Sugar Savvy

The cover to “The Farmer’s Wife Comfort Food Cookbook” reminds me of the type of home and family Norman Rockwell made famous, where the wife is in the kitchen, the husband is relaxing with a pipe and the paper, and Johnny and Jane are carelessly playing outside. It’s no wonder that the recipes inside are […]

Have you ever heard a new word only to hear it time and time again within the next few days? Unless it was gibberish or your attempt at creating a new word, most likely it’s not that the word came into being the moment you heard it. More so the word, or even thing, was […]

Ever since my Peep experiment, my mind has been aflutter with all things pillowy white, which led me to my next creation, the “Neopolitan S’more.”
Actually this was more of an idea that’s been slowly evolving in my brain ever since I found chocolate jetpuff marshmallows at my local Target. Initially I thought I could use […]

Air popped popcorn is already a hard to beat healthy snack, but sometimes you don’t want to be bothered with plain boring white popcorn. You want something with a bit of punch, a dash of pizazz, or let’s just say it, covered in caramel or chocolate. If only I could have my cake and eat […]

Easter is one of those holidays where we’re lucky enough to have specific mandatory delicious foods that must make their appearance. For many this means carrots, ham, hardboiled colored eggs, chocolate rabbits, and more importantly … Peeps!

Peeps are one of those ideas that you wished you had thought of first, kinda like the “Chia Pet” […]

I’m sure you’re aware of the “100 Calorie” trend that has been saturating grocery store shelves throughout the past year. All of your favorites come in 100 calories portions these days. Hostess Cupcakes, Doritos, even 3 Musketeers. So it’s no surprise that the little smiling girl in the cowboy hat has finally skipped around to […]

Ever walk out of a restaurant and mindlessly grab a mint off the hostess counter? Of course you have. The after dinner mint is such a commonality to a dining experience they created a candy called just that. Oddly enough though, how often do you see that particular mint offered away from your grannies coffee […]

Let me tell you about a wonderful food combination. Some people have already been enlightened to its wonders, while others still wander around aimlessly bumping into one another blind to this delectable duo.

Next time you decide to attend a movie screening order your obligatory popcorn, but you must also buy “Buncha Crunch.” When you make […]

A strawberry covered in dark chocolate is an absolute must order for me if I see it on a dessert menu. This is why when I received a sample of “Emily’s Dark Chocolate Covered Mixed Berries,” I just about screamed in girlish glee. The product comes ready for gift-giving in a pea-green colored box with an […]

If there is one aspect about candy I love in particular, it’s how easily it can be underestimated. This is how I began my relationship with a sample of “Chocolate & Walnut” caramels I recently received from DAS Foods, a company that specializes in salted caramels.
My experience with gourmet caramel is sorely lacking. When I […]