What a happy celebration we just had last week. It’s my uncle’s birthday. As expected, party foods were there to eat in the long table ; spaghetti, fried chickens, hotdogs, chocolate cake, lumpiang shanghai and more. But there’s two bottle of liquors that was kinda new to my sight. …

Aunt Jemima Eggs and Sausage Entrée is not a frozen breakfast meal that I am likely to purchase again. I did not enjoy either the sausage or the eggs that much. The sausage links really seemed to be devoid of flavor and I also do not feel that they …

Fruit Pastilles, these were one of my favourite sweets when I was younger, they were so moorish that I could eat a pack in minutes, but I hadn’t had them in ages before a few days ago. To be fair as well, maybe it’s because they are not chocolate, …

When I am really stressed out or can’t sleep one of my favorite herbal teas to drink is Bigelow Cozy Chamomile Herb Tea. I love these herbal tea because I find it really soothing and calming and I like the fact that it doesn’t contain any caffeine or chemicals …

Today,I did my shopping in Voomaar storenear my house.I had few things to do in the other place near this store. That’s why I decided to do grocery in Voomaar. And since I always buy new bread every day, I also bought few bread in Voomaar. I bought Voomaar …

Baileys is definitely my drink of choice, so I was excited to see a new flavour available just before Christmas and slipped a bottle of Orange Truffle into my shopping basket. I wasn’t expecting too much as I’m not a huge fan of orange flavours at the best …

I had bought Newman’s Own Organics Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cups a while back. Not sure how long, but it was at least 5 months because I had moved since then and misplaced them. I had never before tasted them; this was the first and only time I …

Hostess is one of the most familiar brand names in America. I imagine you would have a hard time finding someone that didn’t know what a Twinkie was. Considering the popularity of the brand, I’m really surprised that Hostess hadn’t taken advantage of the pumpkin craze that never fails …

Roli’s Napoleones really is a wonderful pastry. This is a local pastry that was only available in Bacolod, a province in the Philippines. Napoleones is a small square-sized layered pull pastry that has a sugar glaze on top of it filled with a custard cream in its center. This …

Jamaican patties are the best snacks ever; they are very tasty, yummy and unique as well. There are only two known brands in the country or Manila area that sells Jamaican Patties and that is the Royal Caribbean Patties and the Jamaican Patties. Well, between the two, I choose …

Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Milk and Cookies is a frozen treat best suited for those that enjoy both vanilla and chocolate, and also like crunchy cookie pieces mixed in with smooth, creamy ice cream. Why exactly milk is included in the name of the product somewhat excludes me …

Product Description: Can of non-stick vegetable cooking spray. My wife picked this up at our local Piggly Wiggly grocery store a couple days ago for around $1.50 and we’ve used it a few times since then.
What I liked about this product: Well, one of the biggest things I liked …

Pizza Hut has started a new trend and it’s growing. Other pizza chains are doing this as well now, and that’s serving up pasta orders for delivery as well as inside the restaurants. I’ve been very hesitant to try these pastas, but a recent promotion was good …

Wow, these Olympic Games companies are milking it for all they are worth, aren’t they? I’ve seen T shirts, sweat shirts, jackets, sweat pants, track suits, and now cookies? Really, how are cookies even related to the Games? I got this as a Christmas gift from my boss this …

I love to eat tortilla chips and one day oddly had a craving for Nacho Cheese Doritos. I had only had these once at a friends house before but throughly enjoyed them.
After purchasing my own bag of Nacho cheese Doritos I came across many things that I liked about …

Without fail, I begin each day with a hot cup of coffee. Over the years I’ve tried countless varieties and Folger’s Vanilla Biscotti is one of the best.
So many pre-ground coffees tend to dry out while they are on shelves in the grocery store or in …

MITR PHOL natural granulated sugar is my first choice when it comes to white sugar. It comes in a transparent, yet durable packaging. To me, it’s very important that the packaging for sugar is good.
After all, I’d tried buying other sugar brands in the supermarket, and I’d …

It was the Chinese New year, but my husband and I still needed to go out for business reasons. When we were cruising along Quezon Avenue, we passed by a restaurant with loud noises coming from the inside. Apparently there was a dragon dance and the place was very …

The Cloverhill Bakery - Blueberry Cheese danish is one that I really do not care for very much. Part of the reason that I was disappointed in this danish is because I did not find the blueberry flavor to be particularly rich or impressive. While I could most certainly …

The chloremint breath freshener mints are useful for those who have the gum problem. I mean to say, some times my mouth used to give bad odder and because of which most of my friends and even my relatives used to avoid me. Later when I came …

When we decided to make spaghetti last night, I could have sworn we had all the ingredients already. However, we discovered, while making dinner, that we were all out of grated parmesan cheese. So, even though I did not plan on running to the store and spending money on …

In almost all of my cooking I’ve always included putting a little bit of corn starch on it to make the dish that I prepare to have a little bit of sauce and not so sticky. I found out that Foo lung ching kee wheat starch is the …

Campbell’s Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup is my personal favorite of all the variety of Campbell soups. I like it as soup, and usually only use it as such. For cooking other dishes, like stroganoff or tuna casserole, I use the Great Value brand, which is just as good …

Ever had that bloated, get-out-of-my-face, I have PMS and a handgun feeling?
Well that’s where my body and head were when I saw my first Danon Activia Yogurt commercial. It claimed it relieved digestive issues and cleared the intestinal track. Activia also has an active probiotic culture …

Candy Crate Halloween Candy Gift Box comes overflowing with all sorts of Halloween themed candy! While I did not purchase this product with the intention of sending it to someone, after all, Halloween is not exactly a holiday that I associate with gift baskets, I did purchase it to …

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 …

I love the cheesy shell side dishes from Knorr, but lately, I have not been able to eat them because of all the preservatives and unnatural ingredients in them because of the allergic reactions I have been having after eating them. I was really bummed without this side dish, …

I just adore a good chocolate mint candy. My favorite is See’s, but to get that, it means a trip to a See’s store, and that’s not real convenient. So, I have to find something at the grocery store to tide over my peppermint craving. There …

The Wal-Mart Great Value teriyaki beef jerky is Wal-Mart’s brand of beef jerky. I didn’t start eating jerky until my mom and I would take road trips together, and we would need something to snack on until we either stopped at a fast food restaurant or arrived at our …

Pringles Select Potato Crisps - Parmesan Garlic features a flavor that is good, although could be delicious if improved. Neither the Parmesan nor the garlic flavors are quite strong enough for my tastes. Although I am not prepared to call them dull, the flavor is still not quite real …

Having had some very good potstickers in my day, I was dubious about the quality of this Healthy Choice product. But when Wal-Mart was having a sale on this entrée, I bought it because it’s always nice to have a backup meal waiting in the freezer. Right …

This truffles were always my favourite ones. There are different kinds of them, with dark chocolate and hazelnuts, with milk chocolate and hazelnuts and now they made few new flavours like the one with coconuts, pistachios, lemon and almonds.
I’ve tasted most of them but I like classical taste the …

It has been forever since I had a taste of Horlicks candies. The last time I was able to eat it was when I was probably 8 years old and now I am already in my 30’s! When I had a recent trip to Zamboanga City’s barter market, I …

Mom’s Best Naturals Honey Nut Toasty O’s is a cereal that looks and tastes very much like General Mills Honey Nut Cheerios. I personally think that the cereal has a better, more satisfying, flavor to it than the Honey Nut Cheerios cereal. The honey and almond flavors seem more …

The Strawberry Kiwi flavored water by hint is something I found to be tasty, although really, I think I could have done without the kiwi. Kiwi is not something that I have ever been able to really enjoy, and I certainly prefer strawberry several times over to the flavor …

I always tell people around me that I want to make my own ice cream but sadly, I never really did it. I have many excuses - I don’t have the time, I don’t have the know-how, I don’t have the machines…
So in the …

I find this Jell-o No Bake Desserts - Double Chocolate to be superior to the no bake cheesecake line. The reason I find this particular product to be superior is because of the rich and scrumptious double chocolate flavor that comes with this dessert. The chocolate tastes just like …

My 2 year old son loves it so much. Even I like to take a few at times but I mainly like the chocolate taste and thick color coated sugar coating. It tastes nice if allowed to melt inside the mouth. For me, this choolate …

I enjoy cheese and crackers for lunch often. It may not be a four course meal but it satisfies me for hours. I’ve looked at ways to make this the healthiest meal I can and therefore have tried all sorts of crackers and cheeses. One thing …

Haagen Dazs ice cream is one of the best ice creams I have tasted so far.Never had the oppurtunity to taste all flavours and I think I never will.The reason would be it will empty your pockets,eventhough the very name may sound mouth watering.This brand of …

I have the best memories going to the Dunkin Donuts shop when I was a kid. The smells alone, great coffee and sugar sweet cakey scents, would keep me excited for a couple of days. The excitement of picking out a donut to eat in sit down shop made …

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 am from a tropical place and have always loved tropical fruits. But considering that you get less tropical fruits in Northern US, its hard to find the fresh taste. When i was shopping for oils in Whole foods, then i saw this raw , virgin, unrefined coconut oil …

Great Value - Honey Nut Spins is a cereal that is manufactured and sold only at Walmart stores. It is a store brand that is based off of General Mills Honey Nut Cheerios. The large, seventeen ounce box is cheaper than the General Mills twelve point twenty five ounce …

Nature Valley Crunch Granola bars seem like a healthy choice for a snack and they do make a pretty good snack - especially the packs with two in them. They actually are pretty filling which makes them a good value because they are more filling than regular granola bars …

Trying out vegan stuff has become one of my obsessions lately. There are so many dairy and meat alternatives at the store now, it blows my mind. I’m a vegatarian and I eat dairy, however, I’m cutting it out a lot, I don’t use regular milk in any recipes anymore, …

My wife and I usually have salads with our dinners but, to be honest, they were getting a bit dull. That’s why I was glad Sargentos came out with their Salad Finishers.
For just $4, you get a good combination of meat, cheese and another topping (in our case, it …

One of my favorite foods is a good garlic bread, especially if it’s a garlic cheese bread. Actually, the best tasting bread of this kind comes when it’s made from scratch, but when you want it in a hurry, one of the easiest and good ways of enjoying …

In the summer when my brother was working at Grace Foods Limited, he was given a few food items to take home from a grab bag. One of these food items was one box of “Grace Thick and Creamy Macaroni and Cheese Elbows”. I can remember that even though …

This weekend, I finally visited one of the places I have been wanting to see for some time now, the Springbank Cheese Company. It is advertised as one of Calgary’s premier cheese stores, and as cheese is one of the highlights of my life, I was looking forward to it. …