The Food Chronicles: Starburst Fruit Chews

My brother has always been the one in the family to eat fruity and chewy candy. We used to trade candy at Halloween and at Christmas, my mom knew to give him the chewy stuff and me all the chocolate. It worked out well for us throughout the years.

Well, I was somewhat shocked when I started craving Starburst Fruit Chews the other day. I haven't had these in years!



I ran to the gas station down the street and picked up a pack. I devoured the whole pack in less than 2 hours. Now I want more.

I also grabbed another favorite, peanut butter M&M's. I'm saving those for a special day, like when I work out extra hard and need a reward or when I refrain from slapping someone I really dislike.

South'n France

Ok, so I know that I've already posted 2 blogs today but I'm a little bored (and also very behind with the knowledge that I need to share with my readers).

For those of you in the Wilmington area, be sure to check out South'n France on Orange Street. For those of you not in the Wilmington area, you can check them out online! This fabulous creation of a store blends southern tradition with French creations in the form of bon bons.

Gracious golly me, I have died and gone to heaven! I love France and I love chocolate. It's like we were meant to be.

Cacaolat Cookies

I am addicted to these cookies. I want to call them wafers, but they're really not. They are 2 cookie-like wafers with a chocolatey paste between them.

I discovered a similar product while in France but I can't remember the name of it so I can't show you. The wafers were shaped like pieces of toast. The toast was actually a little toasty man who smiled! It was delicious and cheery.

I am in love with European sweets - chocolate, pastry, bread (ok, so that's not sweet but you get the point)... If I lived there, I'd probably weigh 200 lbs. instead of my 150.

Oh how I long to be back in France. Sigh.

I love cupcakes!

Do you ever have a day (or three) when you're just down in the dumps? You don't know where this feeling came from and not even your favorite person in the whole wide world can cheer you up. Well, my friends, that is how I'm feeling today. It may be hormonal (sorry for all of you men who think this is TMI - get over it) but I really haven't traced these feelings long enough to figure it out. I'm a happy person 98% of the time so I always get super upset with myself when I start to feel like this. There is absolutely no reason for me to be sad! Life is great!

So, on days like this, I like to treat myself to a cupcake. But not just any cupcake. I enjoy delicious miniature cake treats from none other than Coastal Cupcakes. Not only are the two owners of this company women, but they are also UNCW alumnae and very active in the local community. They attend a lot of Alumni Association events with the brightest smiles and that makes the whole staff extremely happy!

Coastal Cupcakes offers a variety of delicious treats for customers. They have "everyday flavors" that you can find on the daily menu, but they also have "special flavors" that are available on different days of the week. One of their most popular "special flavors" is bacon (gag). Apparently these cupcakes go flying off of the shelves, and people pre-order them by the dozen. That.is.gross. I adore cupcakes, but I do not adore bacon.

Some of my personal favorite flavors include: key lime krazy, flip flop chocolate, cookies n cream, and chocolate angel food with Nutella whip cream. Now, that is not to say that I despise the other flavors. In all honestly, I'll eat anything that does not contain bacon and/or coconut. Give me a cupcake (or an entire cake) and I'm a happy girl!

I just had to share these two cupcakes with you. How cute are they!??! I think this is such a creative idea for a wedding...



Coastal Cupcakes has two locations - one in downtown Wilmington (which is convenient to my office) and another right before the drawbridge at Wrightsville Beach (which is convenient to my home). The prices are fairly reasonable too, if you don't have the time/imagination to make your own delicious cupcake concoctions. With all of that being said, there really is no reason for me to not eat cupcakes every day!

(I would also like to add that I deserve multiple cupcakes today because not only am I feeling blue, but I have to go sit in a dang staff meeting. UGH!)