This week, I’ll be reviewing a bunch of chocolate bars from Cost Plus World Market’s in-house brand, World Market. Today, I’ll start with the most indulgent sounding of the bunch, Strawberry and Champagne Dark Chocolate. The big bar was lightly scored into squares, each imprinted with the World Market logo. The back of the bar…
Month: October 2011
Happy Halloween!
Hope y’all have a delicious and spooooky Halloween! Stay safe, and enjoy!
Swedish Bulk Candies – Sura Körsbär and Sura Soda Pops
Here are some more bulk candy treats that I received as free samples from?Ingrid’s Candy Shop. I reviewed a couple on Wednesday. The Sura K?rsb?r were thick cherry-shaped gummis covered in sour sugar. They looked similar to?Haribo sour cherries, except that the Swedish cherry pair was smooshed together, which made them look more… anatomical. The…
Climate Change and Cocoa
Via my friend Ali, bad news for cocoa farmers from Marion Nestle: current climate change predictions indicate that by 2050, temperatures will be too high for cacao to be grown in Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire – two regions that currently produce about half the world’s cocoa.
Swedish Bulk Candies – Swedish Berries and Gelehallon
I recently got an assortment of free samples of Swedish candies courtesy of?Ingrid’s Candy Shop. They’re based in the EU, but they’ll ship worldwide, in case you want to try any of these Swedish goodies for yourself. The Swedish Berries Candies were little dollops of red and purple berry-shaped gummi/jelly candies. Their chew was sticky…
Incredible Candy-Themed Cakes
I love cake decorating shows. Whenever I have access to cable on JetBlue or in a hotel, I always stop my channel surfing on Ace of Cakes (never forget!) or Cake Boss. And while Cake Wrecks’ daily wrecks are hilarious, my favorite posts are the breathtaking works of cake art that are posted on Sundays….
Guest Post: Cadbury Dairy Milk Bliss Dreamy Chocolate Truffle
Here’s another Euro-chocolate review from Neil! Any readers know if these Cadbury Blisses are related to Hershey’s Bliss in the U.S.? ~Rosa Hallo! Neil here with another European treat. This one is possibly found in the States, but I can’t recall having seen it there, perhaps because it launched after I moved over here. It’s the…
Jelly Bean Factory – 12 Flavor Gift Box
I received a generous assortment of free samples from the Jelly Bean Factory, sent all the way from Ireland. In the U.S., they’re sold under the name?Jelly Bean Planet. I’m under the impression that they’re the Jelly Belly of the U.K. I actually gave the Jelly Bean Factory?a brief review when I bought a tube…
Sour Patch Kids Rap from Method Man
Via my friends?Katie and Neil, as well as Jezebel and Ad Freak, a big, “Wait, is this for real?” moment. If you somehow missed it, I present to you, Method Man: Rapping about Sour Patch Kids. You’d better watch yo back.
Vosges Black Salt Caramel Bar
I picked up this Vosges Black Salt Caramel Bar at Cost Plus World Market, one of my favorite new candy sources. It contained “black Hawaiian sea salt, burnt sugar caramel”, and a 70% dark chocolate. Like their Blood Orange Caramel Bar, the caramel here was oozy and runny. It definitely made the bar messier, but…