Truffles from Southern Season
Rosa My boyfriend’s gym is located right next door to A Southern Season, a gourmet food mecca that’s proven to be a great candy source. It’s also quite the temptation whenever…
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Chuao Chocopods: Maple Bacon and Orange-A-Go-Go
I got these two Chuao Chocopods, Maple Bacon and Orange-A-Go-Go at last year’s Sweets and Snacks Expo from Chef Michael himself, along with a Popcorn Pop ChocoPod that I previously…
An expensive love for Skittles
I found a candy-related gem buried in this NY Times piece about NFL athletes’ custom cleats: Marshawn Lynch, a Seattles Seahawk running back, was once fined $10,000 for wearing Skittles…
Hot Chocolate Modifications
The NY Times recently rounded up a list of places to get hot chocolate in New Jersey. Even if you don’t live in the area, you can get some inspiration…
Make ALLLLL the Candies
Via Neil, Metafilter has compiled an impressive list of recipes for homemade candies. Winter is a great time to fire up the stove/oven!
Lotte Koala’s March Cookies: The Same As Hello Panda?
Lotte Koala’s March Cookies are “chocolate?cr?me filled cookies” that can be found in Asian grocery stores in America. I recently got a free box from the folks at MunchPak, along…
Holiday Hiatus
Hi everyone, I’m taking my usual holiday hiatus between Christmas and New Year’s. See you in 2014!
Sour Smog Balls
I got this bag of Sour Smog Balls in my free MunchPak box of assorted snacks. The bag promised?”crunchy candy with a sour chewy center” in six different flavors. Each…
Jer’s Gourmet Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars – Pretzo Change-o
I first tried Jer’s Peanut Butter Bars over a year ago when I bought and reviewed the Cara Mella version. I loved it so much that I kept my eyes…
Serious Eats mixes booze and Christmas candy
Serious Eats likes to mix candy and booze?and see what happens. For the winter holidays, they’ve come up with a number of candy-infused booze recipes making use of seasonal treats.…
History of Candy Canes: Why Do They Look Like That?
Candy canes are a classic Christmas treat. Just how classic? Like 17th century classic. They were invented in 1670 but didn’t get stripey until 1844. Here is a brief history…
Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Caramallows
I bought this box of Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Caramallows last week. I was super excited to think that I’d caught a new product that resembled my beloved See’s Scotchmallows,…