Last week I attended a blogger/writer event at Ben & Jerry’s HQ in Vermont. It was a trek back to my home turf, as I grew up in Vermont and also lived there for a year after college. Later this week I’ll have photos and coverage of my trip to the HQ, as well as [...]
Tags: Desserts
As many of you may know, Prop 19, which is on the ballot this year in California, would legalize marijuana in the state. Polls have shown the ballot measure with a very small, but consistent, lead. So Good’s views on the absurdity of marijuana still being illegal are well-documented, so there is no soapbox rant [...]
The theme park Cadbury Ice Cream Land had the fun/briliant/insane idea to challenge fans to eat a Cadbury Flake 99 ice cream upside-down on a rollercoaster at speeds of over 40mph and pulling over 3Gs. Check out the amusing results:
I came from a family of spreaders. When making peanut butter sandwiches, you unpacked two slices of bread, took the peanut butter out of the cupboard and WHAMMO you have a peanut butter sandwich. Where I grew up, constructing a PB sandwich was a salve on an otherwise useless day. Hey, I might not have [...]
Tags: Breakfast · Desserts · Sandwiches
Mmmmm, Girl Scout cookies. Who doesn’t love ‘em right? Whether it’s scrapping the insides out of a Peanut Butter Sandwich or throwing a sleeve of Thin Mints in the freezer, everyone has their preferred eating method. I used to always wonder, “hey, which is the best selling Girl Scout cookie and by how much?” I [...]
Tags: Desserts
I have to admit that when it comes to ice cream, I am fairly powerless. I think that when you find the right brand and the right flavor, it is pure bliss. And while I have done my part to explore as many undiscovered gems as possible during my travels, there is still much work [...]
Tags: Desserts
Oh, where do I start? Trust me when I say that competing in a pie eating contest was never on my bucket list. That said, this past Sunday, that is just what I did at a favorite local sweet shop, Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop, which was celebrating its first anniversary. The mission: eat three mini-pies as [...]
Tags: Competitive Eating · Desserts
As we all know, yesterday was President Barack Obama’s birthday. And what kind of cake did the Commander-in-Chief receive?  How about the disaster you see above.  Does this cake fit the President?  I think not. This is not the essence of cool. This is more like fireworks shooting out of your nose while the Star Spangled Banner is playing. [...]
Today (August 3rd) Domino’s introduced a new item to their menu, Chocolate Lava Crunch Cakes. To help celebrate President Obama’s birthday on Tuesday, August 4th, all Domino’s locations in Washington, DC will be offering a free Lava Cake to anyone who stops into a store between 11 am and 9 pm. More details here. Fun. [...]
