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Exceptional chocolates from Black-owned chocolate companies. For Valentine’s Day and beyond!

Exceptional chocolates from Black-owned chocolate companies. For Valentine’s Day and beyond!

by Christina Refford | Food + Recipes, Valentine's Day

I may have just written about 20 of the most delicious Valentine’s food gifts that go beyond a box of chocolates, but that doesn’t mean I don’t also want my own box of beautiful and delicious chocolates for Valentine’s Day. But not just any box of...
Celebrate the Year of the Tiger with these delicious chocolates from L.A. Burdick

Celebrate the Year of the Tiger with these delicious chocolates from L.A. Burdick

by Christina Refford | Food + Recipes, Holiday Picks

Happy New Year! The Year of the Tiger begins tomorrow and, just in time, we’ve found L.A. Burdick’s box of handcrafted chocolate tigers created to kick off the start of the Chinese New Year. Way more scrumptious than fierce, I think they’d make a...
Here’s a fantastic deal on a Trade Coffee subscription gift. Just in time for Mother’s Day!

Here’s a fantastic deal on a Trade Coffee subscription gift. Just in time for Mother’s Day!

by Liz Gumbinner | Food + Recipes, Kitchen + Dining, Mother's Day Gifts

For years, we’ve been recommending cool subscription gifts that make great gifts, and that includes Trade Coffee. So we’re happy to partner with them on a fantastic deal — right in time for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. too. Right now,...
11 new cookbooks parents should pick up now, from Suzy Chase of Cookery by the book

11 new cookbooks parents should pick up now, from Suzy Chase of Cookery by the book

by Liz Gumbinner | Food + Recipes, Podcast

Cookbooks aren’t just about recipes — they open us up to new perspectives, new cultures, new ways of thinking about food. They can be funny, quirky or heartfelt., and they can even make our lives richer — both at mealtime and beyond. Whether...
Help for picky eaters from a reformed picky eater | Spawned ep 149

Help for picky eaters from a reformed picky eater | Spawned ep 149

by Cool Mom Staff | Food + Recipes, Podcast

This week’s Jacky Lamenzo is a health coach with a focus on picky eating, to help make mealtime less stressful. We like that while we’ve gotten some great picky eater tips in the past, Jacky has a more kid-centered approach, focusing on how kids feel, and...
10 things we wish we had spent way less time on when our kids were babies

10 things we wish we had spent way less time on when our kids were babies

by Cool Mom Staff | Baby, Food + Recipes

Now that our kids are older, it’s easy to look back and ask ourselves why we spent so much time thinking about things that didn’t really matter that much in the long run. Oh to have all of that time back! One thing we know parents spend a lot of time thinking about:...
Here’s how to buy Cards Against Humanity’s “Remember to Vote” Worms.

Here’s how to buy Cards Against Humanity’s “Remember to Vote” Worms.

by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Food + Recipes

Leave it to Cards Against Humanity, a company that doesn’t shy away from the issues of the day, to come out with the genius Cards Against Humanity Remember to Vote Worms in time for Halloween. Aaaaand the incredibly important midterm elections. Related: How to...
Catherine McCord’s tips for making feeding kids more fun | Spawned ep 127

Catherine McCord’s tips for making feeding kids more fun | Spawned ep 127

by Cool Mom Staff | Food + Recipes, Podcast

We’re always up for tips and tricks to help us make our time in the kitchen more fun, which is why we were so excited to chat with Catherine McCord, of the uber popular Weelicious, one of our all-time favorite food blogs. We’ve been friends for years now,...
Kids and nutrition: Tips from pediatric expert Dr. Tanya Altmann | Spawned ep 125

Kids and nutrition: Tips from pediatric expert Dr. Tanya Altmann | Spawned ep 125

by Cool Mom Staff | Food + Recipes, Podcast

This week on Spawned, we’re talking kids and nutrition. Which, TBH, is one of those issues that nearly universally stresses out parents of all kinds, with kids of all ages. Fortunately, we’ve got an expert to help us out: Dr. Tanya Altmann, who you may...
12 summer essentials you’ll always find in our handbags, for travel or every day

12 summer essentials you’ll always find in our handbags, for travel or every day

by Cool Mom Staff | Food + Recipes, Tips + Tricks

Whether we moms are hitting the road for vacation, or just shuttling the kids back and forth to camp every day, we’ve always got a list of essentials in our handbags that we can’t live without. It’s part of our summer ritual: switch the black leather...
Great tips from Siri Daly to make it more fun to feed your kids | Spawned 108

Great tips from Siri Daly to make it more fun to feed your kids | Spawned 108

by Cool Mom Staff | Food + Recipes, Podcast

Feeding kids! We all love it so much! Hahahah. No. Well, maybe some of us do. But most of us — it’s just another one of those things we have to do as parents, and make the best of it. That’s why it was so fun to speak this week about that very thing,...
Great ideas for sweet after-school treats that go easy on the sugar. (Sorry cookies!)

Great ideas for sweet after-school treats that go easy on the sugar. (Sorry cookies!)

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

When my kids were younger, after-school snacks served largely as a reward for making it through the school day. Now that they are a bit older, what they eat after school and before their after-school activities provides necessary fuel to keep them going strong through...
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