My sister likes instant drinks a lot, so we always have some instant drink at home. Actually, she likes only a few instant drinks and she doesn’t like cheap variations, so I was rather surprised when last week she came home with Lero Vita orange instant drink. She paid …

One of the first drinks that could be termed —˜spirits’ in present-day terms was —˜cognac’. Now the French lay claim to many inventions and they have every right to do so. The first moving film was made by a Frenchman (strangely enough, it was filmed in a front garden …

Recently Publix made the decision to carry sushi in its fish department. I consider it the smartest move they’ve ever made. Although the selection is somewhat small, it has a variety of many kinds of sushi. It has anything from calamari salad to california rolls. The prices …

I bought a few cans of these from Pick N Save this past December and I must say they are much better than I expected. They were on sale, so that was one of the reasons I picked them up. Perhaps I should have bought a few more of …

I am always love to drink tea. At least, I drink four cups in a day. I drink twice in the morning and twice in the evening. Especially with Brook Bond Three Roses Tea. In our house we using this product even before I was …

I really like chocolate creams with bread and I usually buy Nutella but the problem is that Nutella is quite expensive so I avoid buying it. Today I went shopping and I saw a new milk and cocoa cream and the price was really great, just 1,09 Euro. There …

Ever since I started with my weight loss journey two months ago, I started love snacking on yoghurt. They are surprisingly yummy, filling, healthy and low in caloric content too. Unfortunately, they can be very expensive for my meager budget. The typical Nestle yoghurt costs around Php31 per 125 …

I am a keen quaffer of Scotch whisky and I can claim a degree of discrimination when I drink it. Like all unique drinks of any kind, there are certain brands of Scotch which may lay claim to excellence in their own, if no one else’s eyes. Amongst those …

Asda own brand products are generally very good both for price and quality, and these ice cream cones are no exception. Presented in a box of four cones, the cost is a tiny £1.
The ice creams are very similar to a ‘Cornetto’ cornet in that the cone is …

I tried it and I am now hooked. To my sheer astonishment, McDonalds makes outrageous coffee, and the caffine buzz it leaves me with is just what I am looking for! Lets face it, as a mom of three kids all under age three, I need something …

Eno fruit salt is available in Asian grocery stores. It basic purpose is to get relief from acidity. It is kind of a home made soda. Just add half a tablespoon to a glass full of water and let it bubble a bit, drink it immediately and pretty soon …

I grew up knowing about the drink Quench Aid, which was at the time a cheaper imitation brand of cool aid. One of the things I remember about it the most too when I was little were the ads on the television and radio, which always seemed to persuade …

Recently I attended a Northwest League Short Season baseball game in Yakima, Washington. This league is the first stop for many professional baseball players and gives these young men a chance to learn while playing.
I don’t know about your town, but in Yakima they grow their Kielbasa BIG! For …

I wanted to try something new when it came to the sugars that I consumed. I was trying to become a bit more healthy in my own right. The thing that actually made it difficult was trying new stuff like sweet n low. Since I was cutting out the …

New York Style - Cinnamon Raisin Bagel Crisps excel when it comes to the raisin portion of the bagel crisp but fall short in terms of cinnamon seasoning. For each bagel crisp, which is admittedly fairly small, a good number of raisins are crammed in. The raisins are tasty …

Finally Eden Cheese is available again. It went out of stock in all our nearby groceries. We bought another brand. But it was not the same. We really missed Eden Cheese. In fact, my son missed so much that he ate almost the whole 200 grams of cheese …

I generally don’t buy sugar coated cereals , especially those that have quite a bit of artificial colouring added since they’re unhealthy and the older I get is the more likely these things will affect me. Nevertheless, recently I decided to lay down my rules for a little and …

I happened upon these in the Asian food section of my local grocery store and was intrigued by the idea - dried peas covered in wasabi. Familiar with the taste of wasabi (a very hot horseradish spice), I wanted to find out why it was so popular on …

Inspired by my success with Bigelow Red Raspberry tea (love it!), I decided to try another type of tea of this brand: Bigelow Mint Medley. I bought it at Walmart. The tea comes in a nice, distinctively green, box of 20 tea bags. Mint Medley contains no caffeine, and …

If you enjoy the blending of sweet and mildly hot flavors, this spice packet is definitely for you. With a sugary heat accented by finely chopped peanut pieces, this packet (containing 2 envelopes)can be used on any meat (and on fries), although it tastes especially good on chicken and …

One of the great classics of the breakfast cereal world, if I can use that perhaps slightly overblown expression, is Kellogg’s Rice Krispies. This has been a favourite all over the world for very many years now, and there is no real mystery as to why - it is …

For a person like me who are always have some activities to finish in a day, meetings that I need to attend, paper works that I need to submit on time, blogs that need to be updated. Having an energy booster is so much important. This what thrilled me …

My husband and I used to buy an assortment of snacks because l favor snacking on Jack n’ Jill Piattos, a brand of flavored potato crisps while my husband likes Jack n’ Jill Nova, which is a multigrain snack. Good thing we found out about Jack n’ Jill …

I do not care for Mrs. Freshley’s Cinnamon Cake Donuts as much as I do for the cinnamon mini donuts. I like the cinnamon mini donuts more because they seem to have more cinnamon and also, they are a smaller size, so it is easier for me to take …

Orange & Spice is probably one of the strongest Bigelow’s herb teas. It comes in orange colored teabags, with a personal message from David & Eunice Bigelow, the owners of the company, on the back (all Bigelow teas have that, and the message is different for every variety).
When …

Although I found Mrs. Freshley’s Oatmeal Creme to be satisfactory and enjoyable, I do not expect to purchase the creme cookie a second time. The reason I will not be purchasing it a second time is because I can get oatmeal cookies at a better value from another company …

Jell-o Instant Pudding - White Chocolate is a flavor variety that I do not quite care for really, especially compared to the traditional chocolate flavored pudding. The white chocolate does not quite have as rich of a flavor and is thus not as deliciously enjoyable as the chocolate pudding. …

I have recently begun trying to lose weight and save money on lunch which has led me to prepackaged meals. I stumbled on this one at the store and bought it because it looks slightly less processed and a little more interesting than many other frozen options. This …

My daughter had her fourth birthday party the other day and, because we had a lot of guests coming and it was a great day outside, we opted to have a barbecue.
Needing something that would be able to feed a lot of people at an affordable cost, we decided …

I love spoon size Frosted Shredded Wheat, but I don’t love the fact that they use gelatin in their cereal. It seems very unnecessary to me. For that reason alone I stopped eating it all together. It wasn’t until my friend introduced me to Post brand Lightly Frosted Shredded …

Let’s start off by saying that I am a picky, very picky eater. I seldom try new foods when they show up on the store shelf. I like my tried and true foods that I have eaten for years. The only reason that I tried these was because my …

My daughter is very picky when it comes to eating. And, we can’t always afford to take her out to McDonalds for a Happy Meal. One solution to this problem when we’re out shopping is at our Walmart Deli.
Walmart’s popcorn chicken is one of the most affodable deals you …

Cracker Barrel offers this delicious entrée only during the summer months. From the picture posted on their website, it looks like a cornucopia of meat and vegetables: you see big chunks of beef chuck roast with whole red potatoes, large pieces of carrots, onions, and two serving sizes …

I’ve tried this Tesco Pure Apple, Mango and Lime juice when one time I bought something as part of the preparation for my sons’ birthday party. Although I’ve got some other drinks like fizzy drinks but I thought that maybe there are some guest who are a bit …

I was disappointed with the Little Debbie Dessert Cakes - Spice variety because the spice cake did not have a whole lot of flavor for me to enjoy, really. I have had deliciously rich and majorly moist spice cake in the past, and these dessert cakes simply do not …

Rip it energy drinks have to be one of the best energy drinks currently out on the market!
ENERGY
There is no limit to the amount of the energy that you can gain from drinking a can of this stuff! I get a “buzz” from drinking just one can of this …

Preserved foods are present at home whenever we are lazy to buy fresh foods from wet market. It usually happens during Typhoon or rainy days. It is tiring to go out in the street during those times so we depend on canned goods and preserved foods at home. One …

There are times when I want to pig out and I usually take my husband with me. One day when we were walking around the mall we saw the nearest Wendy’s restaurant and so we decided to grab a bite of their famous Baconator. The Baconator costs around $4 …

I don’t use any other coffee creamer but only Nestle Coffee-mate. It’s a really a perfect partner for my coffee every morning. It makes my coffee taste good and creamy. I have tried using milk several times on my coffee, but I am not really satisfied …

In my search for a quick snack after work while everyone is asleep, I came across a small siopao store. The only one in the whole commercial strip near our place that has their lights on, with a sign board saying “Open 24 Hours”. I feel relieved, although I …

Kirkwood Fully Cooked Chicken Rings come in a thirty-two ounce bag for three dollars and ninety-nine cents at ALDI Food Market stores. These chicken rings can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. I’ve put several between a hamburger bun, added some lettuce as well as tomato and thus …

Eggo Pancakes make it possible to have great pancakes without the mess of making batter and frying them in your frying pan. I really like these pancakes just because they areeasy to transport, and taste great.
They come in a box just like you would get waffles in and come …

Chick-fil-A Chicken Biscuit is a very tasty breakfast sandwich that alone is not sufficiently filling, but with two, boy am I set until lunch! The biscuit is a buttermilk one that is very soft and flaky and the chicken is tender and crunchy and loaded with flavor! The two …

Although I enjoy the rich flavor that apples offer, I do not care for the Little Debbie Apple Flips Cookies. The reason I do not like these cookies is because the apple flavor does not taste overly authentic or rich to me. I know that the cookies are artificially …

Cedarlane Low Fat Garden Vegetable Enchiladas are great if you are looking for an alternative to the usual and somewhat unhealthy enchilada! Not only is this kind of enchilada loaded with nutritious vegetables, but it is also low in calories and fat, too, so there are two pluses right …

Here in Trinidad we have a local donut chain (Donut Boys) which actually started from a local pizzeria place (Pizza Boys.) But it became so popular the donut branch now has it’s own branches all over the place.
Donut Boys has a variety of donuts to choose from and it …

Aunt Jemima Ham Egg and Cheese on Griddlecake is something I wanted to try because I like breakfast ham and I also like the griddlecakes that Aunt Jemima has come up with and modeled after the delicious McDonald’s McGriddles. However, upon trying my first ham, egg and cheese griddlecake, …

I like Kingfisher beer from the time from which started first taste of beer. But I always felt that Kingfisher beer is not having sufficient strength. This problem is solved when Kingfisher came up with Kingfisher Strong beer. Even though it is little expensive than other beer brands, I …

Oatmeal is my go-to breakfast: it tastes great (if cooked right), it doesn’t take much time to cook, it’s healthy, it suites most people’s needs (it’s usually vegan, it’s gluten free and I don’t know anybody who’s allergic to oatmeal) and it’s cheap. Seriously, is there a better breakfast option? …