How to Make Beautiful 3-Ingredient Dough Ornaments for the Holidays
Make beautiful homemade ornaments with just three ingredients—no salt required! Perfect for the win…
The Best Cut-Out Cookie Dough Recipe
Ever embarked on a cookie quest only to find yourself in a doughy dilemma, battling sticky situations tha…
7 Simple Recipes for Busy Chicago Families
When life gets chaotic (hello weeknight practices, weekend activities, homework and trying to remember to…
5 Fall Dinners So Easy You’ll Actually Have Time to Enjoy Them
Between school drop-offs, soccer practice, and that never-ending pile of laundry, making dinner can feel…
Don't Let Your Pumpkin Go to Squash! Clever Uses Post-Carving
After the excitement of carving your spooky jack-o'-lantern, you're left with a pile of pumpkin g…
🍎 4 Apple Recipes Your Family Will Devour + a Bonus Apple Experiment!
Fall equals apple season, and we are here for it. Whether you’ve got a bag fresh from the orchard o…
Sponsored What Happened When 3 Moms Let Nurture Life Handle Mealtime for a Week
Mealtime is supposed to be simple. But any parent knows that’s rarely the case.One child wants a sn…
Easy No-Bake Desserts Kids Can Make + Printable Recipe Cards
Looking for easy no-bake dessert recipes kids can make themselves? These fun and simple treats are perfec…
Sponsored Blue-tiful Fun! 6 Smurfy Projects Packed With Creativity & Kindness
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Easy Matzah Ball Soup Recipe to Celebrate Passover
As a little girl, I had a neighbor who we called “Nana Louise.” She would start her preparatio…
Top Dips By State & Your Snack Playbook for Football's Biggest Night
Football's biggest night is Feb. 9, and whether you’re in it for the halftime show, the commerc…
Hidden Heart Cupcakes
A few years ago, to celebrate a Disney-loving friend's birthday, I recreated these adorable "Hid…
Sponsored Your Guide to Stress-Free Weeknight Dinners in 2025
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Top 5 Most Viewed Recipes on Macaroni KID in 2024
When it comes to feeding our families, Macaroni KID readers are all about recipes that check three key bo…
Three Favorite Christmas Cookie Recipes to Make with Your Kids
Christmas is coming ... if you can't tell by all that festive music, the bazillion holiday gatherings…
Top Thanksgiving Side Dishes: Find Your State's Favorite
Thanksgiving is here, and you know what that means: stretchy pants and side dishes galore! Forget about th…
9 Creative Ways to Use Leftover Halloween Candy
Halloween isn't just about spooky costumes and fun scares — it's also about candy — l…
How to Make a Delicious Jewish Apple Cake
I love apple desserts, especially when I can use freshly picked apples my kids helped harvest.One of my f…
Don't Toss Those Pumpkin Seeds! Here's How to Roast Them
Fall is here, which means pumpkins are everywhere! Whether you're carving a jack-o-lantern or preparin…
3 Quick Taco Recipes for Busy Families
Looking for quick and easy taco recipes for Taco Tuesday? We’ve got you covered with 3 simple taco…
5 Quick and Easy Rotisserie Chicken Recipes You Can Make Tonight
The hectic days of fall are upon us, when not only do we have work, school, sports, and other activities,…
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