Hedonist Artisan Chocolates – Corned Beef and Cabbage Truffle
CamNMere Hedonist Artisan Chocolates whipped up a special batch of Corned Beef and Cabbage truffles that they gave out as a free St. Patrick’s Day treat. My friend and former Rochester…
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Russell Stover Iddy Biddy Bunnies
Rosa These Iddy Biddy Bunnies were a seasonal Easter treat from Russell Stover. My 1.7 oz bag advertised 60 pieces and noted that the bunnies on the wrapper were “Actual Size!”…
Trader Joe’s Chocolate Covered Sea Salt Butterscotch Caramels
These chocolate covered sea salt butterscotch caramels are the last of my weekend Trader Joe’s candy finds. They came in a stand-up bag with a resealable zipper top. The description…
Hedonist Salted Caramels FTW!
If y’all follow me on Twitter (plug plug plug), you already know that I’ve been bragging about Hedonist Chocolates lately. They’re a small business chocolatier in Rochester, NY, where I…
Japanese Kit Kats – Kyoto Yatsuhashi
This week?s review items come courtesy of Nana and Justin, a couple of college friends of mine who are?living, teaching, and blogging in Japan?and who are kind enough to mail…
Perugina’s Baci White
Baci’s big push at Sweets and Snacks 2012 was to promote their new Bacis Whites, which is how I got these free samples. They were basically a white chocolate-covered version…
Kit Kat Gran Wafer
I’ve often benefitted from friends who travel abroad and bring me back international candy. My friends Emma and Jason recently went to Japan, and Nana and Justin?just sent me yet…
Galaxy Cookie Crumble and Galaxy Orange & Shortcake
Galaxy chocolate is the UK equivalent of Dove chocolates. I picked up a couple of imported cookie-themed Galaxy bars at my last trip to Cost Plus World Market, the Cookie…
Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme and Cookies ‘n’ Milk Chocolate
I remember Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme from my childhood. I think the Cookies ‘n’ Milk Chocolate are a newer addition, within the last few years. By the way, this whole…
Mamba Duos
These Mamba Duos were free samples that I snagged at Sweets and Snacks?along with Monday’s Mamba Sours. From their Amazon listing, it looks like they were a limited edition Mamba…
Mini Chewy SweeTarts
I used to love SweeTarts when I was a kid. My parents used to buy me a big roll of them to keep me quiet on long car rides and…
Clark Bites
Many of the free samples that I got at Sweets and Snacks were in “not for retail sale” packaging. Usually that just meant that they weren’t properly labeled with nutrition…