No candy review today – Better things!
Rosa Today I am taking the train in to New York and having a Restaurant Week lunch at Cafe Boulud. Holy cow am I excited about eating there. I adore Daniel…
August 2007
Narbles: Chewy Fruit Slammers! [Review]
I found these Narbles at the grocery store in the candy display near what used to be the video rental area. I had never heard of Narbles, but the bag…
Chocolate and Strawberry Cow Tale
I’ve had the regular Goetze’s caramel creams (BUY) before, and I liked them, but I found the weird texture of the caramel to be somewhat off-putting. The Chocolate and Strawberry…
Charleston Chew Vanilla
I’ve seen Charleston Chews (BUY) around grocery stores before, but only in big bags. I couldn’t figure out exactly what they were from the packaging, so I wasn’t ready to…
REVIEW: 3 Musketeers Mint (with dark chocolate)!
I remember buying regular 3 Musketeers bars out of the vending machines in high school. I’d lift off the bottom layer of chocolate, eat that flat piece, and then scoop…
Candycandycandycandy! Bonus post
I just spent a week volunteering as a counselor at Camp Rising Sun in Connecticut. I was a counselor for the smallest cabin of little girls, ages almost-6 to 9.…
Helly Kitty sugary things
I picked these up at Dave & Buster’s along with the SweeTarts Squeez. They’re technically not Asian candy, but Hello Kitty is Asian, so I’m filing her as such. I…
Black Forest Fun Bugs Gummies [Review]
I thought these Black Forest Fun Bugs Gummies were a super cute spin on the gummi bug genre – instead of gummy worms, these are insect shaped gummies with a…
Harry and David Chocolate Bar Round-up
I picked these chocolate bars up at the Harry and David (BUY) store in the outlet center. Harry and David sells gourmet food, the type you buy mainly to give…
Pomegranate Jelly Belly success!
I have been searching for pomegranate Jelly Belly beans (BUY) ever since Cybele from Candy Blog reviewed them. I checked all the Jelly Belly selling places that I could think…
Early birthday gifts!
My friend Cassie, of being-overwhelmed-in-Ikea fame, was wonderful enough to buy me an early birthday gift (by the way, my birthday is Sept. 20, if any of y’all want to…
Vosges Bacon Bar
I had read about the Vosges Bacon Bar (photo from Vosges website) at various candy review websites and had been dying to try it for myself. I mean, chocolate and…