It can be hard to figure out the best coffee makers that will work for your home, your preferences, your lifestyle, and dare we say your counter space? With so many brands let alone types of coffee makers out there, shopping for the best…
When it comes to kids' lunches and convenience, I wished for a long time for some kind of reusable juice box. I mean, it's kind of hard to beat juice boxes--they're the perfect serving size, especially younger kids, and for what seems to…
Anyone else ready to upgrade their mealtime with kitchenware? After a year of eating every meal at home, the contents of my kitchen cabinets remind of April and Andy eating chili off a frisbee in Parks and Rec. Not a good look, as much a…
We're big proponents of empowering kids to take responsibility in the kitchen, so of course we're sharing healthy breakfast ideas kids can make themselves. Whether we're tasking our children with making their own school lunches or stocki…
In the past, we've written about how to clean our kids lunch boxes safely , say if a banana gets left in there over the weekend or a container of spaghetti somehow gets tossed back in without a lid. But this year, we may be pulling out a…
Think about the memories you have of your favorite restaurants: The local joint where you and your partner had your first date. The chef who catered your wedding. The sushi place that you dreamed about when you were pregnant. The ice cre…
When I was sent a few samples of a vitamin-infused coffee called VitaCup to try out, I was pretty -- okay, wildly skeptical. For me, coffee has to taste good above all, because I'm drinking so darn much of it. Especially now when I'm wak…
We have fully made the leap to metal straws around here, thanks to the insistence of my eco-crusader kids. Well, that and those. pesky facts about what one-time use products like straws are doing to the planet. I carry mine around with m…
Back to school season is coming up fast, and we're already on it with our Cool Mom Picks Back to School Shopping Guide , rolling out this week. While we're helping parents out with all the coolest gear for kids, we're also going to have …
When I hear "healthy ice cream brands," I admit I kind of roll my eyes. And I'll be honest: When I had a chance to try out these two so-called healthier creams this summer, I didn't expect to like either of them. Surprise! They were both…
Wouldn't it be nice to have a perfectly sharp knife appear on your doorstep every few months? And yes, that also sounds like a premise for a bad horror movie, but this is different, I promise. Experienced cooks know how important a sharp…
When a member of our Recipe Rescue Facebook group asked for a kitchen mat that would ease back strain while she's prepping dinner on her kitchen's stone floors, the group came through big time! Here are multiple readers' picks for the be…
Was there ever any doubt that in era of unicorn JELL-O , unicorn shaped Lucky Charms , unicorn Frappucinos , and Unicorn Tears Gin and unicorn everything else, that we'd be seeing unicorn mac n cheese? No doubt? Well, aren't you the smar…
When we first heard about the flat-pack chocolate Easter bunny from IKEA , we were all like, yay! Then we saw it was only available in Sweden and we were like, oh man...they get 480 days of paid parental leave and now this, too? Well, go…
If you're the parent of a child with a severe or even life-threatening food allergy, you know how terrifying it can be simply to eat out, even at a trusted restaurant. And a portable new device called the Nima Peanut and Gluten Sensor is…
This past week at Toy Far 2019, there was clearly a trend of make-your-own candy and treat kits, and I'll be sharing some favorites soon. But the one thing I couldn't want to run back to share with our foodie fans: The new Sew-Your-Own U…
Let's see...trying delicious ice cream flavors. Saving a few calories. Getting a better night's sleep. Yep, Nightfood ice cream checks off all three boxes for me. A 1/2-cup serving of this new ice cream (should you, unlike me, be able to…
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 so stoked to have recently discovered Elmhurst Milks , a plant-based and hella delicious new line of 10 non-dairy milks made from both nuts and grains. Elmhurst actually started as a traditional dairy farm in the Northeast, but I'm …
Let's talk reusable straws, and the need for alternatives now. Because depending on where you live, you may have noticed that your favorite restaurants are no longer offering plastic straws. That's due to a push to cut down on single-use…
I read cookbooks cover to cover, just like my favorite magazine or Nora Ephron novel. Yes, I realize it's much easier to Google a recipe, but there’s nothing I love more than a dog-eared cookbook sitting on my kitchen counter. And after …
Eating out with little kids can be tough (okay, sometimes torture). I think there was an entire year where my husband and I never went to a restaurant with our little girls; it just wasn’t worth it. I was constantly picking up whatever t…
We don't need to tell you how much we love food here at Cool Mom Eats. So when we discovered the Delicacies Jewelry collection online, we had to share. Delicacies is a lovely jewelry collection of food ingredient charms with a meaningful…
Our neighborhood pool has a strict no-glass policy around the pool deck -- which I totally understand, because #safetyfirst. But occasionally we like to order pizzas for the kids, bring some drinks for the grown ups, and let the kids swi…