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Facts About Sweethearts Conversation Hearts


Via: DegreeSearch.org Conversation Hearts Those cute little chalky snippets of confectionary sentiment. Who doesn’t love looking at the cute messages on a conversation heart? Did you know that NECCO (the New England Confectionery Company) began producing stamped candies in 1866? That’s one year after the Civil War ended! An invention from 1847 called the lozenge […]

Thanksgiving “Pie Chart” – And How It Was Made


Happy Thanksgiving! 2012 has been an amazing year for me. After so many years of tough trials, health problems, financial woes, and other worries, it’s been so wonderful to have a lovely, fun and successful year. This year I began working as the social media manager for Degreesearch.org, a website that helps prospective students make […]

#PDReview – Battle of the Diet Cokes


Over the last two years, I’ve become a total Coke junkie. I could lay blame on many different factors, but I recognize that I was hooked when I moved to Atlanta. I worked for a university that received a significant amount of funding from the Coca-Cola company, which allowed the vending machines on campus to […]

Chocolate Banana Bread


Nicole’s Chocolate Banana Bread Tutorial Ingredients: 3 ripe bananas, mashed 2 T. Blue Agave Nectar 2 T. Pure Vanilla Extract Several shakes of cinnamon and nutmeg 3 eggs 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 small packet of chocolate pudding mix 2 cups water 2 cups brown sugar 3 cups flour 1 t. baking soda 1. Mix […]

Winner: $10 Restaurant.com Certificate


Amanda, aka @akean81, of Food Exercises is the winner of the $10 Restaurant.com gift certificate code. She said: “I would pick Phillips Seafood because I have never been there before and love seafood. I was looking at the menu and looks like they have some healthier options which is a huge plus for me.” Congrats, […]

Trader Joe’s Bread Pudding


Trader Joe’s Bread Pudding 1 loaf sliced White Bread1 c TJ’s semi-sweet chocolate chips1 c Coarsely chopped dried apricots (optional)—OR coarsely chopped Uncrystallized Ginger OR dried cranberries OR cherries OR. . .1 pint TJ’s heavy cream½ c milk½ c sugar3 whole eggs plus 1 yolk1 tsp vanilla Preheat oven to 350º. Lightly butter an 8” […]

HiChew Heaven


One of my fellow food blogger friends tipped me off on an Asian Market in Hacienda Heights, CA called Nijiya Market. They have a wide variety of HiChew flavors that I’ve been looking for (and have gotten impatient waiting for J-List’s 6 week shipping delay) Reviews to follow on my other blog, Nicole Rates It. […]