I thought I nabbed a candy scoop with these Almond Joy Pieces. A quick Google revealed that they’ve been out for nearly a year now, and Candy Addict and Candy Blog’s already covered them! Guess it just took me a while to come across them in stores. Hershey’s basically extrapolated their Reese’s Pieces concept to…
Month: April 2010
NPR talks licorice
NRP has a nice piece about licorice and vegetables/herbs that taste of licorice. I love this quote from it: “I have always felt that the flavor of licorice overstays its welcome, like a chatty visitor whose friendliness turns out to disguise a monologuing narcissist.” It didn’t change my mind about my distaste for licorice, but…
Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews – Original Dark and Milk Chocolatey
Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews used to be a mostly regional treat. When Just Born (most famous for their Peeps) bought them in 2003, they greatly expanded where it was sold. I found my bags at a dollar store here in Rochester. Peanut Chews are peanuts in caramel and coated in a thin layer of dark or…
Haggis Chocolate – Just a Deceptive Headline
Via the Facebook page of Hedonist Artisan Chocolates comes a story of a Scottish chocolatier who is making haggis chocolates. Alas, the gross-out isn’t as gross as story’s headline would lead you to believe: “Ellingham does not use actual haggis in the chocolate truffles, but instead blends spices including nutmeg, mace and black pepper, as…
Trader Joe’s Citrus Gum Drops
Every time I visit my boyfriend’s Boston home, I make ask him to take me to Trader Joe’s, as they always have an assortment of neat packaged foods. The last time I went, I picked up a bunch of new candy loot, and their Citrus Gum Drops are first up to be reviewed. The gum…
Life Savers Fruiteria [Review]
This bag of Life Savers Fruiteria caught my attention with its splashy NEW! sign. It kept my attention with an adventurous selection of flavors that included passion fruit and papaya. It seems that globalization and foodie-ism have trickled down to this once basic brand that started out as a peppermint. In addition to passion fruit…
Another Take on Tempering
Serious Eats has a step-by-step guide to how to temper chocolate over the stove. Like with Mark Bittman’s piece, I appreciate the instructions, but I still find microwaving chocolate (small chunks of time, checking and stirring lots in between) to be way easier and a far less daunting task. I love this comment on the…
Chocomize Bar II
I wrote about my purposefully strange Chocomized bar on Monday. Today, I’m writing about the free sample bar that I Chocomized with the hopes that it would taste good: dark chocolate with currants, dried raspberries, and sea salt. As with Monday’s bar, Chocomize was super generous with the toppings. They were well distributed, so it…
Candy Apps for your iProducts
Candy Dish Blog has a round-up of five candy-related iProduct apps. Any volunteers out there who’d teach me how to turn my blog into an app? It would be neat to have one, just for blogging bragging rights.
Chocomize Bar I
Chocomize is a U.S. based candy company that lets you make personalized chocolate bars that “are handmade to order”. They’re the second customized chocolate company I’ve gotten to try free samples from (Chocri was the first; I think Chocomize has them beat on name cuteness). You start with your choice of base chocolate: a 56.8%…