A whoopie pie recipe to die for, or a way to have them delivered if you’re not up to the task.

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

First it was cupcakes, then Rice Krispies treats and donuts, too. Next up on my approved-dessert-trends roster: whoopie pies. Father’s Day is the perfect excuse to get in on this trend and Batter & Cream, an online specialty whoopie pie bakery, makes it easy...

Here come more healthy kids snacks, if the Goodkid Kickstarter takes off.

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

We’re always searching for new delicious and healthy kids snacks, and we found another snack bar to add to the list. Goodkid bars are made with a short list of simple ingredients and I like that they have only 6 grams of natural sugar. For perspective,...

Sweet Loren’s: Frozen natural cookie dough as delicious as the so-not-natural at all stuff.

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

Hold onto your baking sheets, cookie lovers.  Sweet Loren’s all-natural cookie dough for ready-to-bake cookies has arrived and will make eating your favorite sweet treats way easier and with less guilt. Packed with 100% whole grains, natural sweeteners, and...

What do I need to make homemade baby food? Our favorite tools and appliances.

by Stacie Billis | Baby

It’s no surprise that more and more readers write to us to ask what they need to make homemade baby food. More parents than ever are making baby food from scratch, with a report out this week that baby food sales are down by 10%. Hey, no judgements–however...

Kidstir: Yummy new subscription boxes for kids to learn about good food

by Stacie Billis | Food + Recipes

We cool moms love great subscription boxes for kids. We also love a good meal kit delivery. Put the two together and you’ve got Kidstir, a clever new cooking kit for kids delivered to your door every month that’s aimed at getting them excited about cooking...

Last-Minute Mother’s Day food gift ideas: Breakfast in bed in a bag. Oh yes.

by Esther Chen | Mother's Day Gifts

If you’re a procrastinator like yours truly, you just got lucky because there’s still time to order up this delicious last minute artisan gift for the foodie mom in your life in time for Mother’s Day. The champions of indie, small-batch food over at Mouth.com,...

Plated’s home meal delivery service. Delicious, but is it worth it?

by Kate Etue | Food + Recipes

When you’re feeling frazzled, winding down at the end of a busy day, the last thing you want to do is dig through the freezer to figure out what to fix everyone for dinner. Or worse, make a trip to the grocery with kids in tow. That’s what makes the...

The Family Cooks: In which Laurie David helps make kids crave kale. For real.

by Esther Chen | Food + Recipes

Parents, don’t we all secretly dream our kids will someday request kale over cookies? Laurie David and Kirstin Uhrenholdt, authors  of the wonderful Family Dinner are out with a new cookbook, The Family Cooks. They are hoping the recipes and tips they’ve...

Pop Karma gourmet popcorn will spoil you for every other popcorn for life.

by Liz Gumbinner | Food + Recipes

So let’s talk popcorn. Specifically, gourmet popcorn. More specifically, White Truffle Cheddar organic popcorn from Pop Karma. Or wait–you talk a minute, because my mouth is still full. A friend recently sent me some of this stuff from NYC’s...

Steve’s Ice Cream delivers. In more ways than one.

by Liz Gumbinner | Food + Recipes

As a college student in Boston, I remember the lines around the block for Steve’s Ice Cream, the originator of Heath Bar Crunch and the first place I had ever heard of mix-ins which now…well, what gourmet ice cream brand doesn’t offer them? So when I...