REVIEW: Hedonist Chocolate – Candy Cane Bark!
Rosa When I left Rochester, NY, I was sad to leave behind a great local chocolatier in Hedonist Artisan Chocolates. Fortunately, when you’re a candy blogger, candy can follow you around…
November 2011
Chow Holiday Gift Guide
Chow’s got their annual holiday gift guide up again. This year’s set is less candy centric; just a mention of Madecasse chocolate bars and nut brittles.
Public Displays of Confection – Thanksgiving Mix!
Public Displays of Confection sent me an assortment of samples of their artisanal, handmade hard candies. They use old school techniques on machines that are over a century old; you…
Happy Thanksgiving
I’m taking the week off from reviewing and enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday. I hope you enjoy yours too! Adorable and autumnal hard candies above courtesy of Public Displays of Confection’s…
Trader Joe’s Tahitian Vanilla Caramels [Review]
Cybele?reviewed?Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Tahitian Vanilla Caramels about a year ago, which first put them on my radar.?The little bag nearly escaped my notice in the store. It was near…
Turn Halloween Leftovers Into Science
Via my friend Davis comes this fun idea for a science experiment from Scientific American. It can teach your kids (or you!) about the power of evaporation by using some…
Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Edamame
I’ve seen Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Edamame on their shelves for a while but had never been brave enough to give them a try. Chocolate and edamame just didn’t sound…
Kids, I ate all your Halloween candy
Via my friend Alisha via Twitter (I’m on Twitter now, by the way!), here are some reaction shots of kids after their parents tell them that they ate all their…
Trader Joe’s Milk Chocolate Covered Toffee Popcorn
Over the weekend, I went to Trader Joe’s to stock up on pumpkin butter. While there, I couldn’t help nabbing some of their store brand candies. This week will be…
Javaz Dark
Here’s the second of the two bags of Javaz that I found at Cost Plus World Market. I reviewed the milk ones on Wednesday, and today’s review is of the…
Chow’s Fancy Pixy Stix
For me, Pixy Stix are a candy that I loved as a kid but have no desire to revisit as an adult. If you have more nostalgia for them than…
Javaz Milk
I found two bags of Javaz candies at Cost Plus World Market.?I’ll review the milk ones today and save the dark ones for Friday. They’re chocolate covered coffee beans –…