Recipes

When it comes to cooking, I'm out of practice. To be clear, I was never a great cook to begin with. When I began grad school five years ago, my husband took over the meal planning and prep, and...

Thanksgiving might look a little different for many families during our COVID year. (Please let it just be a year!). In an ordinary year, more than 50 million Americans travel more than 50 miles from home to be with...

If your children are enrolled in the Iowa City Community School District's PK-12 Online Learning Program (the fully-online option), you can pick up free school lunches every weekday school is in session from 12-1 p.m. at select schools. Children don't...

On Amazon Prime Day, I finally bought my first Instant Pot. I’ve been eyeing one for years but couldn’t get myself to commit to another appliance that would take up space on the countertop. But I’ve been hearing people sing...

Look, by all accounts 2020 is a dumpster fire. And I don't know about you, but I like my dumpster fires covered in chocolate and topped with more chocolate. Enter Halloween bark. Halloween bark is a great treat to make with...

It was time for a new cookie recipe and I remembered these super addictive and delicious monster cookies my brother had shared a few years back. You'll need: 3 eggs 1 1/4 C packed light brown sugar 1 C sugar ...

Summer has come to an end and now it is time to prepare for the school year. This year might look a little different . . . and because of that six of our Iowa City Moms contributors are sharing...

Lots of people are using their newly found down time to bake bread, for some reason. I guess people were really wanting to make bread, and now they suddenly have time? Our family is not. We’re making Chex Mix. A...

Throughout the pandemic, I've been looking for ways to enjoy my favorite restaurant meals at home. Sometimes that means take out and supporting our local businesses, and sometimes that means making my own delicious restaurant inspired budget-friendly meals at...

Oh, how I love Ina Garten. This is not news to anyone into whose home I have brought a potluck item. Her cookbooks are in heavy rotation in my kitchen; their grease-splattered pages lovingly disclose my all-time favorites: roast...