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This holiday season, I've been researching apps for holiday planning as one of many ways to make big holiday meals easier. Whether you enjoyed last year's COVID-mandated reprieve from big get-togethers , or you're just raring to baste an…

It's Amazon Prime Day , a shopping extravaganza for Prime members that starts today at 3 p.m. EST/12 p.m. PST and runs a full 36 hours this year. So we're updating all day (and night and day) with our favorite of the Amazon Prime Day tec…

News flash: our kids love video games. But they also love to help cook in the kitchen. So when we saw that the new Issa's Edible Adventures app teaches them to cook virtually and IRL, we knew we had to try it out. It's part Carmen Sandie…

One of my biggest new year's resolutions is to stay organized, and getting my meals planned is key. Because the hardest part of cooking for me -- other than the kids pulling on my shirt or asking me to help them put together their 1,487-…

Like so many other folks out there, we're obsessed with The Instant Pot , a hot, new kitchen gadget you might have discovered here on Cool Mom Tech. (And if not, hey, it's okay, we forgive you. Ha). Recently, our food editor Stacie Billi…

Of course tech innovations are making their way to the traditional BBQ now too, and if you don't have the space for an outdoor grill, I've found a solution in the Kenyon SilKEN Grill which keeps your grilling game on all year round. This…

I have fallen into a dinner rut, relying on a few tried-and-true recipes that I can whip up before the kids get too peckish at the end of a busy day. But now that I've download the free and gorgeously designed Yummly app , which is avail…

I recently sat through a cooking demo press event at Panasonic HQ for the Panasonic High-Power ZX-1800 Blender , and was admittedly skeptical. (Hi, that's me with my arms folded across my chest.) First of all, I do not tend to think of P…

There's excitement and anxiousness in the air at back to school time, but for many parents, this time of year can also bring about a little dread. As in: Ugh. Here comes the deluge of To-Do lists and classroom paperwork and lunch-packing…

When I can manage to wrestle my iPad out of my children's hands (shaking my fist at you, Minecraft), it is often because I need it as my cookbook. While I've liked products like the iPad cutting board for propping up the tablet right whe…

One of the things I love best about summer is that we go into full-on BBQ mode. And while my husband primarily holds the reins on the tongs, I like exploring different recipes and fun summer dishes, which is where these great BBQ apps an…

It's officially spring and that means in-season veggies are back. I can't wait to make that first batch of pasta with fresh basil leaves in it, but the thing is that requires an indoor herb garden right now. And every year I try to grow …

I'm really excited thinking about my future kitchen. It'll have cool things like a smart refrigerator , Wi-Fi enabled appliances , and now, I've learned, a gorgeous Viking Professional 7 Series Range that will sync with my smartphone. A …

You can't eat your Apple, but you can totally devour some iPhones with this sweet stainless iPhone cookie cutter . Do they make an app for that? I keep pressing the buttons to search, but all I get is a finger covered in frosting. Totall…

When we found the Chef Sleeve a couple years back for protecting your iPad in the kitchen, we were just at the dawn of tablet-mania. Since then, it's amazing to see just how much the iPad has become a fixture in the kitchen--and some of …

Any app that can help me get a delicious home-cooked meal on the table easier and more efficiently has my vote. Yes, I realize that there are quite a few recipe planning apps on the market but some end up being supplanted by my trusty pe…

What do you get the person who is always behind the camera--but maybe you're not about to shell out for a new $400 lens? Here's one awesome idea. I am just loving these camera cookie cutters from Photojojo (kind of like we love everythin…

Even though I cook our Thanksgiving turkey every year, I still find myself checking it way too many times to see if it's actually done. Yes, if there is such a thing as turkey paranoia, I have it. But technology to the rescue! with a cou…

Last week we introduced you to our 3 Springpad Notebooks You're Going to Love series, which included some of the notebooks I think are inspiring, useful, and just plain cool. This week we're back with three more notebooks that you'll tot…

Back to school time for parents means back to school tech . After all, it is time to get back into the organization zone. (Unless you're one of those rare people who stays super organized all the time. In which case...well, don't rub it …

One of the joys of summer vacation for me is having a break from packing lunches and cooking every single night. Meals just seem easier in the summer with the days not being as rushed and dinners taking a backseat to outside play time. W…

One of the many things I love about summer is the enticing and oh-so-summery smell of things cooking on the grill. Mmmm...meat. My husband is the house-appointed grillmaster, but I'd like to start expanding my grilling horizons beyond ha…

We've covered virtual cupcake baking apps and even cupcake ATM machines . But if you love cupcakes (and, really, who doesn't?), here's the killer iPad app you've been waiting for. The Food Network Cupcakes! is pretty much the best thing …

If you're still stumped on what to make for your Cinco de Mayo party (or Kentucky Derby celebration, perhaps), we've found the absolute coolest new app that will give you everything you need to make some of the most fabulous, festive rec…