Jelina Chocolate – Earl Grey
Rosa Jelina Chocolatier has long been one of my favorite chocolate makers that I discovered at Sweets and Snacks. The Earl Grey in 72% cacao was a free sample and the…
February 2014
Chocolate Mint Toothpaste
Crest recently introduced a chocolate-flavored toothpaste (mint chocolate, to be exact) to much ado. The Impulsive Buy recently wrote up a thorough review of what it’s like to brush your…
Science blogging
As you may know, I’m a PhD student in psychology and neuroscience in real life. I’ve been sporadically science blogging at Beyond the Abstract and just started tweeting @scienceBtA. I’m…
Dinosaurs probably didn’t eat chocolate
PLoS’s paleontology blog recently ran a fun piece about whether dinosaurs ate chocolate. I suppose I should have spoiler-alerted the headline – they probably didn’t because we have no fossil…
Nestle Lion Bar – as a cereal!
Nestle’s Lion Bar is/was one of my favorite British candy bars. It’s like a 100 Grand?+ Twix?= synergistic deliciousness. Apparently, it’s a cereal in the UK! Serious Eats has the…
Albanese Gummi Fruit Slices [Review]
Emma recently visited the Albanese gummi factory and brought back oodles of gummi treats, including this peg bag of Albanese Gummi Fruit Slices. I hope that Albanese is moving towards…
Kallari Sacha Roberto’s Recipe
I buy so much chocolate that it’s sometimes hard to keep track of where I get everything. I’m 80% sure I bought this Kallari Sacha chocolate bar in Roberto’s Recipe…
Spicy hot chocolate recipe
I spent a good chunk of last week snowed in with cabin fever. It was a perfect time for hot chocolate! Here’s a recipe to spice up your hot chocolate…
Symbolism of chocolate
Did you catch the Candy Professor’s smart op-ed in the NY Times on Valentine’s Day? No? Go read it now!
Chocolate prices set to rise
According to the Wall Street Journal, cocoa prices have been rising due to increasing demand for chocolate. Apparently the International Cocoa Organization thinks that demand will be greater than supply…
Bissinger’s Salt Caramels – Merlot and Chardonnay
I bought these Bissinger’s boozy salted caramels at a post-holiday sale at Southern Season. Merlot Salt Caramel was described as “red wine paired with a vintage merlot sea salt”, while…