It’s time to start thinking about your meal plan for next week! From a sweet and savory Hawaiian Chicken Sandwich to a kid-favorite breakfast-for-dinner theme, we’ve got five dinners that will get you through the week ahead. So grab a pe…
While not everyone makes fast food a first choice, when you're on the road, sometimes finding the healthiest fast food menu choices at fast food chains really is your best -- or only -- bet. Millions of families travel by car each summer…
Family cooks often have to make big meals on the fly, which is why I have a list of seven essentials I keep in the freezer at all times. It's not something I ever considered before kids. Back when I was cooking for one or two, it was a p…
This is an unpopular statement, but I don’t want to live in a world without bread. I don’t care if carbs are evil, that they cause bloating, they bring on crazy mood swings, or make my chin hairs grow in cascading curls – just don’t both…
Are you heading out into the woods with your family this summer, spending some time in the open air and sleeping in tents? Or, just want to do some backyard campfire cooking? Well, we've got you covered! First, make sure you don't miss t…
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…
Lucky Charms has always been my kids' favorite "vacation cereal" -- as in, when we're on vacation, grabbing the free breakfast at the hotel, those tiny boxes of Lucky Charms are staples at the table next to my hard boiled eggs and fourth…
YES, we just published the most amazing list of awesome food subscription boxes that make fab last-minute gifts, but I just discovered one more I have to sneak in there. I love this one so much, I even ordered some -- but I can't say for…
As much as I love to cook, there are a million other things that I'd rather be doing on Christmas morning. Unwrapping gifts. Drinking hot cocoa. Watching my nieces terrorize my 9-month-old son with a singing, dancing Snoopy doll. Ah, the…
Sponsored post. The starting solids milestone can be an intimidating one for parents, but once you get the hang of it, purees are fairly simple business. In fact, when babies first start eating, they're still getting the bulk of their nu…
Since having my baby in March, I've had a steady stream of adoring grandparents, aunts, and uncles staying at my house. So, in addition to feeding my immediate family, I've been cooking for crowds on the regular. It was a little stressfu…
We are flying through our favorite fall cookbook releases and up next, another indispensable resource for every busy family kitchen: The School Year Survival Cookbook: Healthy Recipes and Sanity-Saving Strategies for Every Family and Eve…
I try to think of Sunday prep -- no matter how involved I have time to make it -- as a form of preemptive hospitality toward myself and my family. A kitchen that's well-stocked with snacks, breakfast foods, and meal starters feels like a…
Attention Instant Pot devotees! Our favorite kitchen multi-tasker just got even more helpful. And no, not just because we're now festooning ours with hilarious decals , including the one featuring Ryan Gosling's face (which is reason eno…
During the back-to-school season, the conversation seems to always veer towards school lunch, but honestly, in my house, breakfasts are just as stressful! Sometimes it seems impossible to successfully move the kids away from sugary, proc…
I have a tiny backyard garden at my house, and every year I plant squash and zucchini because they're so easy to grow. So easy, in fact, that I always end up with a huge surplus, because -- wait for it -- my kids don't like squash or zuc…
My love of everything coffee started at 6-years-old when my dad would make me a cup of Sanka before bedtime. When other kids were ordering chocolate or vanilla cones, I was getting two scoops of coffee ice cream. What I'm trying to say i…
I admit it: I love that smoothies have become trendy, because it makes for more inspiration. I've been making smoothies on the regular for over 10 years now -- since my older son started solids -- so I always welcome new smoothie ideas. …
My kids love to help in the kitchen, especially on slow-moving weekend mornings. So having on hand a few easy brunch recipes that kids can help make is always a good idea. Plus, with Mother's Day and Father's Day coming up soon, this wil…
One of my favorite holiday traditions is making cinnamon rolls for Christmas morning, and not just because they taste great. They also make the perfect festive prep-ahead breakfast, which is why I'm looking forward to extending my tradit…
While brunch is an all-year-around thing, there is something about spring that ups the ante. Between Easter, Mother's Day, and the good feeling that better weather brings, I can't help but get the urge to open the windows and call friend…
Ah, coffee. For most of us, having a nice cup of morning joe gives us the fuel we need to pack lunches, find lost shoes, and get to work -- all before 8:30 a.m. But there’s nothing worse than taking a sip of freshly brewed coffee to find…
Rainbow recipes for St. Patrick's Day are a lot more appealing than dyeing everything green in our opinion. And of course, we could celebrate by eating corned beef and shepherd's pie, but why would we when we could spend the weekend eati…
It’s no secret that I am a homemade pancake enthusiast, but everyone -- including me -- loves a good boxed pancake mix for one reason: pancakes in minutes. That is, as long as you don't end up with flapjacks that are dense and heavy, whi…