Nestle is recalling its popular Toll House refrigerated cookie dough this morning after it received complaints from stricken consumers who ate the dough raw.

The FDA is currently investigating 66 supposed E. coli illnesses across 28 states that are reported to be linked to the raw cookie dough, and 25 of those people have been hospitalized though no one has died.
They’re advising consumers, retailers and restaurateurs who have bought the dough to throw it away. Proper baking of the dough would normally kill any E. coli present, but since the dough was eaten raw that precaution obviously wasn’t followed. …read more

Another trip to Sam’s, another box of candy bars! This time I found the Nestle Crunch Crisp, and much like the Snickers Charged I liked it well enough.
I’m not a fan of Nestle chocolate much anymore. Like Hershey I think the quality has gone downhill over the years though there are still the occasional treats from both that I’ll pick up when I get a craving. A Nestle Crunch is one of those, though I prefer the mini bars because a regular sized with the sub-standard “chocolate” is too much.
Anyway, the packaging for this one features an ad for American …read more

I’ve often wondered why Canadian chocolate goodies aren’t readily available in the US. I haven’t been able to find any good reason for it other than “they just aren’t.” My thought on it has always been that they’ve got a hugely untapped market this side of the border, so why don’t they just give it a shot? I for one would welcome them with open arms!
Anyway, I’ve been very fortunate to have good friends in Canada who don’t mind “goody swaps” every now and then — they send me Coffee Crisps and Aero Bars (as well as an amazing variety …read more