Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Nov 23, 2009, 1:19 pm
I figured it was time to get into the Christmas spirit, since, you know, Thanksgiving is almost here. I wouldn't want to get behind the trends and all. I decided my Christmas cheer would take the ...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Nov 21, 2009, 3:56 pm
My friend Marisa recently went to Japan with her acupuncture class to study with The Master and learn the ancient Chinese secrets of the Order of the Great Tiger. Well, I don't know if the Master ...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Nov 16, 2009, 1:42 pm
A while ago, I got to thinking about what my fantasy candy bar would be. If I had any smarts at all, I would've taken this idea one step further and started a create-your-own candy bar business. B...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Nov 12, 2009, 8:19 pm
Have you missed me? I've missed you. It's been non-stop action since Halloween. I'm happy to report that the last of the Halloween candy (as far as the Sugar Baby knows) was eaten today. T...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Nov 8, 2009, 8:25 pm
It may only be November, but before you know it, Christmas will be here. Check out my new magnets at my Etsy store. At 2 for $3 or a set of 5 for $6, they make a great stocking stuffer.
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Nov 6, 2009, 9:25 pm
Oh, the irony that is November. Here I am, with a house stocked full of candy and so much to write about and review, and yet I have so little time. I'm doing NaNoWriMo again, so I'm pretty muc...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Nov 3, 2009, 2:08 pm
My pal Marisa pretending that this is her first drink of the nightWe did it! We actually made the Candy Corn Cordials after trick-or-treating. A couple of friends from the old chocolate store days cam...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Nov 2, 2009, 6:55 am
It took me a whole day to recover, but I think it's safe to say that I survived Halloween '09. First stop: Father John's for the difficult decision of which full-size bar to take. (It just...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 31, 2009, 7:25 am
HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 30, 2009, 7:48 pm
I've forgotten how exhausting trick-or-treating can be. Today was the downtown trick-or-treat where all the local stores and politicians hand out candy to the kids and coupons to the parents. Basi...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 29, 2009, 7:21 pm
Yesterday I promised you the great unveiling of the treats I made for the Sugar Baby's party at school. Fortunately, I made two different things.First, ghost Jell-O jigglers. Easy, fun, festive.An...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 28, 2009, 9:07 pm
Knock on wood-- we're doing better here at the House of Yum. Wait until you see what I made for the Sugar Baby's party at school tomorrow. I'm just waiting for it to set up.In the meantime...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 26, 2009, 6:52 pm
We're in a state of emergency here in the House of Yum. Both the Sugar Baby and I have caught some nasty bug and we're both hacking away. Fortunately, it's not the flu, swine or avian or p...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 24, 2009, 8:13 pm
Verily, I say unto thee ... who's cooler than Father John? Seriously folks, this is what I'm talking about. As you know from previous years, the Sugar Baby and I have a rigid Halloween schedul...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 24, 2009, 1:58 pm
One of the moms at the Sugar Baby's new school found out I had a blog. Not only does she have a 3-year-old, but she also just gave birth to a brand new baby just a few weeks ago. I figured if anyo...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 22, 2009, 3:05 pm
I try not to use the self-checkout at the grocery store because 1) I want to create jobs for people, not reduce them and 2) Something always goes wrong and I have to wait for the wasteoid stoned teen...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 21, 2009, 1:39 pm
Every Halloween, my grandparents would buy a mega-sized Hershey bar for each of us kids. We'd go to their house right after school (they lived just around the corner) and collect our prized bars....
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 19, 2009, 7:46 pm
For some strange reason, the October issue of Vogue showed up in my mailbox the other day. This is quite a mystery, since I'm so not fashionable. In fact, I'm negative fashion. No doubt if I h...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 18, 2009, 8:45 pm
After leaving Economy Candy with our haul, we decided to check out the neighborhood and the interesting little shops. One place made me stop and look. It was called Mastihashop, and at first glance, i...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 15, 2009, 12:16 pm
It doesn't seem like so much now that it's all laid out, but I was trying to be pretty selective. So, from the back we have:two varieties of Pucca: regular shell with chocolate creme filling a...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 14, 2009, 7:04 am
It's been almost four years since I've been into the city. The last time I went was before I was pregnant with the Sugar Baby. This is sad, considering I only live 1 1/2 hours away. So when my...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 13, 2009, 8:41 pm
I was going to wait and make a big announcement, but I've decided to go for the "soft opening" instead. So without further ado, I'd like to introduce my new Etsy shop! Yes, now you can have yo...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 12, 2009, 8:57 pm
I feel the need to take a moment to talk about the recent hullaballoo concerning the Federal Trade Commission and the new blogging rules. In a nutshell, here’s the deal, with due credit to The New...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 12, 2009, 7:57 pm
Listen up, people. We have got a LOT of ground to cover. Not only are we smack in the middle of the best candy month in the year, but I also have some serious reporting to do of my recent Candy Extrav...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 9, 2009, 7:16 pm
When we arrived back from the Great White Autumnal North last weekend, it was already dark and we went in through the garage door, rather than the front door. Good thing the Necco Door Neighbors sen...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 8, 2009, 8:42 pm
It's official: the Sugar Baby knows that Halloween is coming up soon. Every morning this week he's woken up and said, "I'm going trick-or-treating." It's going to be a long few weeks. ...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 7, 2009, 8:43 pm
Halloween is nearOrange Marshmallow PumpkinOnce a year delight
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 5, 2009, 8:09 pm
The doorbell rang on Friday and I was psyched to see two boxes on my step. One was really big, like the size of a box of copier paper, and the other was smaller, about 8"x8". What could they be?I open...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 2, 2009, 3:51 pm
I don't usually write about marketing press releases, but this is a different situation because it combines two really good things: Dove chocolate (which I unabashedly love) and breast cancer awar...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Oct 2, 2009, 3:07 pm
Trident has a new gum line, Trident Layers, that come in two flavors: WildStrawberry&TangyCitrus and Greenapple&Goldenpineapple. I mailed some samples to the gum-tasting sector of Candy Yum Yum and he...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Sep 29, 2009, 3:09 pm
Hey Yumsters, here's a deal for you. Pure Dark, a chocolate shop in New York City, just launched its website where you can order some yummy looking slabs, barks, fruits & nuts, discs and nibs. I h...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Sep 28, 2009, 8:15 pm
Have you met Candy Professor yet? Check out her blog about the culture and history of candy. She made a comment today about my post on the unappetizing packaging of a Seattles Chocolates bar, and shar...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Sep 28, 2009, 2:34 pm
What does it mean when I really don't have much to say about a candy? I bought this Seattle Chocolates Cappuccino Crunch bar at the grocery store because they were being discontinued. I'd look...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Sep 24, 2009, 7:21 pm
Aldi has started appearing in Connecticut. Apparently this chain is more well-known in the Heartland, but until recently, I'd never heard of it. For the official scoop, go here. Now here's my ...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Sep 22, 2009, 7:47 pm
There's no denying it, folks. Like it or not, Facebook (and other social media sites) have changed the way we live. There's no going back now. No anonymity, no wondering about ex-loves or form...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Sep 19, 2009, 11:25 am
This entry is a two-fer: a review and a candy ABC all in one! I was very perplexed about what I was going to do for the letter "Q" in my ABC paintings. If worse came to worse, I was going to do Quince...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Sep 18, 2009, 2:57 pm
Doesn't this just look fantastic? It's a Caramello from Hotel Chocolat. Jim at Chocolate Mission is often reviewing the most delicious looking confections from them. I've never heard of th...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Sep 17, 2009, 1:06 pm
You're either gonna love this idea or hate it: chocolate-covered candy corn. I was in Target a few days ago and was excited to see their vast array of Halloween candy. This year they have a line o...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Sep 16, 2009, 6:17 am
The Sugar Baby started preschool this week and is practicing his social skills. Herewith, a conversation he had with a little girl named Carolyn.SB (walking up to her in the hallway): "M&Ms!"Carolyn: ...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Sep 14, 2009, 4:10 pm
Please stand by while we here at Candy Yum Yum suffer through a bout of pink eye. In the meantime, check out these goodies I found on Etsy. I just love that website; do you think I can do all my Chris...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Sep 10, 2009, 1:56 pm
The Mommy Candy Corn and the Baby Candy Corn were both made in the U.S. The other day I was zipping through the grocery store, just trying to grab a few things, when I saw a display of Disney-branded ...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Sep 9, 2009, 8:32 pm
Check this out: when we were in Maine, I spied this lonely Hershey bar sitting on the patio of a coffee shop. Who would leave their candy bar?! Why was it left here in the hot sun, all alone? It's...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Sep 4, 2009, 2:45 pm
The bad news is that summer is almost over. The good news is that candy season is about to begin! I went to the Evil Wal Mart today and the shelves were being stacked with Halloween candy (including t...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Sep 3, 2009, 8:07 pm
During my most recent visit to the Von Schokolats', we went to Big Ass Wal Mart where we had to do some shopping as well as hunting for scavenger hunt items. (We had to find a Wal Mart employee wi...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Sep 1, 2009, 7:37 pm
Any recipe that starts with, "Combine the candy corn and vodka in an airtight container" is alright with me! Big thanks to Frau Marzipan for pointing me to the October issue of Food Network Magazine, ...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Sep 1, 2009, 2:33 pm
Check out these gorgeous invitations. They're by artist Craig Kanarick and are available at www.pingg.com. I wish I was having a party so I could send these out!
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Aug 31, 2009, 8:49 pm
I've been busy working on my ABC paintings of candy and for a while, I was just bopping around the entire alphabet, doing whichever letter suited me at the time. But now I'm getting down to th...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Aug 31, 2009, 8:20 pm
The Sugar Baby's girlfriend turned 3 on Saturday. Just to ensure that everyone's weekend got entirely off-schedule with bouncing children on sugar highs, her parents (The Connections) made sur...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Aug 31, 2009, 9:39 am
Hey Yumsters! Thanks for all your great answers to the King Leo candy giveaway. I really enjoyed reading what flavor puff you'd be. The lucky random winner is: AMANDA, who says she'd be a lemo...
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Patti W. posted an article on Candy Yum Yum! - Aug 29, 2009, 8:42 pm
I took No-Nuts back to school this week and helped her move into her dorm. The first thing she wanted to do was move her bed around to face the opposite direction, so she got one of the R.A.'s on ...
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