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You Can Take the Girl out of England…

November 6, 2011
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I distinctly remember the moment when I decided to give up sugar in my tea.  I was standing by the TV in my great-grandmother’s front room… aged five.  This should give you some idea of how long I’ve been drinking tea for. Today I am grateful that I am married to a man who knows [...]

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Butternut Squash Risotto with Bacon and Sage

September 22, 2011
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My blogger friend, My Convertible Life, seemed quite struck by my recent mention of Butternut Squash Risotto.  In fact she joked that I might consider sending some her way, but settled for the recipe via a blog post which I promised to dedicate to her. Risotto, by the way, is something that heats up very [...]

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Mad for Macaroons: a Guest Post by Momsicle

June 12, 2011
Caramel Fleur de Sel Macaroons | ©

Regular readers of Fizgiggery will know that my friend, Momsicle, is a fellow foodie and urban adventurer. Amongst other things, we share a love of macaroons – I’m not referring to the almond Italian kind (although they are also delicious!) but the melt-in-your-mouth French kind… A few months ago, before either of us left New [...]

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Food, Glorious Food 2010: Wine

December 28, 2010

With such a jolly Christmas behind us and New Year’s before us, I thought I would share my three favourite wines that I discovered in 2010.  The best part is, they’re all under $20! Lechthaler Pinot Noir 2006 A friend of a friend brought this over on my birthday – that was a while ago [...]

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Food, Glorious Food 2010: Cheese

December 23, 2010

I had a thought the other night, that if I were forced to choose between chocolate and cheese, I would probably choose cheese. Of course, right then I happened to be biting down on a lovely crumbled slab of Humboldt Fog – a soft goat’s cheese with a stripe of ash, whose velvet tang makes [...]

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Two Tales in a City

November 15, 2010
Fizgig + Banjo + Momsicle + K-Pants

- Are you available tomorrow for a Gowanus adventure/ food walk? K-Pants and I are looking for trouble. One of my favourite free things to do in Brooklyn is grab my camera and go for a walk around Gowanus.  So, when I read this text message from my fellow foodie friend and blogger, Momsicle, I [...]

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Pumpkin Roll Recipe

November 11, 2010
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Back in October, I wrote a blog post called Don’t Forget the Flour! in which I promised you a Pumpkin Roll recipe in time for Thanksgiving. Here it is, using American measurements and with European translations in parentheses :) Make at least one day before serving. The Roll: Beat together for 3-5 mins 1 cup [...]

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Indian Food New York

October 14, 2010
Indian Cooking

I love Indian food.  There aren’t many things that I can’t find in New York that I could in London, but great Indian food at a reasonable price is one of the things I miss most. Thanks to some of my desi friends, I’ve found a few Indian restaurants in New York …

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Don’t forget the flour!

October 13, 2010
Pumpkin Roll

I’m a lousy baker. Truly!  Mr. Fizgig makes the cookies in our house.  There’s something about following a recipe that I find difficult. In this way I take after my mother who claims she’s never made the same thing twice.  (She also always said Never learn to bake a cake – an example of the [...]

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Lauren’s Rainbow Salad

September 28, 2010
Lauren Fizgiggery Rainbow Salad

I invented this salad over the summer, and, though I say so myself, it’s bloody delicious. Plus, it’s a healthy and filling meal: as someone who hates cooking vegetables, I’ve found it’s a great way to sneak a variety of fruits/ veggies into my diet! Most ingredients can be bought quite cheaply too. The name [...]

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