Albanese Candy

Mmm, candy.  Gummy candy in particular I'm a fan of.  And thus, I've certainly heard of Albanese, a candy manufacturer known to have "the best" gummy bears.  Their claim to fame is that they invented a technology to allow for greater flavor release from gelatins, back in the 1980s, and it apparently makes all the difference?  While perhaps not quite as widely distributed as grocery and convenience store brands like Haribo, Albanese is all over...

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Choux French Bakery

As you know from reading this blog, I have a thing for desserts and baked goods, but ... choux pastry is not a favorite of mine.  And yet, I sought out a French bakery called Choux."CHOUX is a French bakery specializes in French Cream Puffs and other specialty like Meringues, Financiers, Brioches, Cannelés and more."The lineup at Choux is VERY french, all the classics, and, generally fairly difficult to make items.  They even have a curated box of goodies...

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Dr. Praeger's Fish Nuggets & Sticks

The frozen food aisle.  Not a place I visited, besides for the ice cream, much at all, until ... the pandemic.  Gone were my free office lunches, my travels around the world eating out, and in their place ... me, at home, needing to feed myself.  After the "novelty" of needing to source groceries, meal plan, and cook for myself wore off, let's just say, that frozen foods aisle sure looked appealing!It was in that aisle that I discovered Dr. Praeger's."Dr....

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Morano Gelato, New Hampshire

Every once in a while, you discover a gem where you least expect it. Morano Gelato, in Hanover, NH, is one of those discoveries. It is no secret that I love ice cream, froyo, and other frozen desserts.  I eat them daily.  In my hometown of Lebanon, NH, I have my go-to place for ice cream: Dairy Twirl, as I adore soft serve ice cream, and soft serve is just not something we have much of on the west coast.  I've tried everywhere else around town,...

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