The perfect gift for a foodie who has everything? Cooking classes from Alice Waters. Or Thomas Keller. Or Gordon Ramsay. Wow.
I've had the best time perusing the ever-growing list of offerings from Masterclass this year from our holiday gift guide and...wow. We included a really fun one in our list of gift ideas for men who are hard to shop for. But if you're shopping for a chef or a...
7 creative Christmas bark recipes, from melted snowmen to hidden reindeer faces
One of my favorite holiday desserts is chocolate bark, because OMG it's so easy. With just some melted chocolate and a cookie sheet, you can prepare enough sweets for a party, or make impressive and tasty homemade holiday food gifts in no time at all. But, if you're...
Gramma in a Box: the sweet subscription gift for culinary kids
We've tried a lot of cooking subscription kits for kids here at Cool Mom Eats, but a new subscription we just tried called Gramma in a Box is one of the easiest and most fun we've tried so far. I highly recommend it for kids. Well, kids who love their sweets. Gramma...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead, including slow cooker chili & cheeseburger sloppy joes
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...
Homemade shortbread cookies with lavender salt: My easy, go-to dessert recipe for every holiday party.
The first time I served these easy holiday cookies, I was desperate. We were hosting a huge party and needed something sweet to round out the menu. With about an hour to go, I grabbed a couple of logs of store-bought sugar cookie dough, sliced them as per the...
Wonderful Hanukkah hostess food gift ideas, from traditional to yowza
With Hanukkah coming up, that means Hanukkah parties! And Hanukkah gifts! And Hanukkah food! Basically, three of my favorite things, all combined in these fun ideas for Hanukkah hostess food gifts for your favorite foodie. From traditional ideas to traditional ideas...
Move over candy canes. This avocado toast ornament is today’s Christmas tree must-have.
O avocado toast, O avocado toast, your creamy goodness delights me. I don’t even care that you’ve become a joke among foodies and politicians alike: I will choose you over sugarplums any day of the week. And to bear witness to my love of this delightful pick for...
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 foods...
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 recipe...
9 mashed potato alternatives for your holiday table. (No offense, mashed potatoes!)
We love mashed potatoes, especially when they're covered in delicious turkey gravy, and they'll always be a welcome Thanksgiving standard. But who says you can't have more potatoes? All the potatoes, really? This year, think about adding another tasty potato dish or...
5 top food bloggers share their own favorite Thanksgiving stuffing recipes
With millions of little decisions to make this time of year, sometimes it’s just nice when someone makes one for you. (My kids would argue otherwise!) So as a gift from me to you, I’ve asked a handful of my favorite food bloggers to share their best, most favorite...
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...
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How to make mirepoix: This diced vegetable mixture will be your mealtime hero!
Mirepoix sounds fancy, but it really isn't, and knowing how to make it can make cooking weeknight meals a lot easier. You don't even need to know that the name comes from Charles Pierre Gaston François, duc de Mirepoix (1699-1757), whose chef is said to have...
17 of of the best family food Instagram accounts that inspire us every time we scroll our feeds
These days, I get nearly all of my family recipes online, and that includes Instagram -- so I've put together a list of some of my very favorite family food Instagram accounts, which are always a source of inspiration, motivation, humor, and even commiseration....
How to make natural pink frosting 3 ways | Testing Cooking Tricks
For this Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be fun to learn how to make natural pink frosting for cakes and cupcakes. My kids are at the age where they love the baking process almost (almost) as much as the finished treat, and our recent binging of Netflix’s...
How do you say that anyway? 23 hard-to-pronounce foods we want to get right, from Açaí to Lychee to Worcestershire sauce.
There you sit, afraid to order because you really want that tasty slaw made from that crispy root vegetable. It's right there on the menu, you know how to spell it, but... jicama? So you point, which works, but it would have been nice to say it out loud. We all...
5 major takeaways for families from Canada’s surprising new food guidelines
The release of Canada's new food guidelines this week is causing quite a stir in food circles, and for good reason. The authors of this new study refused to base their recommendations on any study that was funded by the food industry. So it's not surprising that...
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Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead, including pasta, hoagies, soup, and more
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 ingredients...
200+ last-minute Valentine’s recipes for treats, meals, desserts and more. We got you!
Need some help with last-minute Valentine's recipes? Good ones? We hear you! Whether you're planning a deliciously sweet Valentine's Day breakfast, packing heart-shaped lunchbox treats, baking (or avoiding baking) for the classroom, whipping up semi-homemade...
How to make mirepoix: This diced vegetable mixture will be your mealtime hero!
Mirepoix sounds fancy, but it really isn't, and knowing how to make it can make cooking weeknight meals a lot easier. You don't even need to know that the name comes from Charles Pierre Gaston François, duc de Mirepoix (1699-1757), whose chef is said to have...
17 of of the best family food Instagram accounts that inspire us every time we scroll our feeds
These days, I get nearly all of my family recipes online, and that includes Instagram -- so I've put together a list of some of my very favorite family food Instagram accounts, which are always a source of inspiration, motivation, humor, and even commiseration....
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead including easy DIY dinner bowls for picky eaters
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 ingredients...
