Sweet Endings
Rosa Psychology Today has a great explanation of a recent Psychological Science paper about positivity bias?- a paper on an elegant study that I wish I had done! Psychologists have long…
May 2012
Ritter Sport – Rum Raisin and Nuts
This Ritter Sport Rum Raisin and Nuts was one of the most exciting samples that I brought back from Sweets and Snacks. According to the Gourmet Grand Dame?bloggess of the…
Fair Trade – not so fair?
Via The Kitchn, an article from Food First?claiming that “Fair Trade is Dead.” According to the article, big companies jumping on the Fair Trade happy good feelings wagon is corrupting…
Happy Memorial Day
Hi readers! I hope you are enjoying your day off – well, those of you that live in the U.S., that is. While it’s nice to have the long weekend…
Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate w/ Speculoos Cookie Spread
It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally here! After years (okay, really just months) of searching and asking every time I went into my local Trader Joe’s after I completely gave…
Wine and Chocolate – not a good match?
When I lived in Rochester, Chocolate and Vines was one of my favorite hang-out spots. You could get wine and chocolate pairings there, along with desserts and cheese plates, which…
Starburst Flavor Morph: Changing for Good?
Starburst Flavor Morph is a new-ish addition to the Starburst line. Cybele covered them back in November, but I didn’t get mine until very recently, both as free samples from…
SendFudge Giveaway
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s Fudgie Wudgie review comes today’s free fudge giveaway, courtesy of SendFudge. They offered me a free sample of their fudge for review, but, as…
Fudgie Wudgie Rocky Road Fudge
Though I love candy of nearly all forms, I actually don’t like fudge. I find it to be far too sweet. Chocolate is great as it is; why turn it…
Sweets and Snacks Tips for Bloggers
Before I went to the Expo, I boned up on what to expect by reading Cybele’s past coverage and checking in with Sera on what her experience was like. For…
Peeps swag – WANT
I’ve never been big on eating?Peeps. I rarely buy them, even on sale after the holidays, and whenever I do eat one, it’s like, “eh, still tastes just like sugar,…
SSE House of Blues Party
While I’m still out of reviewing shape thanks to my cold (I blame air travel), I thought I’d fill in some more details about the Sweets and Snacks Expo. On…