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December 5, 2014

This cookbook from Gabrielle Hamilton, who I was lucky en...

This cookbook from Gabrielle Hamilton, who I was lucky enough to do an event with this week, may actually be the reading highlight of my year. If you like food memoirs, Blood, Bones & Butter is up there with the best, and as far as cookbooks go, how beautiful is this?! And it's pink! Does it get any better? #prune #cookbook #foodporn
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Published on December 05, 2014 07:57

November 27, 2014

Naughty cat. #figlessmanor

Naughty cat. #figlessmanor
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Published on November 27, 2014 11:54

Game of Cranium has been played and abandoned halfway thr...

Game of Cranium has been played and abandoned halfway through for The Family Stone on TV. It's official: the holiday season has begun. Hooray! #figlessmanor
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Published on November 27, 2014 11:42

Loving our Thanksgiving table. Loving family and friends ...

Loving our Thanksgiving table. Loving family and friends gathered near. So much to be grateful for today, so many blessings, and gifts and joys. Happy Thanksgiving to all...What a wonderful world this can be. #figlessmanor
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Published on November 27, 2014 10:50

November 25, 2014

Just a typical Tuesday afternoon, two days before Thanksg...

Just a typical Tuesday afternoon, two days before Thanksgiving.
And...we're OFF!
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Published on November 25, 2014 06:29

November 21, 2014

Besties. Love a Friday night in a beautifully restored gr...

Besties. Love a Friday night in a beautifully restored grand old Victorian house in a pretty coastal town, delicious food, flowing wine, favorite old friends, fascinating new ones, and my girl @_joreilly_
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Published on November 21, 2014 23:45

It is freezing. Granted, it could be worse – we do not have six feet of snow outside our front door, but this cold has appeared so quickly and unexpectedly, I don’t feel in the slightest bit prepared. My warm knitted hats are all hiding in a basket somewhe

It is freezing. Granted, it could be worse - we do not have six feet of snow outside our front door, but this cold has appeared so quickly and unexpectedly, I don't feel in the slightest bit prepared. My warm knitted hats are all hiding in a basket somewhere, God only knows where, and I am seriously considering stringing my new gloves through the sleeves of my coat, a la toddler-hood, because I know they'll be lost in about three days.

This weather makes me crave comfort food. Stews, casseroles, and soups. If you have pre-ordered Saving Grace online, you will hopefully already have received a free copy of my new cookbook, Happy Food. If not, I'm giving you a sneak preview of one of my recipes to keep you warm this cold weekend - Cauliflower Parmesan soup.

This soup was a happy mistake. It came from one of those nights where I didn’t seem to have anything in the fridge other than a head of cauliflower that was well on its way to becoming inedible, a packet of pancetta, and some stale Parmesan.

I do always tend to have onions, garlic, carrots and cauliflower, and always stock in the pantry. When all else fails, I can always pull something together with the aforementioned and anything else I can find.

This was that night, and the truffle oil added the most delicious twist. For a whole winter we ended up eating this almost every night.

Ingredients:

2 ounces chopped pancetta 1 cup chopped onion. Reserve tiny bit of pancetta if you like to garnish.
3/4 cup chopped celery
3 garlic cloves, chopped

1 head cauliflower
3 1/2 cups chicken broth
1-inch cube Parmesan, or any other strong cheese. I made this with Gorgonzola recently and it was AMAZING. Reserve some cheese to sprinkle over the top to serve.
1/2 cup half and half
White or black truffle oil (for drizzling)

Method:

Sauté pancetta until brown. Add onion, garlic and celery and cook until vegetables are soft - a little over five minutes. Add cauliflower, broth and cheese. Bring to boil and simmer, covered, for around 20 minutes.

Puree soup with a hand-held blender, add half and h
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Published on November 21, 2014 02:57

It is freezing. Granted, it could be worse – we do not have six feet of snow outside our front door, but this cold has appeared so quickly and unexpectedly, I don’t feel in the slightest bit prepared. My warm knitted hats are all hiding in a basket somewhe

It is freezing. Granted, it could be worse - we do not have six feet of snow outside our front door, but this cold has appeared so quickly and unexpectedly, I don't feel in the slightest bit prepared. My warm knitted hats are all hiding in a basket somewhere, God only knows where, and I am seriously considering stringing my new gloves through the sleeves of my coat, a la toddler-hood, because I know they'll be lost in about three days.

This weather makes me crave comfort food. Stews, casseroles, and soups. If you have pre-ordered Saving Grace online, you will hopefully already have received a free copy of my new cookbook, Happy Food. If not, I'm giving you a sneak preview of one of my recipes to keep you warm this cold weekend - Cauliflower Parmesan soup.

This soup was a happy mistake. It came from one of those nights where I didn’t seem to have anything in the fridge other than a head of cauliflower that was well on its way to becoming inedible, a packet of pancetta, and some stale Parmesan.

I do always tend to have onions, garlic, carrots and cauliflower, and always stock in the pantry. When all else fails, I can always pull something together with the aforementioned and anything else I can find.

This was that night, and the truffle oil added the most delicious twist. For a whole winter we ended up eating this almost every night.

Ingredients:

2 ounces chopped pancetta 1 cup chopped onion. Reserve tiny bit of pancetta if you like to garnish.
3/4 cup chopped celery
3 garlic cloves, chopped

1 head cauliflower
3 1/2 cups chicken broth
1-inch cube Parmesan, or any other strong cheese. I made this with Gorgonzola recently and it was AMAZING. Reserve some cheese to sprinkle over the top to serve.
1/2 cup half and half
White or black truffle oil (for drizzling)

Method:

Sauté pancetta until brown. Add onion, garlic and celery and cook until vegetables are soft - a little over five minutes. Add cauliflower, broth and cheese. Bring to boil and simmer, covered, for around 20 minutes.

Puree soup with a hand-held blender, add half and h
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Published on November 21, 2014 02:57

It is freezing. Granted, it could be worse – we do not have six feet of snow outside our front door, but this cold has appeared so quickly and unexpectedly, I don’t feel in the slightest bit prepared. My warm knitted hats are all hiding in a basket somewhe

It is freezing. Granted, it could be worse - we do not have six feet of snow outside our front door, but this cold has appeared so quickly and unexpectedly, I don't feel in the slightest bit prepared. My warm knitted hats are all hiding in a basket somewhere, God only knows where, and I am seriously considering stringing my new gloves through the sleeves of my coat, a la toddler-hood, because I know they'll be lost in about three days.

This weather makes me crave comfort food. Stews, casseroles, and soups. If you have pre-ordered Saving Grace online, you will hopefully already have received a free copy of my new cookbook, Happy Food. If not, I'm giving you a sneak preview of one of my recipes to keep you warm this cold weekend - Cauliflower Parmesan soup.

This soup was a happy mistake. It came from one of those nights where I didn’t seem to have anything in the fridge other than a head of cauliflower that was well on its way to becoming inedible, a packet of pancetta, and some stale Parmesan.

I do always tend to have onions, garlic, carrots and cauliflower, and always stock in the pantry. When all else fails, I can always pull something together with the aforementioned and anything else I can find.

This was that night, and the truffle oil added the most delicious twist. For a whole winter we ended up eating this almost every night.

Ingredients:

2 ounces chopped pancetta 1 cup chopped onion. Reserve tiny bit of pancetta if you like to garnish.
3/4 cup chopped celery
3 garlic cloves, chopped

1 head cauliflower
3 1/2 cups chicken broth
1-inch cube Parmesan, or any other strong cheese. I made this with Gorgonzola recently and it was AMAZING. Reserve some cheese to sprinkle over the top to serve.
1/2 cup half and half
White or black truffle oil (for drizzling)

Method:

Sauté pancetta until brown. Add onion, garlic and celery and cook until vegetables are soft - a little over five minutes. Add cauliflower, broth and cheese. Bring to boil and simmer, covered, for around 20 minutes.

Puree soup with a hand-held blender, add half and h
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Published on November 21, 2014 02:57

It is freezing. Granted, it could be worse – we do not have six feet of snow outside our front door, but this cold has appeared so quickly and unexpectedly, I don’t feel in the slightest bit prepared. My warm knitted hats are all hiding in a basket somewhe

It is freezing. Granted, it could be worse - we do not have six feet of snow outside our front door, but this cold has appeared so quickly and unexpectedly, I don't feel in the slightest bit prepared. My warm knitted hats are all hiding in a basket somewhere, God only knows where, and I am seriously considering stringing my new gloves through the sleeves of my coat, a la toddler-hood, because I know they'll be lost in about three days.

This weather makes me crave comfort food. Stews, casseroles, and soups. If you have pre-ordered Saving Grace online, you will hopefully already have received a free copy of my new cookbook, Happy Food. If not, I'm giving you a sneak preview of one of my recipes to keep you warm this cold weekend - Cauliflower Parmesan soup.

This soup was a happy mistake. It came from one of those nights where I didn’t seem to have anything in the fridge other than a head of cauliflower that was well on its way to becoming inedible, a packet of pancetta, and some stale Parmesan.

I do always tend to have onions, garlic, carrots and cauliflower, and always stock in the pantry. When all else fails, I can always pull something together with the aforementioned and anything else I can find.

This was that night, and the truffle oil added the most delicious twist. For a whole winter we ended up eating this almost every night.

Ingredients:

2 ounces chopped pancetta 1 cup chopped onion. Reserve tiny bit of pancetta if you like to garnish.
3/4 cup chopped celery
3 garlic cloves, chopped

1 head cauliflower
3 1/2 cups chicken broth
1-inch cube Parmesan, or any other strong cheese. I made this with Gorgonzola recently and it was AMAZING. Reserve some cheese to sprinkle over the top to serve.
1/2 cup half and half
White or black truffle oil (for drizzling)

Method:

Sauté pancetta until brown. Add onion, garlic and celery and cook until vegetables are soft - a little over five minutes. Add cauliflower, broth and cheese. Bring to boil and simmer, covered, for around 20 minutes.

Puree soup with a hand-held blender, add half and h
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Published on November 21, 2014 02:57