilarious cocktail napkins from Emily McDowell
Leave it to Emily McDowell, makers of all things funny and smart and filled with truthiness to blow out her collection of funny cocktail napkins just in time for the holiday season. As if I didn't already have trouble choosing between all the great napkins she sells....
6 irresistible fall donut recipes, from pumpkin spice to apple cinnamon to chai.
We've found 6 delicious fall donut recipes that capture all the apple-cinnamon and pumpkin-spice you are craving, all in easy, you-can-do-it-we-promise recipes. Because what's even better than a cup of coffee in the morning? A warm, homemade donut to go with it. If...
The unicorn cookbook your tween needs OMG right now.
If you have a unicorn-obsessed child living in your home (hello, don't we all?) then you're going to want to get your hands on a copy of The Easy Bake Unicorn Cookbook from Cinderly. It's full of recipes that capture the YouTube pop-culture fun our tweens and teens...
This meal delivery service is bringing the flavors of the world to one city in a special way
There are now so many meal delivery services out there, I was sure every possible angle had been covered by now. Then I happened upon Gigamunch, and I couldn't wait to come here and share it. Gigamunch delivers freshly made, international meals right to your home, but...
Weekly meal plan: 5 meals for the week ahead, including an easy but outrageous lasagna soup to welcome fall
This week, we have another round of weekly meal plan recommendations, from a simple 4-ingredient, 5-minute pork chop recipe to a lasagna soup recipe (really!) that welcomes fall. These five dinners that will get you through the week ahead easily and deliciously. So...
7 creative ways to use canned pumpkin. Because, fall.
It may still be sweltering where I live, but I'm at least making sure it tastes like fall with these creative recipes that give us all kinds of ways to use canned pumpkin. From breakfast to dessert to dinner, these recipes rely on simple store bought canned pumpkin...
Where (isn’t) the beef? Every meatless meal at 9 of America’s top fast food chains.
As much as we value home-cooked meal for our families, sometimes busy families' dinners come from the drive-thru. Whether we're road-tripping or coming home extra-late after practices and school events -- or just giving in once in a while to the kids' begging -- my...
Weekly meal plan: 5 meals for the week ahead, including easy Instant Pot and one-pot favorites
This week, we have another round of weekly meal plan recommendations, from Instant Pot chili to a side dish good enough to be the star of your meal, These five dinners that will get you through the week ahead easily and deliciously. So grab a pen, make your shopping...
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10 terrific money-saving tips for hosting a wonderful holiday dinner on a budget
Hosting Christmas dinner is so much fun -- but all that fancy food can definitely add up, putting a strain on your budget. Fortunately we've got some great money-saving tips for throwing a memorable, wonderful, fabulous holiday meal on a budget. Plan well and no...
What to do with Thanksgiving leftovers? 28 delicious recipes and ideas
If you're like all of us right now, you're looking at Thanksgiving leftovers filling up your fridge and wondering how to make use of all that extra turkey, stuffing, mashed potato, and roast veggies. Well, we can help! From breakfast, lunch and dinner to finger...
The ultimate guide to Thanksgiving recipes, tips + tricks: The dish on your turkey, sides, desserts, and even leftovers
Hey there, busy parents who haven't finalized your Thanksgiving meal plans yet! We've got you. Because we're last-minute planning too, we've rounded up every one of our Thanksgiving recipe posts here, in one place. So here it is: our 2018 ultimate Thanksgiving...
8 genius make-ahead Thanksgiving tips. Can you really ever have too many?
No matter what anyone tells you about Thanksgiving, make-ahead Thanksgiving tips always come in handy. Plan all you want, but it’s still going to be a bit of a mad dash right before that beautiful turkey hits the table. But every year I host, I get a little better...
Could the new Flavorbaby app help parents raise more adventurous eaters?
At Cool Mom Eats, we talk a lot about how to feed our picky eaters, which is a huge source of stress for parents with kids of all ages. So I was excited to learn about the Flavorbaby app, created by a mom-and-dad team to help guide new parents in developing their...
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Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead including an easy vegetarian lasagna and savory French Dip sandwiches
This week, we have another round of weekly meal plan recommendations, with easy, low-stress meals your whole family will enjoy. These five recipes will get you through this week ahead easily and deliciously. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and stock up on...
12 spectacular no-bake holiday cookie ball recipes to make with the kids
Baking Christmas cookies with the kids always sounds like a good idea until you're elbow deep in cookie batter with too many sticky hands trying to "help" and eat the raw dough. So if you have about as much patience as I do for this type of endeavor, my...
Our team shares our favorite family holiday recipes that taste like home: Main dishes, sides, and desserts. Lots of desserts.
We've talked so much about how cooking and baking can really connect us with our past, our traditions, our families, and there's no time we feel that more than right now, over the holiday season. There's something about rolling our sleeves up in the kitchen that...
My Dad’s perfect peanut brittle recipe, refined and perfected over 20 years
I know everyone makes fun of recipes that start with long, drawn-out intros about life and love and cooking and family and the smell of cocoa powder and blah blah blah. But in the case of my dad's perfect peanut brittle recipe, which he's been kind enough to share...
The perfect, easy holiday cake recipe I always turn to for hostess, teacher, and neighbor gifts
My favorite kind of cakes are the ones that beg to be eaten morning, noon and night. The kind of cake that gives equal permission to be enjoyed with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine – and Nigella Lawson’s Dense Chocolate Loaf Cake does exactly that. Ultra-moist...
