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Friday, April 30, 2010
Ugly Candy Tattoo
I love candy, I love candy a whole lot. I love the culture, I love the taste, I thought I loved candy more than anybody else. I was wrong. Behold the strangest way to celebrate candy.
New Donut Competition
Dunkin' Donuts is having their second annual donut creating contest and the folks from Boston have pretty good odds in my book. This article from the Herald is probably enough to swing my vote.
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Gummy Bear Decorations
I think I may have posted something in the past about the Gummy Bear Chandelier, but the Gummy Bear bear skin rug is a new one for me.
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Getting Read For Bikini Season
I just realized that no mater how you read that title it really sounds wrong. I either sound like some kind of pervert, or I plant images of myself in a bikini into your head. I mean to do neither, instead I wanted to point out this great article that talks about the kind of snacks one can eat in order to get into shape. Number 2 is particularly right on.
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Make Your Own Poptarts
I'm always skeptical of recipes that claim you can make your own version of a particular treat. It's very rarely the same and very often takes a lot more work than making other treats. These however look pretty good, and Chocolate spread in a Poptart would be pretty good.
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Craving Ice Cream, Cookie, and Chocolate Chips
Man have I been craving a Chipwich lately. Do they still make them? It's been a while since I've seen one.
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Strange Treats You Should Try
Parade Magazine has a great collection of treats you should try but where probably to afraid to sample. I've tried all but the Kool-Aid pickles, and I have to agree that most of them are pretty good. My favorite is the sponge toffee, and frankly I'd be surprised if most of you haven't tried it already.
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Super Healthy Chocolate
The stars are a-buzz over a new chocolate treat that is apparently healthy for you, even more than just chocolate alone. Best of all, apparently it tastes great too. I'm not convinced, I need a sample.
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Is My Mother Contacting Candy Companies?
I say this because this year more than any other I've been getting e-mails about mothers day candy deals.
The folks at Sucre sent me a link to this nice little box of chocolate, a perfect gift for mom.
M&Ms are also celebrating with personalized M&Ms with greeting and pictures of mom.
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Make Your Own Hershey Bar
A while back I posted a link about an exhibit in the works at Hershey World in Pennsylvania where guests could design and make their own Hershey bar. Well apparently the doors will open in June and custom candy bars will go flying out.
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Apparently For Mothers Day, Mothers Want To Eat
Sweet treats seem to be the new trend for Mothers Day. I’ve read, and received complaints from people saying that candy is getting way too popular and overused as gifts for every holiday. Well I’d agree, but my mother would also kill me if I didn’t get her a bag of licorice allsorts for her this year.
Click here to check out some cool treats for Mom.
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Smoothy Obsessed Man Writes A Book
I have never been so interested in a man and his obsession with smoothies. Gabriel Constans is a man that likes to make people happy, either by working as a grief councillor or in producing the only chocolate exclusive smoothy recipe book. This man understands happiness better than most.
Click here to read about Gabriel Constans.
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Are You In Frederick Maryland This Sunday?
If you are you better head down to the Chocolate Gala. Once again a chocolate tasting extravaganza that yours truly cannot attend… Not that I was invited.
Click here to learn more about the chocolate filled event.
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Do Kids Still Eat Mr Freeze's
And do they still come in giant ones, middle size ones, and tiny ones. I have many Mr Freeze questions that need answers.Once Again I Find A Little History On Chocolate And Reasons You Should Eat It
It appears that just about everybody wants to jump on the chocolate bandwagon. I guess it’s a pretty safe subject to write about because frankly as long as it’s positive no one can argue that chocolate is great.
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Want a Little Information About Fair Trade?
This article is a great example of what really goes into “fair trade” chocolate as well as the pitfalls one might come across when buying organic chocolate as well.
Click here to educate yourself about “fair trade” and organic chocolate.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Apparently It’s News That Kim Kardashian Is Eating a Brownie
I’m not sure why but if you’re famous enough and you like sweet treats, it’s worth a headline.
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Food Health Problems
My biggest complaint with the "health world" is that they can never agree. One minute it's fats that are bad, next it's carbs, then there's alway sugar (I know sugar are carbs as well) the most favorite of health enemies. Really people, just eat a nice variety of foods, eat good foods, try new things, don't just sit down with a box of donuts and a pizza but try other things. I'm not doctor but a variety seems like a good idea to me.
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"Study nothing new, too much sugar is bad for you"
I love the title of this article that pretty much sums up the idea that if you eat too much sugar, bad things will happen to you. It's very true, so choose your sugar wisely.
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This Depression Thing Gets Around
Ever since the news dropped that some scientists found that chocolate may lead to depression every single news organization has jumped on the “we hate chocolate” bandwagon. As I’ve mentioned in the past, the National Confectioners Association has argued that the science is in conclusive. My opinion is simple, if you feel sad talk to someone. I always think it’s better to enjoy a treat to add to an already good mood anyways. If you think a little treat will cheer you up, make sure it’s little, and make sure it’s the good stuff, after all you deserve it.
Click here to read what AOL news had to say.
Click here to read what JS Online had to say.
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Israeli Candy Available in Walmart
I'm not sure what the angle is from Walmart. Are they trying to be more global to bring in new flavours from all over the world, or are they importing inexpensive treats from other countries in an attempt to cut costs. Either way if I find them on the shelf I'll give one a try, but I'm skeptical.
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In Case You Didn’t Read The Post From Yesterday
Today is 31 cent ice cream day at Baskin Robbins. Now stop reading this and get a cone.
Click here to read about it... Or go get one then read about it.
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Cocoa On The Rise
I never know if I should report this kind of thing, are people interested in the fact that cocoa prices are shooting through the roof. At this point it'll mean very little to you, however it will probably lead to either more expensive chocolate treats, or lower standards for chocolate treats. That's right, some companies will actually lower the amount of cocoa in a treat rather than lower the price.
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Don't Eat It!!!
If you get a lollipop from a "Mr. Bunny", don't eat it! Actually the brand is called 'Mr. Bunny' and apparently these glowing lollipops may cause cancer. Who would imagine that eating something that glows in the dark might cause you harm.
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New M&M Donut At Tim Horton's
Tim Horton's latest special donut really peaked my interest. This time instead of just being a new flavour, it's also been branded.
This long donut is covered with chocolate icing, then covered with M&Ms. It's the first time I've ever seen Tim Horton's take on a particular candy with a donut. They call this one the candy bar donut and I image there may be more like it in the future, but maybe covered with different candy treats. My only disappointment with this donut is that since Tim Horton's is a Canadian company, you'd think they would have used Smarties instead of M&Ms.CC
Blizzard in The Spring Causes Traffic Problems in PEI
See, I'm being really clever here because I used the word "Blizzard" in the title. I didn't say that it was a Dairy Queen Blizzard, and that the traffic jam was caused because of a Blizzard sale. For the anniversary of the DQ Blizzard they had a buy one get second for 25 cents deal and it caused havoc in PEI the other day. Man that's one clever title, not going to be another like that anytime soon.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Sex and Chocolate
This article from India really shows how links between sex and chocolate are truly universal.
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Cheap Ice Cream!!!! I'm In!!!
The Boston globe is reporting (because cheap ice cream is real news) that Baskin-Robbins is celebrating their 31 cent scoop ice cream deal tomorrow! If you're reading this on the 28th please stop, get into your car, drive to the closest Baskin-Robbins and get your cheap ice cream cone now!
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NCA Bites Back About Chocolate and Depression
Instantly the National Confectioners Association has commented about the accusations made by several news agencies about the idea that chocolate can lead to depression. I posted about this this morning, and now I'm posting about it again this afternoon, I'm stating to feel depressed about this new found argument.
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Visit Dylan's, Visit the World
Now I get to travel a whole lot, and I get to eat a whole lot of candy from all over the world. I realize that I'm really lucky, however if you live in New York City you too could be lucky. Dylan's Candy Bar is having a special event where they're showcasing candy from all over the world. I implore you to head down there if you can and try something that scares you.
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Chocolate and Depression
I can see where this article sees chocolate and depression working together. Simply put, you feel depressed, you go for some chocolate, you feel depressed about the calories in the chocolate. The trick is to think about the chocolate you eat, get something that is satisfying and make it an event, even if you're depressed. If you can't get yourself in that kind of mental state I'm fairly sure that the chocolate is not the problem, and maybe you should get some help.
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Junk Food Advertising Criticized Globally
Here's an interesting article from Pakistan about the new "problem" facing children today. Similar to many arguments in the US, England, and here in Canada, junk food advertising is under some pressure to lighten up. People see the problem of too much advertising geared towards kids in order to get them to buy junk food. As long as this "junk food" includes unhealthy meals and fast food I'm OK with it. I just don't like when the target candy and candy alone. Although the reference with junk food and tobacco seems a little harsh.
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My Opinion On Organic
As a rule I don't really find myself searching out for organic treats. I've had, and reviewed a few in my lifetime and generally I seem to remember them being fairly tasty. I'm not sure if they where tastier than an un-organic version most often because many organic treats seem to focus on natural flavours. So I guess I'm down with organics mostly because the companies producing them are working hard to make great treats.
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Little Candy Shop In San Fransisco Is So Cool
This treat shop may rank as the coolest looking candy shop in the whole world. It's at the very least the coolest looking one I've ever seen.
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An Example of a Bad S'mores Idea
I'm still looking for people to suggest tips for making s'mores. The two best tips will win a free s'mores gift pack from Hershey. In an attempt to be clever with my gift pack I came up with a good example of a tip.
It's pretty simple, raw s'mores are kind of gross. Being too lazy to roast the marshmallow is not a good substitute.Banning Cookies
I've been following many stories about banning sweet treats in schools and frankly I'm really divided about the idea. I can see some kids brining loads of sweet treats into schools and not eating healthy. I also know that treats in moderation are OK and banning sweet treats isn't really a fair way of dealing with the problem.
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Monday, April 26, 2010
A Little History and A Little Health Information About Chocolate
Here's a neat little article that not only talks about the health benefits of chocolate, but how these benefits have been known for a very long time.
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Never To Be Foiled Again
I keep telling myself not to publish these posts with clever titles but I couldn't resist. Apparently Wrigley's is going to get rid of all of their foil wrappers and go completely paper.
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Mother's Day Sales Figures
Apparently not only are sales for Mothers Day going to go up this year, but also people are keeping track of the spending people do for Mothers Day. I'd like to thank all of the people who do this research for increasing the pressure for me to deliver this year.
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You Could Get Some Hershey Stuff
I just got a cool box of S'mores making stuff from Hershey. It came with the fixings needed to make s'mores, a Rascal Flatts CD and a cool bag.
The bag was the biggest surprise of all. It had a cool S'mores logo on it and inside...
It came chock full of s'mores sticks. Some might say that these sticks could also be used for cooking other things like hotdogs, but I disagree. In my house these are for s'mores and s'mores only. Remember, if you want to win a package just like this yourself I'm running a contest right now and two lucky readers will get the same box shipped to their front door. Click here for more details on how you can enter the contest.CC
Happy National Pretzel Day!
Sure you could just go out an get a bag of plain old pretzels, but why would you. Covering pretzels is so much fun, and there are so many choices of things to cover it with. Even if you don't want to cover it you can always get one of those big soft ones instead of plain old ones. Pretzels are really the cracker of the future.CC
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Strawberry Review Forever
Here's a cool fact about these treats. Apparently they're named after the Apollo 11 lunar capsule that landed on the moon. They kind of look like them although I think it's kind of strange for a Japanese treat to celebrate the first Americans on the moon. Having said that there are many Japanese treats that don't make sense to me, that's really most of the fun.CC
Friday, April 23, 2010
Go Gaga For Cookies
I don't think I can say that I've ever actually heard an entire Lady Gaga song. I've heard clips, seen pictures, heard stories, but I can't say I've gone through a whole song. I've also never had the urge to bake cookies in her likeness either.CC
99% Filling in Your OREO
Geekology posted a photo of what can only be described as the best idea in the world, until you finish it. An Oreo cookie with 99 layers of icing.
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More News About KFC Double Down Sandwich
The folks at Gawker have made a list of other fast food treats that are far more unhealthy than the now legendary KFC Double Down Sandwich. I'm not sure if this is sad or good news.
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Another Chocolate Meeting
Where are my invitations people! I mean really how can you have a meeting of chocolate fanatics and not invite the guy who spends way too much time and money on the stuff. For the love of god, at the very least give me some warning (an airline ticket and accommodation would be nice too).
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Smarty Pants
This looks like the most confusing and fun game ever invented. I wonder if they have a home version.
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
On the Heels Of The News About General Mills Cutting Down Sodium
Yesterday I posted a piece about General Mills cutting the sodium in many of their products. Well here's an update as to why they may have chosen to do that. It appears that the FDA is going to be calling for all processed food companies to cut down the sodium in their foods. General Mills jumped on the boat without a minute to spare... or they knew it was coming.
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You May Not Know Who John Molyneux Is
But he was an important man in the North American candy world. Mr Molyneux is the man responsible for brining Altoids mints and Terries Chocolate Oranges into the North American market. Men like him are great because they open up the walls of trade and let people like me (and maybe you) try treats from all over. He died a few days ago, but his candy legacy will live on.
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Chocolate Lovers Event
I keep reading about these events and I keep wishing I could just jump into an airplane and check them out. This particular event is filled with chocolate treats from 13 spectacular chefs but it takes place in Colorado, and that's too far away for me.
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Free S'mores For You!
The folks at Hershey want two of my Candy Critic friends from the US to get a whole bunch of S'mores making stuff. First of all you have to live in the continental United States (sorry other countries) secondly you have to give me the greatest S'mores making tips ever. I need this tip because apparently they're sending me a kit as well.I'll pick the best (more creative) tips and the top 2 will get a S'mores Kit from Hershey's.
To enter simply get me your tip and an e-mail address. You can send the tips and and e-mail as a comment on this blog, as a comment on this Facebook group, you can use the comment form here, or you can just e-mail chris (at) candycritic.org. Pretty much if I can read your tip and I can e-mail you for details you're in.
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Urgent News About Atomic Fireballs in Washington
Apparently someone has been sending Atomic Fireballs to people all over Washington DC and apparently it might be a security threat. I recommend you read this post from the Washington Post and prepare to laugh your butt off.
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Cruelty To Children
I just read this "test" that they're giving children involving bells, trickery, and marshmallows. Pretty much if the kid rings a bell they get a marshmallow instantly, if they wait a little while they get two... What kind of evil scientist cooks up these schemes. I don't care what you might learn from this, even a cure for cancer isn't worth this kind of torture.
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Toffee Makers Story
This article is a great story about a woman who made toffee for friends and then turned it into a small business. We need more small business in the candy world if you ask me.
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How To Make a Black and White Cookie
The recipe on this link is fine, the story of how the recipe came to be is great.
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Frito-Lay Could Make My Baseball Retirement Dreams Come True
Frito-Lay is offering several winners the chance to be the general manager for a minor league baseball team. Sure I may have dreamed of being a shortstop as a kid, but I'm sure after that illustrious career I would have probably continued on to management. If I do happen to win this contest the first thing I plan on doing is trading players.
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Vitamin Water Ad
I found this on the front of a vitamin water machine at school and every time I pass it I smile.CC
Chinese Chocolate
Here's a slightly long yet somewhat interesting look at the candy industry in China. It appears to be a pretty big business, and I've sample a few Chinese candies and they're great.
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Updated Candy Critic Site
I'm not sure if I mentioned this but I've decided to re-vamp www.candycritic.org. It was a fine design a few years ago and it worked for a while, but right now I'm really not happy with it. Above is a sketch of the new design... a really rough sketch. For the next little while I'm going to poke and prod at the design, but come late August early September I'm going to shift the update into high gear. If anybody has any tips, ideas, or problems with the current site I'd like to hear about them.CC
General Mills Cuts Sodium
No joke, I actually have a medical condition that requires me to eat more salt. After you get over the hatred of me keep in mind that I fully support the lowering of sodium in snacks today. I always say it's easier to ad it to snacks then take it out.
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I Can't Argue That Sugar Is Good For You
However I can argue that sugar isn't the only thing that's bad for you either. And I can argue that candy although sugary generally never tries to hide that fact. Here's some proof that sugar is bad for you, including for your cholesterol.
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
New Sweetener
A new sweetener has just been given the go ahead according to Eu safety. The next phase in my opinion is to try it and decide if it works in my hot chocolate.
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So You Think You Like Chocolate Eh?
Well there are a few people in this article who think you may not. In fact they're fairly sure that you're in love with sugar instead.
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Talking Dirty About Candy And TV
I'm not a fan of people that blame TV for most things, but say that TV is what's making kids eat too much junk food and you pretty much drive me to the edge of rage.
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Another Chocolate Event
I'm going to keep posting about these events and I'm also going to keep being envious of all of those people who get to go to them.
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Buy 1 Get 1 Free Ice Cream
This is real news people, this is not a test, an ice cream sale is not something I would joke about.
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Some Info About Vegan Truffles
I always thought truffles where vegan... I've never actually done any kind of research to prove it or anything, it was just an assumption. This article has some great info on the subject, and also makes me want to see if I can taste any difference.
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Music and Candy, Bazooka Joe Is Joining the Crowd
It appears that there are a bunch of candy companies teaming up with musicians in order to sell candy. I'm not really sure if I see the connection but I do like music and I do like candy so it can't be all that bad.
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It's Sad When a Candy Company Goes Out Of Business.
I've never shopped at a "Buddy Squirrels" but it looks like a nice place. It's never a good thing for candy fanatics when a candy store goes out of business.
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People Complain About Candy
It's funny but you might think that I would totally disagree with this article, but actually I don't. I agree that too many holidays are becoming candy focused. I think that a treat any (or even every) holiday is great, but it shouldn't always be the focus. Christmas should be about the Santa stuff, Thanks giving is about eating a big meal with family, Easter... yup that's about the candy. We also as a society eat way too much candy, it should be a treat. You shouldn't skimp on your treats, but you should limit them.
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Allison Got Some Free Candy
Allison went to Toronto a while back and got some free candy on her business trip. Best of all she brought it home and gave it to me. It is a little strange however...
That this entire bag of runts only came with one banana. I'm not complaining or anything since the banana flavour is my least favorite, I just find it a little strange.CC
Monday, April 19, 2010
Something I Learned About The Legal System
If you're a juror on a murder case, it's probably not a good idea to give the judge and bailiff chocolate after the trial is over. Although it does go against my theory that chocolate is always a good gift.
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Experimental Candy Can Convert Even The Biggest Skeptic.
I read the first sentence of this article and I was about to just chuck it away, then I continued to read and I was impressed. It's nice to see people test their boundaries, and even nicer when they're happy they did.
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Two Things About This Article Made Me Smile
First of all it's great to hear that Hawaii is starting to grow cocoa. Secondly this article has what could possibly be the coolest photo ever, all I can say is it involves a cut open cocoa pod and a lizard.
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The Largest Private Company in Chicago?
You better believe it's a candy company. Many don't know that Chicago is in fact the candy capital of North America.
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A Lot About Chocolate
I'd like to say that this article is going to inform all of you chocolate lovers out there but really if you don't know all the great things about chocolate you can't really call yourself a chocolate lover can you.
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Cool Looking Mars Bar Cake
Boing Boing posted an awesome picture of a great looking Mars Bar cake. I think it's a brilliant idea to decorate cakes to look like other treats, I want to sink my teeth into a Kit Kat cake.
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A S'moresy Email
I just got an e-mail from the fine folks at Hershey all about a great campaign promoting s'mores. I checked out their special s'mores web site and they have all kinds of cool things going on. Starting today you can get a free song download (an exclusive Rascal Flatts song), they also have cool recipes, but one particular area really got my attention. They have a virtual s'mores maker. Above is my creation, and it looks great, so good that I think I have to go out and get myself some fixin' to make it for real.CC
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Chips, Yup I Review Them Too
People always complain to me when I post chip reviews, they say that I’m a Candy Critic and not a chip critic so what gives me the right. My answer to this is either a complex definition of what candy is to me, or I tell them that when they have their own candy review site then they can exclude chips. So feel free to complain, after all I do it all the time, but chips will always be on my candy list and you can change it.
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Nice Things About Hershey
Here's an interesting, and strangely written piece about all the good things that have come from Hershey's past.
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More Good News About Dark Chocolate, This Time In The Liver
As I've mentioned a million times dark chocolate has some great health benefits. Well once again the scientific community has found another reason to eat some dark chocolate, like you needed one.
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Krispy Kreme returns to Philly
I'm really happy for the people of Philadelphia because they've been going through some tough candy and soda tax issues. I'm happy because it doesn't seem to have scared off the local sweet business. I'm also really happy that I could read another article with the name of the mayor of Philadelphia in it.
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It's Exam Time
About a year ago I read a couple of articles all about the benefit of eating candy (or chewing gum) while under stressful situations. In particular while doing feats that required stressful brain usage. I personally get brain stress from opening a can of olives, so exam time here at school is particularly rough. I decided after reading these article to give it a try and start eating hard candies while I studied and while I did exams. My marks are pretty much the same (not bad), however my focus and stress level seem to be pretty low while working my grey matter. Since the nice folks at Halls had sent me a whole bunch to suck on, it turned into my study treat of choice. So thanks folk at Halls for the cool breezy, brain active treats.CC
Random Candy
A bunch of lucky Americans are going to get some free samples of who knows what in the mail in the near future. Apparently some of the contents may include candy, and treats. If anybody gets one of these please let me know, I'm curious about the contents.
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
I was Skeptical, Now I'm Offended
I didn't mention this when I poster earlier about the Poutine competition in Toronto but frankly I was wondering why it didn't take place in Quebec since that's the province that both invented it and has the best stuff. However now I've just learned that due to certain rules Quebecers are not able to even participate in the Poutine eating contest. This is a disgrace!
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I'm a Sucker for a Cool Package
And these new packages and gimmicks created for Thomas Haas chocolates are right up my alley. If the chocolate in these treats are as cool as the concepts behind them then I can't wait to give these treats a try.CC
Macaroons Are Making It To My Neck Of The Woods
Last summer while I was in Japan I noticed how popular macaroons where there. I thought it was some kind of French cross over thing in Japan. However I'm starting to learn that it's not just Japan that's going nuts over these little sandwich cookies. Even here in Ottawa (according to this article) people are loving these treats.
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More Fuel To The Candy Tax Fire
I just read this article about all of the Candy and Soda Taxes that are coming out all over the US and once again it ticks me off. I understand that obesity is a problem, I understand that healthcare is expensive, but picking on a particular type of food is really unfair. I've given my argument on this issue a million times, candy is not the only treat that is unhealthy, the definitions of candy for these taxes are unfair, and candy is one of the more honest foods about how it ranks in health, are just a few. I'm keeping my eye on this, and frankly glad that I live in Canada.
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I Love The Pillsbury Bake Off
I also love the idea of making some of this years winning recipe and chowing down. Man these things look great and probably taste great too. How could you go wrong when you mix ice cream and cookies together.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Have You Ever Tried Syrian Chocolate?
I sure haven't, but I'm thinking I should. According to this article Syria is making some pretty good high quality chocolate. So good that they're claiming they can play with the big boys, Belgium and Switzerland. Well now I really want to see if it holds up.
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Sad Cocoa Stories
Although candy sales are going really well, this article highlights some of the problems in the industry that have been reported over the last few years by reporters and human rights advocates.
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Chocolate Health Roundup
Here's yet another article talking about the health benefits and the health problems that can come with chocolate. This one however is very thorough and pretty detailed about much of the information that has come out on the subject.
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Kids + Sugar = Violent Adults?
You might think that the headline of this article "Study Links Kids and Candy To Violent Behavior" means that the article might have some pretty hard proof that violence is caused by kids eating candy. However the article is more about how it might be somewhat related although there is not real hard proof. So basically this reporter has written a pretty good headline without any real strong proof.
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Poutine Competition
I know this isn't candy related (that makes two posts today) but I just wanted to show a little Canadian pride and promote what could be the most Canadian food in the world. If there's any consolation (that it's not candy) I can tell you that it's one of the most unhealthy foods ever and it doesn't hide it.
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Edible Flags
I'm disappointed that there's no candy in these flags but none the less I'm still hungry. My preferred meal would be either Greece or Italy I think.
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Best Of The Pillsbury Bake-Off
I came across this collection of photos featuring the best recipes over the years in the Pillsbury Bake-Off. Some people can do amazing things with food, and all I can do to contribute is drool over their cooking.
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Tired, Hungry... Well That Makes Sense
According to people who research eating and sleeping if you don't get enough sleep you become more hungry. That would pretty much explain the entire university experience.
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Tour a Brisbane Candy Factory
Best of all it's a candy factory that makes all of their treats by hand. Some great photos and it looks like a great place to stop in and pick up a few sweets.
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Candy Tax Will Affect Some Busniesses
Here's the first of what I figure will be many looks at the new Washington State candy tax.
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Chocolate Can Save Lives
Particularly if anybody in your family is diabetic. A 9 year old boy saved his mother by feeding her chocolate, it's a pretty cool story and makes me want to eat a chocolate bar just in case.
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Chocolate and Treats Are Good For Some Athletes
I have to make sure that people understand how this works because I always get the same argument. I am aware that the reason high carb and high sugar treats are good for athletes because they tend to burn off calories faster than most people. It gives them the jolt of energy that they will burn off in order to participate in their athletic endeavorer. A treat to boost the average person is OK too, but only in moderation and only when you plan to be active. So the lesson is simple, eat treats, eat other thing, and be active. That way we all win.
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I Thought It Was a Good Time To Get Into The Candy Business
I thought with the economic situation people where buying more sweets and the candy business was doing fairly well. It appears, according to this article, that I'm totally wrong and the candy business is really a risky place to be right now. Maybe I should change this site up and start reviewing something a little safer.
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Play Sports, Take a Picture, Include Peanut Chew
Manage to fit all of the ideas in the title of this post into one and you could walk away with two grand.
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Skor, Cheese Cake, Beaver Tail
That's a tasty flavour and all, but lately I've been going for the more extreme flavours they offer. This trip out I tried the cheese cake frosting with chocolate sauce and Skor bar bits. I can't remember what it's called but I ate it 3 days ago and I can still remember how it made me feel.
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Finally Someone Chimes In About "Healthy Food"
This great article gives a little more detail into the problems that affect healthy foods. Foods that are low in fat can often be full of sugar, or carbs. I'm not saying that candy is perfect, but it's a little more honest.
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The NCA Wants Cheaper Sugar
The NCA President made an announcement that he wanted reform to lower the price of sugar in the US. Either I'm more aware of these issues as of late or there's a real battle with the American government and candy companies.
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How Many Snacks Do Americans Eat?
Well this little article can answer that question for you, at the very least it can tell you how much Americans spent on treats in the last little while.
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The Best Candy Store In New York
Here's an article about the best Candy store in New York city. Now that's gotta be a pretty good store, because I've been a few candy stores in New York and they're all really good.
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Chocolate Tasting... It's Fun For All
In the last few days I've been inundated with articles about local chocolate eating conventions/meetings/events. Basically it's a bunch of people getting together (most often for charities) to taste chocolate and have a good time... Wait a minute, how can one taste chocolate and not have a good time? Well if you have a chocolate tasting event planned and you want a famous... well known... breathing candy fanatic to show up let me know.
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