(image courtesy Cosmo’s Vegan Shoppe) As far as I’m concerned, marshmallows have four practical applications: Direct snacking (good) Hot chocolate (better) S’mores (best) Rice Krispies Treats (sublime, to be sure, but labor-intensive and, as such, ignored here) Armed with this intimate understanding of what I like to think of as little sugar pillows, I embarked […]

Remember the giddy excitement that welled up inside the pit of your stomach when, upon completing a marathon Trick-or-Treating run, it was finally time to dump the contents of your bloated pillowcase all over the floor? Amid random carpet crumbs and tufts of dog fur, the next crucial step would then be to sort, categorize, […]

With a name like Heavenly Bites, you automatically expect that the sweet little sensation you’re about to dive into is chock full of divine inspiration. Given the fact that this 100% natural confection, produced by Boulder, Colorado’s Oh Yes You Candy!, is made with carob rather than chocolate, I immediately knew that an absolute miracle […]

Keeping tabs on the latest nutritional studies and headlines is always a thrill a minute (especially if you pride yourself on eating a relatively healthy diet) because once seemingly wholesome dietary staples will inevitably be kicked to the curb in favor of their far more artery-worthy cousins.

I have said before that I’m a huge fan of coffee. I recently received some CaffeMallows for review… they are a mashup of gourmet marshmallows and a cup of coffee. The packaging boasts that they are a “pop-in power coffee shot.” Caffeine and marshmallows? What could possibly go wrong? I sampled each of three flavors, […]