by Stacie Billis | Oct 15, 2016 | Recipes, Tips + Tricks
It’s time for that annual apple-picking trip to the orchard. So fun, until you realize that it’s also time for bags and bags of apples to take up all the room in your fridge—and on the counter, too, because other things have to fit in the fridge as...
by Stacie Billis | Oct 11, 2016 | Tips + Tricks
Is there any busy parent who isn’t looking for cooking shortcuts for busy family weeknights? I’m going to say no. Even here on the Cool Mom team, where we have a pretty diverse range of relationships with cooking; on one end of the spectrum, there are...
by Jane Sweeney | Oct 8, 2016 | Recipes, Tips + Tricks
At the center of my pumpkin carving memories is a heaping pile of slimy pumpkin guts tangled with smooth-skinned seeds, which, unfortunately, were always thrown into the trash. But last year I learned how to roast pumpkin seeds (without a recipe!) and it was so easy...
by Georgette Gilmore | Oct 5, 2016 | Tips + Tricks, Halloween, Shopping Finds
Costumes, decorations, and parties are all part of the Halloween fun, but let’s face it: The real reason that Halloween is candy. However if you’re a kid with food allergies, that’s also the reason that Halloween can be a big letdown. Most years, my...
by Caroline Siegrist | Oct 4, 2016 | Tips + Tricks
Let’s be honest: Everyone buys box cake mix on occasion, especially busy parents with commitments to PTO, Girl Scouts, and bake sales. Lots of bake sales. Oh, and birthday parties that hit at the busiest times too. (Why does it always work out that way?!) Hey,...