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Mardi Gras recipes: 6 easy ways to have your King Cake and eat it, too.

During Mardi Gras, it’s customary to say, Laissez les bon temps rouler, which translates, Let the good times roll. In your world, that might be a throwback to Ric Ocasek circa 1978. In my world, it means eat cake. How convenient for me that the most traditional Mardi...

Last minute Valentine’s Day help: Printables, crafts, gifts, and recipes. We have you covered.

by Liz Gumbinner | Valentine's Day

If somehow Valentine’s Day snuck up on you–or oh, say, you’ve spent the last month tracking down cool Valentine’s picks for your readers and totally forgot to do anything about it yourself (ahem)–fear not! We have hundreds of resources,...

8 decadent Nutella breakfast recipes for any special, extra indulgent morning

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

Recently, there was a whole lot of controversy about marketing Nutella as a healthy breakfast food. Apparently, someone thought that the kids of the world need help eating toast by slathering it in a chocolate-hazelnut spread. But on World Nutella Day, I’m...

7 fantastic food blogs to follow for family food inspiration beyond the usual

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

I recently tried to figure out how many food blogs populate the internet. The answer: A lot. I couldn’t find an exact number—not a recent one, at least—but it’s big enough to demonstrate that yes, there can be too much of a good thing. With so many food blogs to...

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream: Possibly the best ice cream in the country

by Liz Gumbinner | Food + Recipes

I’ve been fortunate to travel to many states and try the so-called best ice cream in each–Mt. Desert Island Ice Cream in Bar Harbor, Maine; Capo Gelateria in Salt Lake City; Richardson’s Ice Cream (correction) in Middletown, MA; and in my own...

The best cookbooks for families: Editors’ Best of 2014

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

Another year, another pile of cookbooks. I’ve added some amazing titles to my cookbook collection this year, but eight in particular are in heavy rotation in my family kitchen, which I think makes them among the best cookbooks for families–indispensable...

The chocolate gift so good, I bought one then ate it myself.

by Liz Gumbinner | Food + Recipes

Well here’s a first. I ordered what looked like a really awesome chocolate gift for a chocolate-loving friend–a box of assorted cake truffles from Red Envelope, and kind of forgot about it. Because when they arrived with a card from Shari’s Berries,...

9 of the best creative hot chocolate recipes for snowy days. Because calories don’t count over the holidays, right?

by Kate Etue | Food + Recipes

Hot chocolate goes with all winter activities at my house, whether we’re picking out a Christmas tree or going out to see the lights. Making homemade hot chocolate is so easy that I kind of feel guilty using the powered mix from the grocery. Even though there...

The Big Last Minute Thanksgiving Help Guide: Recipes, printables, hotlines and more recipes. We’re here for you!

by Liz Gumbinner | Food + Recipes

You need last minute Thanksgiving help? We’ve got it for you. We’ve put out so many amazing features from the best Thanksgiving recipes of all kinds to fun printables to keep the kids busy, that we wanted to put them all in one place for you. Happy...

Digital art you can eat. Sweet.

by Stephanie Mayers | Food + Recipes

NYC local cupcake shop Baked By Melissa has had us wrapped around their finger since they rolled into town with their delicious bite-sized cupcakes and clever ideas–remember the cupcake gumball machine and the Betsy Johnson cupcake? We even have their insanely...

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