We tested the healthy, two-ingredient frosting everyone is talking about. Get ready for your baking world to be rocked.
Those of you who already have Genevieve Ko’s popular new(ish) book, Better Baking: Wholesome Ingredients, Delicious Desserts, know what a gem it is. At the heart of her unconventional approach is swapping many standard baking ingredients with natural, better-for-you...
Next week’s meal plan: 5 easy recipes for the week ahead, from the ultimate comfort pasta to an Instant Pot keeper.
It’s time to start thinking about your meal plan for next week. From the ultimate comfort pasta to an Instant Pot keeper, we’ve got five weeknight dinners that will get you through the week ahead. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and stock up before the...
5 smart Disney Dining Plan tricks that will make your next vacation even more (ahem) magical.
Thanks to über-generous in-laws, we've taken our kids to Disney World Orlando four times in the last few years. So we've pretty much done Disney every way that you can imagine. We've stayed at Disney resorts and rented off-site condos, we've strategized on Fast Passes...
7 awesome dinners you can make with pantry basics for when you don’t have a meal plan.
Despite my meal-planning efforts, there are always one or two nights when the groceries run out, I find myself recipe-less, or I just don't want to follow my meal plan. Instead of grabbing take-out menus on those nights, I've found 7 totally delicious pantry dinner...
The secret for how to make coffee less bitter. | Testing Cooking Tricks
Ah, coffee. For most of us, having a nice cup of morning joe gives us the fuel we need to pack lunches, find lost shoes, and get to work -- all before 8:30 a.m. But there’s nothing worse than taking a sip of freshly brewed coffee to find that it tastes bitter. Which...
Celebrate Nowruz, the Persian and Zoroastrian New Year, with recipes from some of our favorite Persian bloggers.
I've always been drawn to cuisines that feel exotic to me, which is why it has taken so long to fall deeply in love with Middle Eastern cuisine. As an international food junkie who grew up first generation Greek-American, I've been drawn to Thai and Indian, Japanese...
The best places to eat out with kids in Los Angeles | Picks from a favorite Cool Mom, Catherine McCord of Weelicious
Eating out with kids can be a challenge, but it can also be rewarding. Not only does it mean you don't have to cook (ahem), it can also be a way of exploring new foods and cuisines away from the pressure of your family table. And sometimes you just have to eat out,...
Next week’s meal plan: 5 easy recipes for the week ahead, from simple sweet, salty, spicy tacos to a loaded Thai Steak Salad.
It’s time to start thinking about your meal plan for next week. From super simple sweet, salty, spicy tacos to a loaded Thai Steak Salad, we’ve got five weeknight dinners that will get you through the week ahead. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and stock up...
5 festive, but super simple St. Patrick’s Day bento box ideas that anyone can pull off. Even at the very last minute.
I'm all about treating the kids to a silly, unexpectedly festive lunch full of St. Patrick's Day spirit, but to be totally honest, I'm just really ready for Spring Break to get here. Mama doesn't have it in her to go full-out bento this year. That's why I love these 5...
DIY Oreo Shamrock Shake recipe for a treat you’ll be making way beyond St. Patrick’s Day.
We can thank McDonald’s for the continued popularity of the St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Shake. They’ve rolled out four new flavors this year, ranging from chocolate to mocha, and Burger King hopped on the shake train with their new, limited release Oreo Irish...
How to pour the perfect pint, and even turn it into cake. Because St. Patrick’s Day. And a snow day.
With both St. Patrick's Day and a major nor'eastern (aka, a snow day for the kids) happening this week, it's most definitely time to get our drink on -- and our cake on too. Luckily, we were able to consult with a beer pouring expert -- the Guinness Brewery...
5 things I did to stock my kitchen before having a baby.
During my first and second trimesters, I had big ideas of all the freezer meals I'd make to stock my kitchen for those hectic days (and nights!) with a newborn. But now that the third trimester has rolled around, me and my extra 30 pounds don't exactly feel like...
Our favorite tips, tricks, and kitchen hacks
Non-toxic spring cleaning with salt: 8 unexpected uses in the kitchen beyond cooking.
Springtime means spring cleaning in my house and that means cleaning with salt. Yes, really. While there are some great natural cleaning products out there that are worth every dime (we love Better Life around here, and even housecleaning services use it), the...
Create a more sustainable kitchen with these 10 easy, eco-friendly ideas
With Earth Day coming up in April and spring cleaning season here, it's a great time to reflect on ways we can create a more eco-friendly home and a more sustainable kitchen. If your family spends as much time as my family of five does thinking about, preparing,...
Kitchen spring cleaning checklist: 7 kitchen tasks everyone forgets
With spring having sprung (and the words of Marie Kondo echoing in my head all these years later), I've been doing my best to kick-start kitchen spring cleaning before summer arrives. But one thing I've learned after all these years is it's so easy to miss certain...
Healthy comfort food recipes to get us through the winter without the extra pounds
Healthy comfort food recipes can be hard to come by. I mean I totally get the desire to start new diets in the new year, what with fresh beginnings and all. But when it's winter, I just want to cuddle up on the couch with a blanket and a big bowl of cheesy soup or...
How to tell if food is fresh: Tips for 7 of your top pantry staples
It's good to have some tricks for how tell if food is fresh and still good to eat -- as you know if you've ever opened a jar of half-used tomato sauce that seemed fairly new...only to find furry white spots of mold floating on top. While some spoiled food is quite...
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7 spectacular macaroon variations for a big finish at Passover
We've explained many times that macarons are not to be confused with macaroons, the latter being a flour-free, gluten-free, generally chewy coconut cookie that's a favorite treat to finish off your Seder. This being Passover season, it's a perfect opportunity to...
5 easy spring recipes for the week ahead, from 35-minute lemony chicken cutlets to a fresh take on quesadillas | Weekly Meal Plan
It’s time to start thinking about your meal plan for next week. From 35-minute lemony chicken cutlets to sheet pan quesadillas, we’ve got five dinners that make good use of spring produce and lighter nights (yay!) to help get you through the busy week ahead. So...
A week’s worth of family-friendly spring recipes | Weekly Meal Plan
It's finally spring around here with daffodils popping up and flowering trees, which means it's time to start planning some spring dinners and easing out of all those heavy winter dishes. These are the spring dinner recipes that feel a bit lighter and brighter to...
These 11 light spring recipes help you shake off winter at the dinner table
When warm, spring weather hits I immediately lose all appetite for the heavy dinners like chili or pot roast that I craved during winter, and instead, I'm finding myself adding light spring recipes to our dinner roatation, like light pasta salads, cold, fresh...
These 9 recipes are most delicious ways to use hard-boiled eggs this week
These five truly awesome hard-boiled egg recipes may be the best, easiest, and most creative ways to use hard-boiled eggs, should you have a stockpile after Easter egg decorating. And don't worry, I'm not talking egg salad sandwiches a dozen ways either -- though...