Last summer, I was invited to dinner at my friend’s parents’ house atop a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean. As if that weren’t enough of a treat, I was served the sweetest corn on the cob I had ever had the pleasure of gnawing on, the ear’s yellow teeth yielding to my bite with a [...]
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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So much has happened since we arrived in California, and yet so little. I noticed the other day that my fringe (bangs) really need a trim, but I don’t have a hairdresser out here yet. Somehow, my hair has become a metaphor for my life: they’re both at an in-between stage. So, I thought I’d [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
This is the easiest Chocolate Soufflé recipe that I’ve ever come across. Here’s one I made earlier, decanted into a coffee cup.Ingredients 30g (1 oz) unsalted butter, melted2 tablespoons + 120g (4 oz) granulated sugar150g (5 oz) unsweetened chocolate, chipped, chopped or chunked5 eggs, separated into 5 whites and 3 yolksIcing (confectioner’s) sugar (optional, for dusting)Preheat [...]
My mother dispenses rather unusual yet excellent advice. She once told me “Never learn how to bake”. I consider myself a competent cook but I am a lousy baker, probably because of this advice. However, I do want to share this relatively healthy and oh-so-delicious fruit cake recipe with you. After all, despite my patissière [...]
I am proud to say that I have visited all 5 boroughs (Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island) of New York City over the past month, which is something of a rarity for probably quite a lot of people, especially given that Staten Island is accessible via car, express bus or ferry – but [...]
Bring to the boil: 500ml milk50g sugar1 tsp vanilla essenceMix in a decent-sized bowl:2 eggs30g cornflour50g sugarOnce the milk has boiled, pour it ever the egg mixture and whisk violently!Return to the pan, bring to the boil again slowly…Let …
