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…
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…
Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews –
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…
Haggis Chocolate – Just a Deceptiv
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Kinder Bueno White: Better Than The Norm
My friend Neil just got back from a trip to the Netherlands and was kind and awesome enough to bring me back a bunch of Dutch chocolates. When he handed me this…
Nestle’s PR Woes
About a month ago, Nestle found itself the target (note: sort of graphic photo near the bottom of the linked page) of a guerilla campaign. Greenpeace decided to take Nestle to task…