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…
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Whole Roasted Beef Tenderloin
This detailed tutorial on how to make a whole roasted 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…
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 perfect for entertaining and especially around the holidays. This post 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…
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 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, and I believe it.
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…
Sheet Pan Sweet Potato + Chorizo Hash with Runny Eggs
This quick and easy recipe for Sheet Pan Sweet Potato + Chorizo Hash with Runny Eggs is baked instead of fried, so it’s healthier and easier to clean up! This post is sponsored by the North Carolina Sweet Potato Board, but as always, opinions are 100% my own.
New England Clam Chowder
Give a choice between Manhattan and New England clam chowder, I’ll always take New England. To be honest, I don’t really bother with the Manhattan variety, like, well… ever. To me, a chowder just isn’t a chowder without a little cream in it.
French Baked Toast with Cream and Eggs
Known as oeufs au plat Bressanne in France, this sinful brunch dish of runny eggs baked with cream soaked toast is far easier to make than it looks. Known as oeufs au plat Bressanne in French, this sinful brunch dish of runny eggs baked with cream soaked toast is far easier to make than it…
Sheet Pan Sausage and Peppers
This recipe for classic Italian sausage and peppers is made easier and even better by roasting the whole thing on a sheet pan! Easy prep, easy cleanup. I’ve been into the idea of sheet pan meals ever since I met the lovely and talented Molly (of Dunk and Crumble) at a training for QVC . Molly was…
Ricotta Cheesecake with Plums
This Ricotta Cheesecake with Plums is one of the most delicious light summer desserts you can make! The ricotta cheesecake is light, fluffy and absolutely irresistible when paired with the juicy, jammy plums and buttery graham cracker crust. This show-stopping dessert will impress everyone at the party! This is the best ricotta cheesecake I’ve ever…
Heirloom Tomato Salad with Blue Cheese and Fried Shallots
Ripe heirloom tomatoes, creamy blue cheese, sweet + tangy sherry vinaigrette, and crispy fried shallots. This is the best heirloom tomato salad ever! THIS is the tomato salad that beats all other tomato salads in a battle. Fact. No other tomato salad even comes close. You can keep your Caprese. This is the one I dream about all…
Clams with Bacon, Tomatoes + Jalapeños
Clams with bacon, tomatoes, + jalapeños makes a lovely dinner for two. It’s a simple, fresh, and tasty way to soak up the very last bits of summer! Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer for most Americans, but here in Brigantine it’s the beginning of what we call “local’s summer.” The island goes from bustling to sleepy…
Turkey Moussaka
This lightened up take on the classic Mediterranean recipe is easy to make and uses ground turkey and baked eggplant, but with zero sacrifice in flavor. This Turkey Moussaka post is sponsored by the National Turkey Federation. All opinions are 100% my own. How on earth is it September already? I’m pretty sure it was just…
Garden Diaries: August 2017 (Video!)
Late August is my favorite time of year. It’s still summer, but so much more chill. And I mean that literally – the humidity drops, temperatures hover around 75 degrees and it’s nothing but sunshine and cool breezes. We can finally open up the windows again, and the beaches are practically empty thanks to everyone…
Maryland Crab Cakes
This recipe for authentic Maryland Crab Cakes uses only a touch of Old Bay seasoning and just enough “filler” to hold them together. Crab cakes come in lots of different forms, but in my humble opinion, the classic Maryland style is undoubtedly the best.
Cucumber Melon Salad with Feta and Mint
This incredibly refreshing Cucumber Melon Salad with Feta + Mint is loaded with crisp cucumber, sweet summer cantaloupe, and salty chards of feta cheese. Simplicity at it’s best! This simple melon and cucumber salad is hands down my favorite dish of the summer. It’s crisp and sweet and juicy and salty and I just can’t seem…
Grilled Peach Panzanella with Burrata
This Grilled Peach Panzanella with Burrata pairs sweet caramelized grilled peaches and a big hunk of creamy burrata for a twist on this classic Tuscan salad. The Jersey peaches this season have been absolutely ridiculous. And by ridiculous, I mean good… no, actually, they’ve been great.
Lemon Blueberry Poundcake (Video!)
This Lemon Blueberry Poundcake is an insanely rich and buttery poundcake that’s lightly scented with lemon, and chock full of fresh summer blueberries. I love summertime in New Jersey for so many reasons, and one of them is most definitely the blueberries.
Garden Diaries: July 2017 (Video!)
Hey. Hello. Hi. Here I am! I know… it’s been a while. This has been such a wild, whirlwind of a summer. Owning a business on the island has been both an exhilarating and draining experience, not to mention a learning experience. Now that we’re a solid 2 months in, I’m thrilled…
Turkey Satay with Spicy Peanut Sauce
This Southeast Asian inspired recipe for Turkey Satay with Spicy Peanut Sauce is sponsored by the National Turkey Federation. All opinions are 100% my own. Satay, you say? Yes! Something tells me there’s a good chance you’ve been putting in a lot of time with your grill lately. I know I have. This insanely tasty recipe is the perfect…
Cacio e Pepe
This simple classic Italian pasta recipe relies on good quality ingredients and proper technique to shine. Rich and creamy pasta perfection! When life gets hectic, I default to daydreaming about simpler times. Lately I’ve been reminiscing a lot about the trip we took to northern Italy a few years back. It’s had me thinking a lot about…
Nicole Gaffney, aka Coley, is a professionally trained chef, recipe developer, tv host and food writer.