Sugar Savvy

I was so excited when I got the opportunity to taste test HOT FUDGE! Sander’s is a more than 100-year-old company (it was started in 1875) that makes candy, dessert toppings and operates shops in the Michigan area. Their products are available online and at various retailers throughout the country.
I took my time taste testing […]

I’ve been waiting for a chance to try this recipe from Kate Zuckerman’s book The Sweet Life: Desserts from Chanterelle, and a “Food Day” at work tomorrow is the perfect excuse. I like this book a lot; it’s well written and contains a ton of information and tips. She shares the pastry chef perspective, which […]

The first time my future mother-in-law sent some chocolates to me, I wanted to travel to Dubuque, Iowa and raid the Betty Jane Candy store. Betty Jane Candies are famous for their Gremlin chocolates, and my taste buds understand why. These little masterpieces are covered in milk or dark chocolate and shaped like a gremlin. […]

In some ways Easter feels like it’s ages away, but in reality it’s just a few weeks and it’s time to start thinking about egg-shaped chocolate.
I was lucky enough to try a Hotel Chocolat Nutty Egg: which is half dark chocolate, half milk chocolate with nuts and filled with nut chocolates. The two […]

I find it funny - laugh out loud funny, in fact - when companies introduce a “new” product that isn’t so new. It happens all the time with everything from cartoons (take He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - it was an 80s cartoon, then a live action flick and then got breathed new […]

I realize that, in past posts, I’ve advocated for the consumption of candy corn beyond its traditional Halloween/Thanksgiving seasonal use, but can we all agree that this is taking things a little too far?
Bunny Corn? I know this is not a new item, and I know that both Christmas and Valentines Day have also […]

When holidays roll around, kids and adults who follow any type of “free-from” diet can feel a bit left out, and Easter is no exception. Baskets loaded with milk chocolate and marshmallow peeps become the enemy rather than an indulgence. Luckily, specialty food manufacturers have been popping up everywhere to offer delicious (and […]

To some of us, the first indications of spring are not pale pink cherry blossoms budding on trees, yellow daffodils waving their heads, or purple crocuses poking out of the snow. No, the first sightings of spring for us are the arrival of Just Born’s Marshmallow Peeps candy chicks in our local markets. For […]

Remember a little while back when I told you about the Golden Tickets in the Wonka Bars, which will earn you the prize of attending the American Idol finals? And remember how I lamented that I couldn’t find Wonka Bars in my area? Well the great people at Wonka’s PR firm went on a mission […]

I was lucky enough to sample the new chocolate covered Altoids when they were delivered to my day job’s office a few months ago. We decided against writing about them there, but that didn’t stop me from wanting to write about them here.
I remember when Altoids were the “new” thing - strong mints that are […]