Trader Joe’s Black Cocoa Almonds
Rosa I’ve never been shy about proclaiming my love for Trader Joe’s nor lamenting Rochester’s lack of one. These Trader Joe’s Black Cocoa Almonds only underscore those points. They’re described as…
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Chocolate Mousse a la Serious Eats
Serious Eats has a nicely illustrated basic recipe for chocolate mousse. I think it could come in handy to clear out my chocolate cache from time to time.
Mast Brothers Chocolate Video
Via Serious Eats, a neat video about the Mast Brothers, artisanal chocolate makers in Brooklyn. The Mast Brothers from The Scout on Vimeo.
Milky Way Giveaway Winners
Thanks to everyone who entered my Milky Way Simply Caramel giveaway! The random number generator has selected commenters 1 and 22 to win a $75 gift certificate to SpaFinder.com and…
Chow’s How-to for Tasting Dark Chocolate
From Chow.com, a how-to on how to taste dark chocolate. I think it should apply to tasting milk and semisweet as well. You can also learn about chocolate tasting from…
Week o’ News and Serious Eats Does PB and Chocolate
Today marks the start of my second week out of town for an fMRI training course. I wrote the first week’s (aka last week’s) reviews before I left, thinking that…
Aunt Sally’s Creamy Pralines – Sugar & Spice
My roommate brought home a pack of these Sugar and Spice-flavored version of Aunt Sally’s Creamy Pralines after her trip home to New Orleans. I nabbed one and filed it…
Pasteli Recipe
Via Serious Eats, a recipe for/ode to Pasteli, a sesame seed candy. It sounds like Sesame Snaps, a British treat that I really enjoyed.
Twix Java: Just The Kick You Need? [Review]
I got this Twix Java in my Sweets and Snacks Expo press pack. It’s not a new bar; instead, it’s been on and off the market as a limited edition…
Milky Way Simply Caramel Giveaway
Yesterday, I reviewed Mars’s new Milky Way Simply Caramel bar. Today, I’ll give 2 readers a chance to try it out for themselves! Mars/Milky Way has given me 2 “Simply…
Milky Way Simply Caramel
The new Milky Way Simply Caramel bar was included as a free sample in my Sweets and Snacks press pack delivery. They officially launched in June of this year as…
Other Mini Ritter Sport Round-up – Part II
Today’s review is a continuation of Wednesday’s review of the second set of mini Ritter Sport bars that I bought in Italy. To recap, the set of seven contained Marzipan,…