Mealtime

From baby's first food to nightly dinner, keeping your family well-fed is no small feat. Let us help.

We've got lots of food-related hacks, including:

...and more! Scroll down for our most recent tips.

15 December 2011

Cut toast with a gingerbread cutter for a quick, festive snack

Anne's daughter turned making gingerbread men into something easy enough to do every day.

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14 December 2011

Store seasonal recipes and serving pieces in the same place

"Store like with like" is a classic organizing principle. Here's how Erin uses it to simplify holiday meal preparation. How do you keep track of your favorite holiday recipes?

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13 December 2011

How to quickly cool down hot chocolate

Lukewarm hot chocolate! Oxymoron? Maybe. But definitely a good hack.

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17 November 2011

11 November 2011

04 November 2011

03 November 2011

Amazon deal: 10% instant rebate on Pamela's gluten-free baking mixes

I don't usually post about items with small Amazon discounts, but given that the price-per-unit there is already good and that going gluten free can be so expensive and intimidating for newcomers, I decided this one was worth sharing. Discount ends December 31, 2011.

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02 November 2011

Long-term thinking about Halloween candy management

Halloween is over! Phew. Now ask yourself this question: Next Halloween, will you have to engage in the same old candy-control struggle with your kids?

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14 October 2011

13 October 2011

DIY budget bento-style lunch kit

If you've priced out bento-style lunch kits, you know they're not cheap. Here's Courtney's alternative, made out of disposable (but reusable) food containers you buy at the grocery store.

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12 October 2011

Not-As-Sloppy Joes: use hot dog buns!

That's right, we're building a better Sloppy Joe.

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11 October 2011

Upside-down crazy straw + cup lid "locks" the straw inside a to-go cup

Raise your hand if your kid takes the straw out of milkshake and soda to-go cups, thereby dripping on, spraying or wetting something nearby. *Millions of hands go up around the world.* THANK YOU, HEATHER, FOR A SOLUTION.

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30 September 2011

Extra lasagna noodles? Make single-serve lasagna roll-ups!

This would be way too fussy for me to pull off for family dinner, but for a few noodles? No problem.

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28 September 2011

Sippy cup stand-in: lidded paper coffee cup

Angela's almost-spillproof hack comes in handy on vacation, or on a quick errand run.

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14 September 2011

Divided food container inside a lunchbox keeps sandwiches un-smooshed

What's the bane of many kids' school lunch experience? Opening the lunch box to find a smooshed sandwich. Or bruised banana. Or crushed chips. Here's one easy way to avoid the problem without buying all-new lunchbox accessories.

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