American Heritage Chocolate is a new line from the folks at Mars that “allows us to take a sweet bite out of history.” They claim “historic and modern recipe interpretations” that are made using colonial methods. Above photo courtesy of Mars I got sent an old-timey looking wooden crate full of free samples: some chocolate…
Month: October 2010
Blog Action Day Winner and a Fun Event for Bostonites
I hereby declare Knile winner of my Blog Action Day Contest. NOT because his comment was the longest, but because a) it was a fact I didn’t already know b) I loved the crazy juxtoposition/trade-off. You can have clean water to drink and all its associated benefits, but we’re also going to market sugary, potentially…
Lammes Habanero Praline
As Rodzilla reminded me via the ZOMG, Candy! Facebook page, I owe y’all a review of this Lammes Candies Habanero Praline. Lammes Candies is a hometown favorite of mine. Their Texas Chewie Pecan Pralines are my go-to “Thanks for dropping me off/picking me up at the airport” gift whenever I go home, as they’re delicious…
Crazy Moose Candy Commercial
Via AdFreak, here’s a pair of bizarre commercials for Maynards Wine Gums. Mounted animal heads already creep me out enough as it is without the added craziness of these commercials.
The Kitchn Chocolate Round-Up
The Kitchn has a nice round-up of their chocolate-related posts. There’s a lot of links to click though – enough to last you all week!
BonBon Jovi Truffles from Cakespy
Thanks to my stint in the Yale Precision Marching Band, I have a special fondness for Bon Jovi. “You Give Love a Bad Name” was even my audition song! And everyone loves “Living on a Prayer”, the perfect dance party close-out. Thus I was quite charmed by these BonBon Jovi Truffles from Cakespy, for Serious…
Serious Eats’s Favorite Candy Bars
The Serious Eats Staff recently posted about their favorite candy bars. I’m in Robyn’s camp – I think it’s easier to talk about which bars aren’t my favorite. What are your favorite bars? Do you hand them out for Halloween? Or, better yet, do you buy them to hand out for Halloween but eat them…
Edible Bloody Science
Via a med student friend and Wisconsin Candy Dish, a neat and Halloween-appropriate candy craft: bloody microscope slides made from boiled sugar, inspired by Dexter.
Zombie Starburst Ad
Via AdFreak, here’s a zombie-fied Starburst ad that feels quite appropriate as Halloween approaches.
Off to China!
I’m in China for the week to visit family and to check out the World Expo. That means two things: 1) Expect reviews of Chinese sweets when I get back. 2) No reviews this week, and possibly into next, depending on how jet-lagged I am when I get back. Instead, y’all will get my usual…