Sugar Savvy

Feeling nutty? Got a craving for chocolate? As I have mentioned before, one of my ultimate guilty pleasures is Blue Bells Dutch Chocolate Ice cream (with m&m’s, of course). The Dutch Chocolate has met its delicious match. The new Chocolate Extreme, by Blue Bell, has every chocolate delight your taste buds could ask for. Get […]

Cocoa Farm is an Australian chocolate company that uses cocoa beans produced on its own cocoa farm to produce a variety of different chocolates. For the chocolate lover who likes their chocolate plain, Cocoa Farm offers both organic and no-sugar-added milk and dark chocolate bars, however, I found myself drawn to the more exotic flavors. […]

Some Japanese candy fun, thanks to my friend Michael, in the form of Gummi Sushi. The Japanese are quite good at coming up with cute (Hello Kitty much?) and clever things, and they certainly haven’t skimped on cuteness and cleverness in their gummis. Better yet, unlike the gummi hamburgers or pizzas that you can find […]

It’s summer, and all I can think about is ice cream, as many of my readers know. At least in the summer I can walk it off and sweat it off! Unfortunately for my thighs, I think about ice cream in the wintertime as well, but that’s what comfy big sweaters and sweatpants are for…
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I know - you’re thinking “another dark chocolate?” Hasn’t she had enough?  Never! 
As I prepared for a road trip and swung by Trader Joe’s to pick hard-to-find items for my friend, I got sucked into another point of sale purchase. It seemed like I moved in one fluid motion as one hand placed the basket on the […]

Hello Food Fans!
My name is Shmoel, and I blog exclusively about gumballs. You may think it odd that this subject is the focus of my passions, that my outflow of everyday exuberance and depression is focused on a globular piece of sweetened chewing rubber, but allow me to explain.
I quote from my own blog (Maison […]

Got a spare $1,250 lying around? Who doesn’t, right? Clearly you want to spend that money on a dozen chocolates: 4 covered in 22-carat gold, 4 covered in pure silver, and 4 accented with diamond. You can find the Royal Collection at Cocoa Gourmet.

Kind of makes the gold-flake covered pralines (photo above) that Melissa from […]

For those who read my blog, you may or may not already know that I am allergic to chocolate.  Although I thoroughly enjoy a good piece of chocolate, something in it causes me to fall into a narcoleptic-type sleep. Then, how is it that I have posted here on several occasions about chocolate? I can […]

I popped into Sur La Table with a gift certificate burning in my hand. While unsuccessful with my praline paste mission, I did find several other items.  One of my purchases, a last minute “point of sale,” was a lovely package of Frans Chocolates. Specifically, a charming 7-piece package Smoked Salt Caramels ended up in […]

Timing is everything.  I saw Kandy Kastle’s Lightning Bug Gummy Candy in Walgreens and picked a package up for the kids I have hung out with all summer.  Looking at the wrapper, I thought the toddlers would get a kick out of the lil’ chewies. 
Before I had time to hand over the bag, their dad […]