I looked in my mailbox one day last week and was delighted to find a small package. Like the song from “Sound of Music” says, “brown paper packages tied up with string” are among my favorite things.
The package contained Nestle’s Stixx, which was a new product launched in …

Jollibee has again put to market their another famous burger brand called the Amazing Aloha. It is a burger with a slice of round pineapple and a few bacon strips with lettuce and cheese and mayo. If that is not good enough, you can even order a double Patty …

Diet Pepsi is perhaps the worst diet soda on the market. It always tastes flat and looses any carbonation quickly. It tastes like rancid water, not a soft drink.
On the up side, Diet Pepsi has no calories, fat, etc. If you are on a diet or trying to watch …

I bought some Elmlea double cream substitute, which I thought was supposed to be healthier than cream. It has less fat than cream and a friend had recommended it to me. When I opened it up, it looked OK, quite nice and thick and it keeps for ages in …

There are a lot of bag orange juice and fruit juice brands around the island, and even more brands of just plain bag drink. Therefore, I was not surprised on one Saturday when I ordered a bag orange juice and found out that it was a brand I had …

Whenever there is a childrens party fried chicken will always be there. Our households have an amazingly 5 children ranging from 12 to 1 years old and that means there will always be parties five times every year aside from other occasion.
Fried chicken has been a traditional recipe …

Although I do not drink coffee very much, as of late I have been developing somewhat of a taste for it. I also believe that I can also distinguish between a bad cup of coffee or brand of coffee just like I mentioned in a previous product review, and …

I really wanted to like these cheese enchiladas. They looked so yummy and I generally really like frozen Mexican food. Unfortunately, I really wasn’t that impressed with them.
This nearly 10 ounce package provides two cheese enchiladas in a microwaveable container. However, the microwaving instructions were confusing. They tell you …

When I go out to mall to buy some stuff that will be used at home like groceries, shampoo and soaps, I never forget to buy a can of Pocari Sweat, the mild tasting drink is delicious and the sweetness is just right. You can easily find it in …

I’ve tried so many different instant coffee drinks lately because I’ve been testing them. I really like these instant coffee drinks because I usually take them instead of dessert, they smell gret and they aslo taste great. The other day my mother went shopping and she bought me Mokate …

I would say that of all the local brands of Ice Cream here in the Philippines Selecta is the best. I’ve practically tasted all the brands but none of them have equaled the superior taste of Selecta. One thing that made Selecta superior is the fact that it …

I am a chocolate lover and I don’t like anything better than chocolates with crisps in them. I am always on the lookout for these wonderful little treats called Crispy M&M’s but lately I have not been seeing them at all on the shelves.
These sweet little confections come in …

This is perhaps the best gluten free all purpose baking mix that I have tried. There are other mixes for pancakes, biscuits, cookies and other such products, but this one covers them all. There are two recipes included on the back of the package which work out quite well …

Judge chewing gum is one of the most favorite chewing gums of the kids here in the Philippines. My son loves it. I too have come to like it. Well, it’s in small square size. But what I like about it is it’s minty flavor. It’s not too strong …

I absolutly love coffee, and i also really enjoy drinking. this great new liquor brings those two things together, with the starbucks coffee liquor. The liquor tastes similar to espresso, although its a little sweeter, so it almost has a little bit of a khalua feel to it. …

Recently, 7-11 announced a new Slurpee flavor, and being the addict that I am, I had to check it out. The concept is that the icy treat itself is purple but the flavor is that of vanilla — or more specifically vanilla creme. My review of the …

I love Kentucky Fried Chicken. Who doesn’t? It was great that they have the Bucket meal that can serve a huge group of people in a very convenient way.
I ordered a KFC Bucket Meal. For Php 600 (approx $14), it includes a plastic KFC Bucket, 4 plastic KFC …

When I first saw Copa Di Vino wine featured on Shark Tank, I was amused. It seemed like a rather good idea to finally make fine wine in small quantities available to the consumer. I remembered having noticed the brand in my neighborhood CVS drug store before seeing it …

My new favorite organic tea to drink is Choice Organic White Peony Tea, which is basically a white herbal tea with a slightly bitter and sweet floral flavor and aroma to it. One of the reasons I started to drink this herbal tea was because it is packed full …

I grew up chugging milk by the gallons. My family bought into the hype that milk makes you grow taller, and me and my siblings drank them to our adulthood. However, in my teenage years, I began to be more conscious of my weight and stopped drinking milk. When …

I love passing by Panera. Not only do you smell the aromas of delicious, well-risen bread wafting from the oven, but you warm up to the steam of hot coffee and the aromas of sweet baked goods in the air. It’s a very inviting atmosphere —“ one …

There are times when I want to pig out and I usually take my husband with me. One day when we were walking around the mall we saw the nearest Wendy’s restaurant and so we decided to grab a bite of their famous Baconator. The Baconator costs around $4 …

Breakfast is complete if you have pancakes for the kids. I also like having pancake for breakfast because it is a good choice instead of going for eating old-fashioned bread. I like wheat bread or oven fresh sliced white bread with cream jelly but nothing can top a freshly …

Great Value: Butter Flavored Pancake & Waffle Syrup is a decent syrup that is manufactured by Walmart, so the syrup is actually the cheapest syrup that can be purchased, if I recall correctly. By no means is this syrup the richest or thickest that I have ever tried, but …

I like to try different stuff so when I saw that this juice was on discount I bought it. I paid less than 1 euro for 1.5l of this orange juice so I really think that was an excellent price.
The container of the juice is blue with big oranges …

To be quite honest, I’m not sure how to review Nestle Vanilla Sandwiches, and here’s why. I’ve had what I’ve always called Nestle Ice Cream Sandwiches purchased from my grocery store in 6-pack boxes. I really wasn’t that fond of them. Now years before, there …

Spices such as garlic and onion add and bring out the flavor of the ingredients. In some Philippine cuisine, spices wouldn’t suffice; soy sauce is needed to complement the taste of the food. Our family has relied to Datu Puti Soy Sauce as far as I can remember. Since …

Totino’s pizza has been a staple of my college eating habits, and while they aren’t healthy they are cheap and really easy to make therefore I tend to eat a whole lot of them and I don’t mind if they are bad for me they do taste quite good! …

I just discovered something better than cup of noodles or top ramen. I am so excited to share this find with you noodle lovers out there. Now, I don’t know how many of you reading this review have an Indian store near you, but if you do, …

Recently my parents brought home two tins of Ramson’s Vegetarian Baked Beans. Upon seeing the title I imagined that the beans might taste a little different from the other brands that we were used to buying , but as it turns out that wasn’t the case. The word “vegetarian” …

I’m a huge fan of Spongebob, and it’s sort of my hobby to collect Spongebob goodies.
So recently, KFC launched a promo wherein they offer a Spongebob-themed bucket meal for a limited time period. With this meal, you get 8 pieces of assorted fried chickens placed in a Spongebob bucket, …

I love coffee and tea (but mostly coffee). When I have the time, I prepare it myself, brewing it as strong as I can. But I usually do not have the luxury of time, and so I have tried looking for instant coffee that is really strong. I stumbled …

I love to eat Tofu Fried Rice once in awhile. This is a food menu that isn’t pretty hard to make, if you put in a bit of an effort.
For making this type of fried rice, I love to add a bit of vegetable stock to …

I am so puzzled how many people could love this bar so much! There’s nothing really into it. I have tasted so many chocolate bars, and the 3Musketters is just one of the less than ordinary ones I have ever tried. It is not anything you would go crazy …

What’s one thing you’ll always find in the apartment my boyfriend and I share? Mountain Dew. We are both very big fans of it. Whether it’s cans or bottles, there’s always some in stock here. There’s just something about the taste of Mountain Dew that …

I started drinking coffee back in my college days and during that time I wasn’t really so keen about what sort of coffee brand I used and I wasn’t so keen at that time drinking a lot of coffees a day until right now when I really cannot …

Some times, generally at weekends, my wife is in no mood to cook, and I don’t like to go out for dinner. So, we all agree to have some light stuff and skip our dinner. We all like pizza, its tasty, and vegetable pizza, is a good alternative for …

I am constantly trying to find items that help with my diet. I like yogurt. I went to Mars supermarket on Wise Ave, In Baltimore MD and found a new flavor. Yoplait Light and Fat Free Apple Turnover Yogurt comes in 6oz plastic blue and white cups with …

Its cold, I’m tired and I just want a warm meal fast. We have all had nights like this. For me there is nothing better then soup at these times. When I do not have homemade soup I reach into the freezer for Tabatchnick barley & mushroom soup.
I got …

One of my gifts from my in-laws this past Christmas was a container of Fancy Farms Australia Fancy Cashews.
Because I know they don’t have a lot of money to spend during the holidays, I figure they picked up this particular gift at a dollar store. However, I will say …

Red Bull is one of the most famous energy drinks. The commercial says that it will give you wings, so it sounded promising before trying Red Bull for the first time.
It comes in a thin and long can, with a nice design. The price is average compared with other …

This cereal is a very impressive blend of healthy and tasty. Yes, it can be done. It is possible for something to have flavor but still be good for a person! These mini-wheats have delicious frosting that cover healthy layers of fiber and they are tasty to eat whether …

I tried this really cheap own brand coffee from Tesco because I had a memory that it was not too bad —“ and it really is not bad. I only paid 74p for 100g jar in Tesco! When I was unemployed I sampled many horrible coffees that …

It says on the package: “Delicious bread crisps seasoned with onion”. And I have to agree with that statement. “Bake Rolls” is indeed delicious.
In my quest to limit my intake of chips, I switched to “Bake Rolls”. One package has approximately 90 grams of baked bread crisps. The onion …

I was really disappointed with Sparkle. Being a Coca-Cola product, I guess I expected more from it. Sparkle is one of the favorite drinks of the kids and teenagers in the Philippines today. When I noticed this, I wondered why it seems to be a hit with the kids. …

I just recently realized that the Icebergs Restaurant along Tomas Morato serves other dishes other than ice cream. So along with the ice cream dessert that we ordered, we also ordered a nice, easy to eat dish for the afternoon. My husband and I chose their Yum Yum Cheesy …

Choc-Nut Milk Chocolate is probably the all time favorite chocolate of Filipinos. Eating a bar of Choc-Nut would lead to one more and more and more. This is a unique blend of grinded peanuts and chocolates in one bite sized bar. For me it is just one bite …

Haldiram is the brand name of many snacks and sweets. Actually all the food products of Haldiram are very good in taste. I have tasted most of the food from haldiram and all of them are very special and good in taste because they are made using the …

Like most people, I adore chocolates. I especially like them with almonds. I read about an allegedly delicious concoction in a magazine that is baked and sold exclusively by The Classic Confections. They started out as a home business making delicious desserts with chocolate cake as their bestseller. Eventually …