Hedonist Autumn Truffle Collection
Remember when I complained about having to miss a free Hedonist chocolate tasting? My boyfriend and I ended up swapping our travel duties, and he came to Rochester instead of…
Halloween Party Ideas From Serious Eats
Via Serious Eats, an adorably photo-graphed recipe for homemade candy corn. If you start now, you’ll just make it in time for Halloween! Also via Serious Eats, a method for…
Peeps – Chocolate Mousse Marshmallow Cats
Yet another treat from my NCA Halloween goodie bag: Chocolate Mousse Marshmallow Cat Peeps! I write about Peeps a lot, but I’ve never actually formally reviewed them. I feel like…
Snyder’s Peanut Butter Pretzel Sandwich Dips
I got this bag of Snyder’s Peanut Butter Pretzel Sandwich Dips in my Halloween grab bag from the NCA. I’m glad that I did, because they were delicious and because…
Weird candy commercials cont.
Via Ad Freak, a freaky Cadbury commercial celebrating their recent change to Fairtrade:
Bat Dots
Bats!! I have an affinity for bats. They’re a special tourist attraction in my hometown of Austin, for starters. And last year, a bat once somehow made its way into…
Free candy and more self-promotion
Two news posts for today (the recent rush of Halloween activity has outpaced my twice weekly news schedule; I’m currently backed up through November on candy news!): 1. Win 10…
Strawberried Peanut Butter M&M’s
I had been looking for Strawberried Peanut Butter M&M’s for ages, since they first starting popping up in the candy blogosphere. They were released as a limited edition promotional tie-in…
Blog Action Day – Climate Change
Today is the third annual Blog Action Day, when blogs around the world write about the same subject to generate awareness. I’ve participated in the past (on the topics of…
Gorgeous but expensive mail order treats
Check out this slideshow post by Jezebel. It’s an awesome round up of Dean & Deluca’s Halloween treats. Be sure to check out the marzipan figurines – they’re AMAZING. And…
Vere Raspberry + Lemon
Here’s the second of my two Vere bars (remember, they were buy one get one free), Vere Raspberry + Lemon. Like its Mint + Nibs counterpart, the Raspberry + Lemon…