Sirius Rjomasukkulaoi – milk chocolate with orange flavour
Rosa Happy Halloween! I hope Sandy hasn’t ruined it for y’all or knocked out your power. This Sirius chocolate bar was another gift from my friends Nate and Jane, who mailed…
October 2012
What are you handing out tomorrow?
Halloween is tomorrow! If you’ve yet to buy your candy for trick-or-treaters (I think it’s not a bad idea to wait; if you buy too soon you risk eating it…
Sirius Karamellu Nizza – Icelandic milk chocolate with toffee
This bar of Sirius Karamellu Nizza (say that last part carefully) came all the way from Iceland! My friends Jane and Nate went there on their honeymoon, and they were…
Valrhona Chocolate Covered Pearls
I bought these Valrhona Chocolate Covered Pearls from Whole Foods, where they were sold by weight in a little tub?(yes, I know the sell by date says 01/24/2012; this review…
Cadbury Screme Egg Commercials
Via AdFreak, Cadbury’s been promoting their new Halloween Screme Eggs (really just Cadbury Creme Eggs with a gross green center) with a fun series of commercials in Canada. I especially…
Guest post: Ovomaltine
Neil As I try to recover from a week in New Orleans, ex-pat friend Knile has a couple of guest posts on deck. ~Rosa I can’t believe I’m still eating what…
Skittles Sweat
I’m great at working up a sweat, which is maybe unideal since I moonlight as a group exercise instructor. Not sure what my students think of my sogginess by the…
Guest Post: Chocolove Raspberries in Dark Chocolate
As I try to recover from a week in New Orleans, ex-pat friend Knile has a couple of guest posts on deck. ~Rosa I don’t remember where I picked up…
Guest Post: Meiji Fruit Gummies Part II
CamNMere I was at the Society for Neuroscience conference in New Orleans earlier this week, so I’m turning things over to some globe-trotting friends. Cameron and Meredith are former roommates of…
Turkish Delight varieties
Are you a fan of Turkish Delight? Serious Eats has a slideshow of different takes on Turkish Delight from Istanbul’s Egyptian Spice Market.
Guest Post: Meiji Fruit Gummies Part I
I’m currently at the Society for Neuroscience conference in New Orleans, so I’m turning things over to some globe-trotting friends this week. Cameron and Meredith are former roommates of mine…
Maybe someday I’ll win a Nobel…
My friend Steve alerted me to a news story that’s been making the rounds: a nation’s chocolate consumption correlates with Nobel laureates per capita. Switzerland came out on top in…