Baking Christmas cookies with the kids always sounds like a good idea until you're elbow deep in cookie batter with too many sticky hands trying to "help" and eat the raw dough. So if you have about as much patience as I do for this type…
My favorite kind of cakes are the ones that beg to be eaten morning, noon and night. The kind of cake that gives equal permission to be enjoyed with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine – and Nigella Lawson’s Dense Chocolate Loaf Cake does…
I know everyone makes fun of recipes that start with long, drawn-out intros about life and love and cooking and family and the smell of cocoa powder and blah blah blah. But in the case of my dad's perfect peanut brittle recipe, which he'…
After putting together a list of ways to help the first responders and victims in the California Camp and Woolsey wildfires , we knew right away that we wanted to start collecting gift ideas that help support and give back to first respo…
Before you head over to your foodie friend's holiday cocktail party or Yankee swap, switch things up from your usual bottle of wine and grab a bottle of FAIR Quinoa Vodka . Yes, quinoa. Vodka. If you're looking for a boozy gift that blen…
One of my favorite holiday desserts is chocolate bark , because OMG it's so easy. With just some melted chocolate and a cookie sheet, you can prepare enough sweets for a party, or make impressive and tasty homemade holiday food gifts in …
We've tried a lot of cooking subscription kits for kids here at Cool Mom Eats, but a new subscription we just tried called Gramma in a Box is one of the easiest and most fun we've tried so far. I highly recommend it for kids. Well, kids …
The first time I served these easy holiday cookies, I was desperate. We were hosting a huge party and needed something sweet to round out the menu. With about an hour to go, I grabbed a couple of logs of store-bought sugar cookie dough, …
With Hanukkah coming up, that means Hanukkah parties! And Hanukkah gifts! And Hanukkah food! Basically, three of my favorite things, all combined in these fun ideas for Hanukkah hostess food gifts for your favorite foodie. From tradition…
We've had so much find finding creative 2018 Advent calendars for kids. And even if you don't think the holiday season needs more presents and candy (agree to disagree), I think you might change your mind when you see these awesome calen…
Sometimes you need just the right thing to bring to Thanksgiving dinner -- besides homemade pie or side dishes -- or maybe you need to send something to a friend or family member whose generous invitation you have to decline. We've found…
Julia Turshen has done it again with Now & Again: Go-To Recipes, Inspired Menus + Endless Ideas for Reinventing Leftovers , a cookbook I immediately read straight through -- and one in which I instantly wanted to cook every recipe. In fa…
As a food professional, I often get asked about the best dish to cook for new parents. And I usually let them in on a little secret: Don’t cook them anything. Instead, if you want an amazing gift idea for new parents, do what a good frie…
While every day is coffee day in my home, National Coffee Day is a great excuse to proclaim your love for java, step up your beans, trade in your old maker for a shiny new one, or just simply tip your local barista double. Or, you know, …
Putting aside the great Grease debates of the 21st century (I still stand by my point that it's a feminist ode to pre-feminism women owning their sexuality despite societal pressure to deny it) -- a lot of us still have a heart for the 1…
When you've just spent a day (or more) slaving over pounds of homemade peanut brittle , putting your oven to task with dozens of your famous thumbprint cookies , or filling your counter with rows of perfect(ish) homemade truffles to give…
I am not a master baker by any stretch. In fact, I'm one of those people who avidly gawks at our Instagram Feed , oohing and ahhing at the made-by-magic dessert creations we discover every day. Well, turns out there are some tricks to th…
There are those times you need to send a thank you that's a little more than a notecard, but maybe not something quite so massive as a six-tiered gourmet fruit tower. (As much as I love getting those!) And I'm so happy to have stumbled u…
My oldest is off at camp this week -- wahh ! -- and we're missing him badly. So, we're sending snacks. Because food is our love language. While not all camps allow food to be sent to campers in care packages (be sure to check with them b…
There is a line of Golden Girls hot sauces , and friends, we are here (and hot) for it. After all, our beloved Dorothy, Rose, Sophia and Blanche were the original BFFs, and we always felt better after we watched them work through life’s …
We're ready to celebrate the dads in our lives for Father's Day with some easy Father's Day treats the kids can help make. Because one of our favorite way to make them feel special is through food! Hey, we love to eat too. So, we've foun…
As much as we love finding fun, funny, sweet, and sentimental Father's Day gifts for you each year, one thing we really love doing is helping our readers solve problems. Like, gift problems. Like, finding the perfect creative Father's Da…
You know we're all about gourmet gifts for Father's Day around here. Because know what’s almost better than a picture frame made out of macaroni for Father’s Day? Steak! Well, and whiskey. Sure, dads and grandpas are going to love all of…
While I love the gesture of breakfast in bed for Mother's Day, I would honestly squeal with joy if my family presented me with this totally hand-crafted, premium chocolate breakfast in bed gift box from Austin's Maggie Louise Confections…