Skittles Go Strange
Dear Skittles, Thank you for not only making some deliciously awesome candy, but for making the world a stranger place with your ads. You’ve gotten really strange. Scary strange. I love it. Thanks a bunch, Joy [...more]
Dear Skittles, Thank you for not only making some deliciously awesome candy, but for making the world a stranger place with your ads. You’ve gotten really strange. Scary strange. I love it. Thanks a bunch, Joy [...more]
I have some very fond memories of Halloween with my little sister. There was nothing more exciting, in my seven year old mind, that getting dressed up and walking around the neighborhood with my sister, going door to door asking for free candy. It felt like we would be out for hours and hours. We [...] [...more]
Looking for something a little more sophisticated this Halloween? This recipe for Golden Caramels, from Martha Stewart might be just the classy, irresistible candy you need. So sweet, so creamy, so seriously yummy. Golden Caramels recipe and photo from Martha Stewart makes 150 4 cups heavy cream 1 cup sweetened condensed milk 4 cups light corn syrup 4 cups sugar 1 [...] [...more]
Sure, you can buy peanut butter cups in the grocery store, but why would you do that when you can make them at home!? Ok, so this recipe is the less convenient way to get your chocolate and peanut butter fix, but it’s a great way to control your peanut butter and chocolate [...] [...more]
Get a load of these beautiful candies from the Jersey shore- chocolate covered salt water taffy. I don’t know what it is about fresh salt water taffy, but if I’m treated with some of the good stuff from the east coast, I’ll eat it until I’m absolutely sick. Romana at The Houndstooth Gourmet captured the [...] [...more]
I’m not going to pretend I understand this, but I wanted to share it with you nonetheless. Candy just got more awesome. The makers of EyeCandy have created a lollipop containing something called Sensory Substitution Technology. What the heck is that, you ask? Good question. I’m not sure. Apparently the technology “naturally send vibrant, emotive images [...] [...more]
I just found a wonderfully cool food blog- GastronomyBlog. These guys are my new favorite- the Astronomer an the Gastronomer. They’re a darling couple living in in Vietnam. They’re super cute, young, in love, and they know how to get their grub on. They’ve been in Beijing for the Olympics and I’m SO glad they [...] [...more]
Growing up, I always associated jelly beans with Easter. My sister and I would tear around the house like a couple of little savages looking for Easter eggs. When we found a plastic egg we would instantly shake it. A rattling inside the egg meant that the egg was filled with jelly [...] [...more]
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. We all know Mr Owl’s answer “…a-one …a-two-hoo! …a-three.” Three. But he’s a bit of a dirty cheater taking a big bite after the number three. Tootsie Pop’s new “How Many Licks” sweepstakes is asking you to [...] [...more]
I don’t care how old and wrinkly, I’ll still scream for candy like a little girl. Lately I’ve become a huge fan of international candy. And I don’t necessarily have to go abroad to snag it. In a perfect world I would jet over to Japan for some Pocky, but let’s [...] [...more]