dinner Archives | Cool Mom Eats

Upgrading 6 kids’ menu favorites for the whole family. In case they’re missing their favorite restaurant.

by Lisa Barnes | Oct 20, 2020 | Recipes

So many of us miss eating out our favorite local restaurants these days, unless they’ve got heat lamps outside these days and a good social distancing table plan. As for our kids, well, they mostly miss eating out so they can make us spend good cash on the most...

5 fall-inspired family dinners for the week ahead | Weekly Meal Plan 226

by Lisa Barnes | Oct 9, 2020 | Meal Plan, Recipes

For next week, I am planning some of my family’s favorite fall-inspired dinners that are easy to make, prep and clean up. Because Fall seems to be full of all kinds of busy even though we are doing all of the things from home. And honestly, fall cooking is my...

12 creative pumpkin recipes you can eat all day long, to make the most of fall’s essential ingredient.

by Kate Etue | Oct 5, 2020 | Recipes

It’s pumpkin time, if you hadn’t noticed, and I’m ready for some creative pumpkin recipes — you know beyond pumpkin soup and pumpkin bread. With fresh pumpkins now in season, and canned pumpkin filling the shelves at our supermarkets,...

5 make-ahead dinners you can prep on the weekend and eat all week: Weekly Meal Plan 225

by Kate Etue | Oct 2, 2020 | Meal Plan, Recipes

How is it that even with schooling from home and almost no social outings, I still feel frazzled when it comes to getting dinner on the table? To make things easier, I’m planning 5 make-ahead meals this week. These can be prepped over the weekend and stored in...

5 delicious dinners all made in the Instant Pot: Weekly Meal Plan 224

by Lisa Barnes | Sep 25, 2020 | Meal Plan, Recipes

The Instant Pot is hands-down my favorite appliance in my kitchen. The Cool Mom Eats team has been singing the praises of the Instant Pot for several years now, and I agree; every time I cook a meal in it, I think “why don’t I cook all of the meals in this...