CoW Advent 12/24/11 – Christmas is finally here! Item: Marzipan pig (& a very studious Lola) Source: Adams Fairacre Farms (thanks for the memories!) Country of Origin: Germany Yum Factor: n/a, I gave it to my brother-in-law to thank him for being host this Christmas, and for good luck. Marzipan pigs are traditional holiday gifts, and I’m [...]
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23 Dec
December 23, 2011
CoW Advent 12/23/11 – Christmas Eve Eve Item: Marinela’s Principe Calleta Sandwich con relleno limon Source: Casa Latina Country of Origin: Mexico Yum Factor: 4 of 10. (If a food product could talk, these greasy cookies would yell: LIME! LIME! I’m flavored like LIIIIIIIIIME! Which is to say, it was a little overpowering. I saved [...]
22 Dec
December 22, 2011
CoW Advent – 12/22/11 – 3 days ’til the big one! Item: Balconi Choco Orange Source: Valerie, my co-worker, via some store in Yonkers. She didn’t even know that I was doing an international advent calendar, she just bought this for me last week because we were talking about how chocolate and orange go together. A [...]
21 Dec
December 21, 2011
I feel compelled to mention that since I started this project, I’m now seeing international treats EVERYWHERE. I was in a store called “Women’s Work” today that sold fair-trade chocolate from Peru that was made in Switzerland and distributed out of Massachusetts. Is it too soon to start my 2012 calendar? I could call it SCOW [...]
20 Dec
December 20, 2011
CoW Advent 12/20/11 – The First Night of the Festival of Lights! Item: Elite Milk Chocolate Coins Source: Stop & Shop Kosher section Country of Origin: Israel Yum Factor: 6 of 10 (The chocolate was workaday, but I love that I paid 50 cents to get a coin with a 100 on it! That is [...]
19 Dec
December 19, 2011
Today’s candy bar was just really long. So I put it on top of this Christmasy cup to make the photo more visually appealing. I don’t like cigars… CoW Advent 12/19/11 – 5 days or something! Item: Puerto Cabello Premium Milk Chocolate Source: Adams Fairacre Farms Country of Origin: Germany, made with Venezuelan chocolate. Yum [...]
18 Dec
December 18, 2011
CoW Advent 12/17/11 – a week to go! Item: Like Alynda said, Manner vanilla wafers. Source: Adams Fairacre Farms Country of Origin: Austria Yum Factor: 7 of 10 (they are indeed awesome, as far as wafers go. It’s because they have a filling, which prevents everyday wafer boredom. I would really like to dip them [...]
17 Dec
December 17, 2011
CoW Advent – 12/17/11 – 8 days left in this thing. Item: 2 Cadbury Dairy Milk “Freddo” bars, one solid, one caramel filled Source: Adams, again Country of Origin: UK Yum factor: 7 of 10 (They’re small, take two! And only cost 20p each (89 cents, American.) What can I say, Cadbury UK just makes [...]
16 Dec
December 16, 2011
CoW Advent 12/16/11 – 9 days to go. Item: Maltesers Source: Adams Sweet Shop Country of Origin: UK (I think) Yum Factor: 5 of 10. (meh. Whoppers are better.)
15 Dec
December 15, 2011
CoW Advent 12/15/11 – 10 days ’til Christmas! Item: Cocomo Chocolate Filled Biscuts Source: Krishna Grocery, Rt. 9 Country of Origin: India Yum Factor 1 of 10 (How can something be stale, soggy, and dry as hell all at once? These were awful, and I’m willing to bet that they were on the shelf too [...]
