This simple winter salad of celery root, pears, walnuts and manchego cheese is crisp, refreshing, and full of cold weather flavors. Late winter / early spring – aka, right now – is the absolute worst when it comes to fresh vegetables. Just about everything local is out of season and the produce department has become dull and…
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Parsnip Cauliflower Soup with Puffed Quinoa (Video!)
This easy recipe for Parsnip Cauliflower Soup with Puffed Quinoa is vegan, gluten free, and perfect for a warm, nourishing dinner on a cold day. Man, March kills me. I can’t believe it’s snowing outside right now. Actually, that’s not true. I can totally believe it. Doesn’t this happen every year? Luckily, I made us…
Butter Poached Fish (Video!)
This video tutorial for Butter Poached Fish will teach you everything you need to know for how to poach fish in butter. Delicate, rich and so delicious. Today’s recipe is perfect for a chilly day like today. What happened to spring? I guess it’s technically still winter and we were all just getting spoiled with…
New Orleans BBQ Shrimp (Video!)
These New Orleans style BBQ shrimp are simmered shell-on in a spicy, tangy Worcestershire butter sauce. It’s a quick, easy and ridiculously delicious recipe! It’s Mardi Gras weekend! Most of the country has no idea when Mardi Gras is happening, and they especially don’t know that it lasts for an entire season and not just on…
Tropical Smoothie Bowls (Video!)
This easy, beautiful smoothie bowl recipe is loaded with healthy fruit and has the bold flavors of passionfruit, mango, banana and pineapple! Happy Friday from chilly Boston, Mass. People here are still really excited about that Superbowl win. I, on the other hand, am getting really excited about Soulberri! That’s the name of the coffee +…
Peanut Butter and Jelly Granola Bars (Video!)
This easy, healthy recipe for chewy peanut butter and jelly granola bars is gluten free + vegan! Great for kids, quick breakfasts, and snacking on the go! Five years back, which feels like both yesterday and a lifetime ago, I sold homemade granola bars at a local farmer’s market. I was never looking to get…
Honey Butter Granola (Video!)
This easy gluten free granola recipe made with grass fed butter, sunflower seeds, and honey! Great for smoothie bowls, yogurt, or with milk! Granola is an everyday staple at our house. We always have some on hand to eat for breakfast or a quick afternoon snack. We have granola with milk, sprinkled over yogurt and…
Farinata – Savory Italian Chick Pea Flatbreads (Video!)
This easy recipe for this Italian / French chick pea flatbread is vegan, gluten free makes a great pizza base but tastes great all on it’s own! Last spring I posted a recipe for these Italian chick pea and veggie fritters, known as “panelle” in Sicily, only to be scolded by my Sicilian friend and…
Cinnamon Raisin Walnut No-Knead Bread (Video!)
This easy to make no-knead cinnamon raisin bread takes minimal effort, yet produces a bread with incredible flavor and texture. Plus, it makes the most amazing cinnamon toast. Best cinnamon raisin bread recipe ever! Hello, my name is Coley and I’m a carb-o-holic. Which is exactly why I’m on a pretty strict cleanse until I leave…
Hot Buttered Rum (Video!)
This Hot Buttered Rum is the classic winter cocktail recipe you need to have! It’s warm, sweet and totally decadent. Easy cocktail recipe! Apparently hot buttered rum has been a thing for quite a long time, but I’d never heard of it until last month when I spotted it on a brunch menu. Obviously, I…
Nicole Gaffney, aka Coley, is a professionally trained chef, recipe developer, tv host and food writer.