May 16 2012

Do it my way — with jimmies.

cartoon of make your own sundae with jimmies

Well, it's true, right? Add some candy to your ice cream for real fun! Of course, jimmies (sprinkles in layman's terms) are more than candy, they're chocolate, and rather festive. And pretty! Do some jimmies taste better than others? Of course, but there aren't many varieties to choose from in the store. If you know of ...


May 9 2012

Things I buy because they look like chocolate.

scotch-brite greener clean sponges look like milk chocolate

I picked up Scotch-Brite greener clean non-scratch scrub sponges at Vons. I needed sponges anyway, and I knew if it said green it would cost more (ugh) but I always think about what one of my art teachers said: Buy for design. And these looked like milk chocolate cake, with a thin layer of fluffy chocolate ...


May 9 2012

How to wear ice cream on your head.

cadbury ice cream cone hat for ascot

Let's talk about something I haven't eaten, but think I'd like to! I've seen a couple versions of this outrageous ice cream cone hat before, but this is the best one! And by reading the page at taylorherring.com, I found out it's called the Cadbury Flake 99 hat. Obviously I know Cadbury, but the rest of ...


May 6 2012

Underage drinking is A-okay with chocolate.

cartoon of little girl ordering shot of chocolate in restaurant

Poor little match girl. She has no idea that most chocolate milk nowadays is SKIM milk, boo, hiss! WTH?! I use 2% milk in cereal, fine. (My father had a discussion with me recently where he insisted that I switch to 1% milk, because it is so much healthier, totally ignoring my point that I eat ...