Daily Blog for the Fat Kid in all of us and the Food We Love To Eat!
May 13th, 2008
By Heather Blanchette
Created by Mars, Incorporated in 1960, the chewy candy was not introduced in the US until 1976. Starburst four original flavors were Strawberry, Lemon, Orange, and Lime. Today, Starburst come in many forms: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Advertising, Candy, Flavors, Fruit Chews, Heather Blanchette, Junk Food, Mars Company, Snacking, Snacks, Starburst, Sugar, Sweets, Tasty Madness | No Comments »
May 1st, 2008
Heather Blanchette
Meeting in gym class in 7th grade, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield became friends, and later business partners after completing an ice cream correspondence at Penn State. The first Ben and Jerry’s was opened in 1978 in a renovated gas station in Vermont. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Ben and Jerry's, Desserts, Dorm Food, Fat Kid Food, Heather Blanchette, Junk Food, Late Night Snacks, Snacking, Snacks, Tasty Madness, ice cream | 1 Comment »
April 24th, 2008
By Heather Blanchette
The favorite snack of our Alien friend, E.T., was introduced in the US in 1980. Reese’s Pieces are made with no chocolate whatsoever, instead consist of a peanut-butter filling with a candy shell. Manufactured by the Hershey Company, Reese’s Pieces are colored yellow, brown and orange - designed to match the packaging (yum?). Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Baking, Candy, Desserts, Food Recipes, Heather Blanchette, Hershey, Hersheys, Hersheys Kisses, Ingredients, Junk Food, Kisses, Mars Company, Peanut Butter, Product History, Recipes, Reese's Pieces, Snacking, Snacks, Sweets | 1 Comment »
April 11th, 2008

By Heather Blanchette
Owned by Nabisco, Nilla Wafers (short for Vanilla Wafers - how creative, right?) are round, shortbread cookies with a hint of vanilla flavor. Other brands of cookies similar to Nilla Wafers are often called “Nilla Wafers” regardless of their actual name because, like Kleenex Tissues, the brand name has become synonymous with the product. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Chocoholic, Chocolate, Cookies, Desserts, Food Recipes, Heather Blanchette, Junk Food, Nabisco, Nabisco World, Nilla Wafer, Nilla Wafers, No Bake, No-Bake Desserts, Peanut Butter, Product History, Recipes, Snacking, Snacks, Tasty Madness, Vanilla | 1 Comment »
April 4th, 2008
By Heather Blanchette
The only peanut butter I have found that offers my favorite peanut butter to peanuts ratio is Shaw’s brand Chunky Peanut Butter. This isn’t your normal peanut butter - this is literally a can of peanuts mixed with a small spoonful of smooth peanut butter. If I don’t have to chew my peanut butter then I’m not eating it - unless of course it’s peanut butter fudge. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Bakery, Baking, Candy, Chocoholic, Chocolate, Chocolates, Chunky Peanut Butter, Desserts, Food Recipes, Fudge, Heather Blanchette, No Bake, No-Bake Desserts, Peanut Butter, Snacking, Snacks, Sweets, Tasty Madness | 2 Comments »
March 25th, 2008

By Jordan Thompson
If you were to sum up Easy Mac in one word it would have to be “Incredible”! Though it is hard to sum up a product with the magnitude that Easy Mac has in just one word, it’s the first word that came into the mind of the six people I asked before I started writing this entry! It’s there when your in college and have little money and a large appetite and it’s there for you when your trying to impress a girl with some good old fashioned home cooking! To be honest with you if your making Easy Mac for a date and it’s your first date then I hope the girl runs out of the apartment or dorm room in a screaming panic, because no man should give up the Easy Mac on the first date. I mean come on guys have some self respect! Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in College Food, Date Food, Dorm Food, Drunk Food Recipes, Easy Mac, Easy Mac Recipe, Easy Mac Recipes, EasyMac, Fat Kid Food, Kraft, Kraft Dinner, Kraft Easy Mac, Mac And Cheese, Macaroni And Cheese, Recipes, Snacking, Snacks, Tasty Madness | No Comments »
March 24th, 2008

By Heather Blanchette
1) So this one time, I tried to make mini brownies in a doll-sized cupcake tin - but it didn’t occur to me that they wouldn’t need to stay in the oven as long as the normal brownie tin would. Needless to say, it was probably a good thing that they got permanently stuck in the tin or I would have chipped a tooth! Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Bakery, Baking, Cookies, Desserts, Doughnuts, Heather Blanchette, Junk Food, Snacking, Snacks, Tasty Madness, Tasty Treat | No Comments »
March 20th, 2008

By Heather Blanchette
Those of you know me know that I am a healthy looking, twenty something year old, who’s not very curvy. But only my roommates know the binge eating, late night snacking, tummy bulging me that wakes up at 5 PM.
I’m not sure how many of you actually know what a food baby is. Visualize a normal looking girl, who within 20-40 minutes has suddenly become three months pregnant, or in my case, practically in labor! Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Candy, Candy Bars, Desserts, Fat Kid Food, Heather Blanchette, Junk Food, Snacking, Snacks, Sugar, Sweets, Tasty Madness, Tasty Treat | 2 Comments »