by Cool Mom Staff | Dec 11, 2018 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Recipes
We’ve talked so much about how cooking and baking can really connect us with our past, our traditions, our families, and there’s no time we feel that more than right now, over the holiday season. There’s something about rolling our sleeves up in the...
by Anne Wolfe Postic | Oct 15, 2018 | Recipes
This easy pork tenderloin recipe was one my mom’s favorites and I remember thinking as a kid that it was pretty fancy. How excited was I to find out it’s probably one of the easiest easy family meals she ever made us? For background: my mother hated to...
by Jane Sweeney | Oct 11, 2018 | Recipes, Tips + Tricks
I can rattle off about ten recipes where the first step calls for browning ground beef, from chilis to casseroles, sauces, pasta dishes (taco spaghetti!) and more. But for years, I’ve always found this simple step really hard to execute – with the meat always...
by Cool Mom Staff | Sep 20, 2018 | Back to School
There’s just something comforting about a hot lunch at school that a ham sandwich can’t quite satisfy, you know? (Unless it’s a warm, melty Croque-Monsieur — but that’s another story.) But for those of us packing our kids school lunches,...
by Caroline Siegrist | Sep 17, 2018 | Recipes
Lately I’ve been on the hunt for classic dinner recipes for my Instant Pot. Because as much as some people think of this pressure cooker ninja as a one-trick pony, it can whip up so much more than soups, stews, and chilis. So I’ve started stepping up my...
