When I was a kid I usually look forward to meals in the afternoon or what we call in the Philippines “merienda” because my mom made such good food. Sometimes I get to eat chocolate rice porridge or what we call “champorado” and I always liked it that I …

After several years of fishing, mainly unsuccessfully, in almost every river, lake, creek, pond and even ocean in the Northwest US and Southwest Canada, I decided to try something I had always regarding as —˜cheating.’ On my next visit to my local fishing store, I purchased salmon eggs to put …

Wendy’s - Grilled Chicken Go Wrap is a wrap that I tried once to see if perhaps I would like it enough to alternate between this wrap and the Homestyle Chicken Wrap, since this wrap is a little healthier than the Homestyle wrap, but I just did not care …

Wonder bread is my most favorite brand of sliced bread and I would recommend Wonder bread to anyone. I have been eating Wonder bread for years and I have really enjoyed it. Wonder bread is more expensive than most other bread brands but I certainly believe that …

I do not regularly buy Blend 45, I choose to buy Nescafe Coffee and Great Taste brand of coffee. The reason why I bought one it is either I get tired of tasting Nescafe or Great Taste is not available. In addition, if I want to save money I …

Now a days we can see many kinds of mineral water in the market. But I only trust and use the Kinley mineral water. The reason because of which I like the Kinley mineral water is, it is internationally recognised and trusted one. The water is …

I’m not one of those persons who would like or buy every single brand of ketchup, especially some of the cheaper ones since I’ve noticed that some of the cheaper ones taste a bit “different” and at times even look a bit different from the other brands of …

Pillsbury perfect portions is a great invention for single people. I have always had trouble when making biscuits, especially out of the can. You can’t open a can of biscuits and save any of them for later, because they get hard and spoil. It’s gets pretty …

We decided to watch a movie last night and, because of that, kept dinner simple; frozen pizza. Rather than our normal brand, we ended up eating one of the Great Value Pizzas my wife picked up at Walmart on Saturday.
They weren’t bad but they weren’t great either.
My biggest complaint about …

I would like to share with you my experience of drinking Diet Coca-Cola from the one and a half liter bottle. I have been drinking diet coca-cola usually as a guest in my parents’ house or in other happy occasions.
I really think that this is probably one of the …

I’m normally a Mountain Dew drinker. But, brand name soda is getting expensive lately and I can’t always find it on sale.
Looking to stay within a budget, I have once again switched back to a more generic version; Mountain Holler.
The thing I like about Mountain Holler (sold here at …

Selecta has been a good household local name here in the Philippines. They have been creating good ice cream flavors that can be comparable to the foreign brands for less the price.
They have recently released the flavour Chocolate Almond Fudge. A half gallon of ice cream would cost Php …

Ma Ling is a brand most popularly known as —˜luncheon meat’ in the Philippines. It hails from China. There have been a lot of bad things about this that have been posted on the internet. However, there are still a lot of Ma Ling cans of Luncheon meat in …

A bagelful is a burrito-size (and shaped) bagel filled with Philadelphia cream cheese.
In my opinion it’s a great time saving alternative to actually getting out a bagel and spreading cheese on it. It has a nice …

The Green Giants cheese and broccoli was the second of the Green Giants vegetable bowls I purchases. I like anything with cheese smothered all over it, and the Green Giants cheese and broccoli was another food item to add to the list.
The cheese and broccoli bowls have the same …

Pepsi is the name of a cool drink which is very tasty. It is really cool to have this drink while watching the cricket of movie or just like that. This drink is very tasty and is also safe which does not contain harsh chemicals. Even …

My family loves this bread. I would prefer that we buy brown bread over white for all the obvious nutritional and health reasons. However, our kids just don’t like brown bread. Our teenager, in fact, won’t eat brown bread at all even if there is no …

Milkmaid tea is the first nursing tea that I tried and tested without any complaint. The tea is use to boost production of breastmilk because it contains varieties of herbs that are useful for lactating mothers. I personally likes the taste but somehow my breastfeed baby does not like …

Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice is a staple in my family. Every morning we have our orange juice before starting our day. One day, I didn’t realize that we were out of the Minute Maid, so I served my family another brand that I happened to have …

I remember first trying Kelloggs All Bran years ago in the 80s when high fibre diets were being promoted as a good way to lose weight. All Bran is so high in fibre that the idea is that it will expand in your stomach and make you feel …

This new kind of macaroni and cheese is great! If you are on the go constantly and need a quick yet filling meal this stuff is definently for you. They call it “easy mac” for a reason. Instead of having to deal with the hassle of boiling the water, …

This variety of Pringles is absolutely terrific if you are a cheddar cheese type of person! I was really surprised by the amount of rich cheddar baked into these crunchy and oil free potato chips! This potato chip will really set one’s taste buds ablaze! I was surprised that …

My family eats a lot of hamburger when finances are tight. I would not consider hamburger helper to be a gourmet meal but it is affordable. It costs around $2 for the box plus whatever you paid for the hamburger. For me this meal including meat …

When it comes about salad, I always rely on this Lady’s Choice Mayonnaise. Nothings compares when it comes to mayonnaise. This kind of mayo Ladys Choice is really good, taste so good. I always make egg sandwich and I always put Ladys Choice Mayonnaise on it. We had so …

Snickers Candy Bars are just awesome. They’ve been a favorite in my home for decades. They’re a yummy combination of roasted peanuts, nougats, milk chocolate, and caramel. Again, with both milk chocolate and peanuts in the equation, that equals good stuff.
A few years back there was …

As this is a drink I was unsure what category to put this in so here it is stuck in the food one.
Pear cider..what’s so exciting about that? Well apparently years ago orchard owners kept a corner of their orchard for growing pears for their cider as they believed …

I have been a loyal customer to Dezato café because of their great Mochi ice cream balls. My husband surprised me one day when he purchased a Red Velvet Cake from Dezato because the only place I know that serves great Red Velvet cupcakes was Sonja’s Cupcakes. It was …

Campbell’s Condensed Beef with Vegetables and Barley Soup is different from Campbell’s cream soups - it is visibly thinner in consistency. However, it is still condensed, so you need to add 1 can of water when you cook it. Just like with other Campbell soups, you can cook it …

Like most people, I adore chocolates. I especially like them with almonds. I read about an allegedly delicious concoction in a magazine that is baked and sold exclusively by The Classic Confections. They started out as a home business making delicious desserts with chocolate cake as their bestseller. Eventually …

Here is something that practically almost never happens, or actually never happens- the meal in real life looked actually better than the photo on the package. And it tasted great too. I still can’t believe that.
I tried it the other day when I was to too tired to too …

Nescafe Gold Blend is an instant coffee that I have been buying for years as it is a reliable, quality coffee. It is marketed as a premium instant coffee and you may remember the sexy Gold Blend ad campaign of the 90s aimed at a social-climbing, middle-class audience. …

Milo is the tonic food drink my kids are enjoying everyday. Because of their being actively involved in sports and other extra-curricular activites, they need an energy drink to sustain them to finish their tasks. I have been trying many products in the market but …

These new cookies are from Nabisco and are peanut butter sandwich cookies covered with pure milk chocolate.
They remind me of a Crispy Crunch chocolate bar and are quite tasty although they don’t have the crunchy toffee in the Crispy Crunch chocolate bar, they are a delicious, creamy peanut …

I am NOT a fan of 7-Up. I will drink it on occasion when I’m sick because it’s easier on my stomach or I’ll use it as a mixer, but I get no pleasure from it as a drink. I just don’t find it refreshing.
But, over the …

Chunks O’ Fruti mango fruit bars are frozen fruit bars that I discovered in my mom’s deep freezer. She always has the best selection when it comes to frozen fruit desserts and ice cream. I began purchasing them for myself after trying their strawberry fruit bars which are also …

Product Description: Popcorn coated in a light layer of dark chocolate fudge and chocolate chips. We found it at Walgreens but I assume it is available at other stores as well.
What I liked about this product: I am always going to give products like this points for uniqueness and …

Product Description: Can of baked beans from the brand B & M, which I believe is a product from B&G Foods. I found it this morning while shopping at our local Piggly Wiggly and bought it for $1.79.
What I liked about this product: I normally buy Bush’s Baked Beans …

Kroger Value Peach Pieces are really not as good as I was hoping that they would be. The peach pieces did not strike me as being overly fresh - at least, they did not seem as fresh as they could have been. I know that peaches that are pre-sliced …

Both of my sons play sports, so we are at some sort of athletic field almost everyday of the week. They do drink a lot of water, but they also enjoy sports drinks. I do not mind buying them because I know they help replace lost electrolytes, but they …

Most of the people think that we should not introduce fats in our organism but it isn’t true.It’s important to introduce fats with our diet but not too much and it’s important to introduce the right ones. Omega 3 and omega 6 are fats known as Vitamin F as …

My favorite granola bar to have when I am hungry is the TLC Cherry Dark Chocolate Chewy Granola Bars. I like these granola bars because they are made with whole grains, dark chocolate, dried sweet cherries, almonds and honey, which are all ingredients that are nourishing to the body. …

As of recently, I have found that I have developed an addiction to hot pepper sauce on my food even though I did not desire the taste of it a few years ago, and worse detested spicy food when I was little. This is why I was delighted to …

I’m not sure how new McDonalds’ Southern Style chicken is but I tried it for the first time a week ago and was very disappointed. It’s a breakfast sandwich that has a piece of chicken strip in between a flaky biscuit. For something that’s suppose to be southern, where’s …

In today’s society having a healthy lifestyle has been a trend not just a sign of status symbol but also to upgrade the our healthy living.
Not just supplemental vitamins are starting to boom but even lots of energy drink. One of this is the new and I think …

Although out of all the snack pies Little Debbie makes I prefer the cherry variety the most, I feel that this Little Debbie Snack Pie - Peach variety is good too, just like the lemon variety is. The peach chunks taste quite fresh and rich and thankfully, authentic and …

Spices so often make or break a dish. Now, I’m not a big cook. My readers know that, but one of the spices I’ve grown up with and can use on almost anything is cinnamon. I just adore the taste. One of the most basic …

Breyers Extremely Creamy Chocolate is a definite improvement over the regular chocolate variety, although I still believe that there is work that needs to be done before I would consider Breyers to be the company that I would turn to for the most delicious chocolate ice cream available at …

I really wanted to like Nature’s Path: Pumpkin Flax Plus Granola Bars. Pumpkin is something that I tend to enjoy quite a lot and I was looking forward to enjoying both a tasty pumpkin flavor while taking in some nutritious minerals. This granola bar offers omega-3 and whole grain …