There are certain scents that bring me back to my suburban upbringing. One is the smell of wood-burning stoves in the winter. Another is the smell of freshly-cut grass in the spring. And yet another, strangely enough, is the smell of a mall; more specifically, the sweet smell of a Cinnabon store.
I […]

As a Candy Addict I have pretty strong cravings for sweets - specifically, chocolate. This can be seen as a good or bad thing depending on your point of view, or for me, depending on my mood. Some days I crave a lot of it, which can be bad, since my motto is “everything in […]

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“Peeps Are A Girl’s Best Friend” is the title of the winning entry of last year’s Peeps Diorama contest. Yes, you heard me right. There’s such a thing as a Peeps Diorama contest. The folks over at the Washington Post have started this yearly contest showcasing the favorite Easter treat to test the […]

By now, you’ve probably heard of some sort of candy and alcohol combination. We have covered several takes on the idea, including chocolate wine, a candy cocktail called a Fish Bowl, the infamous Skittlebrau, and a long list of candy cocktails. If you like Skittles, and you like vodka, Jose at Extra Tasty has a […]

Fall is a time of wonders: the leaves change color, the pumpkins arrive at the patch, and the whirlwind of cheap food and sketchy-rides-with-80’s-metal-soundtracks known as the County Fair rolls into town.
As Templeton once sang in Charlotte’s Web, “A fair is a veritable smorgasboard-orgasboard-orgasboard,” filled with snacks and sweets that people wait […]

Not too long ago, we reviewed IQ Elements Mints. IQ Elements are in the U.S. now, in various stores around the country, (Jungle Jim’s in Ohio, Hocks.com in Ohio, Rodman’s Gourmet Grocery in DC and Maryland, The Candy Store in Kansas City, MO) and they are soon going to be available through Amazon.
To celebrate […]

Terra Nostra is a chocolate company that produces a line of high quality organic and fair trade chocolates that have a little something for everyone. I was introduced to Terra Nostra’s wonderful chocolates while at the All Candy Expo earlier this past year. What specifically caught my attention about this company’s chocolate was their line […]

Once upon a time there lived a king. The king had a beautiful daughter, the PRINCESS. There was a problem though - everything the princess touched would melt. It didn’t matter what it was made of: metal, wood, stone… anything she touched would melt.
Because of this, men were afraid of her. Nobody would dare […]

What better way to express your love of candy than with candy-themed furniture? Our friends at Jellio are at it again, busy working on a candy button bench (see below) - which looks suspiciously like a strip of candy buttons. Previously we wrote about their GummiLights range of lamps - they look like giant gummy […]

Another month, another delicious delivery from Licorice International’s Licorice of the Month Club. Truly, who could ask for more from life? This time around, I got to try Finnska Strawberry Bites, which are a red cousin to the black Sweet Finnish Licorice I tried last year.
Like the black, this red licorice from Finland is […]