Lia Ices

Calamari (especially the tentacles) are one of those divisive food stuffs. Some people find the tentacles (and in some cases squid in general) gross a...

Ten years. That's how long it's been since I stepped out of high school for the very last time. This past weekend, I dragged, err, took, Matt to m...

Have you ever kept something a really big secret? Something you've never shared with anyone? I was amazed at how long Matt kept his proposal plans...

Matt and I were talking recently about who we call (besides each other) when we need someone to talk to about something important. I immediately sai...

I'm writing this post from Matt's parents' house in Ohio, where we're currently celebrating his dad's 70th birthday. It's one of the few times I'm f...

An American burger welcomes every immigrant with open arms. Sure, people have invented and reinvented it; they put foie gras and chickpeas in it...

SBTRKT, (pronounced "subtract"), chose this alias because it reflects his philosophy of removing himself from the music he creates so that the music c...

Summer has quietly slipped out of my grip somehow and the other day, I had a fleeting thought about fall: about boots and hot chocolate and umbrella...

Before you say anything, let me just justify the cherries in the photo of my strawberry conserve. I simply can't help myself around this time of y...

First of all, thank you, THANK YOU to all of you out there who commented, tweeted, linked to, and reached out to us about the Pairings Box. We are...

When things seem impossible, there are a few ways to deal with them: give up or carry on. This might be simplifying some, negating to mention the ...