7 of the cutest (and creepiest) Halloween cookies haunting the Internet

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

I’m not much of a cookie aficionado, but Halloween brings out the baker in me. (It also brings out the witch in me, but that’s for another post.) In honor of my favorite cookie-making holiday, we’ve found the cutest, yummiest Halloween treats ever....

Homemade baby food with a grown-up twist we love

by Shari | Baby

My kids are long past infancy, but I have profound memories of the truly yucky jarred baby food I tried to shovel into their mouths. I always thought I’d be someone who made homemade baby food, but having my kids one year apart–surprise!–just about...

Watch it wiggle, see it freak out your party guests

by Liz Gumbinner | Food + Recipes

Browsing through our archives for cool Halloween ideas, I came across this old link to a post highlighting a recipe for super spooky eyeball Jell-O shots. Non-alcoholic for the kids, of course. Poking around the site, turns out there’s a ton more great...

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...

Free recipe card printables that blend classic design with modern technology

by Cool Mom Team | DIY

On one hand, actual paper recipe cards seems like they could be going the way of the Betamax and the Rolodex. On the other hand, here comes a wonderful stationer creating lovely free (free!) printable recipe cards that actually make use of technology in the perfect...

Get ready for back to school with Cool Mom Tech

by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Shopping, School Gear

These days, there’s just no way we could head back to school without a little (okay, a lot of) help from technology. That’s why we’ve put together our second annual Cool Mom Tech Back to School Guide, which launched this week. You’ll find tons...

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...

11 peachy peach recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

I wait all summer for peach season to begin and, once it does, there’s no stopping me. Fresh peaches, grilled peaches, baked peaches. Plain peaches, sweet peaches, savory peaches. And–the best part–peaches for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Snack...

6 great gazpacho recipes to beat the heat

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

It’s about to start–talk of back-to-school, sweaters, and other signs of fall–but, make no mistake: summer’s going strong. The heat is still on and we’ve got seven refreshing gazpacho recipes to cool you down. It used to be that you could...

9 ooey, gooey, fantastic s’mores recipes. (Is it summer without them?)

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

Nothing says summer to me like campfires and s’mores. Although being a city person, I can’t say I spend as much time with campfires as I do with s’mores. Luckily, you don’t need a bonfire either to enjoy the chocolate and melted marshmallow...