Happy Halloween! I hope Sandy hasn’t ruined it for y’all or knocked out your power. This Sirius chocolate bar was another gift from my friends Nate and Jane, who mailed me some Icelandic candy after they got back from their awesome Icelandic honeymoon. The wrapper was matte instead of shiny, which made the bar seem…
Month: October 2012
What are you handing out tomorrow?
Halloween is tomorrow! If you’ve yet to buy your candy for trick-or-treaters (I think it’s not a bad idea to wait; if you buy too soon you risk eating it all yourself), get that done ASAP! Unless you live in Sandy’s path – then you should hunker down and stay safe. What candies do you…
Sirius Karamellu Nizza – Icelandic milk chocolate with toffee
This bar of Sirius Karamellu Nizza (say that last part carefully) came all the way from Iceland! My friends Jane and Nate went there on their honeymoon, and they were thoughtful enough to send me candy that they bought on their trip. The Sirius Karamellu Nizza was translated on the underside of the wrapper to…
Valrhona Chocolate Covered Pearls
I bought these Valrhona Chocolate Covered Pearls from Whole Foods, where they were sold by weight in a little tub?(yes, I know the sell by date says 01/24/2012; this review is based on notes I took about a year ago. Yes, I know that means they’ve been kicking around in my backlog for a while….
Cadbury Screme Egg Commercials
Via AdFreak, Cadbury’s been promoting their new Halloween Screme Eggs (really just Cadbury Creme Eggs with a gross green center) with a fun series of commercials in Canada. I especially like that the regular eggs apparently talk only in “Goos”.
Guest post: Ovomaltine
As I try to recover from a week in New Orleans, ex-pat friend Knile has a couple of guest posts on deck. ~Rosa I can’t believe I’m still eating what I bought in Switzerland nearly six months ago! I’ve been dying to tuck into this one in particular, but have held off for a rainy day. Here we…
Skittles Sweat
I’m great at working up a sweat, which is maybe unideal since I moonlight as a group exercise instructor. Not sure what my students think of my sogginess by the end of class. BUT – at least I’m not sweating Skittles, like this hairy dude from yet another weirdo Skittles commercial. Via AdFreak.
Guest Post: Chocolove Raspberries in Dark Chocolate
As I try to recover from a week in New Orleans, ex-pat friend Knile has a couple of guest posts on deck. ~Rosa I don’t remember where I picked up this Chocolove bar. It could have been downtown here or on my Swiss trip. Either way, I clearly didn’t read the label closely to find…
Guest Post: Meiji Fruit Gummies Part II
I was at the Society for Neuroscience conference in New Orleans earlier this week, so I’m turning things over to some globe-trotting friends. Cameron and Meredith are former roommates of mine (we did lots of chocolate truffle tastings together), and they’re writing about some treats they bought on a recent trip through Japan. ~Rosa Here’s the rest…
Turkish Delight varieties
Are you a fan of Turkish Delight? Serious Eats has a slideshow of different takes on Turkish Delight from Istanbul’s Egyptian Spice Market.