This past fourth of July, I was searching for a dessert that would not only taste sweet and satisfying, but would also be refreshing in the summer heat. When I found the ice cream cake with cookies layered in inside, I knew that I had to try it out. …

I grew my first Mammoth Dill from seed about two months ago, and it’s finally gone to the flowering and seed stage. It grew to about 3’ tall and a foot wide before beginning to flower, and I’m told that if I cut the flowers off that it will …

Munch chocolates have been my all-time favourite chocolates. They taste very delicious and yummy. It just melts in your mouth as soon as u put it in your mouth. I like it because it is not very heavy unlike any other chocolates and it has a munchy …

Betty Crocker - Cookie Mix Chocolate Chip unfortunately turned out to be a disappointment. Although these cookies were really not too difficult to prepare and while they did seem to have a pleasant aroma while they were baking. However, when it came time to try one, I was really …

I just bought a new type, for me, water drink called Life Water, from Safeway. I must say that the fruit tastes are much stronger than those in Propel Bottled health water, or in PowerAde. If you are one who prefers a stronger taste of the fruit in your …

Preparing food is not an easy job because it needs time and skill, for people on the go like me, I’m too busy to prepare foods so I try different instant foods that will satisfy me. I already tried cereals, oatmeal, bread and spread and instant noodles, and as …

I tried the ‘Low Fat Strawberry Yoghurt’ from Tesco’s Value range for the first time. I am open-minded about their ‘Value’ range as some products are not so bad. I would not expect this to be on a par to more expensive yoghurts as it is a …

I’ve discovered Brink Rice cakes with sea salt about 3 months ago when I decided to go on the blood type diet. It says in this diet that wheat is not good for our metabolism and one of the alternatives they offer is rice bread. I must admit that …

I was constantly in search of a perfect rice for Risotto. I have seen Giada De Laurentiis made a yummy looking Risotto in Food Network Channel. I want to try it out but I’ve checked Walmart, Target, Kroger but I was not fortunate to find a good Arborio Rice. …

Kurkure is the name of a snack, which is crunchy, and munchy. It is very crispy and very light, and yummy to eat. It is the favourite food or snack for my child. Without kurkure he does not eat his meal. This packet is not costly …

I am a fan of hummus, especially roasted garlic flavor hummus. I usually, however, have purchased national name brand hummus products. When I was in the deli section of my local Publix supermarket recently, however, I noticed that there were containers of Publix brand hummus in the refrigerator …

For anyone wanting to get more nuts in their diet, this is the perfect product, even if you don’t like the taste of nuts. Almonds are very healthy and a great way to get protein if you don’t eat meat. The light dusting of cocoa powder makes them an …

I love to eat ice cream. I used to love chocolate flavored ice cream but then got to a point where I was willing to try out new flavors. Somehow the chocolate ice cream got a little blah for my taste. I wanted to see if I could try …

I have recently become addicted to Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy peanut butter, which has 25% less fat than regular peanut butter. In fact, I have come to prefer the taste of the reduced fat spread over the tradition full-fat variety. As a health concious individual, I was …

This time when I was at the grocery store looking for breakfast cereal, the New Nestle Multi Grain Cheerios pack caught my attention. While most breakfast cereals are made with single grains like either wheat, rice or corn the Nestle Cheerios is made with a variety …

Every once in a while McDonald’s introduces new products to its line-up, and ever rarer, I find something of their menu attractive enough to try it out. McWraps, available in three different flavours, have been the advertised merchandise for a while now, and after some consideration, I finally ordered …

From eating other viands, I sometimes miss to eat instant noodles. Before pancit canton was out in the market, my real favorite is Instant Noodles. This is popular food during cold weather in my country. Many middle level or poor level of life have instant noodles as a viand …

I found this flavor recently at Albertsons. Kettle cooked flavors of Lays has become my favorite now and that is why I decided to try out Lays Kettle Cooked Maui Onion Potato Chips. This is a very new and innovative flavor. Blending the taste of Onion into potato chips …

When I’m bored the first thing I gravitate towards to is the internet, there is face book, google, and twitter that can entertainment me for hours, but even they have their limits. So a friend told me to google “get …

My mother used to make rice pudding with raisins when I was growing up. She did it on the stovetop. I’ve never been able to make it myself and have never found any other to come close to what hers tasted like…until now.
When Mom was in the …

Lately, when nighttime comes around I cannot sleep because my panic attacks seem to take over and my insomnia kicks in. The other day I knew I had to do something about it when my asthma attacks started coming on with the panic attacks and insomnia at nighttime as …

Whenever I am craving some excellent food, impressive variety, and a great bargain, I head over to Leng Authentic Thai restaurant. Set amidst a plethora of exceptional food in Astoria, Queens, Leng outdoes just about every other place I have tried in the neighborhood with their quality and service. …

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 …

Perhaps one of the most disappointing of the macaroni and cheese box mixes that I have tried over the years, the Pasta Roni Cheddar Macaroni is a boxed mix that should be boxed up and shipped back to the factory it came from. There is actually not a thing …

Blue bell is the brand of ice cream that pretty much everyone knows and loves. Sure some people are pretty opinionated and have other brands that they favor, but I know for a fact that Blue bell is a favorite in my household. It’s the sweet surrender that …

My fiance and I enrolled for this growing season in the Cooley Family Farm’s Harvest Basket program. This program costs $18 a week for the 13 week season, paid upfront at the beginning of the season, and entitles you to a basket full of seasonal vegetables every week.
The …

Here in my country, Bermudez Original Crix Crackers have been around for as long as I can remember. Bermudez Original Crix Crackers are fondly called “Vital Supplies” simply because they can be eating with nearly anything. My favourite thing to eat Bermudez Original Crix Crackers is cheese. But you …

Lean Cuisine fills a niche in the American life. I cannot tell you if they sell it anywhere else because when I am abroad I don’t go looking for frozen food. You eat a Lean Cuisine usually because you are watching your weight and are either too …

Cattlemen’s Ranch Roasted Sweet Onion Black Angus Beef Patties are mouth-watering! When I want one, I cook it in the oven, no need to defrost, and out comes a delicious tasting burger that’s filling and flavorful! The burgers are bigger and thicker than quarter-pound burgers and six come in …

Nothing says “the holidays” like family and friends gathered together, snacking on sweets. My mother created plates of fudge, Frango mints, caramel cookies, sprits, Russian teacakes and more in the past. Then she was introduced to Hallmark Confections and its Original Peppermint Bark. So, along with making her delicious …

While everyone knows of Tropicana Orange Juice, there is a new one out that exceeds Tropicana in taste and price and pulp. Simply Orange orange juice has such a better taste than tropicana you would think that you just finished squeezing the oranges yourself. Its 100% natural …

I went to the supermarket looking for great frozen food to cook for breakfast. I was looking around the Frozen Stuff Section when I saw a huge pack of cheesedog. These are hotdogs that are filled with cheese. I went on to look for a good brand of hotdog …

I’m not a person who tries new things on a regular basis; at least when it comes to fast food. For the past decade, whenever I�ve ordered breakfast at McDonalds, I have chosen their breakfast burritos. And, I have not swayed from that once; at least until yesterday morning.
The …

Cinnamon and raisin lovers will love this cereal! The flavor is rich and delightful no matter how long the cereal has been sitting in a bowl of milk. The milk does not subdue the flavor or wash it away at all, and in fact, the cereal manages to stay …

Hot chocolate is favorite beverage of mine. It’s classic, rich and delicious, warms the insides and gives a sense of comfort. I have never tired of the sweet treat, and at times, like to treat myself to it every now and then. I generally like to make my …

Grizz White (and its fellow, Grizz Red) are simple Washington state wines that come in a screwtop. Love the convenience, but even more love the yummy wine. Normaly in my house we greatly prefer red, since it doesn’t have that nasty sour tang that we find Chardonnays …

These are Burger King branded snack chips that are supposed to be the equivalent of the onion rings they sell at the restaurant. They actually look surprisingly close to what their real onion rings look like, they aren’t just the skinny little light yellow …

While I was out shopping recently I saw McVities Chocolate Caramel Digestives on sale at half price because they were a few days away from the “sell by” date. I decided to try a package and boy, I wish I had bought more!
McVities Chocolate Caramel Digestives are wheatmeal biscuits …

Merinda is the name of a cool drink which is very tasty. The color of this drink is orange. It also tastes like orange fruit. This drink has fewer amounts of gas and chemicals, so it also suits for kids and elders. My kids love …

Blue Bunny Premium Ice Cream Chocolate Chip Cookie is certainly superior to the original chocolate chip cookie variety that is also made by Blue Bunny. This is actually a little different from the chocolate chip variety because with this ice cream, there are actually bits and pieces of chocolate …

If before I like the taste of C2 now I hate it. I heard a news that drinking flavored drink everyday has a bad side effect in your liver or can also cause cancer. True or not, I stopped drinking C2 and other flavored drink. Now that I am …

When watching Dr. Drew on television last night, I learned that dark chocolate is far better for the body than regular chocolate. It is also far less addictive because although it has the addictive caffine, which is the most commonly abused drug in the United States of America, …

Henry Weinhard’s Root Beer is something I get from time to time, but those are rare times, mostly because it just cost so darn much. This is considered a big time treat for me, and as a result, I really only buy the product once or twice a …

As I’ve often said, I like simplicity in my cooking. To be more specific, I want as little mess as possible and virtually no clean up. This comes from not having a working oven, a stovetop with just one unreliable working burner, and the lack of a …

The Snack Factory - Garlic Pretzel Crisps are quite a treat to have, be it alone or with something. I like garlic, be it garlic bread or garlic butter and so on, and having garlic on these pretzels is just great. There is a rich garlic flavor that blends …

I bought a case of the Kirkland Signature Drinking Water, distributed by Costco Wholesale Corporation out of Seattle Washington. The first thing I noticed about the water was a very strong chlorine taste that made it, to me, barely drinkable.
We will generally refill the water bottles in our …

There is just something scrumptious about hummus. Ever since being introduced to the lovely dip, I haven’t been the same since. In this case I decided to try The Fresh Hummus Co. Spinach Artichoke Hummus.
In the beginning, the thought of the two very distinct vegetables in this dip …

Tough economic times call for drastic measures when buying cigarettes. My usual brand are the rich and smooth Parliment Lights 100’s, but they are up to $45 a carton in the Los Angeles area. I was looking for some filler brands to stretch my cigarette budget, and stumbled upon …

When I saw the new Pizza Hut Sicilian Lasagna Pizza on television, I told myself that it was definitely something I would have to try. After having it, however, I found myself extremely disappointed.
I’ll start out by saying the pizza wasn’t extremely horrible. It did taste OK. And, it …