Sugar Savvy

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!
My first […]

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 […]

Times of merriment and gluttony are already becoming a distant memory - The side dishes devoured, gingerbread house picked clean; all that remains are those dirty dishes, and perhaps a bit of extra “holiday cheer” around the hips. After so much excess, the last thing I would want to do is tempt you with some […]

When the editor of Sugar Savvy, Jaay, asked if anyone wanted to review some sweetriot candy, I responded within less than a minute of her original question. I was very keen on trying the candy for the first time, and I also adore cacao nibs.
The shipment contained their happy holly-days pack, which includes one of […]

Between the summer and fall fruits being harvested, and the holidays rolling around I know there have been lots of pies baked and eaten.  There’s just something about this time of year that makes me think of pie, at least when I think of dessert.  I guess it’s probably because so many people bake up […]

Let me start this off by saying, I get tons of catalogues, many I never even requested.  And much more often than not, I skim through them never even thinking about ordering something.  But with all the catalogues delivered to my home, I certainly learn about some interesting products available to consumers.  I came across […]

I wanted to do something seasonal for this See’s Piece-by-Piece, but didn’t just want to evaluate milk chocolate foil-wrapped turkeys (which See’s Candies does offer, by the way.)
A close look at my choices at the candy counter revealed a Dark Chocolate Mincemeat candy.  That made me think of the traditional mincemeat pies and seemed seasonal […]

It looks like Hershey’s is making the big push into the premium chocolate market with its recent acquisitions of Dagoba and Scharffen Berger, and now with their new line of Cacao Reserve chocolates.
This weekend was the first time I’d noticed this product line at Wegman’s, and then I saw it again at CVS later the […]

I came across a little something new this week at Target.   Both seasonally festive AND healthy, Emily’s dark chocolate covered cranberries are the complete package of confectionary health.  It’s an antioxidant coated in yet another antioxidant.  Oh, and some of those choice Omega-3 fatty acids (in the dark chocolate) thrown in for good measure.
In the […]

L.A. Burdick offers hand-made, gourmet, artisan chocolates perfect for gift giving or enjoying for yourself. This fall, they are offering up some sweet treats with the flavors of fall in mind.
Treat yourself or someone near to your heart with Autumn Luxembourgers, Burdicks hand-piped meringue treats filled with cinnamon, chocolate and pumpkin […]