I did not care very much for these Little Debbie Snack Pie - Apple variety because I did not find the apple flavor to be all that rich or delicious, or even all that authentic in its flavor. Although heating up these snack pies in the microwave did help …

I love snacking on nuts. I love them all—peanuts, sunflower seeds, cashews, almonds, etc. Aside from being delicious, they are also said to be healthy and enhances the brain. So when I passed by the Frnuit stall in the Wellcome supermarket in Hong Kong, I couldn’t …

Recently I attended a Northwest League Short Season baseball game in Yakima, Washington. This league is the first stop for many professional baseball players and gives these young men a chance to learn while playing.
I don’t know about your town, but in Yakima they grow their Kielbasa BIG! For …

This is one of those nutritious snack bars that are formulated to give you extra energy if you are physically exerting yourself doing sport. This Lucozade one is particularly high in carbohydrates and the packet claims it —˜helps you train longer and harder’. I do not train …

There is a Chinese Restaurant very close to where I work and one day i had no idea what to have for lunch. Surprisingly on their menu there is an option for ordering a portion of french fries or even french fries with their Chinese fried chicken.
I decide that …

To save money, we try to eat at home whenever we can. But, even dining at home can be expensive lately. That’s why we depend on Great Value products.
Great Value is Wal-mart’s store brand. And, even though it is a generic brand, the quality isn’t much different than that …

Diet cheerwine is a beverage sold by the Pepsi company. It is a product that is only sold in certain areas of the country. Diet Cheerwine is actually a soda, and not as the name would suggest, a wine. This beverages is available in grocery stores and …

I rarely like to drink “inexpensive” wine, but this beaujolais by George DuBoef is a fantastic glass of wine at a great price. The DuBouef wine’s are usually availible at your local grocery store.
I purchase my last bottle at the Harris Teeter near my home for about $8. this …

When I was younger I remember there were a lot of commercial on TV for Mentos candies and those commercials were very nice as I recall. Now I don’t see those commercials any more. A few days ago I went to the shop and I took one big pack …

So I made a visit to my beloved neighborhood discount grocery store. During my trip I spotted a lot of different new things I decided to give a try. One of these fortunate products was Guy fieri Fully Cooked Smoked Nacho Style Chicken Sausages. It was only …

Chick-fil-A Sausage Breakfast Burrito is exactly like the chicken version, except that instead of the chicken, there is sausage. Everything else about the burrito is unchanged. Aside from the sausage, if you were to take a bite into this burrito, you would find scrambled eggs, onions, peppers and two …

Gardenia is one of the more famous bread brands now in the country, serving fresh and newly baked goodies and bread stuffs happen with Gardenia. The good thing about them was that they have maintained the quality of their products even if they are manufacturing quite a lot of …

Living in Belgium has a huge advantage to compensate the high taxes: BEER. There are over 600 types of trappist beers in Belgium but I will talk only about one of them which very fast became my favorite. I have documented a bit about it’s history, and I have …

I originally purchased this ice cream because I had a coupon to get a quart of it for free. Wow, its a pretty tasty ice cream. What it is, is coffee flavored ice cream, with chocolate chips in it.
Imagine having a sweet coffee, and a chocolate bar at the …

I will be quite honest here and admit that I eat a good deal more Cadbury’s Fingers than I really should, because they are just so tasty! That comment could apply to a lot of chocolate products, in particular those from Cadbury, but these more than most. I discovered …

One of the interesting things about Tang is that this is a refreshing drink that you have to prepare by yourself. I think that this is an interesting thing when you want to play a little in the kitchen.
When you buy this product, you get three bags with some …

I am not a chocoholic but I really love chocolates. I have a “sweet tooth” they say. But as far as possible, I control myself not to have too much of it because I know excessive intake of chocolate won’t bring about good effects in our body. I am …

I must say that this is not my favourite snak. You have one stratum of crunchy chocolate than milk cream and then chocolate again. I mean, I like it but it is not my first choice because it is little bit too seet for my taste.
There’s now a new …

During these hard economic times, one of the best ways to save money is by watching how much you spend at the grocery store. I have recently started buying more generic products. Though some are very good, others are just terrible and down right inedible. I do, however, love …

I only purchased this cereal once from Tom Thumb and that’s because it proved to be a disappointment. The box was only about fifteen ounces and the price was over three dollars and fifty cents, but I recall purchasing it because it sounded pretty good. This cereal was supposed …

I love coffee but with all the commotion about its effects and its benefits I began to doubt if drinking coffee is good for me since so many articles have come out and say that coffee is not good for you then other articles would come out and say …

If you’re like me you enjoy making a sandwich that’s packed with all the fixings. In my opinion the best part of a sandwich besides everything else is the lunch meat. I know when going to sandwich shops like subway or making my own sandwiches and wraps at …

I’m a junk food addict. Our pantry would never be empty of chips, chocolates or candies. One of the products which I absolutely love is Fisher Cheese Balls. I came across it one day while I was scouring the grocery shelves for a similar …

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 …

Applebee’s riblets are small ribs that actually taste pretty good. The ribs are tender and easy to chew. That is important to me because I hate to chew tough meat. However, since I live in a town known for its tasty barbeque Applebee’s riblets are not the best, not …

My mother used to make homemade tomato sauce, but these days, who has time? Tomato sauce in a jar is just so much easier. I usually buy the sauce at my local supermarket, where it comes in many flavors. Recently, I went to Shop Rite, where …

One of my all time favorite foods is garlic bread. I’m always on the look out for products to give me an easy answer for that garlic craving. I saw a coupon for this product the other day, so when I went shopping and saw it on the …

I was eager to drink this as all the hype has drawn attention to Pepsi Max because it had zero sugar! I eagerly bought a 500 ml bottle at our school canteen and gulped down a huge amount of soda, at first it really was great-tasting, it just seemed …

I had often heard of the Kellog’s Nutrigrain Cereal Bar from advertisements, but never had the chance to try it until recently even though I really wanted to. This was mostly because the places where I had seen it being sold, were selling it at a very expensive price …

Nesquik Strawberry flavored powder is a delicious way to get milkl in a person’s diet. While it does have some sugar in it compared to other starwberry flavorings the Nesquik Strawberry mix contains 25% less sugar. The product contains vitamin C, vitamin B6, Biotin, zinc, copper and manganese. The …

Ulker Coco Star is actually a coconut bar covered with milk compound. I really like coconut mixed with chocolate so I usually try out most of the stuff that has this combination. Ulker Coco Star comes in a pale blue wrapping and it has Coco Start written in even …

My daughter and I feel in love with Nova Salmon while on a trip to Chicago a few years ago.We found a great deal online for a 5 star hotel which of corse comes with a 5 star restaurant which we decided to try for breakfast one morning. The …

Now here is a good deal for pizza lovers. For a limited time, Pizza Hut is offering pizza for $10. Here’s the amazing part. You can pick whatever size and crust you want. I love pan, so I bought a pan pizza. I also …

The Act II popcorn is an instant corn, which comes in a cute and little pack. It is very easy to make the Act II popcorn using these packed corns. These corns come in different 3 flavours. All the flavours are very good. We just …

Nescafe Cafe Parisien is a gorgeous instant coffee and I think it is my favourite from the Nescafe range. This is supposed to be French coffee, to make us feel as though we are sat outside a Parisien coffee shop watching the world go by. If it …

Stouffer’s Cheese Ravioli is a very tasty meal that I enjoy having along with a salad and some bread. I have the salad and bread not only because I enjoy both, but also, because I need the salad and bread to help fill me up since the ravioli meal …

I must admit I’m a peanut butter fanatic. I’ll eat it on toast, in sandwiches with jam and in quite a few other variations. My favorite brand was Sunkist, and I say WAS because for some reason it began to lose its special taste and texture that I …

I have been watching the commercials for Jell-o Temptations for months now wondering if they were as good as the commercials claimed. I mean watching parents trying to scare their children out of a snack seriously made me wonder. Yesterday after taking my daughter to the dentist her father …

Hooray! It is at last, the Christmas/Holiday season again, which means —˜tis the season for my favorite kinds of stuff to look at Christmas cookies and desserts! I can’t wait for this time of year and it’s finally here! If you’ve read my pieces from last year, you know …

To keep me my stomach warm in the morning the first thing I prepare is to have a cup of coffee. This is my usual routine, coffee completes my day. I am satisfied a breakfast with coffee in the morning. And what makes my coffee tasty and complete? I …

Every fast food chain has their star burger, usually featuring some nifty name designed to make customers remember it. The Burger King Whopper is one of my favorites and that’s because of several reasons.
First of all, the Burger King Whopper is big. Now I’m not talking about …

We have recently tried Gourmet Dining Seafood Medley with Alfredo Sauce, so let me review it while everything is still fresh in my memory.
We bought the 2 lb package of this seafood medley in the frozen food section of Walmart. The mix contains shrimps, scallops, pieces of imitation crab …

Growing up, there were really just a few root beers on the market. My favorite was one called Hires, which I suppose went out of business since it just disappeared one day. One of its main competitors was Mug Root Beer, which is still out there and …

Hot Pockets Chicken Quesadilla is unfortunately a bad example of a Mexican classic. I felt like a good Mexican chicken dish and thought the hand held pocket size sandwich would be good. Boy was I wrong! The hot pocket comes with a crispy tool that you put the …

I bought a bottle of Cook’s Spumante Sparkling Wine for a small family celebration. The “Spumante” variety of champagne / sparkling wines was recommended to me by the store sales person after I said that I do not like dry champagne and have been searching for quite some time …

This April, to celebrate the Holy week of 2010, my husband, friends and I went to the beautiful island of Boracay in the Philippines. It was 2006 when I last visited the island, and after 4 years I was surprised that there are double the number of existing establishments …

From time to time, it’s nice to go out with my younger relatives, especially if it’s a trip to a convenience store. When my cousin yearned for an ice cream, she persuaded me to go to 7-Eleven, and since she’s paying for my purchase I bought Selecta Fruit-Pops Green …

This delicious satisfying dish is sadly only offered during the summer months. But when it’s available, I made a mad dash for the door. There are a number of things that’s appealing about this dish. First, the price is very affordable for what you get. …

Have you ever try to cook Mexican food yourself in the house? My husband was the one teaching me how to do that. And since there is Tex Mex Burrito seasoning, I can cook Mexican food easier this time.
Tex Mex Burrito Seasoning is easy to use. When you want …

You can find the bags of salt & vinegar flavored Lay’s in 2 sizes, but I always buy the big one as I’m really in love with this potato chips. It’s true that, like many other brands, they fill the bags with more air than potatoes, but that’s only …