Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for busy back-to-school weeknights.
This week my kids started back to school (gulp!) and in the next few weeks most of the rest of the country will be too. So we're looking for easy, family friendly meals you can prep ahead or make quickly...and still get to those Parents' Night meetings or football...
Celebrity liquor: It’s a thing
Seems like "yes I act, but what I really want to do is direct" has evolved into "yes I act, but what I really want to do is build a liquor distillery." At least judging from the trend of A-list celebrity-created liquor brands. Why, just yesterday, I saw Ryan Reynolds...
How to use up overripe tomatoes – and bruised ones too! 4 delicious ideas.
Every year I grow as many tomato plants as my garden will hold. If I’m lucky and #thosedarnsquirrels don’t eat them all, I have a bounty of juicy red and yellow fruit that lasts through September. Inevitably some tomatoes will ripen too quickly or blister in the sun....
6 favorite no-cook recipes using fresh tomatoes and basil in season.
I don’t think I will ever get sick of no-cook recipes using tomatoes and basil. I play them on repeat during the summer months because I know that although the ingredients are widely available year-round, it’s this time, right now in August, where the taste of...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals using August’s in-season produce
This week's weekly meal plan recommendations are here, and we've found some easy meals that feature August's best produce. I don't know about you, but my tomatoes are tasting perfect right now, so we're making the most of that! So grab a pen, make your shopping list,...
Weekly meal plan: 5 delicious $10 meals for summer
This week's weekly meal plan recommendations are here, and I'm thinking about $10 meals. Because frankly, I'd rather spend less money cooking and more in air conditioned movie theaters right now! So, inspired by Kate's weekly meal plan of 10 affordable, kid-friendly...
Starbucks drink hack: Save $2 ordering your iced venti drinks this way.
Leave it to my teen to find this Starbucks drink hack on TikTok that's currently making the social media rounds with Starbucks-obsessed consumers everywhere. Iced venti money-saving hack Order a tall iced drink. That's a "small" for those of us not fluent in...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals you can grill, because barbecue season!
This week's weekly meal plan recommendations are here, and we've found some easy meals to get you through the rest of the week. And since it's the middle of summer, we're loving these grilling recipes. They keep the oven off and the kitchen cool while you enjoy the...
This easy weekly meal planner notepad helps end the pain. (Or okay, minimizes it just a bit)
Back to school season is coming up fast, and we're already on it with our Cool Mom Picks Back to School Shopping Guide, rolling out this week. While we're helping parents out with all the coolest gear for kids, we're also going to have some great organizational tools...
Watch out! According to these plates, if you eat too much, you’ll look like a mom!
When Kristen shared Alie Ward's tweet about the obnoxious mom jeans plates she spotted at Macy's, our team collectively responded on Slack with multiple variations of OMG or its more descriptive cousin, OMGWTF. The Washington Post reports that the plates were met with...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy, kid-friendly meals that are super affordable
This week's weekly meal plan recommendations are here, and we've found some easy meals to get you through the rest of the week with recipes that won't bust your budget. Because summer activities can get expensive. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and stock up...
Healthy ice cream brands: Here are 2 we’re gobbling up this summer.
When I hear "healthy ice cream brands," I admit I kind of roll my eyes. And I'll be honest: When I had a chance to try out these two so-called healthier creams this summer, I didn't expect to like either of them. Surprise! They were both so good that I felt I had to...
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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...
Recipes
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...
