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 »
By Heather Blanchette
Ok, ok, get your head out of the gutter - we’re talking about the tongue-numbing, red-hot candy balls you got at the penny candy store as a kid.
Each Fireball begins with a single grain of sugar, and then the candy is whirled with additional sugar until it reaches its perfect size. Surprisingly, 720,000 Atomic Fireballs can be packaged daily, and each truckload shipped from the factory holds 2 million Atomic Fireballs. That’s a whole lotta hot! Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
By Heather Blanchette
You’ve all been there. You know what I’m talking about. That place you end up when nothing is going right and it seems like the entire world is shitting on you. You all know where you turn. You might say you turn to your friends, or even to psychiatric help, but you know where you end up, right where we all do, in your refrigerator.
I’m not here to help you fix your problems, or to help you find other stress relieving outlets. Instead, I’m going to share with you my favorite stress foods and why, in the hopes that the next time you’re stressed at least your tummy will be happy! Read the rest of this entry »
Recipe Submitted by Diana Campbell
It’s not everyday that we get a submission that gets us so excited that we put on our party hats, but when someone has a legit recipe for Whoopie Pies it only right that we share it with the visitors of Tasty Madness. Let us know what you think of the recipe after you try it and also tell us if you added your own special touches to the recipe! Read the rest of this entry »
By Heather Blanchette
I made the cutest cupcakes last night, and took forever frosting them and placing the same amount of M&M’s, alternating colors, on each delicate cupcake. However, all good things come to an end I’m told.
I put my cupcakes ever so carefully in my giant Mary Poppins style purse and took a short trip on the T, only to remove the muffin tin to find twelve naked cupcakes - how embarrassing! More… Read the rest of this entry »
By Javon Mahabir
When was the last time you can remember going to the circus and begging your mom and dad for that sweet and sticky fluffy ball of sugar and mixed coloring. In America, we call it cotton candy, and in England it’s called candy floss or fairy floss. Whatever name you call it, it’s sure to make that inner child in all of us happy and your dentist! Read the rest of this entry »