Edible Nonfiction Challenge
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By Erin Dym
It's hard to believe that you could fall in love over a dense, 400-calorie bagel, but this is a true story. It happened to me and my husband when we...
George, Neil, Two Chickens and Me by Signe Langford
I gave up meat at 13 as an act of hero worship. George Harrison was vegetarian, so I would be too.Dinner that night was Mother's boiled chicken - something I...
Les Petits Mitrons by Mylène St-Pierre
"You will go into les Abbesses and find Rue LePic. Then, up the street towards Basilique Sacré Cœur. Find a pastry shop called Les Petits Mitrons. Purchase a savory and...
Don't You Like Our Food? by Jorlene Thiessen
The bowl makes a complete circuit, no takers this time around. "What's wrong? Don't you like our food?" It's a standing joke in our family now, but it originated with...
Desperation Scones by Penelope Dewar
During those few fine years of my childhood when we lived in a thatched cottage near one of the oldest inhabited spots in England, I developed a fondness for scones....
Braai by Veronica Sharpe
We call it a Braai. It's the equivalent to a barbecue. The cost of meat is ridiculous in Zimbabwe and therefore, it's a treat. Family gather in the front yard...
Brotherly Reflex by Nina Kabatoff
Nina, help me put the food on the table, my chubby mama yells to my bedroom.I come out wearing a yellow happy face t-shirt, a bothersome training bra and wide-legged...
Lost and Found by Eleanor Thomas
My partner and I strode through the saloon door side by side and paused just inside. The buzz of conversation died like air escaping from a balloon, and dozens of...
Baba's Holopchi by Jo-Ann Samo
Christmas was always an extraordinary time when Baba was alive. My mother, aunt and I would gather a day in advance at the crack of dawn to make holpchi (cabbage...
Risotto by Danielle Gregoire
When we were in love he made me risotto. I was twenty years old and this was the only risotto I knew. He made it with Texas long grain rice....
Mango by Paul Mitchell
The mangoes glistened like gold bullion in the African sun on this desolate stretch of no man's land in Ethiopia. Weary, parched, hungry, in the waning afternoon we had not...
The Pantry by Glynis Sharpe
The Pantry was much bigger once you stepped inside. The enchanting smell of garlic escaped every time the door opened. Food in our home was mostly homemade. Homemade sauces, cookies and...
Maggie Panko's first job
Like many teenaged Canadians, my first job was at McDonald's. Unlike the majority of those same Canadians, I got fired. Back then I wouldn't talk about it. McDonald's was the...
Minted Sacrificial Lamb by Deborah Whelan
It's our third date and Malcolm has invited me to dinner at his apartment in downtown St. John's. I smell mint, rosemary, thyme as he opens the door. Bonus, I...
A Street Meet Food Adventure in Bangkok by Allen McAvoy
It's just past dusk as we round the corner on one of the narrow side streets off Bangkok's Sukhumvit Road and frantically scan the neon-filled, bustling soi for street meat.My...
Past Challenge Entries
- Edible Nonfiction Challenge
- True Winter Tales Challenge
- Autobiography Challenge