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 +…
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Pink Grapefruit Shortbread Cookies
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 recipe 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 it with milk, sprinkled over yogurt and smoothie…
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…
Stuffed French Toast with Berries (Video!)
This easy recipe for Stuffed French Toast with Berries is a rich and decadent breakfast perfect for the holidays! The best stuffed French toast recipe ever! Are you ready? Presents wrapped? Cookies baked? Mistletoe hung? I am nowhere near what I would consider to be “ready” for Christmas, but I know I’ll somehow manage to…
Espresso Brownies
These Espresso Brownies are rich, chocolatey, fudgy and dense with a kick of coffee. Perfect after dinner dessert! The best espresso brownie recipe ever! I’ve been on a quest to make the perfect brownie. I’ve made some really good brownies in my day, but I’ve still yet to crown my ultimate. Everyone has a different…
Mom’s Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (Video!)
This is my mom’s recipe for the best oatmeal chocolate chip cookies! They’re chewy in the middle with crisp edges and finished with cinnamon sugar – her secret! Of all the recipes my mom left behind, this one is her most treasured. We call these “mommy cookies” because they were her signature treat. She made them…
Beet + Carrot Latkes with Smoked Salmon + Horseradish Sour Cream
FACT: I am not Jewish. But if I’m being totally honest, sometimes I wish I were simply for the food. I’m a big fan of all the classics like bagels, kugel, knish, matzoh ball soup, pickles, apple cake, rugelach, brisket, anything made with schmaltz, not to mention the Israeli staples like falafel, hummus, tabbouli…. Seriously,…
Classic Potato Gratin (Video!)
This classic recipe for potato gratin is simple to make but always has show-stopping results. Rich, creamy, crunchy – it will satisfy all your cravings. This post has been sponsored by Finlandia. All opinions are 100% my own. This is yet another one of my OG recipes that’s finally been given a permanent spot on…
Blueberry Ginger Hot Toddy
This cozy Blueberry Ginger Hot Toddy is perfect for sipping on a cool winter’s eve. It’s spicy and tangy and will warm you from the inside out. Thank you to the US Highbusth Blueberry Council for sponsoring this post! There’s always a strange adjustment period that happens around this time every year. Even though the days gradually start getting…
Coley’s Favorite Things: My 2016 Holiday Gift Guide
Tis the season, y’all! Now, listen. We all know that holiday commercialism has gotten way out of control over the years, but this is nothing new. In fact, it’s a main theme in the Charlie Brown Christmas cartoon from 1965. You see, the older I get, the less desire I have for things and the more I crave…
Barramundi Bites with Romesco Sauce and Chorizo (Video!)
Back in October, Chaser and I took a little time to eat and drink our way through Spain. Barcelona and Madrid, to be more specific. We’d need a lot more than 8 days to make our way through all of Spain, but it’s on our to-do list, no doubt. Both cities were beautiful and fascinating and definitely similar, but…
Peppermint Tea Shortbread Cookies
A few years back I made a simple new years resolution to start drinking more tea. Astonishingly, unlike any other resolution I’ve ever made, it stuck. Ever since, drinking tea has become a daily ritual that I look forward to as soon as it starts getting chilly outside. Not that it’s replacing my morning coffee…
Easy Cinnamon Rolls (Video!)
This recipe for warm, buttery cinnamon rolls can be ready on your table in 2 hours flat. This is the easiest recipe for cinnamon rolls I’ve ever made! It’s the day after Thanksgiving and I still haven’t stopped thinking about food. Last night I slipped into a magical food and wine induced coma and awoke this…
Nicole Gaffney, aka Coley, is a professionally trained chef, recipe developer, tv host and food writer.