The Tronky bar is made by Ferrero, the same folks that make the delightfully decadent Nutella spread.

The exterior is a light, wafer-like material that honestly, lacks much taste–perhaps there’s a faint cocoa aroma. The inside of the bar is filled with a creamy hazelnut spread with extra chunks of hazelnuts. More like a light, chocolate snack than a candy bar.

I picked mine up in Providence at Venda Ravioli. They used to have a bigger candy selection. Now I only find a few imported treats near the registers.

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A few weeks ago a co-worker brought in red velvet cupcakes for another co-worker’s going away party. They were quite good–and my first taste of red velvet cake. I’ve since been looking at different recipes and found this lower sugar recipe last week in the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

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I made the Vegetarian Times recipe for red thai curry with eggplant but made a few changes. I left out the red peppers and tofu and instead added green beans, zucchini and shrimp. Served with a side of brown rice.

Overall I think it turned out pretty good for my first try with Thai. I have a cold so it’s hard to tell if it’s flat and needs more salt, or I simply can’t taste today.

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I was in the grocery store in search of 50% - off Halloween candy and found these: Brach’s Sundaes Neapolitan Coconut. They looked interesting and were certainly colorful.

Overall it’s just a sweet, almost taffy-like coconut candy. There’ really no chocolate, strawberry or vanilla flavor. All you taste is super-sweet coconut. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of coconut, but prefer a less sweet filling encased in a high-quality dark chocolate.

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I signed up to be a beta tester for KitchenBug, a new online cooking/recipe community. I just started using it today, but I’ll let y’all know how it goes.

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