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. 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 for Chile next week. My body…
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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!)
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 ordered it, and was promptly transported straight to winter cocktail heaven. Butter? In a beverage?! Sign. Me. Up.
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! Serve this stuffed French toast with extra butter, pure maple syrup, and fresh berries. Are you ready? Presents wrapped? Cookies baked? Mistletoe hung? I am nowhere near what I would consider to be “ready” for Christmas,…
Espresso Brownies
These Espresso Brownies are rich, chocolatey, fudgy and dense with a kick of coffee. Perfect after dinner dessert! The best 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 idea…
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 is yet another one of my OG recipes that’s finally been given a permanent spot on the internet. I learned how to make this classic potato gratin in culinary school and it’s been a staple in my repertoire ever since. How can you go wrong with layers upon layers of thin, tender, creamy…
Blueberry Ginger Hot Toddy
There’s always a strange adjustment period that happens around this time every year. Even though the days gradually start getting shorter in June, this whole dark at 4pm business always seems to come out of nowhere. I feel like just yesterday I was putzing around in the garden until 9pm and now I suddenly find myself rushing to…
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…
Butternut Squash Pasta with Brown Butter, Almond Breadcrumbs + Burrata
Over the past few months, Chaser started calling me by a new nickname: Gimmick. He insists that I always buy stupid stuff in attempt to solve one problem or another, and while he may be right about a few things, most of them are totally NOT gimmicks. They are valuable tools that help the both of…
Pumpkin Tiramisu (Video!)
If you’re looking for something a little different to serve after the turkey this Thanksgiving, look no further. This pumpkin tiramisu is a fun twist on the classic dessert that literally means “pick me up” in Italian, thanks to layers upon layers of coffee and booze soaked lady finger cookies.
Brussels Sprout, Kale + Apple Salad {with Sharp Cheddar, Bacon + Pecans}
This Brussels Sprout, Kale + Apple Salad is loaded with raw, nutrient-packed veggies as well as a few indulgences. It’s on my Thanksgiving table every single year! This salad, or at least a variation of it, has been a solid staple of mine for the past few years. I’ve made it several times for Thanksgiving,…
Apple Butter Quesadillas (Video!)
This quick and easy recipe for Apple Butter Quesadillas is a sweet, salty, and completely addictive snack. Only a few ingredients and perfect for adults and kids alike! I can’t help but laugh at this recipe. If you told me 10 years ago that one day I’d be posting it up on my weekly food…
Roasted Cauliflower with Breadcrumbs, Capers, Almonds + Raisins
Let me first address the elephant in the room. And the donkey. My views on this election are stronger than ever before, and while I don’t care to discuss them on this website, or anywhere on the internet, or anywhere in real life for that matter, I do want to take a moment to be…
Blue Cheese Tartines with Apples + Arugula (Video!)
This recipe for blue cheese tartines with apples and arugula make the perfect fall lunch or snack. Tangy blue cheese, crisp apples, walnuts, and honey! Blue cheese is one of those polarizing ingredients that I happen to adore. It’s stinky, creamy, tangy, and sometimes even a little bit sweet. I love it in salads, on…
Roasted Butternut Squash with Goat Cheese, Hazelnuts + Lime
It’s back to reality for me this week after spending a good 8(ish) days abroad in the fine country of Spain. Chaser and I hadn’t gone away together since our trip to Italy last September, so it was a much-needed vacation. Only, I wouldn’t exactly say it was relaxing. Eating and drinking all day can be…
Baked Shrimp Scampi (Video!)
This easy recipe for baked shrimp scampi is always a crowd pleaser! Buttery, lemony, garlicky, and perfect for weeknights and entertaining alike. If you’ve been paying attention these past few weeks, you’ve probably noticed the boatload of seafood recipes (pardon the pun) I’ve been posting. That’s because – in case you missed it – October…
Apple Cider Baked Doughnuts
This recipe for Apple Cider Baked Doughnuts is healthier than the traditional recipe because they’re baked instead of fried. They’re easier, too! But just as delicious. Over the summers when I was in highschool, I worked at a little place called Ove’s on the Ocean City boardwalk. I was a dinner waitress at the restaurant,…
Linguini alle Vongole (Video!)
This classic Italian dish will always remind me of my grandparents, and especially of my grandfather, Pop-pop Genovese. It was one of his all-time favorites, and I love how he always called it “Bysta with the clams.” My grandparents have several versions of “bysta with the (fill in the blank).” There’s bysta sugo, bysta with…
Potato Gnocchi with Lobster, Leeks + Cream
I think I finally cracked the code for making good gnocchi. And I don’t mean pretty good gnocchi, I mean really good gnocchi. The kind that are light as air and melt on your tongue. The kind you barely even have to chew. The kind that doesn’t make you feel like you just ate a…
How to Make Beurre Blanc (Video!)
I first learned how to make a proper beurre blanc during my short tenure at culinary school. My teacher, Chef Richard, was a little French man with a thick accent, a dry raspy voice and even drier sense of humor. I adored him from the very first day of class, not only for his no-nonsense attitude, but…
Nicole Gaffney, aka Coley, is a professionally trained chef, recipe developer, tv host and food writer.