You’ll be wonton Handstand Kids’ Chinese Cookbook (Heh)

by Christina Refford | Food + Recipes

Fried chicken fingers and pink boneless spareribs are not real Chinese food, I tell the kids whenever we order take-out, and now I have the latest Handstand Kids’ Chinese Cookbook to back me up. The latest from Handstand Kids’ Italian Cookbook creator...

Supermom might be a myth but SuperCook is all real

by Mir | Food + Recipes

On a good week, I plan our meals but in reality, I sometimes find myself facing a nearly-empty fridge, wondering what I can cobble together for dinner out of half a lemon, some mustard, and a handful of mushrooms. (Oh, like that’s never happened to you.)Thanks...

Anka from Svan: Affordable high chairs that don’t scrimp on style

by Cool Mom Team | Food + Recipes

We’ve always loved modern high chairs but they tend to be on the squint-your-eyes- as-you-hand-your-credit-card-over side of things. Even so, the cheap plastic versions aren’t a very appealing alternative when you consider the damage to the planet–...

It’s not a bib

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

A bib is not something that makes you gasp upon opening the package. It’s just not. Whatever combo of terry or cotton or vinyl or whatever…it’s a bib. So why exactly did I gasp when I opened the Bibbie from Dilly Dally? This beautiful reversible...

Keeping the peace with personalized plates. And maybe a whistle.

by Cool Mom Team | Kitchen + Dining

I can’t even believe my household has entered the phase of Nooooo that’s MY plate! I’m not sure exactly what makes my daughter think a certain piece of dishware is hers besides the fact that her sister touched it first, but I’m going to try and...

High Chairs of the Rich and Totally Lucky

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

A high chair isn’t exactly the kind of baby gear you think you’ll fall in love with. A crib, perhaps. A diaper bag, absolutely. But that eyesore in the middle of your dining room that you will spend the next 30 or so months of your life scraping dried baby...

Awkward Family Dinners No More

by Cool Mom Team | Living

You’re more likely to find my family all yapping over each other a mile a minute during holiday dinners than staring awkwardly at our soup bowls. But other families? Not so lucky. Here are a couple of solutions to get things rolling. Table Topics is the maker of...

Silicone Isn’t Just For…Um, Binkies

by Cool Mom Team | Baby

As if plastic bibs aren’t already nasty enough to clean after every meal, can you believe that they’re now popping up on recall lists as well? While there’s always the cloth alternative, the last thing I need is to triple my laundry load.So check out...

Kaboost Makes My Heart Go Kaboom

by Cool Mom Team | Family Travel

Okay so maybe we’re the last shopping blog to cover the new KABOOST chair booster. What can I say – we’re picky and it looked a little too good to be true. I had to try it out for myself. Holy heck is this thing brilliant. I’m torn between...