This recipe for Raw Corn + Nectarine Salad is dead simple to make, but packed with sweet summer flavor. Think you can’t eat corn raw? When it’s exceptionally fresh and in-season, there’s no better way to enjoy it. Where do you live? Do they have great corn there? The answer is probably yes.
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Lyonnaise Salad
This classic recipe for Lyonnaise Salad is an easy and delicious salad that’s filling enough to have as a meal. This post has been sponsored by Eggland’s Best. All opinions are my own. I’ve always been a sucker for the classics. There’s something deeply comforting about a dish that’s been in rotation longer than I’ve…
Grandma’s Blueberry Pie
This recipe for my grandma’s blueberry pie is a summer staple in our house. It’s simple and pure, just like my grandma made it, and really lets the blueberries shine. A few weeks ago we surprised my grandma for her 80th birthday. We threw a small family barbecue at my Aunt Ang’s house and everyone…
Citrus Herb Grilled Shrimp
This quick and easy recipe for Citrus Herb Grilled Shrimp is an insanely delicious flavor-packed summer meal. This post has been sponsored by Vinho Verde Wines. All opinions are my own. Nothing says summer like grilled seafood. Not only is it light and flavorful, it’s also one of the easiest things you can throw together…
Apricot Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
This recipe for Apricot Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp combines 3 seasonal fruits for a sweet tart dessert that is incredibly easy to make and tastes like late spring / early summer in a dish. Oh how I love this time in June. It’s not quite summer yet, but doesn’t really feel like spring either. The days…
Roasted Beets with Avocado Habanero Crema
This simple recipe for Roasted Beets with Avocado Habanero Crema comes from the Hartwood cookbook, written by the owners of Hartwood restaurant in Tulum, Mexico. It’s a uniquely delicious way to enjoy this rustic root vegetable, and surprisingly easy to pull off. I had every intention to get this post up before last weekend, but…
Smashed Eggs on Toast with Butter + Spring Herbs
This recipe for Smashed Eggs on Toast with Butter + Spring Herbs is a quick and tasty way to satisfy your hunger, whether it be for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a snack! Today’s post has been sponsored by Eggland’s Best. As always, opinions are 100% my own. I could not be more excited that spring…
Pork Kebab Pitas with Toum
These Pork Kebab Pitas with Toum make an awesome and unexpected weeknight dinner, and the leftovers are fantastic for lunch the next day! This post is sponsored by Farm Promise. As always, all opinions are 100% my own. This recipe for pork kebab pitas with toum is a mashup of a few similar sandwiches that…
Slow Roasted Salmon with Orange + Fennel
This Slow Roasted Salmon with Orange + Fennel is a light and bright dish that is simple to prepare and tastes as good as it looks. Low and slow roasted salmon turns soft and buttery, while the crisp fennel orange salad cuts through the richness. It’s a perfectly balanced, delicious and easy weeknight meal. Hello! I…
Double Chocolate Paleo Banana Bread
This recipe for Double Chocolate Paleo Banana Bread tastes decadent and rich, but is completely gluten free, grain free, dairy free, and refined sugar free. Today’s post has been sponsored by Eggland’s Best. As always, opinions are 100% my own. About ten years back, I had a major thing for banana bread. I made a…
Meyer Lemon Focaccia
This recipe for Meyer Lemon Focaccia is a perfect balance of sweet, sour, and salty flavors. You might not think this all works together, but it does, and it does so beautifully. Hey! Hi! Helloooooooo there! I know I’ve been MIA for a little bit, but it’s only because I’ve been working on a new…
Croissant Morning Buns
This recipe for Croissant Morning Buns makes an excellent baking project for a cozy winter weekend. Start them Friday evening and they’ll be ready to devour first thing Sunday morning. I’ve had an obsession with buttery, flaky pastries for as long as I can remember. I like to complain that we don’t have a decent…
Thai Green Curry
This recipe for Thai Green Curry is made with a from-scratch paste and includes a detailed tutorial on how to simmer it with your preferred ingredients to make a nutritious and insanely delicious meal. Thai green curry, or Gang Kiew-Wan, is my favorite kind of curry. Growing up, curry was a four letter word in my…
Garlic Honey
This post has been sponsored by Wholesome. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Learn more here or buy now. Happy New Year! December came and went the same way it always does – FAST. Hello 2018! It’s so nice to make your acquaintance.
Profiteroles with Foie Gras and Quince
This recipe for Profiteroles with Foie Gras and Quince is sponsored by Les Trois Petits Cochons. All opinions are my own. It’s almost New Years Eve, and it’s time to get a little fancy. Bust out the Champagne flutes, invite over your favorite friends, and get ready to celebrate 2018 in style.
Chocolate Espresso Cookies
These chocolate espresso cookies are buttery, crisp, and loaded with dark chocolate. Plus, they’ll give you an little extra pep in your step, which I think we all could use this week. Let’s make this quick. I’m busy. You’re busy. It’s the week before Christmas and EVERYONE IS BUSY. I don’t have the time to…
Whole Roasted Beef Tenderloin
This detailed tutorial on how to roast a whole beef tenderloin (filet mignon) is complete with wine pairings and multiple serving suggestions. Thank you to Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards for sponsoring this post. All opinions are 100% my own. When I used to work as a personal chef, a big part of my job was catering small,…
Meyer Lemon + Pistachio Sandwich Cookies
These sweet and puckery Meyer Lemon and Pistachio Sandwich Cookies are kissed with a touch of cardamom to make them even more unique. Cookies are the reason for my season.
Roasted Mushroom and French Goat Cheese Crostini
This easy and elegant appetizer for Roasted Mushroom and French Goat Cheese Crostini is sponsored by Goat Cheeses of France. All opinions are 100% my own. It’s hard to believe that the holidays are already upon us. Once again, they seem to have crept in while no one was watching. Soon we’ll be clinking champagne…
Cranberry, Clementine + Rosemary Cocktails
This bright and festive Cranberry, Clementine + Rosemary cocktail is just what you need to make it through this holiday season. Hey! Here we are. This is it. The very beginning of The Holidays. After today, we are in it all the way until January first. Let’s buckle in, loosen our belts, and toast to…
Raw Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake
This silky smooth Pumpkin Cheesecake is raw, vegan, gluten free, and Paleo, but you’d never know it. Look, I know what you’re thinking. “You can’t make a cheesecake without cheese, Coley.” Hear me out.
Kale Gratin
This kale gratin is the ultimate side dish because it walks the line between healthy and indulgent. It’s the perfect way to eat your greens on a cold winter’s eve. Goodness gracious I can’t believe we’re already less than a week away from Thanksgiving. They say the older you get, the faster time slips by,…
Brown Butter Pear Pandowdy
This warm and cozy fall dessert is simple to make (thanks to store-bought frozen puff pastry) and is perfect for Thanksgiving. I’d never heard of a pandowdy up until this year. Have you? It’s a classic American dessert with origins in New England and dates back quite some time. I’ve made crisps and crumbles, buckles and betty’s,…
Turkey Pot Pies with Bacon, Caramelized Onions + Butternut Squash
This cozy recipe for Turkey Pot Pies with Bacon, Caramelized Onions, and Butternut Squash is sponsored by the National Turkey Federation. All opinions are 100% my own. This here, my friends, is fall on a plate. It’s basically the food equivalent of jumping in a pile of leaves while wearing an oversized sweater and plaid flannel scarf. It’s…
Baked Sweet Potato + Chorizo Hash with Eggs
This recipe for Baked Sweet Potato + Chorizo Hash with Eggs is sponsored by the North Carolina Sweet Potato Board, who’s encouraging everyone to Be Sweet More Often this holiday season, and always!
Nicole Gaffney, aka Coley, is a professionally trained chef, recipe developer, tv host and food writer.