Sugar Savvy

I often have a love/hate relationship with gummis. It really boils down to the fact that I’m really picky about them. My main complaint is that the texture often isn’t chewy enough to my liking and the flavors are too similar and bland for me to really enjoy them. There’s some that I do return […]

I love discovering chocolate I’ve never seen before, so I was very excited to notice these strangely shaped bars in an almost hidden box in the shelf of a grocery store I rarely visit. Sounds like a perfect setup for finding a mysterious chocolate, doesn’t it? It’s a company from Toronto called Theobroma Chocolat (In […]

Last year around this time Newman’s Own expanded its Newman-O’s Cookie line to include a new Peanut Butter Crème Filled Chocolate Cookie, and generously sent me a sampler box to review, which you can check out here.
Along with the Peanut Butter Crème Filled Chocolate Cookies, the Newman’s sampler box also contained some other flavors, including their Organic […]

I am on a quest to find the “perfect malt ball;” a malt ball with a nice milk chocolate coating (real milk chocolate) and a light crispy (not powdery) malt center that will satisfy my cravings.  Alas, my quest has remained unfruitful to date.
You see, I find that there is always one missing component; for […]

Ok, that was sort of a silly way of putting it. But Orbit has launched two new flavors in its 14-stick package, which you can find at the supermarket checkout: Strawberry Mint and Positively Pomegranante. I’m a big fan of their mix of mint and fruit flavors. Out of the two of them, strawberry mint […]

Guittard is one of those chocolate companies you start to hear more about once you dive into the chocolate and candy world a little more than your average candy eater. I didn’t really become aware of them until my love of candy went from “enjoy” to “enthusiasm.” Guittard works a little more behind the scenes […]

There’s a lot to be said about intention, especially if it is positive. I’ve heard so many times that how we go through life is all about attitude and how we intend to see things. If we keep a positive outlook, we experience positive things. I’ve always considered gifts of sweets and chocolate to be […]

My chocolate radar goes wild anytime I find a new (at least to me) Belgian chocolate. Imagine that radar after a stressful day with middle schoolers in May, then coming across New Tree’s Tranquility.  Just the word brought me hope.  But chocolate infused with lavender and lime blossom?  I don’t know about that…
Moving forward with […]

The latest incarnation of sweet gummy items from Life Savers comes in the form of Island Fruits Gummies. There are four flavors: fruit punch, pineapple, strawberry kiwi, and mango melon. My chief complaint is that not all of the flavors distinctly resemble their namesake or are strong enough. Oddly, my favorite was fruit punch because […]

I love Whole Foods, yet don’t go in as much as I used to since there isn’t one too, too near my home.  When I do get to stop in, I make sure I take my time.  Recently, I went to pick up flowers for a friend staying in one the nearby Atlanta hospitals.  Before […]