5 beautiful and easy Mother’s Day cakes the kids can make themselves
This Mother's Day, we think mom should get a break from the cooking (unless that's her happy place, of course), so we've found 5 beautiful and easy Mother's Day cakes that the kids can make themselves. We're looking at sheet cakes that don't require crumb coats or...
How to make crispy, chicken cutlets: A 10-minute main that goes with just about anything.
If my family could pick only a few dishes to put in our dinner rotation, breaded chicken cutlets would be at the top of the list. Learning how to make perfectly crispy chicken cutlets is easy, and once you do it a few times, you won’t even need a recipe. Even so, I...
These OMG Mother’s Day cupcakes give back to other moms too
This Mother's Day, I've been so moved to discover the fabulous Mother's Day cupcake collaboration between Baked by Melissa and Every Mother Counts that's helping provide maternal care to mothers who need it. And okay, especially because supporting this cause involves...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead, including better-than-takeout Orange Chicken
A new batch of weekly meal plan recommendations are here, with easy, low-stress meals your whole family will enjoy. We promise, 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...
Farewell, stews! Here are 7 ideas for lightening up family dinner for spring
I love a good chili as much as the next mom, but I'm always happy when I can start making some fabulous, lighter family dinners for spring and summer. There are just so many great ideas to be found, and I love all of these. Plus, these dishes are a lot more creative...
You can support some incredible women food makers with this Mother’s Day cheese collection
As I mentioned in our roundup of favorite Mother's Day food gifts, I couldn't imagine how this Mother's Day Cheese Collection assembled by the outstanding cheese mongers at Murray's earned its name. What makes it specifically a "Mother's Day" collection? I read a...
Cinco tasty, creative tequila cocktail recipes for Cinco de Mayo.
Cinco de Mayo is coming up, and we're looking for some creative, delicious tequila cocktail recipes to go with our Mexican dinner recipes and guacamole. We've found some imaginative but simple twists on the classic margarita, a delicious Paloma, and even an inventive...
The best classic guacamole recipe. Plus an easy 3-ingredient guacamole variation.
I love a classic guacamole recipe, a tropical one with pineapple or mango, and -- my favorite -- guacamole with smoky chipotles and gobs of shredded sharp cheddar. You kind of can't go wrong when you mix a perfectly ripe avocado with lime juice, salt and, well,...
14 of our favorite Mother’s Day food gifts, for every kind of mom
We love giving Mother's Day food gifts -- probably because we love getting Mother's Day food gifts! (And yes, that's a massive hint. Just so we're clear, family members.) So we've put together this gift guide of wonderful gourmet food gifts for Mother's Day, many from...
This new baby-lead weaning cookbook is packed with recipes you’ll want to eat too. Whoa.
Feeding little kids day in and day out can be draining, so I was so happy to discover the Baby-Led Weaning Recipe Book: 120 Recipes to Let Your Baby Take the Lead by Annabel Karmel, the popular UK-based child nutrition expert who's written dozens of books about...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead, including an easy picnic dinner and a light Thai noodle bowl
This week's weekly meal plan recommendations are here, with easy, low-stress meals your whole family will enjoy. We promise, 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...
The Brava Oven: How this clever new smart appliance works…and whether you really need it
You may have heard of the buzzworthy new Brava countertop oven, a new smart oven and meal kit delivery service that's hoping to change the way we cook dinner at home. It's like a toaster oven on steroids meets personal chef with a little bit of magic thrown in, and we...
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The game-changing meal-planning tip we had never heard before
This week on the Spawned parenting podcast, I had the pleasure of chatting with Suzy Chase, host of the #1 cookbook podcast, Cookery by the Book. After speaking with nearly 200 cookbook authors, restauranteurs, famous chefs and skilled home cooks over the years,...
How to make Halloween more safe (and inclusive!) for kids with peanut + tree nut allergies: 5 essential tips
We have always had an acute awareness about making Hallowen safe for kids with peanut and tree nut allergies. Especially because some of our own kids of our team members on Cool Mom Picks have grappled with peanut and tree nut allergies that range from mild to...
How to get a teen to pack their own lunch: 6 tips from teen chef Josh Reisner
As parents, we talk a lot about tips to get kids to pack their own school lunches. But the truth is, even teens can struggle a bit when it comes to picking up just one more responsibility. Especially if they're always used to us doing it for them. (Guilty as...
Order dinner with Door Dash and feed 10 families in need while you’re at it. Here’s how.
We're all about a great home-cooked meal with your family, but we are also realists. Despite an amazing meal plan you might already have in place, sometimes you just need to take the night off and order in. BTDT more than once, myself. So just in case you need any...
Mid-morning lunch box snack help: Dozens of ideas from our own readers.
This week, Erin asked our Recipe Rescue Facebook community for ideas for mid-morning snacks for kids for when they "burn out on string cheese, and can't have nuts." The group came through big time, with lots of ideas for quick snacks to pack in lunch boxes, all to...
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Weekly meal plan: 5 easy vegetarian comfort food meals for fall that even meat-lovers will like
Our all-vegetarian meal plan this summer was a huge hit, so now that the weather's turned cooler we wanted to focus on vegetarian comfort-food meals with this weekly meal plan. From lasagna to chili and pot pie, we've taken our favorite comfort food dishes and...
6 easy Oreo Halloween treats your kids can help make
Spooky spiders, creepy bats, and even a little blood splatter: It’s amazing what Oreo Halloween treats you can make with a bag right from the store and just a few extra items. Yay for semi-homemade! A little scary but mostly sweet, I found an abundance of easy Oreo...
Weekly meal plan: 5 great recipes that use leftovers creatively all week long
This week we're laying out an easy plan for you so you only have to cook three times, but you'll get five meals out of it. You'll be making big batches when you do cook, but you'll have the other nights off to make up for it. Totally worth it, in my book. So grab a...
9 of our favorite easy Halloween treat ideas on our Instagram feed. You can do these!
Here, I've wrangled together some of the easiest Halloween treat ideas we've shared over the past few years. on Instagram You know, the kind you can mainly do without complex instructions. You might not even need the recipe at all. Because while have the best time...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy comfort food meals for fall
The forecast says the temperatures are finally getting cooler this week, and I couldn't be more excited. So I'm dreaming up some of those comfort food dishes that I've put off making because they just aren't appealing when it's still 100-degrees outside. So grab a...
