With all the anxiety surrounding back-to-school , the last thing I need to be worrying about is coming up with 180 days of school lunch ideas, especially for my sandwich-averse teen. ( Seriously child? What's wrong with sandwiches?!? ) B…
A few months ago, I decided to join our Cool Mom Picks WeTime project and plant my own vegetable garden. My rookie mistake was planting 6 mounds of zucchini seeds. I truly do not understand the remarkable ability of this little plant to …
One of the simple things we can do to make the earth just a little healthier is to bring more plant-based foods into our diets. And I say this as an avowed burger eater. So in honor of Earth Day (but not just for Earth Day!) consider cho…
With our second COVID Easter on the horizon, a colorful and delicious focaccia garden at the centerpiece of our Easter meal sounds like a perfect addition to our table. Even better? I'm going to be passing this project off onto my three …
The idea of starting a food garden can be a bit overwhelming, especially if you were not gifted with a green thumb. But pandemic life has us considering doing all kinds of new things that we may never have attempted before (see also: sou…
Have you ever sat back at the end of a week, proud of all all that effort you put in in the kitchen, and then wondered... Did my teens actually eat a vegetable this week? Nope? Just me? If your kids are like mine, all "bring on the pizza…
I know that creative snack trays and charcuterie boards have become A Thing this year, and holiday snack trays are A Thing too. But I'm not complaining! In fact, I've spent way too much time searching for holiday snack tray ideas, In bet…
So let's talk that Sidesgiving menu, shall we? You know, a Thanksgiving dinner that's made entirely of our favorite side dishes? We're definitely not the only family who has had some really. hard discussions around Thanksgiving this year…
So many of our readers and friends are asking about what to make for a smaller Thanksgiving this year. While this may be the prudent choice, I know it still comes with a lot of feelings. So many of us are skipping travels plans and rauco…
I looked at the calendar this morning and...I couldn't believe it's mid-August. I swear it was just mid-March like yesterday. And here we are, still feeding our families day in and day out, despite our constantly changing plans and routi…
Gazpacho is one of our favorite go-to dinners for hot summer nights because it's cool, it's easy, and it's sooo good. Add a salad -- or maybe grilled cheese for the kids -- and you have a satisfying, lighter dinner with very little work.…
Many of us on the Cool Mom Eats team have made the leap to CSA memberships this year, since COVID-19 has limited our access to farmer's markets in town. And sometimes ,we get some ingredients that we aren't used to cooking with -- which …
One of my favorite go-to recipes on a busy day when I really don't feel like cooking is a good pasta salad. I can easily whip up one of these easy pasta salad dressing recipes to suit for whatever we're serving, from Mexican to Asian fla…
Hey all! I'm Lisa! Nice to meet you all virtually -- you know, how we are doing everything these days. As a mother of three busy kids, I haven't always been the best at meal planning, but a few years ago I turned it from a New Year's res…
Black beans are totally the pinch hitters of dinner prep, if you ask me. Always ready to come off the bench (er, the back of. the pantry) at the last minute and serve up big protein, fiber, and -- yes! -- taste. And as the Covid quaranti…
Finding a fresh produce delivery service that works for you is the most genius idea right now -- as in, one that specializes in just fruits or veggies or both. If you're in an area where you can still safely visit your local supermarket,…
Welcome to homestead life, mamas. We're just a few days in on our full quarantine, and I feel like I'm going to need to learn how to grow wheat and weave my own fabric soon. (Kidding! No panicking!) But I do have to admit, when I saw Rub…
Grab your pen and grocery list, because your weekly meal plan is ready! I'm not sure what it is about winter that has my family craving loads of carbs, but it's time for some veggies around our house. So, we've found 5 easy meals with lo…
I've been an avocado lover for a long time, but when I don't want to eat the whole thing on my own, I've discovered a little trick that can help keep it from turning brown that's so easy it's kind of ridiculous. And best part: no extra i…
If your'e looking for vegetarian Thanksgiving recipes that meat-eaters will like too, I am the perfect person to help. Because two years ago during the holidays, my paleo husband decided to turn vegan. Really. And he hasn't had so much a…
Our all-vegetarian meal plan this summer was a huge hit, so now that the weather's turned cooler we wanted to focus on vegetarian comfort-food meals with this weekly meal plan. From lasagna to chili and pot pie, we've taken our favorite …
This week’s weekly meal plan recommendations are here, and we’ve found some easy meals that feature September's best produce. Root veggies are finally ready, and we're starting to see winter squash. So meals featuring beets, Brussel spro…
Every year I grow as many tomato plants as my garden will hold. If I’m lucky and #thosedarnsquirrels don’t eat them all, I have a bounty of juicy red and yellow fruit that lasts through September. Inevitably some tomatoes will ripen too …
I don’t think I will ever get sick of no-cook recipes using tomatoes and basil. I play them on repeat during the summer months because I know that although the ingredients are widely available year-round, it’s this time, right now in Aug…