When it comes to dieting one of my favorite things to keep around the house is yogurt. I can eat it for a snack, for breakfast and for desert without feeling too guilty about the carbs and calories that it has. One of my favorite brands is …

Macaroni Grill now has a line of “Restaurant Favorites” boxed dinners. I decided to try the Creamy Basil Chicken Parmesan Pasta version. I can always find these at Walmart for $3.50, but I saw them at the local grocer’s for $7, so I’m not sure why there’s such a …

Ken’s Stakehouse Country French Salad Dressing is a very nice product. It has a highly unique taste to it that goes well with a wide variety of vegetables or salads. It’s very difficult to exactly describe the taste of this dressing although I would say that it …

As with many of my grocery store adventures, I stumbled across Cascadian Farm Organic Dark Chocolate Almond Granola, when browsing in the healthy section of my neighborhood Krogers. The thought of dark chocolate almond, instantly made my mouth water. Not only was the cereal granola, it included some …

Great Value Cottage Cheese comes in 16 oz and 24 oz plastic container. I usually buy the bigger one, priced $ 2.12. The cottage cheese is protected with a foil seal that you will need to remove when you first open it. I like this cottage cheese for breakfast, …

I tried this at a friend’s house, and regrettably have not been able to find it anywhere else - no grocery store around here seems to carry it.
The Valdosta blend (I assume that Sahale Snacks has more than the one kind of snack mix) is made up of pecans, …

Blue Bunny BIG Mississippi Mud Ice Cream Sandwich is not something that I enjoyed quite as much as I thought I would. I expected this sandwich to offer up more almonds than it actually did. Rather than find an explosion of crunchy and flavorful almonds, I found myself on …

If you like your crisps with a lot of heat, then you will love these Nandos Hot Peri-Peri flavoured crisps. For me they are a little too hot and I would prefer the spicy flavour of Sensations Sweet Chilli or whatever they are called. But I think …

After purchasing many other Jimmy Dean products over the years, I recently tried Jimmy Dean Original Premium Bacon. Overall, it was pretty good.
The packaging definitely keeps in the natural juices of the bacon. The packaging is solid, but I do wish it was easier to open. …

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 …

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 …

We picked up the Abita Mardi Gras Bock to go with a southern-themed dinner one night, and it paired really well with the somewhat heavier, spicier food that we ate that night. It’s drinkable and versatile enough for a number of different seasons and dishes.
The Abita Bock is a …

Hormel Real Crumbled Bacon Bits is a product I’ve been using for the last few years since it first came out. As always, Hormel is one of my trusted brands, so when they come out with something new that I’m in need of, I’m not hesitant to give …

Albertsons Half and Pieces Lightly Salted Cashews was picked by me because of price advantage over full pieces. Around half of the box was broken pieces and rest was halves of cashews. The cashews seemed roasted and processed. Evidently the quality grade of cashews was pretty low. This was …

Since I’m picky about my cream soups, I’ve realized they can either be great or awful. Some of them have sugar or corn syrup in them, which I hate, and some of them don’t have the right kind of seasoning. With the right seasoning, I think a cream soup …

I had never used tomato paste until I started cooking a few years back and ran across a recipe for pizza which called for tomato paste as an ingredient in the sauce. I went to the grocery store and was faced with a wide selection which comes in bottles …

Made by Betty Crocker, Hamburger Helper is a skillet dinner mix. It is intended to supplement ground beef so as to produce a “home cooked” meal with a little help from this mix. Hamburger Helper comes in a variety of flavors and …

My wife and I had the house to ourselves Saturday night and ended up sleeping in on Sunday morning. Since it was the first time we had a quiet house in over a month, I ran to the store to get something easy yet different for breakfast.
I bought Breakfast …

Altoids mints have always been a favorite of mine and I enjoy the various flavors so I was very excited when I saw a new one on the shelf. It’s new “cool honey” flavored mints, and comes in a cute little black and yellow bee-striped tin. I …

I went to Bo’s Coffee one morning after enduring a particularly long queue in the bank. Since I already had three cups of coffee, two extra strong ones and a cup of cold coffee, I bought Bo’s Coffee’s Arizona Green Tea with Ginseng and Honey (although of course I …

I really like the taste of Cocoa Cools compared to Cocoa Puffs. They are little chocolate balls that are great for breakfast. One reason I like these is because they turn my milk a bit chocolaty so its easier for me to finish my milk. When I can drink …

I went and bought a 12-pack of Shasta Creme Soda yesterday, pretty much on compulsion as I saw it in the store and thought, hey, I haven’t had creme soda for quite a while. As I brought it home I noticed my 12-pack was dripping; I opened it and …

I have been seeing this huge poster advertising Haagen Dazs’ new flavor, Dark Chocolate orange for quite a while already. The advertisement was effective as every time I looked at it, I felt tempted to buy it. It was a seductive picture of a man with his face …

Whenever my family goes to the province they always bring back lots of snacks like mango tarts, sans rivals, egg tarts, and caramel tarts. My favorite provincial caramel tarts are the ones from Virgie’s from Bacolod City and they are very tasty and very affordable. They come in a …

I usually try to avoid ordering pizza; primarily because of the cost and because it isn’t really the healthiest thing my family can be eating.
However, ever since Dominos brought back their Philly Cheesesteak pizza, I’m ordering from them much more than usual.
The thing I like about the pizza is …

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 …

I served the Cherry Walnut Cheesecake from Cravings in one of our holiday tables. As this is the time of the year that we gather together to thank the Lord for a good year, I make it a point to make dining a memorable occasion —“ I only serve …

Microwave popcorn is the perfect snack. My husband makes a bag of microwave popcorn every night before bed. I don’t always eat some but it is his favorite. It’s such an easy and good snack. Just a couple of minutes in the microwave and you have fresh hot buttery …

I have found these Little Debbie Chocolate Chip Snack Cakes to be a tasty treat to enjoy every now and then. While the flavor is not fantastically rich, the cakes do satisfy my desire for something sweet. The chocolate cake is relatively moist and soft, although the flavor could …

OK so I love to eat cheese with crackers, so of course I am going to like Cheez-It Crackers. These things are crazy because they are good and crunchy, but they have a very good cheesy flavor to them. I must say that I really do enjoy these crackers …

Great stuff! I got my first regular Mint plant about a month and a half ago, bought it from Lowes garden center for around three bucks and fifty cents. I transplanted it immediately and it exploded with new growth the next day. Incredibly easy to grow and care for, …

Kroger Cocoa Crispy Rice is a tasty cereal that I feel is just as good as Kellogg’s Cocoa Krispies and if you are a regular purchaser of the Kellogg’s variety, I recommend that you give the Kroger brand a try if you have one near you. Also, because it …

Combos Snacks - Cheddar Cheese Pretzel is a snack that consists of a pretzel exterior and and a cheddar cheese interior, hence the name of the product. I find this particular variety to be flavorful as the pretzel exterior definitely has a potent salt flavor and once I bite …

These are the most gorgeous cereal bars —“ possibly the best I have ever had. I think it is the addition of Belgian chocolate that helps a great deal as the milk chocolate coats one side of the bar is quite a generous layer. These are from …

The Top Raman noodle is the kind of noodles, which is ready to make. It comes with the tastemaker inside. And we can prepare the top Raman noodles instantly. It takes hardly 5 to 10 minutes to prepare this tasty noodle. The tastemaker is given …

Chocolates from Mars are not new, but the latest is the Mars Planets Chocolate Balls. I can’t get enough of this crunching tasting chocolate. But got to limit though, as I am on a diet regime.
If you are looking for a diet chocolate, this is not your …

Leephick Brand Teas is not really popular but they are really good to go as one of the best green teas I have ever tasted. This comment is for the packed tea bags that are really to drink after a few minutes of letting it set on your teacup. …

I start every day with a cup of coffee, and the quality of that cup of coffee sets the mood for the quality of the upcoming day. Too weak a cup of coffee tends to lead to a lackluster day, and too strong a cup of coffee just …

We’ve had Hormel Beef Roast for supper, for the first time, but definitely not for the last. It is so easy to cook, one of those “heat & eat” products that you just put in your oven or microwave, and in 7 minutes it is ready to serve. It …

I am always looking for new meat-free foods to give my kids that will also be acceptable to their friends. Gardein products are getting a lot of publicity so I thought I’d give them a try. My first choice was the Seven Grain Crispy Tenders. I …

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. …

I highly doubt that I will ever purchase the Melba Snacks Roasted Garlic crackers again because I really did not care very much for the flavor, and at nearly five dollars a box, I refuse to spend additional money on a product that I feel is average, at best. …

Every time I make a dish at home that requires me to cook rice as an accompaniment, I would usually cook the Veetee Thai rice which I normally get from Tesco supermarket. I normally get the 5 kg pack since it is place in a plastic container and …

The Product
The container is a round gold tin can. The total weight of the product is 180 grams.
This has a signature scent of a Spanish style flavor that is spicy but in a mouthwatering way.
The taste is initially spicy but on the later chew, I could feel the …

Tanqueray is the classic gin and as far as I know it is everybody’s favorite; it’s certainly mine. It is a real classic but it is expensive. Normally I dock products for being too expensive, but in this case I won’t for one major reason: cheap gin …

This comes in a cardboard box container. The box is green in color with a white border. The words Sat-Isabgol appear on the front. This is an ayurvedic powder taken as a drink to cure constipation and is typically found in Indian grocery food stores.
During pregnancy, I suffered from …

Rums have always been among the more common drinks available almost everywhere. Among the rums we know of today is Tanduay Superior. Tanduay Superior is a twelve-year-old rum manufactured by La Tondeña, a Philippine rum maker.
I, personally, rate the quality of a drink through its aftertaste. When I first …

This is my all-time favorite pizza from Rocky Rococo. Every day Rocky Rococo has a different pizza served on a different day, called the Slice of the Day. Uncle Sal’s Spectacular is served on Mondays. If I am downtown on Monday during the lunch hour, I will always stop …

The Harvest Hill Ultra Moist Yellow Cake Mix can be used to make either a full-sized cake or several cupcakes. This yellow cake mix is sold at Dollar Tree stores for one dollar. There’s a reason I like this cake mix more than what can be found in grocery …

Amruth mixed fruit jam is a kind of jam which is totally pure and contains no preservatives and no chemicals. It is very pure. This mixed fruit jam is purely made using the natural fruits and sugar and also some flavor and the edible color. This …