Thanksgiving break + NYC Chocolate Show
Rosa I’m taking the week off from writing new reviews this week since it’s Thanksgiving. Instead, I’ll leave y’all with news posts, through Wednesday, starting with Serious Eats’ recap of the…
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Buddy Fruits Fruit Bites
Buddy Fruits?was one of my saviors at Sweets and Snacks. After entire days of gorging on candy samples, their fruit?pouches?of?blended fruit?(basically apple+other fruits sauce in portable format) were a health…
Candy-flavored Pringles?
Limited edition treats are a boon for food bloggers, as they give us fresh products to write about.?Sometimes, though, I think they’re ill-advised. Have you ever wished for white chocolate…
Perugina Chocolates – Cappuccino and White Chocolate
Finally! I’ve made it to the last 2 (of 8) Perugina bars that were generously given to me as free samples at Sweets and Snacks. Last Friday, I covered the…
Marrying candy
The online cartoon Buttersafe had a fun cartoon the day after Halloween exploring the kiddie taunt, “If you like it so much, why don’t you marry it?” Image from Buttersafe;…
Perugina Chocolates – Milk Chocolate with Almonds, Dark Chocolate with Almonds, & Milk Chocolate with Hazelnuts
Today I’m reviewing three more of the Perugina bars that I got as free samples at Sweets and Snacks. I’d covered the three plain bars last week; today’s theme is…
Perugina Chocolates – Milk, LUISA Dark, & Bittersweet
My first, “Whoa, I’m at a candy convention” moment at Sweets and Snacks came when the guy at the Perugina booth sent me off with one of each of their…
Want to help a puppy walk?
An impromptu, not candy-related news post addendum today: my friend Amy, on her limited grad student stipend and in her busy grad student life, somehow finds the time and means…
M&Ms in Science
Via ScienceDaily, a new Current Biology?study found that stimulating a reward center of the rat brain, the neostriatum, with opioids caused rats to eat more than twice as many M&Ms…
Welch’s Fruit ‘N Yogurt Snacks – Strawberry
Yogurt was a big trend at this year’s Sweets and Snacks Expo. There were all kinds of yogurt-covered things, from pretzels to granola bars to candy. Today’s review is an…
Happy Election Day!
Happy Election Day, U.S. readers! If you haven’t voted already, go vote! We’re so lucky to live in a democratic government that let’s us have a say in our government…
Candy “Salad”
Whether your Halloween was last week or last night, chances are you’ve got some candy leftover. Serious Eats thinks you should turn it into a candy “salad”. Rosa thinks calling…