These Meyer Lemon Baked Doughnuts are are yeast risen, so there’s no special pan required. They’re sweet, tangy and taste just as good as the real thing! After purchasing a doughnut pan last fall, I promised to post lots and lots of recipes for baked doughnuts in the future. Well, folks, the future is now. I love my doughnut…
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French Onion Grilled Cheese (Video!)
French Onion Grilled Cheese: Caramelized onions, melted Swiss cheese, thick sliced buttery bread. The best grilled cheese sandwich ever! Yes, yes, YES! FRENCH ONION GRILLED CHEESE. So many yesses for today’s post. A grilled cheese has to be one of my all time favorite comfort foods. Crispy, buttery bread and tons of gooey melted cheese. What’s…
Celery Root + Pear Salad with Walnuts + Manchego (Video!)
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…
Scaccia Ragusana: Sicilian “Pizza Babka”
You may have heard of Scaccia Ragusana before, but I would be willing to bet that maybe you haven’t. I hadn’t until I saw it in an issue of Saveur magazine a while back, and it’s been on my to-make list ever since. This Sicilian delicacy is familiar, yet somehow unlike anything of it’s kind….
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…
Dan Dan Noodles
Dan Dan Noodles are a classic Sichuan street food made with ground pork and spicy chili oil. These noodles have the perfect balance of flavors and textures! I had my first taste of dan dan noodles many years ago at a trendy Sichuan restaurant in Philly. They were super spicy, salty, and crazy addictive. It was one…
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…
Blood Orange Almond Cake with Yogurt
This recipe for Blood Orange + Almond Cake is a beautiful winter citrus dessert with a tender, moist crumb from the addition of yogurt and almond flour. Well, she sure is pretty. But everyone knows it’s whats on the inside that counts. This cake is the culinary equivalent of a supermodel, but inside she’s lacking a bit in…
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…
Easy + Inexpensive 5 Ingredient Bean Soup
This simple, yet satisfying bean soup recipe is so easy to make and only requires 5 humble, super inexpensive pantry ingredients to make! Amazing recipe! One of the most impactful things I’ve learned over the course of my cooking career is that more often than not, less is more. It’s true for a lot of…
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 +…
Pink Grapefruit Shortbread Cookies
These Pink Grapefruit Shortbread Cookies are buttery, tangy, zesty, lightly sweetened and super easy to make! Make the most of seasonal winter citrus! Today I bring you the perfect Valentines Day cookie: Pretty, pink, and sweet with just the slightest hint of bitterness. Ha!
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…
Dijon Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb
This Dijon herb crusted rack of lamb is an easy, crowd-pleasing, show-stopping dinner recipe! Succulent, juicy and full of flavor! In the restaurant industry, Valentines Day is affectionately known as “amateur night”. Along with New Years Eve, Valentine’s Day is one of those nights where you’ll find an overwhelming number of people out to dinner who…
Brussels Sprouts with Anchovy Caper Butter (Video!)
This is one of my all time favorite recipes for brussels sprouts. Salty anchovy caper butter is the perfect match for roasted, caramelized sprouts. This recipe was inspired by a lovely meal I once shared with Emma Frisch in a hotel room in LA while we were filming Food Network Star. It was a rare…
Cauliflower Crust Pizzas with Lemony Kale + Fresh Mozz
This recipe for cauliflower crust pizzas with lemony kale and fresh mozzarella is such a delicious way to eat healthy! It’s a simple vegetarian dinner that’s loaded with flavor and nutrition. Are you sick of hearing me wax on about this clean eating crap already? Me too. I’m a getting a little sick of talking about…
Sweet Potato “Noodles” with Rosemary, Brown Butter + Hazelnuts (Video!)
Coming back from vacation is such a strange adjustment. I always think it won’t be, but then every time, like clockwork, it is. You’re suddenly thrust from a lackadaisical life of leisure back into this same old same old world of normalcy. Part of me loves it – getting back into a routine, sleeping…
Chicken Tortilla Soup
This recipe for Chicken Tortilla Soup is easy to make, loaded with flavor, and super healthy! It’s made from nutritious whole foods and is freezer friendly, too. Today we’re packing up and leaving this magical place called Chile. It’s been such an unexpected and awe inspiring trip. Had I not been given the opportunity, I’m…
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…
Gigante Bean Cassoulet with Chorizo
I’ve been majorly feeling the flavors of Spain ever since we traveled there back in October. What’s not to love? Spanish food is downright seductive. This is a recipe I actually stumbled upon before we even took off for Barcelona. It caught my eye while perusing Bon Appetit, and I couldn’t wait to give it a…
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…
Cauliflower Steaks with Tahini and Pomegranate
One week into my cleanse, and I think it’s finally safe to say that I’m successfully over the hump. Caffeine withdrawals have subsided and sugar cravings are a thing of the past. I had a dream last night that I ate a huge ice cream cone followed by a milkshake (lol) and I was so…
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…
Welcome, 2017! + Healthy Recipe Roundup
2017. Hello! I’m glad to be here. I hope you are, too. 2017 sounds so… futuristic. And although we may not have flying cars and hoverboards (Marty McFly style, not those stupid things on wheels), we are totally living in a futuristic world that once seemed pretty impossible. It happened gradually and fast all at…
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.