Candy Ornaments Every year I plan to bake with my kids. Then I run out of time and money. What’s worse, I feel guilty for not creating those special holiday memories that all kids should have. This year, thanks to Safeway’s amazing holiday website, I’ll be able to create some wonderful holiday treats that my children, [...] [...more]
Trick-or-Treating can leave you overloaded with sweet treats, but don’t let that candy go to waste. We’ve got some fun ideas to inspire you to enjoy your leftover Halloween candy in a whole new way. Instead of adding chocolate chips and walnuts to this Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe, just chop up some of your fun size [...] [...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 Social Bookmarking [...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]
