My family made the switch to clean eating this year and, well, it's so tempting to cheat during the holidays. But I don't want to reverse all of the good I've done -- and the inches I've lost -- since we made the change. So I'm excited t…
At Cool Mom HQ, we're suckers for easy crafts that keep the kids busy, especially during the holidays. But the Cool Mom Eats team? Well, we say if you take time to craft it, you should be able to eat it. These 10 easy, delicious holiday …
My name is Jane and I don’t love baking holiday cookies. There, I said it! I absolutely love cookies , but I’ve just never been a spend-all-day-in-the-kitchen-making-sugar-cookies type of gal. But you can’t have the holidays without cook…
I love a good Instagram food trend like the next person, but don't put much effort into chasing them down, because trends pass. And I'm busy. But these crazy dessert trends are different. Because dessert . And I wouldn't mind a few extra…
Is it just mine, or do all kids get excited when I'm topping a cracker for snacktime? Whether it’s a Triscuit or graham cracker, my kids love the idea of an edible canvas -- and the more colors, the better. So if you want to get out of a…
Sugar is tricky: On one hand, natural, unprocessed sugar has an important place in our diet. On the other, things get dicey real fast given how ubiquitous added sugar is in so many of our supermarket foods -- it's in everything from sand…
There's a moment of respite after the winter holidays when we all agree that getting healthy is a fabulous idea -- and then Valentine's Day hits. This year, to condition myself, a few days before the 14th, I ate enough Nutella to nearly …
With so much happening in the world (like, uh, this week ), I feel silly taking issue with daylight savings, but seriously? As far as I'm concerned, this institutionalized tradition, which surely once had significance, does nothing but d…
Okay, parents: The kids are back to school and you survived. We think that it's time to treat yourself to something decadent and indulgent, just because. We've found a few fancy snacks that we're putting on the adults-only shelves in our…
My 12-year-old daughter has severe peanut and tree nut allergies. We first discovered her allergies 10 years ago, after my father, who had just eaten a peanut butter cup, kissed her, causing her face to break out into hives. He felt horr…
With so many schools having gone nut-free, many of us are left drawing a blank when it comes to lunch box staples, because what's a parent to do without PB&J?! Last year, we rounded up six delicious peanut butter alternatives and we've d…
With all the running, swimming, climbing, and trekking that we do with the kids in the summer, we deserve a couple of extra calories at the end of a long, hot day, don't you think? But the best thing about these cold sweet treats isn't j…
May is packed with teacher appreciation, end-of-year school parties, Memorial Day cookouts, picnics with friends, birthdays and more, so I've been on the lookout for some easy and relatively quick dessert recipes that will still impress.…
I haven't always been a hardcore Star Wars fan but, like my children, I've recently become a serious Star Wars geek. Maybe it's watching the old movies again with them—and seeing how magical they still are for them—or maybe it's that I l…
It's hard to imagine a birthday kid who doesn't like cake, but it happens. And when you're the parent of the birthday kid who doesn't want cake, you're left figuring out what to serve that's just as festive, delicious, and easy to serve …
Today is one of our favorite food holidays at Cool Mom central, World Nutella Day . We don't care if it's a made up celebration, because we believe. Whether you use the original product or a newfangled, all-natural chocolate-hazelnut spr…
Valentine's Day is all about sweets for your sweets, but while conversation hearts and chocolates are classic go-to's, I'm thinking that fruit is a good way to have a few healthy Valentine's Day treats in our collective back pockets. Or …
Well, it was a good run here in the Northeast where, on a few days this winter, our weather was even better than yours, Los Angeles! But the party is over and, as a good number of us settle into seasonably cold temps and brace for winter…
If you ever need a reminder of what the holidays are about, watch a child on Christmas morning. The excitement is palpable and the magic is real. I just want to soak it all in, but I also want a top-notch brunch to kick off the holiday. …
It's the middle of December and the weather outside (at least in the Northeast) has been far from frightful. Actually, the weekend was downright spring-ish. But unseasonably warm weather or no, who can resist delicious hot chocolate reci…
You just got invited to a cookie swap and you really want to go, because cookies. But you are also crazy busy (and maybe a little stressed out?) with work, kids’ parties, holiday gatherings, gift shopping and, oh, you know, all the other…
We’re a little obsessed with caffeine around here. Because, mornings. And parenting. And also mornings. So what better way to kick off our first ever Cool Mom Eats holiday gift guide than with some of the most fantastic coffee gifts for …
Can we all agree that the best part of Thanksgiving is pie? In my family, there are some essential Thanksgiving pie recipes that will never change. Like my mom's pumpkin pie: She's a purist and her pie is absolute perfection. There will …
I'm usually a decisive person, but when it comes to choosing a recipe for a bake sale at my kids' school, I'm as indecisive as they come. Everything always looks so ridiculously yummy! This year, I'm getting ready ahead of time with thes…