by Cool Mom Staff | Nov 22, 2021 | Thanksgiving, Tips + Tricks
As much as we’d like it not to be the case, Thanksgiving really can be stressful, whether you’re cooking for two or for twenty. If you find yourself hiding in the pantry, holding a brandy, and wishing you had someone to call, look no further. Our annual list of...
by Christina Refford | Nov 20, 2021 | Recipes, Thanksgiving
If you missed getting your hands on one of the few $45, three-pound Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Pies that Hershey’s put on sale earlier this week, please know that so did I. I mean, 3,000 of them sold out in less than an hour! And not even a month after...
by Christina Refford | Nov 19, 2021 | Recipes, Thanksgiving
Food allergies never take a holiday, and after last year’s smaller quarantine Thanksgiving, you may be trying to figure out how to work an unfamiliar food allergy into your meal planning for extended family. Fear not, intrepid chefs! As a mom who learned her...
by Cool Mom Staff | Nov 15, 2021 | Holiday Cooking, Thanksgiving, Tips + Tricks
As my family’s Thanksgiving host for almost 25 years, remembering last year’s “just us” celebration – complete with drive-by visits, drop off meals for my mom, and toasts over Zoom – is bittersweet. While many of us are excited to welcome back more traditional...
by Caroline Siegrist | Nov 10, 2021 | Holiday Cooking, Shopping Finds, Thanksgiving, Tips + Tricks
Anyone else looking for handy kitchen gadgets for holiday cooking and baking? Since I’m cooking more of the big-ticket dishes this year, so I’ve been cruising my favorite culinary purveyors for fun new tools. And now that I’ve landed on these,...