THE HUNGRY SQUID

Wheat or corn flour? Large or small? Eaten with delicacy or devoured with alarming voraciousness? Who knows. What I do know, is that they...

Cupcakes have never felt more of-the-moment. At a time when we are all cooped up at home, worried about a litany of things big and small,...

Thinking back on the last 7 months with the Wallander,  I'm always struck by just how much being dog owners has changed our lives....

Thanksgiving this year came at the perfect time. After a crazy summer and a lightning-fast September, it was lovely to have the chance to...

I haven't written in a while, but it isn't for a lack of wanting, or a lack of will. Rather, it's for an excess of Wallander. Wally is...

This year, the Easter bunny visited our little seaside apartment with a special gift in tow: my sister from a different mister, all the...

A sweet treat is a beautiful thing. A post-dinner nibble, an after-hours indulgence, a mid-afternoon pick-me-up; there is never a bad...

A loaf of banana bread is a beautiful thing. Especially when laden with toasty bits of pecan. And even more so when the whole package is...

...describes these little gems to a T. Crispy, too, and thin, with a buttery vanilla flavor that melts out from the tiny golden crumbs as...

As we get busier with work, and the winter weather makes remaining indoors more and more appealing, M and I have gotten infinitely better...

A one pot meal that has 3 types of greens, tons of tomatoes, carrots, white beans and...bacon? Sign me up. I love soup. It's such a...

M and I returned home to Hfx after a lovely Christmas break filled with food, family, and friends...and food. Did I mention food? Because...

I never cease to be floored by my mom's talent in the kitchen. She uses a combination of creativity and culinary experience to make...

The past few days have been a whirlwind of laughs, snow, dogs, food and music. After almost 2 and a half years, N, S, A and I reunited...

One of M's and my most enduring memories is of the small taco joint 2 blocks from South Beach, Miami. It was a hole-in-the wall place...

To candy (noun): To make an item of food delicious and superior to its un-candied counterparts. I have no clue why I've waited so long to...

Wednesday was the first day of Hanukah. Having been raised in a Jewish household, M grew up eating traditional Ashkenazi fare on most...

M loves chocolate, adores it in fact. He will always make a beeline for the chocolatiest dessert on the menu at dinner, and we always...

The past 4 days have been dominated by music - Atlanta gangster rap, upbeat electro-indie pop, soulful acoustic folk, raw, infectious...

Last weekend, the Fabulous 5 reunited for the first time in over 6 years, and it was just like old times. P, P, A, J and I were the best...