It's Christmas and Hanukkah week, and we've found some festive dishes that are still easy and family friendly for the holidays...and some easy dinners to get you through the rest of the week when you're over cooking. Some are even make-a…
We always love helping you all out with great last minute gifts for Dad, Grandpa, your stepdad, or anyone you're celebrating this Father's Day. Because it helps us out too! While Father's Day gifts have been on our minds -- and our shopp…
Move over, boxed pancake mix ; we still like you, but the new hot food trend that we are excited to try is Japanese fluffy pancakes. Think, light soufflé-inspired breakfast pastries drizzled with syrup and fresh fruit. It's easy to see w…
The 2-Ingredient Pancake recipes that faithfully pop up on my Instagram and Pinterest feeds admittedly inspire a bit of skepticism. After all, the internet is full of recipes with big promises – " Use a hair-dryer to make perfect roast c…
Even if you made it up past midnight to watch the ball drop, your kids will likely be up bright and early New Year's morning looking for something to fill their bellies. To make the first meal of the new year a bit more special than a bo…
Decorating gingerbread houses is an annual tradition here, but other than the candy the kids inhale as we decorate, I admit we've never actually eaten the rock-hard house itself, especially after it's been out on display for a few weeks.…
If you're like all of us right now, you're looking at Thanksgiving leftovers filling up your fridge and wondering how to make use of all that extra turkey, stuffing, mashed potato, and roast veggies. Well, we can help! From breakfast, lu…
It may still be sweltering where I live, but I'm at least making sure it tastes like fall with these creative recipes that give us all kinds of ways to use canned pumpkin. From breakfast to dessert to dinner, these recipes rely on simple…
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…
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…
My motive for wanting to uncover the secret to crispy waffles is a bit selfish: As any family cook will understand, I feed myself last. So when I make a batch of waffles, the hot-off-the-griddle ones are gone by the time I sit down. Luke…
Ah, breakfast for dinner. I love it because it's easy. My kids love it because, well, breakfast for dinner . My husband, however, hates when he sees those three words on our weekly menu because he assumes that breakfast for dinner means …
I love colorful holiday food as much as the next person but, though I'm usually an everything in moderation kind of parent, artificial food color doesn't sit well with me. Of course my children eat candy at the movies and on Halloween, a…
Pancakes get all the glory, but the truth is that their preferred status is based on a lie. See, most folks think that waffles can be made with pancake batter, which makes them nothing more than pancakes in a fussier shape (that requires…