Sugar Savvy

Honestly, before I put one of these little candies in my mouth, I’d forgotten how much I liked Tootsie Pops. There is something about a Tootsie Pop that makes it different from any other lollipop, and these wonderful little candy drops let you enjoy that special quality without the awkward stick and the painfully distended cheek.
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They’re not sour! If you’re going to call your product Mentos , they should actually be, you know, sour. That being said, they were still pretty tasty, and I’m ashamed to admit that I polished off the entire roll in one sitting. For some reason that always happens when I buy Mentos. Maybe because the […]

While on a work assignment on location in my hometown yesterday, I snuck in to Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour to see what sort of olde tyme candy I could get my hands on. They call it Pearl Street Ice Cream Parlour these days, but the menu and candy selection is pure vintage Farrells: locale […]

Sure, why not?  The folks at Yummy Earth are taking “natural” to a whole new level.  They have just introduced a line of new lollipops that are made without processed sugars or artifical flavors.  Two dads are behind the line, and, interestingly enough, the coloring from the lollipops comes from ingredients like purple carrots and […]

It felt like Christmas when the box of neatly arranged Ginger People foods showed up on my doorstep. Bags of colorful ginger treats were carefully stacked one atop the other. What was even more special…my husband hates ginger, at least in its pure and candy-like forms. These sweets were all mine!
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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 […]

These candies might just be the best thing to ever come out of my kitchen. Better than the sugar almonds. Better than any cookie I’ve ever made. Heck, better than anything to come off of my grill.
The flavor and texture is incredible. A little crunchy when you first bite into them, and that dissolves into […]

They say that smell is one of the best triggers of memory.  Around the holidays, there are so many aromas that are unique to the season:  roasting turkey, pine trees, candy canes, and of course all those good baking scents.  But for me, the one smell that takes me back to my childhood is the whiff […]

Christmas involves far more than just candy canes, but truth be told, for most of us Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without candy canes.  And as much as I love the darn things I always seem to end up with way too many.  Seriously.  It seems like I’ll buy a box, then I’ll be given some here and there until […]

While doing research for an article about Stollen for Just Baking, I ran across a recipe for sugar almonds that piqued my curiosity.  I was intrigued by the simple list of ingredients and the method used to create a hard candy shell, so I gave it a try.  The results were surprisingly excellent.  The candy coating gave the almonds a good […]