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Move over, takeout. We’re ordering up the new Steamy Kitchen cookbook.

If your family loves takeout, then your posse is going to love Steamy Kitchen’s Healthy Asian Favorites: 100 Recipes That Are Fast, Fresh, and Simple Enough for Tonight’s Supper, the new cookbook by one of our favorite food bloggers and cookbook authors,...

The 9 best recipes of 2012 from the 9 best food bloggers of 2012

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

We food bloggers are a prolific crop. Here, I’ve narrowed it down to my favorite nine (and, yes, I’ve shamelessly included myself), and I’ve asked them to all share a favorite recipe that they posted this year. Some of them are moms, some not, but...

You don’t need a blue Easy-Bake Oven to get boys to bake

by Christina Refford | Food + Recipes

Although Easy-Bake ovens are now coming out with “boy-friendly” versions (what, girls don’t like blue?), there have always been lots of options for boys to cook–really cook–with the help of great products and cookbooks for kids. Handstand...

Take on picky eaters this season with The Picky Palate cookbook

by Shari | Food + Recipes

I love cookbooks. I’ve never once turned out a dish that looks anything like sumptuous food photos, but a gal can dream, can’t she? Especially around the holidays–oh, to be that hostess.Since I despise ingredient lists longer than Homer’s...

The Weelicious cookbook – the cookbook every family should own

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

Remember our list of 6 cookbooks that every parent should own? Well, make room on your cookbook shelf for one more: the new Weelicious cookbook by Catherine McCord. But before I get to the many reasons why Weelicious: 140 Fast, Fresh, and Easy Recipes(from our...

The Busy Mom’s Cookbook – isn’t that all of us?

by Eva Glettner | Food + Recipes

Antonia Lofaso was absolutely captivating on Top Chef. I loved watching her seamlessly perfect results every single episode, and I appreciated her passion for being both a full time chef and full time mother. And now she’s offering wisdom to parents who want...

Gourmet gifts for dad – Father’s Day Gift Guide

by Cool Mom Staff | Father's Day Gifts

Gourmet gifts make great Father’s Day gifts for any dad, at least in our families. It’s hard not to be thrilled by a little something sweet (or salty or sour or beer-y) to go with that sentimental card. Here, a few tasty Father’s Day picks for the...

6 cookbooks that every parent should own

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

Love it or hate it, if you’re a parent, you’ve got to feed your kids. Whether you already cook nightly or…not so much, but want to cook more, these, six of my staple cookbooks, provide just the inspiration you need to get food on the table with a...

5 essential baby food recipes from 5 essential baby food sources. Starting solids research: done!

by Stacie Billis | Baby

Making homemade baby food may be as easy as 1-2-3 (prep! cook! puree!), but it takes time. And let’s be honest, it’s not easy to stay excited about pureeing carrots. Again. If you’re going to invest some of your precious free moments making baby food...

Editors Best of 2011: The coolest new baby foods, kids snacks, and mealtime helpers

by Cool Mom Staff | Editors Best of the Year

One thing we parents all have in common is the need to feed our kids. Here, our favorite foods, snacks, tableware, cookbooks, all to help make mealtimes a little easier and a little more fun. Green Toys dishes Kristen: I have a huge thing for Green Toys as toys, but...

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