A week’s worth of family-friendly spring recipes | Weekly Meal Plan
by Lisa Barnes | Meal Planning, Recipes
It's finally spring around here with daffodils popping up and flowering trees, which means it's time to start planning some spring dinners and easing out of all those heavy winter dishes. These are the spring dinner recipes that feel a bit lighter and brighter to me...
Non-toxic spring cleaning with salt: 8 unexpected uses in the kitchen beyond cooking.
by Stacie Billis | Tips + Tricks
Springtime means spring cleaning in my house and that means cleaning with salt. Yes, really. While there are some great natural cleaning products out there that are worth every dime (we love Better Life around here, and even housecleaning services use it),the...
These 11 light spring recipes help you shake off winter at the dinner table
When warm, spring weather hits I immediately lose all appetite for the heavy dinners like chili or pot roast that I craved during winter, and instead, I'm finding myself adding light spring recipes to our dinner roatation, like light pasta salads, cold, fresh...
These 9 recipes are most delicious ways to use hard-boiled eggs this week
by Stacie Billis | Recipes
These five truly awesome hard-boiled egg recipes may be the best, easiest, and most creative ways to use hard-boiled eggs, should you have a stockpile after Easter egg decorating. And don't worry, I'm not talking egg salad sandwiches a dozen ways either -- though we...
7 solar eclipse treats that are easy to make. Even last minute. (But, hey, at least we got our glasses.)
by Stacie Billis | Recipes
If you live in the United States, I can't imagine that you haven't heard that a once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse is happening on April 8, 2024. And if are anything like me, you can barely find time to get your hands on solar eclipse glasses let alone play some...
Create a more sustainable kitchen with these 10 easy, eco-friendly ideas
by Christina Refford | Tips + Tricks
With Earth Day coming up in April and spring cleaning season here, it's a great time to reflect on ways we can create a more eco-friendly home and a more sustainable kitchen. If your family spends as much time as my family of five does thinking about, preparing, and...
Kitchen spring cleaning checklist: 7 kitchen tasks everyone forgets
by Caroline Siegrist | Tips + Tricks
With spring having sprung (and the words of Marie Kondo echoing in my head all these years later), I've been doing my best to kick-start kitchen spring cleaning before summer arrives. But one thing I've learned after all these years is it's so easy to miss certain...
12 delicious corned beef alternatives for St. Patrick’s Day dinner: From creative to classic.
by Christina Refford | Recipes
Though we know a lot of homes will be enjoying corned beef for their St Patrick's Day dinner this weekend, there are plenty of people (like me!) who would rather find some corned beef alternatives to serve on the 17th. If you're like me, I've got you covered! My...
How To Make Rainbow Donuts: 5 Quick and Easy Recipes Kids Will Love
by Cool Mom Team | Recipes
These colorful and delicious rainbow donuts only require a few simple ingredients and minimal prep time. Perfect for St. Patrick's Day, or really...any day! Why are we sharing rainbow donuts? Well, they seem to have overtaken rainbow cakes when it comes to the most...
6 amazing recipes from Black food bloggers you should totally be following | Meal Plan Ideas
by Lisa Barnes | Meal Planning, Recipes
Editor's Note: We have always done our best on this site to be inclusive in different ways: By amplifying diverse voices and sharing perspectives from diverse moms and women; promoting gifts from diverse shops and companies in our gift guides, as well as gifts that...
Healthy comfort food recipes to get us through the winter without the extra pounds
by Kate Etue | Recipes, Tips + Tricks
Healthy comfort food recipes can be hard to come by. I mean I totally get the desire to start new diets in the new year, what with fresh beginnings and all. But when it's winter, I just want to cuddle up on the couch with a blanket and a big bowl of cheesy soup or...
How to tell if food is fresh: Tips for 7 of your top pantry staples
by Rebecca Ffrench | Tips + Tricks
It's good to have some tricks for how tell if food is fresh and still good to eat -- as you know if you've ever opened a jar of half-used tomato sauce that seemed fairly new...only to find furry white spots of mold floating on top. While some spoiled food is quite...