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Appetizer Recipes

Appetizers are arguably the best part of any gathering! Here you'll find a selection of my best appetizer recipes for entertaining. Recipes include crostini, bruschetta and toasts, fritters and other crispy fried foods, dips and spreads, marinated and grilled seafood and so much more!

overhead shot of grilled zucchini bruschetta on a wood platter

Grilled Zucchini Bruschetta with Whipped Ricotta + Mint

close up of zucchini fritters with dollop of yogurt on top

Zucchini Fritters with Lemon Herb Yogurt

Fried Greek tomato fritters stacked on an oval platter with a bowl of tzatziki.

Greek Tomato Fritters

A plate with a fork and butternut squash fritters next to a wood serving platter.

Butternut Squash Fritters with Spiced Yogurt

Roasted shrimp cocktail and a bowl of whole grain mustard sauce on a serving platter.

Roasted Shrimp Cocktail with Whole Grain Mustard Sauce

Six square pieces of smoked salmon puff pastry tart on a serving platter.

Easy Smoked Salmon Puff Pastry Tart

Close up of crostini with eggplant caponata on top.

Eggplant Caponata

Roasted Mushroom + French Goat Cheese Crostini | ColeyCooks.com

Roasted Mushroom and Goat Cheese Crostini

Blue Cheese Tartines with Apples + Arugula (Video!) | ColeyCooks.com

Blue Cheese Tartines with Apples + Arugula

Honey Roasted Plum Crostini with Burrata and Prosciutto (Video!)

Honey Roasted Plum Crostini with Burrata + Prosciutto (Video!)

Lobster Corn Fritters with Tarragon Aioli

Lobster Corn Fritters with Tarragon Aioli

Fried Manchego Cheese with Lavender Honey (Video!)

Fried Manchego Cheese with Lavender Honey

Fava Bean Crostini with Pecorino + Mint (Video!)

Fava Bean Crostini with Pecorino + Mint

Radish Toasts with Chive Butter

Radish Toasts with Chive Butter

How to Make Panelle: Italian Chick Pea Fritters

Italian Chick Pea Fritters with Veggies

A small stone bowl of skordalia among fresh veggies and pita points.

Skordalia

Scallop Ceviche with Corn + Cucumber

Scallop Ceviche with Corn + Cucumber

Authentic Mexican Tomato Salsa - Quick and Easy Video Recipe!

Easy Tomato Salsa

Pickled Shrimp, Fried Green Tomatoes, Creole Remoulade Recipe from ColeyCooks.com

Pickled Shrimp, Fried Green Tomatoes + Creole Remoulade

Heirloom tomatoes and feta on grilled toasts and garnished with fresh herbs.

Heirloom Tomato Toasts with Feta + Herbs

Top view of fresh guacamole in a molcajete.

Chipotle Guacamole

Bacon Dip

Close up of toasted baguette with tomato and cheese.

Pan Con Tomate (Spanish Tomato Bread)

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I'm Nicole Gaffney, but my friends all call me Coley. You should, too! I'm a chef and recipe developer specializing in seasonal, coastal Italian cooking. Here you'll find hundreds of time-tested, easy-to-follow recipes to help you become more confident in the kitchen!

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Winter Recipes

Top view of a corner slice of lasagna bolognese on a white dinner plate with a fork.

Authentic Italian Lasagna Alla Bolognese

Overhead close up of a bowl of La RIbollita Tuscan soup.

La Ribollita: Authentic Tuscan Soup

Close up of 3 slices of braciole over red sauce on a white plate with a fork.

Authentic Italian Beef Braciole

Top view of a cheesy casserole.

Incredible Baked Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

A close up of a dish of cauliflower au gratin with a spoon inside.

Easy Baked Cauliflower Gratin

Top view of a flourless chocolate cake with a cracked top and cardamom pods

Turkish Coffee Flourless Chocolate Cake

Christmas

Top view of a corner slice of lasagna bolognese on a white dinner plate with a fork.

Authentic Italian Lasagna Alla Bolognese

Close up of 3 slices of braciole over red sauce on a white plate with a fork.

Authentic Italian Beef Braciole

Two glasses of Coquito with cinnamon on top on a bed of Christmas tree branches and red and gold ornaments.

Coquito - Puerto Rican Eggnog

Overhead shot of a bowl of sugared cranberries.

Easy Sugared Cranberries

Top view of a cheesy casserole.

Incredible Baked Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

Overhead shot of a sliced tart with cranberries dotted throughout.

Easy Cranberry Tart with Almond Frangipane

Cookies + Bars

Sliced custard cream apple bars dusted with powdered sugar.

Apple Custard Bars

A hand pulling a chunk off a chocolate chip cookie.

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt

overhead shot of a marble table with random cookies in the corner and lots of scattered coffee beans

Chocolate Espresso Shortbread Cookies

Sliced peanut butter grape bars on a sheet of parchment paper.

Peanut Butter Grape Shortbread Bars

Four Brown Butter Ginger Molasses Cookies stacked and wrapped in twine

Brown Butter Ginger Molasses Cookies

overhead shot of Espresso Brownies on light blue plate with coffee beans

Espresso Brownies

Italian Recipes

Bowl and skillet both filled with chickpea pasta with sausage and broccoli rabe.

Chick Pea Pasta with Sausage + Broccoli Rabe

Close up of 3 slices of braciole over red sauce on a white plate with a fork.

Authentic Italian Beef Braciole

A red stoneware bowl filled with homemade ricotta cheese.

Easy Homemade Ricotta Cheese

sweet potato gnocchi on a fork

Sweet Potato Gnocchi

Top view of sweet pea gnocchi with tarragon pea cream in a white bowl.

Sweet Pea Gnocchi with Tarragon Pea Cream

Top view of a corner slice of lasagna bolognese on a white dinner plate with a fork.

Authentic Italian Lasagna Alla Bolognese

Seafood Recipes

Clams with Bacon, Tomatoes + Jalapeños | ColeyCooks.com

Clams with Bacon, Tomatoes + Jalapeños

overhead shot of a platter with crab cakes and lemon wedges on top

Easy Maryland Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes

Close up of a pile of steamed crabs and corn on the cob.

Steamed Crabs Maryland Style

overhead shot of a bowl of pasta with clam sauce

Linguine alle Vongole: Pasta with Clam Sauce

a white plate with shrimp, lemon and bread

Easy New Orleans BBQ Shrimp

A bowl of lobster bisque with a spoon

Lobster Bisque

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Nicole Gaffney, aka Coley, is a professionally trained chef, recipe developer, tv host and food writer. Learn More about Coley…

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