Count Chocula energy drink is an energy drink based on the hugely popular Count Chocula cereal. It is a chocolate energy drink and is quite similar in taste to the Mars energy drinks, or a regular chocolate milk shake. I decided to try one the other day, as the …

Blue Bunny Double Strawberry Aspen Frozen Yogurt Granola Bars are quite enjoyable and even somewhat nutritious as well! What makes these bars a somewhat healthy alternative to other frozen delights? Well, there is heavy emphasis on yogurt and granola in this frozen treat. However, you do not need to …

Since I was trying to finish up my Christmas shopping over lunch, I needed something to eat that would be quick but filling. I wasn’t doing my shopping at Wal-mart, but since it was close, I opted to visit their deli.
Overall, in terms of price, Walmart’s Chicken Tenders are …

Although I usually try eat healthy, I find nothing wrong with the occasional chocolate bar as long this sort of thing is consumed in moderation. I find chocolate to be one of life’s simple little pleasures and it is certainly not a pleasure that I intend to give up …

I have eaten more frozen meals in my lifetime than most people my age really should. I think of Lean Cuisines as being what single middle aged women eat. I usually eat them when I am home alone or I need to make a meal for myself …

Shabu-shabu is a Japanese hot pot. The dish use thinly sliced meat and vegetables, and served with dipping sauces. It is considered a winter dish but is eaten year-round.
Shabu-shabu is usually served with tofu and vegetables, including Chinese cabbage, , edible seaweed onions, carrots, shiitake mushrooms and large mushrooms.
The …

Being from the South, iced tea is a part of my daily routine. I’ve always loved the old standard black teas, Lipton, Tetley, etc. My first experience with a black currant flavored tea was at a deli called Jason’s in McKinney, TX. The flavor was so unique and …

Hey, coffee lovers! How many of us love mocha coffee, especially during the cold season? Probably a lot. And I’m one of them, but I started craving this chocolaty drink in August, which is fine, I actually came up with a nice peppermint mocha recipe, which I shared in my …

I’m one of those people that tears at my cuticles. I work with paper a lot, so they getdry and ragged, and I’m twitchy anyway. Thsi means that dry ragged cuticles are almost irresistible for me to bite at and do other ugly nasty things to. …

Everyone has been raving about the goodness that Acai berries have. People have been saying that Acai berries have greater antioxidants than other fruits. It is difficult to find Acai berries here in the Philippines so when there was an opportunity for my aunt to send us a huge …

Quick Eaze Gravy Mix is what my kids call the cheating way to make gravy. I guess they call it that because as the name implies it is easy to make gravy from their mix. All you do is add 1 cup of cold water to the season packet …

I do not care overly much for these Chocolate Fudge Swirls. The reason I do not care all that much for these swirls is because it is really just too much chocolate for me. Chocolate on the outside, chocolate on the inside., chocolate all around! Chocolate lovers will likely …

I have tried Koka noodle tin. It is ready made noodle tin. Just add hot water to this tin and eat , that’s all. No need to cook, no need to boil, no need to add vegetables or spices. A small pack of masala powder and green pease, corn …

I used to purchase this grated cheese because I really liked the flavor that it added to my pasta dishes. No matter what kind of pasta I was having, this grated cheese would come out of the refrigerator and I’d add it after putting my pasta and sauce on …

I love chicken and dumpling. Oh, heck, our entire family loves chicken and dumplings. We are a chicken loving family! However, that is not the case with Sweet Sue Chicken and Dumplings.
Sure, when I tried Sweet Sue Chicken and Dumplings, I knew that it would not …

I am a great lover of coffee. I drink coffee atleast twice a day. But I prefer filter coffee than instant. Infact I hate instant coffee. Though the process is quite lengthy for preparing filter coffee, I can still take pain to prepare it. Anyone would accept it once …

It was a halfway decent day out yesterday, with the temperatures in the 60s for the first time in a couple of weeks. Since it was likely one of the last days we will have like that before winter, I took full advantage and decided to fire up our …

Chick-fil-A Sausage Biscuit is pretty good, although not quite as good as the McDonald’s Sausage McGriddle. The reason I prefer the Sausage McGriddle is because I really like the soft, maple filled pancakes and they taste terrific with sausage. Nonetheless, there are a couple of things that I like …

Healthy snacks are very easy to come by. But healthy snacks that taste great and make you want to go out and buy more, or choose that over cookies or chips are very hard to come by. But after trying Sunkist Fudge covered coconut bars I have hope that …

It is always handy to have a pack or two of the Fita Crackers round biscuit; it is very handy whenever you are stuck in the traffic, or at work and would need to have a quick relief of the tummy growlings. Fita crackers used to be sold only …

Do you like the dollar store? Well, I do. I got addicted to those chain stores the moment I came to America. I like to look for good deals in there and one day I saw popcorn, which is usually more expensive than 1 dollar. The brands they sell there …

Aunt Jemima Whole Grain Pancakes are absolutely terrible! I decided to give them a try because they offer a source of whole grain, something of which is good for one’s body, but let me say, while the whole grain might be good for my body, these pancakes are not …

I always love eating with ketchup to go with my meal especially if the meal is fried or dry. Ketchups always solve the problem and it makes the meal wonderfully tasty. I have read from somewhere that ketchups started as a medicine taken in the early years and it …

Jell-o Instant Pudding - Oreo is really quite a scrumptious and appetizing treat! This pudding does an excellent job of recreating the delicious flavor of Oreo’s - even going as far as including little pieces of chocolate cookies in the rich and smooth cream pudding! Yum! What a truly …

Bugles have to be the funnest of all the snack foods, you can always come up with something new and fun to do with bugles. What they are, are chips, but in the shape of small cones. My favorite thing to do when i was little was to take …

I have slowly been adding more soy products to my daily diet over the last couple of years but hadn’t progressed to eating soy desserts. One day when I was looking for a new dessert to put with a dinner I was having with a friend, I came across …

My baby loves Pureen Baby Biscuits. Every time she sees me carrying the container of biscuits, she wails and I know she wants some.
Pureen Baby Biscuits are long and thin which makes it easy for babies to hold on to. My baby can’t eat herself yet, so I …

I don’t know how long Pepsi Jazz has been around, but I only happened to have discovered it several days ago. I was walking along the pop isle in a grocery store, planning to buy my favorite Pepsi Lime, when I saw this new (to me) variety: Pepsi Jazz. …

I like Tic Tac bonbons very much. I buy them always when I go the shop. They are very good as they are little so I can eat them everywhere. I don’t seam rude because I have something in my mouth.
There are many types of Tic Tac that we …

My favorite brand of potato chips is Old Dutch. They come in quite a few varieties, like plain, dill pickle, and sour cream and onion. They also come in either regular style of ripple. Their plain potato chips come in boxes, and the variety flavors come …

These have to be my favorite chip ever, and have been for years. I love that Sun Chips has offered a multigrain chip, even long before the whole “green” trend started. They aren’t your typical chip, they have a much lower fat content that regular chips and when eating …

I remember ramen from my college days. Even now if I want to save money on groceries I will pick some up for a quick and inexpensive meal. I know it’s not high-quality food, but I do really like ramen for the taste and the ease with which I …

I am a true lover of frozen vegetables. So when my local Kroger had their frozen goodies on sale for $1 per pack, I scooped up as many as I could. I bought the Spring Vegetable variety of PicSweet’s frozen brands. …

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 …

I am a housewife and I love cooking. My husband says that the rice recipes that I make are very tasty and yummy to eat. The secret behind that is Embee rice. It is the brand name of the rice, which I use. The quality, …

I really can’t do without the coffee in the morning, it is actually the first thing I do when I open my eyes to go and put the moka on the stove to boil. I like to have a lot of coffee at home so that it never happened …

A few days ago, when I went to the supermarket, the Oreo cookies were surprisingly cheap, so I bought a box without thinking it twice. Once I arrived home and I ate one, I realized that the taste was different, and after taking a good look at the box …

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 …

A large, 300-gram bag of Arnott’s Shapes was given to me by a friend recently. It was the first time I saw and tasted this product as it has never really been available in the grocery stores I frequent: Shopwise and Waltermart, both in Makati City.
Arnott’s Shapes is …

Shakes are a great dessert when going to any restaurant. I love them because they are usually thick and creamy. My favorite part of a shake is the sweetness. I love ice cream, and anything sweet, eve since I was pregnant with my son. Going to restaurants I am …

Apple Pumpkin Pie is a fairly delightful dessert that I am sometimes able to purchase at Tom Thumb around September, October and November. The reason that I say it is a fairly delightful dessert is because it does have a slight flaw to it: the pie comes across as …

My mom brought these home as an experiment to see if they would make good appetizers. I only got around to trying them yesterday. I admit, I didn’t look at the package real closely. I assumed these were mini cheeseburgers, aka sliders.
I followed the microwave directions to a tee, …

The Rice-A-Roni beef flavored rice is another favorite rice from the Rice-A-Roni lineup that I like to prepare. I like the beef flavored rice because it’s versatile and can pretty much go with type of meal that I’m preparing.
Because the cooking instructions differs for each flavor of rice, I …

I strode through the dirks section of the supermarket and searched for some drinks to help me cleanse my body and make it fit at the same time. Of course, I have tried a lot of drinks which were high in fiber and L-Carnitine for body slimming, yet the …

Cheese is without a doubt in my top five favorites when it comes to food and snacks. I would go so far as to say it’s even in my top two. I’m not really sure what would beat it out but I love cheese. I enjoy …

Cheetos Giant are those new cheetos that you see on the commercial where they are trying to make a big cheeto puff that would fit perfectly into anyones mouth no matter what the size. They are testing it out and theres a buzzer that goes off if its too …

The reason why I bought Oishi Berri Plunge is its packaging. It has a cute packaging; the color is pink with red lettering. The color looks appealing to me maybe because I am a girl. There is a picture of the flakes on the packaging; however, it does not …

One of the common health concerns is to minimize use of salt. We might not know it but when you use salt in excess of what is needed in the body, it transforms into fat deposits. One of the things canned products are trying to accomplish is a “less …

Plain, salted peanuts are boring. Thus, when making trail mix, companies generally add raisins and M&Ms, to sweeten the healthy snack. The inventors of P-Nuttles went a step further. They coated their peanuts with butter and toffee. Unfortunately, this delectable snack is not sold anywhere in the United States. …