Honeycomb, Hold the Honey - Van Leeuwen French Ice Cream

I thought I had already reviewed this, but I guess I never got around to typing it up. Since I've bought it twice, safe to say. I like it. 

But the funny thing is, there is no honey in this. 

I DESTROYED These - Hot Honey Pringles

The title for the post completely reveals my thoughts on these. Normally there's this coy game of, "I don't know, will I like these?" But, I destroyed this tennis ball can of chips in 2 days. When you are surrounded with as much junk food as I am (completely by choice), that's saying something.  

Hot Honey was on-trend a few years ago, but it's prevalence and popularity has started to wane. I still love it though. It reminds me of eating chicken nuggets with honey as a kid. Like a warm nostalgic blanket that somehow grew up along with me. 

However, this was not love at first chip.

It's Like it was Made for Me! - Honey Lemon Paw Print Gummies

Another item from my backlog stash! This has adorable pet-themed packaging, it's a gummy, and it's honey lemon flavored. It's like it was made for me.

I always feel like I can't eat something until I have time to photograph and review it, so this has been in my stash for...a few months, but I'm excited to finally give these a try! 

Garlic Bread Flavored Almonds with Croutons? (And Honey Citron Flavor, too!)

Garlic Bread and Lemon Citron Almonds - Hung Vuong Food Market 

The last two Gilim Tom's flavors I reviewed were a lot of fun, and after learning about how many variations they have to offer, I was looking forward to trying even more. On my most recent trip to Hung Vuong Food Market, I grabbed Honey Citron and Garlicbread. Let's see how these compare!

PB Crave Coco Bananas Peanut Butter - Aldi $4.99-UPDATED

PB Crave Coco Bananas Peanut Butter - Aldi $4.99

So there I was, strolling down Aldi's aisles looking for special buy goodies, and what catches my eye? A jar of peanut butter! But, this isn't just any peanut butter, it's chocolate, banana, and honey peanut butter!

It was a bit pricey for a jar of peanut butter, if memory serves one jar was $4.99, but it's organic, and I'm a sucker for all things banana, so into my cart it went. Let's hope that this lives up to my banana-loving expectations.

m&m's Vote Flavors! (YouTube Video Review)

Pretty sure you can't vote for these flavors anymore...but, they've been in my stash for a few months and it feels SO good to finally try these and get these outta here!

I also recorded my NY Summer Fancy Food Show Haul video, and some long overdue Peeps video. Now that the show is over, I'm back to posting two YouTube Videos a week!

Honey Cheese Cheetos - H-Mart

Honey Cheese Cheetos - H-Mart

I hosted my first ever tasting party last night! Which is a lot less fancy than it sounds. Basically I just invited a bunch of my friends over so they could eat excess snacks and sweets I'm reviewing to help with my food hoarding situation. We snacked on junk food, played Wii U games and watched bad horror movies. (Last night's selection was the awesomely bad Zoombies. It featured amazingly bad CG and an epicly dressed character I dubbed "Mr. No-Sleeves." Not the best of bad horror, but it made for a fun evening.)

These Cheetos were one of the many items on last night's menu, so were they a hit, or a miss? Time to find out!

Strawberry Honey Tong Tong - H-Mart

Strawberry Honey Tong Tong - H-Mart

Tong Tong? I may love Korean snacks and watch K-dramas (THIS is my favorite), but I can't speak Korean, so even though there are plenty of context clues on the bag to let me know what this product actually is, I had to google "Tong Tong" to figure out what the product name means. 

According to the good ol' internet, it's a slang term for being "chubby." Which, if true, is freaking adorable. They named a junk food after what junk food does to you! I wish America would have fun with their product names like that. Then again "Honey Chubs" might not be as warmly received by the general public here in America... 

Dark Chocolate Honey Mints - Trader Joe's

Dark Chocolate Honey Mints - Trader Joe's

More stuff leftover from my Trader Joe's podcast haul? Yup, but I'm 99% sure this is the very last item! (Okay, maybe I'm only 75% sure, but that's because I didn't feel like digging through my giant food hoarding pile to double check.)

It took me a few months to get here, but you know what? Pretty much every product I reviewed was a winner, so it was totally worth it. These mints combine three of my favorite things, so I figured this should be a really good note to end on. (But you never know!)

Episode 26: Honey & Maple (Let's get sticky!)

Are you ready to get sticky? (Because that's how you get ants.) 

Nothing is better on a cold, wet, miserable day then some soothing honey or maple flavored sweets. On today's episode of Candyology 101, Cybele and I discuss the official flavor trend of 2015, HONEY! The year is almost out, so Cybele and I are taking a look back and discussing some of the new honey products that have come our way, some of the old fashioned ones we grew up with, and we also tackle the idea of honey being a flavor we often relate to medicine, like throat drops.

Then, to finish things off, we talk about another sticky sweet syrup-y treat, maple candy! Maple is a flavor we often relate to fall weather, but it seems to fall (ha!) by the wayside due to the massive onslaught of Pumpkin Spiced goodies we've been getting each year. Grab some maple pancake flavored jelly beans and some honey caramels and tune in!

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Cybele from Candy Blog

Maria (Me) from Sometimes Foodie

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Money on Honey Wildflower Honey Caramels - Rastelli Market: Evesham Township, NJ

Money on Honey Wildflower Honey Caramels - Rastelli Market: Evesham Township, NJ

I'm sorry posting has been so sporadic lately, it'll get back to normal very soon. I only have two weeks left to prepare for my booth for Otakon's artist alley, so I'm sleeping even less than usual, and I look insane, but hopefully all this hard work will payoff. (If you want to read/see more of my art stuff, check out my art blog.)

Since I've been so focused on my print work, Sometimes Foodie has been a bit neglected, but I'm back! (With a fancy gold foil backdrop to boot!) Let's see what all the buzz is about with these Money on Honey caramels. (Oh so lame, but a honey post without any terrible bee references would be a total waste.)

Chicken & Waffle Chicken Chunks - Aldi

Chicken & Waffle Chicken Chunks - Aldi

Chris B. over on Facebook nailed it! The photo I posted the other day was chicken and waffles! Well, not really, but it's chicken & waffle flavored, so that totally counts.

I posted this item on Instagram nearly a month ago, and I thought it was pretty interesting, but I didn't buy it. After a few more grocery runs I saw the supply dwindling, so I figured I better give these a try before they sold out. (If they're selling they must be good, right? I'm a sheeple.)

Vita Honey Lemon Tea - Asian Food Market: Cherry Hill, NJ

Vita Honey Lemon Tea - Asian Food Market: Cherry Hill, NJ

"Irreplaceable Taste."  I think I already love this.

I've been wanting to try this for a while, but I never really got around to it. These teas were always restocked, so I figured I might as well buy the specialty/seasonal products that come and go instead of this one that seems to be a grocery staple. It wasn't going anywhere, so there's no rush. Then, a few months ago, one of my former co-workers posted a photo of this on Facebook saying how delicious it was, and that was all the push I needed. Into my cart it went and here we are with the official review!

Meville Candy: Honey Spoons - Marshall's/Home Goods: Cherry Hill, NJ

Meville Candy: Honey Spoons - Marshall's/Home Goods: Cherry Hill, NJ

It's that time of year, everyone around me has a cold, the flu, or one of those oh-so-fun viruses. Even though I'm surrounded by sick people, I'm still going strong, well not really. I have a bit of congestion and raspy throat, but so far that's it, and I intend to keep it that way.

This is another item that's been sitting in my review pile for a while, and what better time to try it out? Honey is perfect for raspy throats, so let's give these spoons a try.

Hot Habanero Pure Honey - Mill Creek Apiary: Medford Lakes, NJ

Hot Habanero Pure Honey - Mill Creek Apiary: Medford Lakes, NJ

Just a reminder that all my food posts will be announced on my Sometimes Foodie Facebook Page from now on. (Sorry if this gets annoying, but I'll periodically post reminders since I think a lot of you are only following my Poison & Antidote art page.)
Remember that gorgeous honey comb post I made to kick off 2014? The same company makes flavored honeys, and since I love spicy food my boyfriend grabbed this bottle for me to review and cook with.

Bee's Water (Lemon) - Whole Foods: Mt Laurel, NJ

Bee's Water (Lemon) - Whole Foods: Mt Laurel, NJ

Sorry for the breif and unplanned hiatus this weekend. My boyfriend is going out of state for two weeks, so I took the weekend off to spend some time together before he leaves. (Sorry about the lack of posts.)

Anyway, I'm back with another Whole Foods beverage review. I originally went to Whole Foods to get fresh salmon for my upcoming sushi bowl post, but I couldn't resist a trip down the beverage aisle. (I picked up another bottle of Jin-+Ja while I was there too!)

This time it's one of my favorite flavor combinations, honey and lemon!

Carolina Honey Argo Tea - Whole Foods: Mt Laurel, NJ

Carolina Honey Argo Tea - Whole Foods: Mt Laurel, NJ

Remember how I used to complain about my local Whole Foods being in a really inconvenient location? Well I started my new job last week, and now I drive past it every day. This means I can grab some interesting items to review in the near future and it'll actually be convenient. (Any suggestions on items I should review?) Last week I tried to pick up a new bottle of the 100% Raw Tea, but it was nowhere to be found. (I hope Whole Foods didn't stop carrying it. It was a really interesting product.) Since I was there anyway, I decided to grab another fancy tea to review.

Pure Honey - Mill Creek Apiary: Medford Lakes, NJ

Pure Honey - Mill Creek Apiary: Medford Lakes, NJ

To kick off the new year I wanted to photograph something that was really beautiful, and what's prettier than honeycomb?

I absolutely love honey, but that fake, syrupy nonsense that comes in a plastic bear just won't cut it for me. I need the good stuff. I usually buy jars of organic, unprocessed, honey, but my boyfriend totally one-upped me. He picked up this beautiful package of local honey and it includes a HUGE chunk of honeycomb! (I think he might of picked it up at Whole Foods, but I'm not sure.)

This slab of honeycomb is so beautiful that it doesn't need any fancy packaging. The clear plastic container works just fine. Although, I will say that the product sticker is in need of a major makeover. The label looks like the generic mailing address stickers you can order out of catalogs. When compared to some of the more trendy packaged honey products, this could easily be overlooked.

Iced Honey Lemon - Homemade Recipe

Iced Honey Lemon -  Homemade Recipe

This is my version of a drink you can buy in Chinatown, PA. It is a (really) simple recipe that is great for the summer.

Iced Honey Lemon 

~ A simple and refreshing drink for summer ~

All you need is:

• 2 Tablespoons of honey
• The juice of 1 large lemon
• A little bit of boiling water (enough to dissolve your honey.)
• 5 cups of cold water

Chuao Chocolatier, Honeycomb - Target : Moorestown, NJ

Chuao Chocolatier, Honeycomb - Target : Moorestown,  NJ 

Unlike the last chocolate bar I reviewed, I’ve had this brand before.

The wrapper design is almost exactly the same as the last flavor I reviewed, simple and clean. The only difference between the two flavors is the imagery. Instead of a bowl of potato chips, this time it’s a slab of honeycomb that is drizzled with chocolate. (The little bee flying by is a nice touch too! I love bees.)