Weekly meal plan: 5 flashback recipes that remind us of our childhoods
Another week, another meal plan ready for you! And this week we're feeling sentimental, throwing back to some of our favorite childhood recipes...with some sophisticated upgrades. Your kids may even have fun getting in the kitchen to help you cook these too. They were...
New reusable straws in silicone: Sign us up!
We have fully made the leap to metal straws around here, thanks to the insistence of my eco-crusader kids. Well, that and those. pesky facts about what one-time use products like straws are doing to the planet. I carry mine around with me, but still, metal has its...
Our ultimate guide to last-minute Halloween recipes: Treats, dinner, lunch ideas, cocktails and more!
We truly love Halloween, which is why we start gathering creative, fun recipes on Cool Mom Eats, around, oh...July. But we're busy! Just like you. (It's a parent thing, right?) So if, like us, you still need some last minute Halloween help for recipes, class party...
These 6 BOOzy Halloween cocktail and mocktail recipes are easy to whip up and so so fun!
If you're scrambling for creative, Instagram-worthy cocktails to help ring in Halloween this week, you might want to check out these awesome, spooky Halloween cocktail recipes. I think one really great cocktail goes a long way to make your party fun and memorable --...
Tricks for making the best Chaffle recipe: We tried this newest Keto craze and it’s good!
Full disclosure: I am not on the Keto diet. This may explain my confusion when I started seeing "chaffle" recipes pop up everywhere from low-carb Instagram feeds to some of my favorite big-name cooking websites. At first, I wondered if chaffle was a typo. But no,...
Weekly meal plan: Ooh, spooky! 5 fun but easy Halloween-inspired meals for the whole family
Next Thursday is Halloween! Are you ready? I'm definitely not, but I figured it would be fun to build my kids' anticipation all week long with fun (but not too hard) Halloween-inspired meals for dinner. I'm talking easy tricks that you can do in a flash on meals that...
Halloween treats for a class party: 7 easy ways to go when you’re That Busy Parent. (i.e. all of us.)
If you're looking for some Halloween treats for a class party that won't take you a week to plan and prepare, I've got you covered! As someone who will decidedly never take home the gold in a Royal Icing Piping Skills competition -- and truly doesn't have the time to...
Get a look at the new Le Creuset Star Wars collection. Just in time for Rise of Skywalker fever!
With the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker final trailer breaking yesterday (watch now!), and tickets for the movie going on sale last night (got mine!) the annual end-of-year Star Wars frenzy has begun. If you want to get ahead of the curve on gifts for your favorite...
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 given...
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...
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, Suzy...
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...
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How to improve your jarred tomato sauce: 7 easy ideas to make it more like homemade
Let's hear it for jarred tomato sauce! This pantry stable has helped my family get through rationing and bare grocery shelves while we settle in for the quarantine. And while most jarred tomato sauces are not known for their sophisticated flavor profiles, I've...
A comprehensive guide to the very best coffee makers for the best coffee at home, and how to use them.
But with thousands of brands and types of coffee makers outout there, shopping for the best coffee maker for you can be overwhelming.There are a lot of different ways to brew a really good cup of coffee at home and what matters is what's right for you. Everyone has...
Your weekly meal-planning tip: Find easy recipes based on what you have in your pantry.
Like everything else in your life, our regular weekly meal plans are hitting pause right now. We're not running to the grocery every time we run out of something, and we're trying to be really conscientious about using what's in our pantry before we buy more food....
These are the kitchen appliances and gadgets we are so glad to have right now while we’re sheltering in place.
If there's one thing we all agree on, it's that now that most of us are eating three meals a day at home with our entire families (when we're not indulging on takeout to support our local restaurants), we are in our kitchens a whole lot more. Even some of our...
No more sad oatmeal: 21 creative toppings that you might not have thought about
If you're onto the oatmeal for breakfast portion of this Coronavirus quarantine, or you've always been #TeamOatmeal, then you know that it can get a little boring with the same toppings. For me, it's cinnamon, maple syrup, and raisins (yes, I'm a raisin fan. Don't...
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How to improve your jarred tomato sauce: 7 easy ideas to make it more like homemade
Let's hear it for jarred tomato sauce! This pantry stable has helped my family get through rationing and bare grocery shelves while we settle in for the quarantine. And while most jarred tomato sauces are not known for their sophisticated flavor profiles, I've...
Make this Instant Pot corned beef recipe for St. Patrick’s Day. Because we could all use a reason to celebrate.
St. Patrick's Day is coming up on Tuesday, and we're excited for a reason to celebrate something, to be honest. And this Instant Pot corned beef recipe will make your holiday easy and festive. (Not to mention comfort food, yay!) Normally I'm not big on these...
Weekly meal plan: Easy meals you can make with pantry and freezer staples during the coronavirus quarantine
Coronavirus is on our minds this week, with good reason. The lines at the grocery are so long we're texting photos of them to our partners and friends. And since we're all hunkering down in quarantine, we're looking at easy meals that can be made with what's...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead, including easy make-ahead tips.
Grab your pen and grocery list, because next week's meal plan is ready! We've found 5 great recipes that make smart use of your time in the kitchen. We have tips to stretch your cooking, so one session in the kitchen lasts for more than one recipe (whoo!). We also...
10 easy and delicious 5-ingredient soups you can easily get on the table
With our kids home from school for weeks, while many of us are also trying to juggle work at home too, now's a great time to bookmark this list of 10 quick, 5-ingredient soups to make for lunch or dinner. With healthy, easy-to-find ingredients you probably already...
