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8 astoundingly creative Halloween snack trays to fill the bellies of your ghosts and goblins

by Christina Refford | Oct 16, 2020 | Halloween

With snack trays and food boards overwhelming our Instagram feeds lately, Halloween snack trays seems like it may be on lots of our lists of “ways to make Halloween not suck completely this year.” A creative Halloween snack tray is basically a Halloween...

What to make with the veggies in your July CSA box!

by Kate Etue | Jul 2, 2020 | Recipes

Many of us on the Cool Mom Eats team have made the leap to CSA memberships this year, since COVID-19 has limited our access to farmer’s markets in town. And sometimes ,we get some ingredients that we aren’t used to cooking with — which can be fun!...

5 easy recipes from Trader Joe’s to get you through January

by Christina Refford | Jan 8, 2020 | Recipes

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...

How to make easy deviled eggs. And if you mess them up? How to make easy deviled egg salad!

by Anne Wolfe Postic | Apr 15, 2019 | Recipes

‘Tis the season for deviled eggs, egg salad, eggs over greens, and basically whatever else you can think to do with all those leftover eggs after Easter. Because if the most traditional Easter Bunny visits your house, your kids’ baskets will be overflowing...

Expert tips for throwing an easy backyard party. (Hint: It should be fun for the host, too!)

by Liz Gumbinner | Jul 28, 2018 | Party!, Tips + Tricks

I love nothing more than a backyard party in summer. Like, invite me over to your place and I’m there. Even if I don’t know you, invite me — I’ll probably show up. (Don’t worry, I’m a polite guest and I’ll bring you a good...