Candy Backlog #1: Russell Stover Halloween chocolates
Rosa I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions (why wait until January 1st to change your life for the better?), but I’ll still take advantage of 2008 to clear out some…
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Hammond’s Caramel Covered Marshmallow aka Mitchell Sweet
I’d never heard of Hammond’s until I picked up their Caramel Covered Marshmallow (BUY!), which they call Mitchell Sweets, at The Candy Store. I kind of wish I’d spent my…
XOX Truffles
I’m in a quandary. On the one hand, I’d like to take advantage of my remaining 10 days of winter break to get into shape after reading and exam period…
What I got for Christmas…
Was exactly what I wanted because my mother had me pick things out. A wonderful gift of an assortment of mini-Vosges bars and two truffles, both of which are too…
Hebert’s Fully Loaded Dark Chocolate Bars
I picked up these the Hebert’s Fully Loaded Dark Chocolate with Margarita Lime Filling and with Apple Cider filling after my chocolate party, thinking, oh, Hebert’s! They were a hit…
Hebert’s Fully Loaded – Rocky Road
Bar number 2 from the Hebert’s Fully Loaded lineup. The Rocky Road boasts “Rich Milk CHOCOLATE with Walnuts, Dark Chocolate & Marshmallow Pieces.” Thank goodness the wrapper for this one…
Hebert’s Fully Loaded – Dark Turtle
After Dagoba Week comes Hebert week, a lower cost chocolate bar week where everything can be purchased at your local Walgreen’s. I think Hebert’s Fully Loaded bars are a fairly…
Dagoba Organic Chocolate – Chai and Roseberry
Today marks the finale of Dagoba Chocolate (BUY!) Week, and I’ve saved the most interesting for last! The Dagoba Chai is 37% milk chocolate, crystallized ginger, and spices. That last…
Dagoba Organic Chocolate – Milk and Hazelnut
Dagoba Chocolate (BUY!) Week continues with the milk and hazelnut bars! The milk bar is pretty straightforward. Milk chocolate, 37% cacao solids. According to Wikipedia, anything over 35% cacao can…
Dagoba Organic Chocolate – Dark and Lime
Welcome to Dagoba Week! This week’s 6 Dagoba bars were blindly tasted by 14 of my friends (and me!) at my chocolate party along with 7 other non-Dagoba chocolate bars.…
Emily’s Chocolates Wrap Up
Dear Emily’s Chocolates, I am terribly sorry it took me so long to write this review. You were generous enough to mail me soooo many delicious chocolate covered things, and…
Gigi’s assorted caramels
After being impressed by Lula’s Chocolates’ Aloha Rocky Road, I was eager to dig into my sample of their assorted (and handmade!) caramels. Whoever writes their product descriptions really knows…