When I moved to the state of Washington I had no idea how many things I loved originated here. Liberty Orchard Aplets and Cotlets are from here. The Cinnabon originated here before it went off and became it's own company(now out of Atlanta), Starbucks of course...and Almond Roca. Oh, oh, oh how I LOVE me some Almond Roca. We used to only see it around the holidays at first when we were in Arizona but then slowly through out the years you could get it year round. And though it was still good, it kind of lost it's specialness because you could get it whenever. When walking through a Washington Rite Aid one day my head did a 180 when I saw the words Candy Cane Roca. I was a tad skeptical I will admit...toffee and candy canes? But in the name of research, I of course bought some. I went home and had a piece, then another, and another...you get the idea. It got to the point where I am only allowed to buy myself one can a year. That first year I went through many a can. :| So when I saw … [Read more...]