Poi is a Hawaiian word for the primary Polynesian staple food made from the corm of the kalo plant (known widely as taro). Poi is produced by mashing the cooked corm (baked or steamed) to a highly viscous fluid. Water is added during mashing and again just before eating, to achieve a desired consistency, which can range from liquid to dough-like (poi can be known as two-finger or three-finger, alluding to how many fingers you would have to use to eat it, depending on its consistency).Poi should not be confused with Tahitian po'e, which is a sweet, pudding-like dish made with bananas, papaya, or mangoes cooked with manioc and coconut cream.

a great addition to fresh vegetable finger foods

Readers are likely to feel distinct pangs of "the pot calling the kettle black" with this one, but, believe it or not, the UK chief executive of fast-food chain McDonald’s has this week pointed accusatory fingers at videogames when asked about rising childhood obesity.

When Jeremy Scott rocked the runway with burgers and fries in 2006, I vowed that I would never be caught dead in anything that could be described as "finger licking good." But last week I laid eyes on a cap sleeve babydoll tee with a hamburger saying, "I want to be inside you," and my taste for fast food fashion was forever changed.

Tcp/Ip Internet Birthday Party noon to 4 p.mJanuary 1 tcp/ip - Internet savvyies blow up todayInternet Birthday Party, noon to 4 p.m. TARA, 5562 Sackville St., Halifax. Internet geeks gather to celebrate 25 years of TCP/IP. Refreshments and finger food. Musical by Amy Brandon. RSVP to levee@bonmot.ca.

January 1 tcp/ip - Internet savvyies blow up todayInternet Birthday Party, noon to 4 p.m. TARA, 5562 Sackville St., Halifax. Internet geeks gather to celebrate 25 years of TCP/IP. Refreshments and finger food. Musical by Amy Brandon. RSVP to levee@bonmot.ca. For details, visit january 1 tcp ip party