Grocery shopping with kids can be very exhausting, especially when you have to deal with hungry kids while shopping. I usually buy them a snack while we shop to make it easier. I grabbed a box of Quaker Chewy Granola Bars in the chocolate chip variety. I used to …

I’m not sure why my parents insist on buying our daughter junk food whenever they go to the store. But, our house is full of various sweets that we rarely, if ever eat.
One of their most recent purchases for her were M&M cookies from the Recheks Food Pride bakery …

Red Man chewing tobacco is probably the best tobacco on the market. It’s cheaper than you can get almost anywhere else, and its flavor lasts longer.
I’ve been chewing tobacco for about four years now and I’ve tried multiple brands of tobacco that were more exspensive and had even …

Tortilla chips make for an excellent snack, be it by themselves or with a delightful dip of some sort. I like to have them sometimes when watching something on TV, such as a movie or a sporting event, or when I simply am craving a little something to snack …

Who doesn’t love fresh strawberries? Unfortunately for most of us, we are only able to obtain these fresh berries during certain times. In our part of the country, we can buy fresh strawberries year round, but often at a premium price. That is why I absolutely …

I don’t usually like bitter products but here in Italy everyone drinks soft aperitifs so I decided to try the out too, when they were on discount, of course. So I bought Gipsy Gold, 10 bottles of this soft aperitif for 1.19Euro only instead of 1,49Euro. I must say …

We were at the Dollar Tree the other day and my wife picked up one of those “movie boxes” of candy for $1. The candy, called Fudge Brownie Cookie Dough Bites, sounded tasty. However it turned out to be one of the most disgusting candies I’ve ever tried.
The little …

When it comes to pizza, Yellow Cab has a very high reputation and many people love it. I am not a pizza addict but I love eating pizza during small gatherings. One time, my boss ordered two boxes of Yellow Cab Pizza for us. We all enjoyed the Manhattan …

After I binged on a tub of ice cream one summer night, I never thought I would be enticed to eat ice cream again but I was wrong. Then, I made a wish to taste Selecta’s Berry Strawberry and I got my wish recently. It seems to me that …

This drink blows all other energy drinks away!
I’ve been keeping up with the energy drink market since Jolt was the only popular beverage that had extra caffeine. Things have definitely come a long way, pretty much to the point where every thing’s starting to taste the same. …

These chips really didn’t do much for me. I was quite excited when I purchased them because I love both mozzarella and seasoned marinara sauce, but I can’t say that either the aroma or the taste reminded me of mozzarella sticks or marinara sauce. There was some cheese flavoring …

I generally eat cereal at breakfast time, rather than go to the time and trouble of preparing anything more complex such as a cooked meal, but all I really ask of that cereal is that it be reasonably well made and tasty. Sainsbury’s Cornflakes are not quite as nice …

When I was in China to attend the expo I had to have something in my purse to keep me from having low blood sugar. I checked out their shop in a gasoline station and I was able to find Wrigley’s Doublemint Mints. It was something that I could …

Growing up, I loved Shasta Strawberry Soda, but then they changed things and I believe they went out of business; I’m really not sure. Then I found a Strawberry Crush that I was able to get for a time, but on my last outing, the only thing I …

Oh my, yes! Sara Lee Simple Sweets - Apple Pie is yummy, scrumptious, and oh-so-delicious! I love it. I tried one a while back and was impressed and just purchased another one to see if would be great twice in a row, and it was.
This frozen …

Good Flow Austin’s Own Good flow Honey Green Tea, by the brand Texas Tea, is a beverage I had the opportunity to try one busy afternoon. I was in the mood for something other than water and for something that wasn’t carbonated. So to say a bottle of tea …

Campbell’s Condensed Chicken Noodle Soup is okay as a quick solution when you don’t have time to cook - just empty the can, add 1 can of water, and heat. However, I still prefer my own homemade chicken soup and rarely use this product. Campbell’s soup is a little …

I had never encountered the brand name of cookies called Brent & Sam’s until my mother who came on vacation recently bought a couple of boxes of these cookies with her. She brought a box of Brent & Sam’s Chocolate Chip Gourmet Cookies and a box of Brent & …

The X-bar is a chocolate bar that was recently brought out in Trinidad. It is like an imitation of the well known Snickers chocolate bar but it is locally made and also a cheaper alternative.
When I first saw these on the shelves I decided to give it a try, …

I love to eat pasta, but with the carb-concern these days I can’t help but look for a healthier alternative. It’s safe to say that my search was over once I discovered Primo Grainwise Wholewheat Pasta.
There are several reasons why I think this pasta is much better than …

I loved drinking carbonated drink but since I don’t like to much strong I prefer taking root beer. But when I tasted Sarsi that is like a root beer, I switch on this beverage.
Sarsi has been in the market for many years, I never expected that this affordable soft …

Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers Sweet and Sour Chicken is a meal that consists of all white meat chicken, white rice and a rich and thick sweet and sour sauce. The food and sauce comes in seven point ninety-five ounce package for around two dollars and seventy-five cents. The size …

I’m not much of a coffee person but every now and then I get a craving for some coffee, something to give me some energy first thing in the morning. I cannot drink just plain black coffee. In fact, the only kind of coffee I can drink is a …

We were suggested to go to this website about a year ago from one of my coworkers. I had seen this restaurant and, being a huge steak enthusiast, decided to go check it out for my birthday. Well, the first thing that I noticed was that it was quite …

I’m a bit of a cheeseaholic. I simply can’t get enough. I don’t really care for the highly ‘fake’ cheeses, like Velveeta, cheese spreads in jars, or liquid cheeses. I do love any kind that comes in a brick that I can cut into chunks and …

One thing that my husband likes to pack in his lunch is potato chips. The problem is he likes something to dip them in. Usually he is stuck with mustard, ketchup, or barbeque sauce because thatâ◚¬◞¢s all we have in the house. On occasion I will buy a dill, …

This morning I was at the store and decided, while I was there, to pick up something easy for lunch. I decided to buy Tai Pei brand garlic shrimp. And, I was impressed with my purchase.
I’m a big Chinese food fan. But, you can’t always find decent Chinese food …

I’ve been a user of Ken’s salad dressings ever since they first became available in my local grocery stores. I was previously a person who complained about bottled salad dressings. I did not particularly care for the over processed taste and I could detect when one was …

I have used Eagle Brand sweetend condensed milk for 30 years- yes I was a child cooking with my mother when it started and I think our favorite recipe was and still is the seven layer bars. For some reason my sister called them chippy dippys, I still dont …

There were two reasons why I purchased the Edy’s Vanilla ice cream: First, I had previously tried one of their other flavors and I had been quite satisfied; second, I have not had a lot of great experiences with vanilla ice cream and I wanted to give Edy’s a …

First I bought this tea in Russia and fell in love with it right a way. The taste is amazing and price is very reasonable for such a high quality product. The company is British, three generations of family was responsible for its quality.
Back in Russia I was …

I used to eat this cereal years ago, and I always used to enjoy it. I go through ups and downs with cereal, and lately I have not been in the mood to eat cereal. I’m not really sure why that is. But I always thought that Grape-Nuts was …

Yesterday my 10 year old son and I decided to go to the local Kiwanis Fair here in Blue Ridge. While my brave warrior decided to go on all the rides, I decided to hang around and look for some good ole fattening fair food!
No sooner than this thought …

During the cold nights of the winter months, or the unusually cold nights of other months, I enjoy sitting back and relaxing with a nice cup of hot cocoa brewed just right. I have tried a variety of flavors, and brands of cocoa, but never have I tried something …

Recently, I was very fortunate to come across a website which sells a wide range of loose leaf teas: Teavana.com. While I have only known of them for a short amount of time, I have had the pleasure of trying out a particularly pleasing tea of theirs: …

I love snacking on my snacks, but they have to be very healthy because I cannot just eat anything due to my autoimmune disease and food allergies. One of the snacks I recently purchased and have been snacking on a lot in between meals to help keep my tummy …

The Fudge Nut Brownie dessert offered at Chick-fil-A is one that I have had on several occasions and I find it to be an enjoyable treat to have. What I like about this dessert item is the fact that the brownie always seems to be warm and moist and …

I’m someone that doesn’t care too much for chocolate in the morning, but I also don’t always just have pancakes in the morning. Sometimes, I’ll have a breakfast dinner, where I have breakfast foods for dinner, and that’s when I gave these pancakes a try. The pancakes come already …

They say that it’s never too late to start making improvements in your health and that is why I decided to start drinking green tea. Another brand I tried resulted in causing me severe stomach problems, because it smelled and tasted awful. I decided to switch to …

Teavana is the place to go if you’re just getting in to loose leaf teas. Most of their teas are between $4-$6 for two ounces of leaves, but the rarer stuff can get pricey. They have hot and cold samples of some of their teas in the store …

I love almost all of the pizzas in Amy’s Meal Pizza line but one or two. One of the ones that I hate is the Margherita Pizza. That is two bad because it is one of the low calorie pizzas in there line with only 260 calories for two …

Mother’s Cookies Wafers are just great! I always loved these things ever since I was a kid. They taste so good, and they are just very good for your taste buds. I really like all the different colors they come in. My favorite ones would have to the pink …

I am a wife and a mother, so naturally it is my duty to cook the food for my family. Actually cooking is my hobby and I love cooking. I try many kind of new recipes and serve it to my family. But while cooking the …

My kids are the fans and they always insist me to prepare the noodles for them. I have tried many brands of noodles and they have liked almost all of them. But now I am going to write about the topraman noodles, which I tried. Actually …

I love a good Salisbury steak and potatoes meal–when it’s prepared properly. Before I started working for myself, I would do the normal nine to five and Michaelina’s Salisbury steak frozen meal would provide a much need relief during break time. People looked at me crazy, but it was …

This is the new product that I have tasted from Del Monte which is also the maker of my favorite banana ketchup. We went for a grocery this week and I have bought this delicious sauce to taste since most of the dishes I prepare were fried so the …

I’m not a big fan of store-bought pasta sauce, but this is one of my favorites. Although it still seems to have a bit too much tanginess to it, as is the problem with most store-bought sauces, it has good flavor and it’s not too expensive.
Emeril’s sauces are a …

I admit it, I don’t really like Altoid mints. I’m more of a Tic-Tac kind of girl because I like things that are fruit flavored. As a smoker though, I’m always trying to find things that taste good and hide my smoker breath, without tasting too extreme. That’s the …

Two years ago I had constipation problems that made me try many kinds of local as well as imported brands of tea to help digestion and ease constipation. Some worked for me while others were not so effective. There were times that I’d crash on vegetables and fruits just …

This cereal is, I think, one of the healthiest cereals that a person could purchase in the grocery store today. There is no sugar and there is no sodium in this cereal, but there is quite a good number of vitamins, iron and some other nutrients as well, plus …