Lately, I've been on a real sugar kick. I had some candy left over from last Halloween and was immediately drawn to the Now and Laters in my stash. I bought a huge mixed bag of candy for trick-or-treaters a year ago. I didn't realize at the time that no children would show up (I had just moved). I live in a rural area on a long dark street. No one showed up, not even during the day, so ...

Kraft’s Jet-Puffed Chocomallows are chocolate flavored marshmallows.  The ingredients for chocomallows are corn syrup, sugar, modified corn starch, water, cocoa, gelatin, tetrasodium pyrophosphate (whipping aid), artificial flavor, artificial color (red 40, yellow 5, blue 1), emulsifiers (vegetable mono-and diglycerides). They have about 25 calories in each marshmallow. A serving s...

This is one of my favorite holiday traditions. Every year when I was growing up, my parents got me a chocolate Christmas calendar similar to this one. When I had kids of my own, this was one of those holiday traditions I knew I wanted to share with them as well and I have been lucky enough to still find them every year.The calendar is a thin cardboard box  tha...

Do you like hot chocolate? If you do, you've never really had hot chocolate until you have tried Mexican hot chocolate. Nestle's Abuelita hot chocolate is delicious! I have been drinking it since I was a very young girl. With this type of hot chocolate, you can make just one cup or a whole pot to share with others (or drink for yourself later). It come...

The milkshakes from Burger King are pretty good.  My mother-in-law prefers vanilla, but chocolate is my pick.  Yesterday, I had one of their chocolate milkshakes and really enjoyed it.I don't know the nutritional value because there is no info about this on the large cup that the milkshake comes in, but I'm sure that these milkshakes are loaded with sugar and calories.  T...

This is my absolutely favorite candy bar.  Not every store carries it, and when I can find one it's usually the king size, which I hardly need.  But I usually buy one anyway.This is a mix of peanuts and caramel covered with chocolate.  It’s a little more salty than most peanut bars, sort of like a PayDay covered with chocolate.  But a PayDay is very chewy and the N...

While strolling down the grocery store aisle today what did I see?  My M&M's staring at me, begging me to pick up their new box?  Box, why a box?  Aren't they supposed to be in a bag?  Okay, you have my attention now.  I picked up the box.  Hmmm M&M Premiums?  Chocolate Almonds...yum!I bought this pretty blue box of delights that seemed to be d...

I have one real candy obsession. Hickory Farms Melt Away Mints really get me going.  They are minty but not overpowering or overly sweet tasting.  They are creamy not crunchy (except for the beads if you choose to chew).  They are utterly delightful!Every year I get a bag of these treats from Santa.  He must really love me!  I’ll tear open the bag right then and p...

A little gold treasure chest of goodness.  That's how I describe my favorite little candy!  This is a special candy.  I never knew exactly what was inside but I just knew I love it!  Inside this golden wrapped paper is an awesome treat. It has a milk chocolate shell over a whole hazelnut surrounded by hazelnut paste and crushed hazelnuts. Hazelnuts?  ...

Alpenliebe is the sweetest candy I’ve ever known. I like the original one, but recently I just found out that they have this flavor, Chocolate and Cream. I bought a big pack yesterday, and as usual, the packaging is nice and neat. I think this flavor is smaller than the original one, because less than one minute it’s already melted in my mouth. The shape of the candy is oval, brown-...

 I couldn't tell you the last time I had peanut brittle but after I was offered a sample of this chardonnay wine brittle after asking an employee if it was worth the money, I have become an addicted fan!Annette of Annette's Chocolates and her brother Brent make all of their candy and brittle at their Napa Valley shop.  The sweet taste of the butter and wine along with the...

I am a diabetic, but I have a sweet tooth, and am always looking for something "legal" to satisfy it.  I decided to try Creme Savers (yes, that's the way it's spelled) Sugar-Free hard candy. They were delicious.  Such a terrific strawberry flavor and so creamy! They describe it as the taste of "fresh strawberries swirled in rich cream."  They are actua...

If you see the picture next to this review, you will see the size bag of plain M&M's that I buy.  I love M&M's and so does my granddaughter.  So we always keep a huge bag of them handy.  I even have a M&M dispenser by my front door to keep the candy in.  As soon as my granddaughter steps inside my front door she turns straight for the candy dispenser...

 Mastic gum comes from the Greek island of Chios,the only place in the world that Mastic trees (Pistacia Lentiscus var. Chia) grow.It was natural for me as a Greek to get in touch with this product,and since I always loved gums,I wanted to try it.At first I didn't like it,the taste was a little weird,but I ended up loving it!.Later in my life,I found out about its health benefits. ...

I love the holiday times and ever since I tried my first Ferrero Garden Coconut Confections, years ago, I normally would buy the little 3 pack in the checkout aisle. That is, until they stopped carrying them in my local stores in Orlando, where I used to live. I finally tracked them down at a local Walgreens and even though I could not find a holiday pack, I settled for the little 3 packs again...

One of my favorite candies to purchase while grocery shopping is a bag of Milkfuls. These cream filled caramel treats are on my computer monitor now. I tend to need something to nibble on while doing work online, so usually I have candy.You can purchase this candy at almost any major grocery outlet. I find them at Albertson's.The 6-ounce bag is blue and it can usually be found hanging near ...

Around the holidays I like to treat myself to one of my biggest chocolate temptations:  PC Peanut Butter Melts.  No other chocolate is as rich, creamy, melt-in-your-mouth irresistible as this one!These are very similar in looks and concept to Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.  They are a little cup of real milk chocolate filled with smooth, creamy peanut butter.   The similari...

I was sick for approximately a week, and I am finally feeling better. One of the things that helped me during my struggle was candy! I was glad I had these lollipops in my Halloween stash. I ate both flavors while I was sick. My favorite out of the two just focusing on taste definitely had to be the strawberry. I thought it had a very mellow, realistic strawberry flavor. It didn't taste too...

It was a sultry, hectic afternoon and I was volunteering a medical camp in the outskirts of my hometown. Most of us had run out of water and we all were hungry and thirsty. One of the volunteers, probably diabetic, got hypo and had a near blackout. The doctors rushed in and asked for some sweets and water. We all had devoured our snackies. Suddenly, I remembered that my neice had slipped in som...

Ferrero Rocher - Yummy Stuff!Ferrero Rocher (pronounced ‘roe-shay') has become a Christmas Tradition at our house. If Santa forgets it, then something is wrong! Everyone in the house looks forward to indulging in these unique candies.These chocolates are a round shell of scrumptious chocolate with a creamy chocolate filling AND a whole hazel nut inside. Then they are covered in crushe...