e. fruitti gummis from Candy Crate
Rosa I recently received a free Kooky Kid Crazy Candy Gift Box from the folks at Candy Crate. They repackage candy into themed boxes (or crates?) or care packages. The box…
August 2013
YumEarth Giveaway Reminder
The entry period for my giveaway of YumEarth Fruit Snacks ends tomorrow. Don’t forget to enter if you haven’t already! I’m getting a kick out of reading about people’s lunchbox…
Chocablog covers Paul Young chocolate making class
Chocablog’s Dom recently wrote up his experience taking a salted caramel making class with Paul A. Young. Alas, he doesn’t share the secret recipe – a shame since I just…
Splendid Chocolates – Milk Chocolate with Ginger and Pink Himalayan Salt
On Monday, I covered Splendid Chocolates’ milk chocolate with toffee and sea salt. Today, I’m reviewing their milk chocolate with ginger and pink himalayan salt. Both were free samples handed…
How many licks? Maybe 850
Via AdFreak, some dude reported taking exactly 850 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. And called it science. Take it from this struggling grad student –…
Splendid Chocolates – Milk Chocolate with Toffee and Sea Salt
Last May at Sweets and Snacks, I snagged a couple of beautiful chocolate bars from Splendid Chocolates. One was Milk Chocolate with Toffee and Sea Salt, and the other was…
YumEarth Organics Fruit Snacks + Giveaway
Is there a different between gummis and fruit snacks? The former is definitely a candy and is usually viewed as an occasional treat for kids, whereas the latter is often…
Absurdly adorable marshmallows
Via CuteOverload, check out this RocketNews24 piece about flavored marshmallows shaped like kitties and paw prints. You’re supposed to melt them into your coffee and create instant latte art. Unfortunately…
Oishi Hard Candies [Review]
I bought these Oishi Hard Candies while I was in China (I did more than just hug pandas there!). I don’t know the package says – I’m functionally illiterate in…
Chocolate consumption and rampaging killers
I’ve posted a couple of times now about how a country’s chocolate consumption is correlated with the number of Nobel Prize winners it has produced. Now a new study in…
Escazú Goat’s Milk Single Origin Carenero Venezeula
After my last experience with Escaz?, I had to have more. Fortunately, there’s a great coffeeshop?right by my gym that sells some of their line, so I nabbed this Escazu?…
Sour Punch Punchies [Review]
These Sour Punch Punchies were being heartily promoted at Sweets and Snacks, and I snagged a free sample to review for y’all. The wrapper called them “soft, chewy, and sour…