Rescue my veggies, please.
Don't tell anybody, but I just threw away an entire head of organic cauliflower. Why? Because I bought it on sale and then forgot to cook it. And then it grew spots. I am apparently the perfect candidate for Aviva Goldfarb's new book SOS! The Six-O'Clock Scramble to...
This Mother’s Day, say I love you in wood
Growing up, we had a big framed photo of my family that was a Mother's Day gift for my mom. How I hated that photo only five years later, with our embarrassing clothing, my poofy hair style, the cheesy backdrop. It isn't something I plan to repeat with my family....
Come and embarrass your kids with us at Kindiefest
As Cool Mom Picks' de facto kids' music reviewer, I'm as big a fan of indie, family-friendly music as even the fans who are oh, 30-35 years younger than I am. But, that's not going to stop me from pogoing around the Kindiefest Festival on Sunday, May 2, with CMP...
MYO Princess Story
So my girls have grown to like princesses just as everyone promised me they would. It's their genetic imperative and I am powerless to resist it. Uncle, uncle! I give in!Even so, I'm always looking out for imagination-building princess toys that don't come ready made...
Baby loves sushi
You may already know how much we love Shokay, the little e-shop that put yak hair on our collective radar. Soft, cashmere-like, and socially responsible (the shop supports struggling Tibetan yak farmers), this luxury fiber makes some of the most beautiful clothes,...
Even burly babies love Smoochie.
We call my baby Big Hoss because he's burly and loves all things rugged-- trucks, Star Wars, and motorcycles. But when it's diaper changing time, Big Hoss is now a fan of sweet, sweet Smoochie Baby.This baby body care line from the uber-cool store in Brooklyn includes...
Where’s the fun? Goby knows.
I'm a somewhat nervous traveler, but unlike most of our kind, it's not the flying I hate. More like I need to know exactly what we're doing when. My husband, on the other hand, is happy to just plan "camping" and "figure it out when we get there." Ack.Thanks to goby,...
Everybody needs a rock
Everyone always asks where we find children's books, and the truth is, the best ones always come recommended by my mother. How lucky we are to have a teacher in the family! This past weekend, my four year-old grabbed Byrd Baylor's Everybody Needs a Rock off her...
Environmentally friendly school fundraiser? Reader Q&A
I'm trying to find a good elementary school fundraiser for my daughter's school to change things up a bit in the coming school year. I'd love to do one that doesn't involve that ubiquitous cookie dough or wrapping paper....and would be thrilled to find one that is...
You can totally judge me by a book’s cover.
You can't throw a rock without hitting a Twilight t-shirt, but now you can finally use 100% cotton to demonstrate your devotion to the greats of the literary world. Salinger. Hemingway. Rand. Bradbury. We're talking total street cred with the indie crowd, plus...