Next month, Jelly Belly will be launching a new Peas and Carrot mix designed to look like the ever (NOT) popular vegetable side dish. The candy peas and carrots will not be jellybeans but will be mellocremes in apple and orange sherbet flavors (which is MUCH better than candy that actually tastes like peas or [...]

(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 [...]

photo courtesy of Anthemic Tangle Just in time for Halloween, the Twilight film franchise has released New Moon themed Halloween candies. The folks at the National Confectioners’ Association sent me three flavors to try. Do you remember Sky Bars? For those of you who have never had the pleasure, a Sky Bar is a chocolate [...]

photo courtesy of Anthemic Tangle It’s almost time for Halloween again and that means yummy treats for everyone. The folks at the National Confectioners’ Association were kind enough to send me some treats to try, so I’m sharing them with you. I figured we’d start with the healthier treats, in case any of you want [...]

Remember when Godzilla first stomps his way into Tokyo? Picking up buses, throwing them down, weaving through the buildings toward the center of town? Well, that’s what we have today: the giant monster of the gummy bear forest. Your average gummy bear would be stunned in wide wonder to behold this thing, then run far, [...]