Cupcakes by Sonja is a very quaint cupcake cafe in Manila. You’ll notice it immediately in the corner of the strip because of it’s red and white striped awning and brightly-litted store. When you enter the store, the aroma will drive you to their long clear glass display, laden …

Along with the Banana Creme and Strawberry varieties produced by Yoplait, the French Vanilla variety is among my favorites. Vanilla, in general, I love, especially in the form of ice cream, but it is very tasty in yogurt too, as this product proves. Every spoonful is rich in French …

Wendy’s - Spicy Chicken Sandwich is outrageously hot! I ordered this once and that was it for me! Never again! I can handle hot and spicy food to an extent, but each bite of this sandwich is enough to really send a hot sting across my taste buds! I …

For holidays, I like to treat myself to items I wouldn’t buy normally. When I see a display at the front of the store, I’ll check it out and see what jumps out at me. One of these items recently was the Russell Stover Marshmallow Egg. …

I am a housewife and I have 3 children. My children normally love to eat the biscuits and the cream biscuits are the favourite biscuits for them. I give them to eat the biscuits when we go for movie. Recently I tried the New Sunfeast cream …

Kroger Bite Size Frosted Wheat is a cereal sold only that Kroger grocery stores and it is a store brand cereal that is modeled after Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats. Like a lot of the Kroger store brand cereals that I have tried, this cereal surpasses the national brand in …

I am always in a hurry and most often than not cannot afford to have a decent breakfast. So I always rely on Nestle Nesvita Cereal Milk Drink. It has Original, Sweet Corn and Choco Malt flavors.
What I love with Nestle Nesvita Cereal Milk Drink is that it is …

One of the nice things about Ronzoni Bistro Rotini with Tomato and Basil is that I can heat up the pasta right in the bag. That is right - no need to dirty a dish for this pasta creation! Preparation could not possibly be easier - just stick in …

Who wants refreshing cappuccino drink? I am. I just recently discovered cappuccino drink mix from Hills Bros when my friend visited me at home. He have this different chocolate drinks and that includes Hills Bros. I only drink cappuccino when I bought 3-in-1 coffee from Nescafe but this one …

Klondike bars have a special place in my heart because of my grandmother. It didn’t matter when we went to her house, she always had a pile of them in the freezer and she was always quick to sneak us one before our parents could say anything. Since I …

I love my sweets and confections and when it comes to chocolate I sometimes like to treat myself to one of the delicious chocolate bars I have grown up with, that is simply named Tunnocks Caramel. This caramel chocolate bar is pretty expensive which is why I call it …

Smucker’s Blackberry Syrup is a fruit syrup topping that can go on such typical breakfast foods as pancakes or waffles. It retails for around two dollars and forty cents, which is pretty high considering the size of the bottle is just twelve ounces. Making blackberry syrup is more expensive, …

This is a snack that doesn’t deliver essential vitamins or nutrients to the body, but it’s a snack that won’t do much damage at all to the body, either, since there’s no fat of any type and no cholesterol either. It’s also a simple snack. It’s both sweet as …

Like majority of the people on this planet, I love coffee. However, I am one of those who easily tire of eating, drinking or using the same kind of product over and over again, and so I like to rotate the kind of coffee that I drink every now …

Some time ago, my brother bought my family a container of grated Parmesan Cheese so that we could make a Parmesan pizza later on in the week or possibly the week after that. The brand of Grated Parmesan Cheese that my brother bought too was called “Kraft 100% Grated …

My wife and I are both trying to eat healthier, both to watch our own weight and to set a good example for our daughter. Part of this has been trying to find healthier snacks to eat when we are hungry.
We recently purchased a bag of Borden Double Twist …

I just came from a very stressful trip just today coming here to the office. I just wish I would be able to forget about how stressed I was, not to mention bringing with me almost 3 kilos of baggage, my laptop included. Luckily I saw a Starbucks coffee …

I think mints are a common thing, but as time progressed they began to evolve. Different types of mints, hard, soft, chewy and now different flavours!
Here in Trinidad they had recently brought out a new type of mint made by the Diana Candy Company. This new mint is named …

Kashi is one of those brands, that’s catches your eye when you’re on a health kick or are looking for a better alternative to your usual sugary selections. Let me tell you, I was opened to a new kind of goodness, called Kashi Go Lean Crunch: Honey Almond Flax. …

I love using Knorr Chicken Cubes for almost all the dishes that I cook. Even if the dish had nothing to do with chicken, the chicken cubes still works perfectly. There is something about it that makes the dish taste awesome, it just blends in with pork and vegetables! …

I am not usually much of a one for isotonic sports drinks, because in the main  I find them so sugary as to be rather too much of a good thing, but the other day I was feeling both very thirsty and rather lacking in energy, so decided to …

I didn’t care too much for these wafer snacks because I didn’t find them to be particularly rich in chocolate flavor. There is a somewhat dull chocolate taste to these wafers, but it’s kind of subdued and weak and it doesn’t really do much for me when I have …

I really like this mix. It’s a powder you can buy at the grocery store with all the other hot chocolate mixes, but it’s white chocolate instead. Yum.
It is a little bit too sweet sometimes, and that can give me a bit of a headache, but if you use …

I found this flavored water from PurAqua, and yes, it’s spelled “frut” as opposed to “fruit” on the packaging for some odd reason, to be more refreshing than flavorful. Naturally, it’s going to be refreshing because it’s water, and when it’s enjoyed good and cold, it’s a refreshing, thirst-quencher. …

This past Easter we had quite a big bonelss ham. We have more leftover ham, than I planned on. I have my leftover meals planned already, but I hate to waste anything. I love making Ham potato corn Chowder, but I did’nt have a ham bone or cream corn, …

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 …

I discovered the Tortilla corn chips during my last visit to Dollarama, the famed dollar store near where I live. I thought I’d try some crunchy corn chips at home for a change, while I watched TV.
I’m glad I tried this brand. These corn chips are really …

I am pretty concerned about healthy eating and living a healthy lifestyle, so these organic pizza snacks really appealed to me because I find it pretty much impossible to find a “healthy” snack. Although these are called snacks, I like to eat them as a quick meal sometimes, I …

I’m the kind of person who likes her hot dogs pure: hot dog, bun, and just a dash of traditional mustard. No fancy mustards, no dijons, and definitely nothing with honey. For years French’s mustard suited me just fine.
But I’m also a person who likes a bargain, so when …

When a friend brought Allora Moka, Coffee by Segafredo Zanetti to me I was so excited because the wrapping looked very nice so I was pretty sure that the coffee would be good too. That assumption was totally wrong. I am a big coffee fan and Moka coffee is my …

Fruity Pebbles. They’re one of those things you never really think to say “Hey, there should definitely be a review on this”. However, that thought process only lasts up until your first bowl. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Fruity Pebbles are the …

Cheerios Snack Mix is a nice little snack mix that can satisfy hunger pangs. I like Cheerios the cereal, and was not very sure about Cheerios as a snack mix. Cheerios the cereal is very healthy and many kids grew up on it, so why create a snack mix? …

Product Description: Box of Penne Pasta available at Aldi for around $1.
What I liked about this product: Well, obviously, if I do any shopping at Aldi, I am there because I am looking to save some money. And, this was no exception to that. The pasta was considerably cheaper …

It was a good thing that Krispy Kreme has opened shops in Manila. I have always heard people raving about it, people from the US bringing home Krispy Kreme donuts even in an 18 hour long flight. I was contented with the Dunkin’ Donuts already, but since this shop …

Hy-top premium quality iodized salt is the best topping iodized salt on the market today. There has never been a better tasting salt than Hy-top premium quality iodized salt. Hy-top premium quality iodized salt enriches every dish or delicacy that it is put upon by caring users. While …

Pizza is easily one of my all time favorite foods. I generally have a couple of slices every week, so it’s one of the most common purchases I make when I’m at the grocery store. I came across the Simply Nature Uncured Pepperoni Thin & Crispy Crust Pizza for …

When i was in my college days i really dont appreciate the taste of this Oatmeal. But now when i am working, i used to see my friend who always hand carry a pack of Oatmeal. I just so wonder what and why she just so in love to …

Stouffer’s Monterey Chicken is a meal that I found to be moderately enjoyable, although not quite as delicious as some of the other frozen dinners that I have sampled from Stouffer’s. This meal consists of grilled chicken slices that have been topped with barbecue sauce. Now, the barbecue sauce, …

Honey Bunches of Oats by Post is another fine cereal that is produced and distributed under the Post name. In my opinion this a wonderful breakfast cereal. I’ve been eating Honey Bunches of Oats for probably 15 to 20 years now and have enjoyed it thoroughly. Honey …

I’ve tried so many different Lambertz cookies till now and I must say that, in general, I am not very satisfied with them because they aren’t all that good as one would judge from the box they come in and, what’s even more important, from the price. 200g box …

Every time I make a dish at home that requires me to cook rice as an accompaniment, I would usually cook the Veetee Thai rice which I normally get from Tesco supermarket. I normally get the 5 kg pack since it is place in a plastic container and …

One of the side dishes I decided to make with dinner last night was sweet corn from the brand Great Value.
I have had Great Value products in the past and have been happy with them for the most part but will confess this particular item was a disappointment to …

Clancy’s Onion Rings Original come in a seven ounce bag for one dollar and nineteen cents at ALDI Food Market stores. I don’t like onion rings that come already cooked and in a bag as much as onion rings that are sold frozen and must be cooked, because I …

This week I decided to treat myself to a Russell Stover Mint Dream, a thick, rich mint I’ve had from time to time over the years. Russell Stover is a premium maker of chocolate candies. They do a great job. While I don’t like everything, there …

It is not uncommon for my family to dine on Asian cuisine at least once a week; it’s easy to make, inexpensive and a healthy alternative to the traditional Western fatty diet. I was intrigued to notice that Knorr-Lipton had entered the almost-instant food category with a new …

Dole 100% Pineapple Orange Juice is one of our family’s favorite juices. It is a frozen concentrate - actually a blend of two concentrates, orange and pineapple - that comes in a 12 fl. oz. can and needs to be kept in the freezer until you are ready to …

After I was introduced to the regular Swiss Miss Hot Milk Chocolate mix, I had started to look on the grocery store shelves for other varieties of this mix. Believe it or not, even though I am a hot chocolate lover, I guess I am a bit of a …

Carlo’s Pizza is one of places we like to frequent when we go to Tagaytay. Although there are various branches of this restaurant in Metro Manila, we find that the food and the dining experience in Tagaytay is much better.
This is a really great place to …

I’ve been working for a few years now, and the most important routine I do before I leave the house is just drinking my favorite coffee. Drinking coffee is really in my everyday routine. I want to stay awake in the morning so I prefer drinking a cup of …