By SHAYNA SEID
NOVEMBER 9, 2025
Made by Gadabout Creative
Caroline Chambers, The New York Times best-selling cookbook author of What To Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking, and her husband, George, welcomed their fourth child this summer. Odds are you—like us—first became familiar with the chef, caterer, and writer during the pandemic, when her recipes really connected with at-home chefs during that “unprecedented time.” She’s since grown her business (and her family), releasing more cookbooks, a Substack, and a podcast.
The culinary expert is now based in Carmel Valley, California, with little ones: Mattis, Calum, Cashel, and Tavish. “Tavish was our surprise number four, born July 16th after having Taco Bell with extra hot sauce for dinner,” Caroline laughs. “We named our oldest son, Mattis, after General James Mattis—a hero of my husband’s who he served under as a SEAL in Afghanistan. That set us down a path of choosing unconventional, Scotch-Irish–leaning names for our boys. Mattis, Calum, Cashel, and now, Tavish, which means Thomas—my dad’s name, in Gaelic. I could never have imagined how deeply obsessed with him all three of my other boys would be—they fight over who gets to hold him, give him his bottles, pick his outfits. They truly dote on him, it’s so special.”
Caroline and Tavish in his outfit from Over The Moon. Photo: Breana Janay
A year ago, Caroline and George had just finished a renovation on their three-bedroom home, but when they found out she was pregnant with number four, they quickly realized they had outgrown the place. “I was not looking for a new house, but this house—a 100-year-old farmhouse that John Steinbeck actually wrote about in Cannery Row—found us.”
“Rather than give each boy their own room, we decided to create more living spaces—TV room, playroom—and keep two boys in each bedroom,” Caroline explains. And aesthetically, since the mom of four is from North Carolina originally but has resided in the Golden State for nearly 15 years now, her children’s style “kind of boomerangs between Southern Sunday School and California grom. I love them in a Peter Pan collar, and I love them in an oversized jersey and baggy jeans! I keep my babies a little more classic—I love a baby in a ribbed, pointelle or knit outfit. I like to dress my babies like babies.”
With a new home and a new little one, it was the perfect time to create an Over The Moon Baby Registry. “Over The Moon has such an incredible collection of beautiful, unique pieces,” Caroline shares. “Every other baby registry site is pretty utilitarian. Here, you can find heirloom pieces that will make your home and nursery feel really special.”
Dream Registry
Nursery
Lightweight yet durable, touches of rattan offer style and function for a cozy, serene space.
Photo: Breana Janay
Q:
What was your process for choosing items for your Dream Baby Registry?
Babies don’t need much, but Over The Moon gives parents a chance to make the few things babies do need really special. This is also my fourth baby, so I have the benefit of knowing that I really only need a few outfits for the newborn days and early months. Especially having a summer baby, he lived in just diapers for the first month. With my first, I registered for so many newborn outfits that only got worn once! So I spread my clothing ages out a bit and registered all the way up through one year!
Dream Registry
Baby Care
Invest in high-quality pieces that are plush and soft-to-the-touch so this process truly nurtures your little one.
Photo: Breana Janay
Q:
What were must-have items for your Dream Baby Registry?
A happy birthday plate!!!!! I’ve gotten these for a few of my godsons (I have four sons and four godsons, I cannot seem to collect a single girl!) and have been coveting them for years, but we had a really tiny kitchen with absolutely no storage. Our new kitchen is going to have big open shelves wrapping around the entire room, so things that previously felt impractical, like owning four birthday plates that are only used once a year now, feel like heirloom pieces that I can keep on the shelves all year round! Other must-haves were some fresh Oso & Me outfits (one of the main brands my big boys wear!) and a sweet monogrammed pillow that I hope will become his lovie (but you never know what they’ll imprint on—my first son’s lovie is a sweet pillow, my third son’s lovie is a GIGANTIC teddy bear, very inconvenient for travel ha!).
Dream Registry
Clothes & Other Delights
Make this routine the most luxurious part of your entire day for you and baby.
Caroline leaves us with an important tip for parents-to-be creating their own Over The Moon Baby Registries for the first time: “Think about what you can borrow from friends! I borrowed a dock-a-tot and a bassinet which are two big ticket items which free up your registry for more fun things like…personalized birthday ceramics. Also, spread the love over the course of the baby’s first year—don’t just think about newborn needs. I remember when my first turned six-months-old and started eating solids, I was like dang, why didn’t I register for a high chair, bibs, plates, utensils, etc?!”
