by Jane Sweeney | Dec 13, 2016 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Recipes, Thanksgiving, Tips + Tricks
This year, I chopped and prepped many of my holiday dinner ingredients ahead of Thanksgiving. I still had plenty to do in the kitchen the day of, but it was more relaxed — my mom and I peeling apples (and sipping champagne) instead of chopping onion after onion....
by Georgette Gilmore | Dec 12, 2016 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Party!, Shopping Finds, Tips + Tricks
Cookies, cakes, gingerbread, oh my! The holidays are here and they’re made even sweeter by the treats that mark, oh, pretty much every holiday occasion. If you’re baking sweets to give as gifts, bring to your kid’s holiday party at school, take to...
by Stacie Billis | Dec 8, 2016 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Recipes
Our dedicated readers know that I’m all about using healthy shortcuts to help me get my cooking done faster — especially around the holidays when time is at a premium and I’d rather spend more time with my family than in the kitchen. I’ve...
by Stacie Billis | Dec 7, 2016 | Christmas, Gift Guides, Shopping Finds
Next up in our Cool Mom Eats 2016 Holiday Gift Guide, we had the best time finding the most fun food-themed stocking stuffers for you. Because sometimes it’s those little sips and bites and baubles and tees that really are the crowning touch on all the gift...
by Stacie Billis | Dec 5, 2016 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Recipes
I take the notion of store-bought shortcuts for home cooking very seriously. Because while scratch cooking is always my goal, hello, reality! Especially during the holidays when my to-do list is particularly long. So finding shortcuts in the supermarket with short,...
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