Sugarfina Cocktail Hour – Part II Gummies
Rosa On Wednesday, I covered the cordials from my free sample of online candy boutique Sugarfina’s Cocktail Hour Tasting Bar. Today, I’ll go through the gummis in that assortment. The gummi…
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REVIEWS: 2 Hammond’s Piggy Backs Flavors!
A little while ago, I was delighted when Hammond’s Candies offered to send me some free samples from their catalog. I was even more delighted to get some caramels and…
Benita’s Peanut Brittle
Benita’s Peanut Brittle?(warning: website annoyingly plays music upon opening) had their big debut at Sweets and Snacks this year, where they snagged a primo spot in Innovation Alley. My box…
Guest post: Cailler Sublim Lait & Caramel Pointe de Sel
Neil I spent my weekend trying to win Duke basketball tickets by sleeping outside, so I’m turning things over to my ex-pat friend Neil for a couple of reviews. ~Rosa This…
Trader Joe’s Organic Stone Ground 70% Cacao Extra Dark Chocolate
These disks of Organic Stone Ground 70% Cacao Extra Dark Chocolate (what a mouthful!) caught my eye at Trader Joe’s. They looked suspiciously similar to Taza’s Mexicanos (previously reviewed here),…
Blommer Milk and Dark Chocolate Covered Grahams
I got these Blommer Milk Chocolate Covered Grahams and Dark Chocolate Covered Grahams as free samples at Sweets and Snacks. Mine were individually wrapped (unfortunately, I ate them before I…
Skinny Cow Dreamy Clusters – Milk Chocolate
Ira Glass had a great quote in his recent NY Times interview: “I don?t believe in guilty pleasures, I only believe in pleasures. People who call reading detective fiction or…
Vosges Habana
This little half ounce Vosges Habana bar was an A Southern Season find. These tiny bar formats are a nice size for a candy blogger on a budget – I…
REVIEW: Sunkist Fruit Gems
Jelly Belly recently sent me several free samples of their new products, including a bag of Sunkist Fruit Gems.?Wait a second, you may be thinking – what’s new about Sunkist…
Toblerone – Crunchy Salted Almond
Kraft was showing off this Crunchy Salted Almond Toblerone at Sweets and Snacks this year. They were melting it down and giving it out as fondue samples. I managed to…
Nutffles – Hazelnut, Almond, Red Velvet
Nutffles was a company that was new to me until I visited their booth at Sweets and Snacks. Nutffles is supposed to be a portmanteau for nut truffle (and also…
Justin’s Dark Chocolate Peanut bar
I got this Peanut bar as a free sample from the Justin’s booth at Sweets and Snacks, along with the Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups that I reviewed last Friday.…