Truffles by Coquette – Classic
Truffles by Coquette is a new online chocolate boutique/small business.?They sent me a free box of their classic truffles for review. The truffles came in a classy looking box with…
McSweeney’s Candy List II
There have been a lot of York Peppermint Patty commercials telling people to “get the sensation”. McSweeney’s came up with a few fun twists on these sensations?that probably wouldn’t have…
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…
McSweeney’s Candy List I
Do y’all remember when Reese’s had an ad campaign about there being no wrong way to eat a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup? McSweeney’s came up with a few very wrong…
New Hershey’s Bar
Serious Eats wrote about Hershey’s new Extra Creamy Milk Chocolate bar a while back. I still haven’t seen one in the wild. I don’t like Hershey’s regular Milk Chocolate all…
Holiday Break
Hi readers, Happy holidays! I’m taking a hiatus through the holiday season. See y’all in 2013! In the meantime, I’ve started a science blog, Beyond the Abstract. Check it out!…
European-style Nougat Recipe
If you’ve got some spare time around the holidays for an intense candy-making project, check out?Liddabit Sweets’s recipe for European nougat, via Serious Eats. They’d make a great holiday treat!…