Sugar Savvy

As we approach the Fourth of July, what could be a more American sweet treat than apple pie? Celebrate the See’s Candies’ way with a See’s Apple Pie Truffle.
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See’s Apple Pie Truffle (a registered name) is piece number 48 on the website and in the catalog. It is also one of the […]

…Popsicles!

Thought I was going to say ice cream, right? True, ice cream is sweet and frozen, making it a very popular summer treat - one that probably always will make many a child and adult scream with joy. But for me, popsicles are the essence of summer when it comes to frozen treats. […]

AIRHEADS Cotton Candy Bubble Gum

It’s hot. I’m hot. I’m too hot, even, to eat chocolate. Or any other candy, really. That’s pretty hot. Popsicles: yes. Candy: too much work.
Which is what makes this the perfect candy for when it’s too warm for chocolate or anything melt-able or otherwise too much effort-involving. And who doesn’t love […]

It’s hot here in northern California. Usually our summers are naturally cooled by the fog drifting in off the Pacific Ocean, but now we are experiencing a full scale meltdown.
Being hot and sticky and wishing I could go swimming reminded me of my summers growing up in a New York suburb. My sisters […]

Looking over my past posts on Sugar Savvy, I realize that I have reviewed several candies of which I haven’t been particularly fond (marshmallow burgers, anyone?) And for somebody who loves candy as much as I do, this seems rather a shame. I decided, then, that it’s time I tell […]

Thanks to a comment on last week’s See’ Piece by Piece, I decided to take a look back at the See’s Candies’ pieces I have tasted since The Chocolate Box debuted.
It was quite a trip down taste memory lane. There were some candies I had totally forgotten how much I disliked, a few […]

I have Paula Deen to thank for inspiring this recipe. Recently I was flipping through her latest book when I came across her recipe for “Buttermilk Pralines”. I found the thought of buttermilk in pralines interesting enough that I had to give it a shot. So I compared her recipe to several others, […]

HERSHEY’S SUGAR COOKIES ‘N’ CHOCOLATE
Who doesn’t like a sugar cookie? It seems like a pleasing, common denominator choice for yet another Limited Edition chocolate bar from Hershey’s. I mean, the two very words that make up its name: sugar and cookie…who could have anything against either one of these items? […]

Where better to taste hot chocolate in Paris than in one of the premier chocolate stores? La Maison du Chocolat is one of the most popular chocolate shops, well known for their exquisite truffles. I thought it would be an appropriate end to my chocolat chaud series in Paris.
Everyone knows that things in […]

Long time readers of See’s Piece by Piece will know that See’s Candies is king, or is it queen, okay let’s just say royal ruler, of the buttercream.
Meltingly smooth but with a taste that lingers, rich but not too rich, sweet but not too sweet, full-tasting and hospitable to other flavor additions, See’s buttercream […]