7 truly delicious no-bake cookie recipes that require no heat because SUMMER, Y’ALL
No-bake cookies are the way to go if you'e craving sweets in the summer but don't want to turn on the oven. Which I don't, unless I absolutely have to. And yet, most no-bake cookies require melting ingredients over the stovetop, which is still too much heat in the...
We love these 12 easy lemonade hacks to make a summer favorite even more delicious
A tall, cool glass of lemonade always hits the spot on a hot day. All you need are some lemons, some water, and something sweet. But sometimes it's fun to experiment and change things up a little, so I found these great (and easy!) lemonade hacks to take your lemonade...
6 creative pie crust alternatives, because sometimes, life’s too short for rolling out dough.
The last traditional pie crust I made from scratch was over twenty years ago, when I was trying to impress my future in-laws with a homemade pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving. It looked gorgeous when it came out of the oven, but right after snapping a photo of it, it...
Next week’s meal plan: 5 recipes that keep things easy and delicious on hot summer nights.
It's Friday! Which means time to start thinking about your meal plan for next week. With the weather so hot out there, I'm all about easy salads, finger foods, and low-maintenance "grazing dinners" right now. You too? Check out these 5 easy dinner ideas that will get...
The best summer Instant Pot recipes. Because if you can’t stand the heat, contain it.
I'm all about the summer Instant Pot recipes these days, especially since we Southerners haven't seen our thermometers dip below 80 in weeks now. And I know my friends all over the country have been dealing with heatwaves, so as much as we need to make dinner for our...
What to do when the grandparents are overindulging your kids with junk food and sweets
Vacation time is supposed to be fun, and while parents often loosen up the food rules when we're on break, sometimes it can get a little out of control. Like, when it's the grandparents who are the ones sneaking those six extra cookies to the kids behind your back at...
Yonanas lets you make ice cream out of frozen fruit. No sugar or dairy added!
I've been on a very strict no sugar kick (as in, fruit only), so when a food person I follow on Instagram mentioned her Yonanas machine and how much she loved it, I had to give it a try. You simply add frozen bananas, along with any other frozen fruit you like, and in...
8 fresh summer pasta salads to help you get creative when you’re tired of pasta salads
I've been on the hunt for some fresh new summer pasta salads to make, ever since last summer, when I took a pasta salad to a friend’s annual summer barbecue and no one ate it. I admit I was hurt. I mean, didn’t anyone appreciate how long it had taken me to mix some...
Guide to the best fast food iced coffee when you’re road tripping. Because you’re going to need it.
For me, summer road trips mean fast food coffee. Because while I usually like supporting local coffee shops and cafés, it's not worth the extra miles off the highway with Siri (and my toddler) yelling at me just to track down some off-the-beaten-path purveyor of...
Web coolness: Beer to help cancer patients, a cotton candy hot dog, and more!
Here are a few cool food links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. A cotton candy hot dog? Well, at the least, go beyond mustard when you consider hot dog toppings. The perfect steak is... frozen? This edible cookie dough may be just what...
7 of the best new summer cookbooks for families
For me, this is the season to try out some of the best new summer cookbooks for my family, so we can get some new grilling tips, cold recipes and make good use of all those fresh fruits and veggies. There is so much to love about summer cooking, and if you need some...
Next week’s meal plan: 5 easy recipes for the week ahead, from oven BBQ chicken to our favorite cold noodle salad.
It’s time to start thinking about your meal plan for next week. From oven BBQ chicken to our favorite cold noodle salad, we’ve got five dinners that will get you through the busy week ahead. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and stock up before the weekend’s...
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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...
What does feeding kids well really mean? One pediatrician’s advice.
This week on Spawned with Kristen + Liz, our weekly podcast about parenting and parenting culture (you are listeners, right? RIGHT? ), we covered a topic that should be right up your alley, Cool Mom Eats readers -- kids and nutrition. We were really lucky to get a...
Tips to get your kids packing their own lunches at any age. Yes, even the little ones.
If you're looking to lighten your load this school year, look to the kids. With these tips, you'll have your kids making lunch in no time at all! I'm not a morning person. If your personality also improves throughout the day, you'll understand why my life's goal as...
Smart, store-bought snack swaps to make lunch box treats a little healthier for kids
I get it, believe me. School mornings are busy! And as much as we love sharing healthy, homemade lunch box snack recipe ideas, I'm totally no-shame when it comes to a pantry full of store-bought snacks that I can pop into my kids' backpacks or lunch bags in a...
Do you need a permit for your kid’s lemonade stand or pop-up bake sale? Here’s how to find out. Seriously.
The quick answer is that yes you may need a permit for your kid's lemonade stand or bake sale. Sigh. Remember when we could just set up our own lemonade stands with a makeshift table, a tub of Country Time mix and some plastic cups, for a lesson in fundraising and...
Recipes
A creepy kids’ Halloween mocktail recipe that’s not all about the sugar
With so much candy floating around at Halloween time, we're always looking for kids' mocktail recipes for Halloween parties that don't require copious amounts of gummy worms, gummy spiders, or gummy anything, really. Not that I'm anti-sugar on Halloween. I just...
Super easy pork tenderloin recipe the kids will love. Bonus: It’s good enough for a dinner party and makes great leftovers!
This easy pork tenderloin recipe was one my mom's favorites and I remember thinking as a kid that it was pretty fancy. How excited was I to find out it's probably one of the easiest easy family meals she ever made us? For background: my mother hated to cook. That...
Weekly meal plan: 5 say 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...
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...
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...
