Pixy Stix v. Pop Rocks
I am going to go ahead and admit it: I never ate pixy stix as a child because they scared me. They kind of reminded me of crack. Never mind that I had no experience with crack, being a very sheltered,...
View ArticlePeeps Cellar
While I get a pillow mints versus tic-tacs writeup going on here, I offer you this palate-cleanser. Or is it an amuse-bouche? An appetizer? I think it’s a starter. This is a little story that I wrote...
View ArticlePillow Mints v. Tic-Tacs
Sigh. We need to take a moment of silence for an unnoticed casualty of the internet: poetry. I was toying with the idea of posting a classic, Keatsian poem about an angel in lieu of writing about...
View ArticleGhirardelli Is Gross (And I Am Unfair)
I WANT to like Ghirardelli chocolate. I mean, first of all, it’s local. In fact, I know people who have worked at the Ghirardelli factory in San Leandro. And they have an outlet store there. Not to...
View ArticleComment Spam Has Gotten Outrageous!
Thank goodness for Akismet and captchas and all of the other tricks and tools that prevent spam comments from showing up here. You wouldn’t believe how many attempts I get, though! For years, spam...
View ArticleBingo!
I thought we’d try something new and fun today. I’ve been thinking a lot about high-quality chocolates and candies. I recently discovered some high-end local bars that deserve their own full reviews –...
View ArticleCandy Kaleidoscope
This is the most beautiful infographic I have ever seen. From FastCompany – check out the much larger original, and their explanation of how they designed it!
View ArticleGorgeous Foodie Infographics
Over at Weekly Cookbooks, we’re revamping the whole thing… now the cookbooks are gorgeous foodie infographics instead of just words on a page with a photo underneath. I thought I’d show off some of the...
View ArticleBAD CHOCOLATE IS BAD
I don’t understand what is happening in my mouth. I want to like Antidote chocolate. I have the mango and juniper flavor. It cost me $8.95, but that was at the Pasta Shop which has a pretty heavy...
View ArticleGround Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies
I hustled and managed to make cookies the night of my sister Stephanie’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Challenge link-up! I’ve been getting into grains-are-bad-for-you lately. It seems like I have to try every...
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