Rice is the staple food in the Philippines. And what goes perfectly with rice? I’d say adobo. It’s a native Filipino dish which is basically just meat (chicken or pork) cooked to simmer in a mixture of soy sauce and vinegar as well as some seasoning. Preparing it is …

I’ve bought this Birds eye with omega 3 fish finger for the main reason which is for my fussy toddler. Since he wanted to eat by himself so I’ve resorted into buying him finger foods rather than the ones in the jar because he tends to play with …

Hershey’s actually offers several different Pack A Snack varieties, but the one I’m reviewing today is the Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Pack A Snack. These packages are promoted as a product that gives the consumer a delicious snack at work, at play, and at lunch. For me, though, …

Being a college student, I’m always looking for a good way to save some money without sacrificing my lifestyle. I’m a big fan of tacos, and I was recently introduced to ground turkey, most of the time Jennie O, if it’s in stock.
I can get Jennie O ground turkey …

The Cloverhill Bakery - Strawberry Cheese Danish is a little better than the cherry cheese danish, although I do personally feel that it could stand some improvement. The improvement that I am referring to is a richer strawberry flavor because the strawberry flavor that is in place now, while …

I was looking for a good dessert to eat after a good dinner, so while walking around the Robinson’s supermarket in Limketkai Mall; I saw a small shop of Missy Bon Bon. Missy Bon Bon is a locally owned franchise of bread and pastries; they also serve pasta and …

Safeway stores has another in its selection of very good sandwiches. The sandwich is roast beef with crumbles of bleu cheese with lettuce and tomatos on focaccio bread. It is delicious. Bleu cheese isn’t a cheese I’d normally expect with roast beast, but it’s delicious.
I had this sandwich recently …

In our country India the MTR products are very popular and famous. The different production of MTR are the rasam powder, jamoon mix, sambar powder and many more such kind of tastes makers are available. But all the products of the MTR brand are very good in …

I make it a special point to always try any grilled chicken breast sandwich that is offered at a franchise restaurant for two reasons. One, it’s a healthier option than a hamburger. Two, these restaurants offer the chicken breast sandwich out of obligation for those who don’t …

I was a bit hesitant to try Roseland Hot Italian Sausage because Italian sausage prices in the grocery stores have really seemed to jump up in price recently. This was selling for about twenty cents under three dollars at ALDI, so it was several dollars cheaper than the Italian …

I was prodded to try this new ice cream, after hearing the upbeat raves from my friend. She’d said that once I tasted the ice cream, I would never be the same. I can honestly say that she was indeed right about that.
Magnum Classic is Belgium chocolate covered …

A friend of mine has two small boys and works full time, and she often uses ready- made chicken nuggets to serve them as a fast dinner. She recommended them highly as a quick, easy and tasty meal. I tried them and loved them. For a while, I …

My flatmate brought home a big box of small Swiss chocolate Lindt. We are both bif fans of Lindt chocolate so we immediately started tasting them out. I rarely buy Lindt chocolates because they are very expensive. The fact is that Lindt chocolates are really incredibly good so the …

Fast Fixin chicken breast nuggets was put under promotional items in Albertsons and that was how I found about this. The pack was huge and for five dollars there was good value for money since there were good number o nuggets inside the pack. The packing was resealable which …

For quite some time now, I’ve been looking for the best salsa. I think I found it with Don Pablo’s. I got it at Walmart, and the price was very reasonable. I got the hot version, because I like my food spicy! With some of the other brands, you …

I can’t be certain of who introduced me to the Publix strawberry and almond cheesecake, but I give them many thanks for doing so.
Before I started eating Publix strawberry and almond cheesecake, I wasn’t really a big cheesecake eater: I didn’t eat cheesecake religiously. I remember my mom brought …

Mint chocolate chip ice cream is one of my favorites, and Talenti makes a mint chocolate chip gelato that is one of the best I’ve ever had.
I’m a big fan of Talenti gelato, and the Mediterranean Mint is one of my favorite flavors. The one big drawback of this …

I don’t know how O’Charley’s can afford to charge only $7.49 for such a hearty sandwich. Not only is this meat sandwich hearty and soul-satisfying, but it’s jam-packed with flavor and deliciousness. First of all, the prime rib is pretty tender; it’s not at all tough or …

I will not be purchasing Mrs. Freshley’s Chocolate Mini Donuts a second time. The reason I will not be purchasing the donuts a second time is because although I do like chocolate, these chocolate donuts do not have a real rich or scrumptious chocolate flavor that I was looking …

I tried some really good Combos the other day, and these are very good. I really like the cheese filling in these tiny snacks. I mean the flavor is really intense in these tiny snacks. I wish I could eat them everyday. I also really like the way Combos …

During week end friends are gathered together to have fun, specially Friday or Saturday night. This is the only time for us to get together and bonding of course for the whole week of working. We are all girls so its hard for us to get too drunk. Good …

My boyfriend’s favorite soda is cherry, which is not a very common soda. I decided to get him a soda maker along with this Torani cherry flavored syrup for Christmas, and we both really love this syrup.
The syrup has a really good, strong cherry flavor to it without being …

Pepsi One is the perfect choice for those of us who like Pepsi and watch our calories intake. I have tried Diet Pepsi and I did not like it. There is a definite taste difference from regular Pepsi that I didn’t appreciate. Diet Pepsi is just not the same, …

I love eating while writing, reading or watching a movie but I prefer to eat potato chips because its salty, irresistible and easy to eat. I have tried a lot of potato chips in the market and my personal favorite is Original flavor. They brags that once you pop …

Eggo: Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bake Shop Mini Muffin Tops are terrible. They simply are. To my taste buds, these mini muffin tops are almost totally tasteless and plus, because they are so small, eating one does nothing for me at all. I know that these are not intended to …

If you live in the Philippines you might be familiar with the magic cream sandwich crackers. I was just introduced to this product for only two months because I only know of the Magic flakes (soda crackers). So, two months ago my mom brought home this Sandwich cracker. She …

I have purchased several Tai Pei dinners in the past and, while not great, they usually have proven to be a filling meal when I don’t feel like spending a great deal of time cooking and don’t want to spend a ton of money.
So, when I recently discovered Tai …

A nice little Asian snack that I have recently come across is Lucky Original Flavor Spring Rolls. What attracted me to Lucky Original Flavor Spring Rolls is that they are vegetarian, have no artificial flavors or ingredients, all natural and the main ingredient is cabbage. Yum! This package that …

My daughter is currently on formula milk. She is drinking Gain IQ for 3 years and above.
She is now three years old and is a very picky eater. I have been trying to add some extra nutrients into her milk so that she will get her …

I first tried Chef Boyardee pizza as a child, which was many years ago. I would always get excited when I was grocery shopping with my mother and she bought a Chef Boyardee pizza kit, because making the pizza together was a special treat. I really enjoyed …

My family loves garlic bread so naturally while shopping for groceries a few days ago I took a gander at the many garlic bread choices there were. We usually go with the Coles Garlic Bread and are very satisfied but this particular day of shopping the NewYork Brand Garlic …

Wild Ophelia, New Orleans Chili Dark Chocolate, this chocolate bar is not to sweet but bold and bites back so to speak. My oldest son WS, loves this chocolate. He is a big fan of anything dark chocolate and anything spicy, so this would be his favorite chocolate bar. …

I am not a fan of any type of chewing gum, especially ones that are mint flavoured. Therefore, when one of my aunts offered me a pack of the new “Wrigley’s React 5 Sugarfree Gum” which I figured was going to be mint flavoured, I nearly refused it. Nevertheless, …

I find Hostess Ho Hos to be an enjoyable although by no means spectacular snack treat. Ho Hos have a slightly hard chocolate exterior and house soft as well as moist chocolate cake as well as rich white creme. I find the chocolate flavor to be quite authentic as …

About once a month, we pick up an Edwards pie from the grocery store. Most recently, the favorite has been the Hershey’s Creme Pie. They’re a little bit pricey, but it’s a great treat for now and then.
These pies come frozen, but thaw in about 2 hours in the …

Valley Gem makes country style baked beans. They are distributed by Franklin Foods Incorporated in Knoxville, Tennessee. I usually purchase the 27.5 ounce size can because it is just enough for my three kids a good lunch with a couple of hot dogs cut up in it to …

I was at Kroger grocery store a couple of days ago and came across a manager’s special deal rack. On it, was this huge pie-shaped cinnamon coffee cake for just $1.99. I had seen these before from the Kroger bakery and they normally run for $4.00. I had always …

Hot chocolate is favorite beverage of mine. It’s classic, rich and delicious, warms the insides and gives a sense of comfort. I have never tired of the sweet treat, and at times, like to treat myself to it every now and then. I generally like to make my …

Our family has a very nice popcorn maker that we use a lot, but sometimes we have a habit of getting up in the middle of the night craving popcorn. That is when we use Popsecret Microwave Popcorn.
Popsecret Microwave Popcorn is a great snack. Popcorn is much …

I am very particular with my coffee; actually, that is the dialogue of my father. He drinks coffee four times a day. In the morning, he has to have black coffee and after lunch a sweetened coffee and at night, two cups of coffee with Coffee-mate. Maybe I adopted …

I use grater a lot; being devoted fan of Italian kitchen I always need some grated cheese and what can be best than freshly grated Parmigiano? I would never buy pre-grated cheese - this is a sin! Since the purchase of KitchenAid Box Grate, I use it with vegetable …

People go crazy for artichokes but not a lot of people have ever had fresh artichokes. Who can blame them? Looking at the artichoke in the produce section proposes a conundrum: how in the world do you eat this thing? The whole thing looks and feels …

I’ve always been a coffee drinker, everyone in my family is. I absolutely adore it, even as a baby my mom and grandma would give me some of their lattes in the morning, so of course drinking it from a very young age, I am now absolutely obsessed with …

They call it the original — Kelloggs Corn Flakes Cereal. It’s certainly the most recognizable and purest of the Kelloggs family of cereals. My father loved this product tremendously. It was pretty much a staple in our cupboards as I grew up.
As for me, I wasn’t …

I love chocolate. Unfortunately my aging body could no longer accommodate the sugar and the fat that makes chocolate so sweet and seductive. So I’ve learned to ignore the 99 cent bars by simply telling myself that they are too sweet and are not luscious enough. It was …

Wudy Aia is my favourite brand of frankfurters. I do not eat frankfurters much and I cannot say that they are my favourite type of meat but sometimes, mostly in the morning, during weekends I indulge in Wudy Aia frankfurters. I mostly eat them cooked or grilled on the grilling …

I have always been a fan of 3 Musketeers (the candy bar, not the sword wielding trio). And when I saw them mixing with my favorite flavor ‘mint’ I was excited to say the least. They’ve changed to a dark chocolate to better accommodate the mint making …

I love oatmeal raisin cookies and was excited to try this one. Frito-Lay’s Grandma’s Homestyle Oatmeal cookie came in a two-piece pack. It looked very tempting on the package that you would really expect something outstanding but I have to say that I was a bit disappointed …

I bought this oatmeal in a dollar store. After all, it was just oatmeal, right? I mean, how bad can instant oatmeal be?
Well, I found out. Oatmeal can be very, very bad. It can taste pretty much like paste. Like very bad paste. Mind you, I never was …

This week I obtained a package of Orville Redenbacher’s 100 Caolorie Mini Smart Cakes to sample. These snack treats came in a colorful, high quality pouch that was sleek, but a little difficult to open. This was a sample packet, though, so it’s not necessarily how the …