Every now and then, I get a craving for chocolate and ice cream, and Wendy’s frostys are a refreshing solution. Recently they’ve been advertising their new blended frostys, supposedly more like milk shakes.
Turns out those are kind of ridiculous. You pay more money for something that tastes exactly the …

Chocolate Mountain Cookies are my favourite cookies. When I was little I didn’t like any kind of cookies because I was creazy about cakes with a lot of cream and I didn’t like cookies because they were toodry. but now I really adore most of them with chocolate chips. …

I really have no idea about where different wines come from. For years I would order Chardonnay, simply because I liked the light refreshing taste. Then I ventured out to explore red wines, like Chianti and merlot. But when I ran across the Shiraz wine …

This alternative sweetener is made with stevia, which is a calorie-free sugar substitute made from an herb native to Paraguay. It’s a white powder that looks similar to sugar but is up to 200 times sweeter, and sometimes has a licorice-like aftertaste. Because of this, less of it needs …

Samba is the latest and the hottest product of CDO Company in the Philippines right now. It’s a Brazilian style corned beef. Being a food lover by nature and a Food Technologist by profession I always wanted to try something especially if it’s a new product. I bought several …

I went to the Kaufland store the other day (a new one opened in my town this month) and I got really surprised to see that they had very cheap cereal bars. They were incredibly cheap so I took some. I really like cereal bars and lately I started …

I bought a packages of Nabisco;s Golden Oreos recently. I wanted to try them as they were a new and unusual flavor. I thought these oreos would be something unusual and as I am a big fan of the regular oreos these seemed to be something to try …

Wendy’s - Spicy Chicken Go Wrap is indeed spicy! This wrap is a bit too hot for my taste buds. Admittedly, I am not a big fan of hot and spicy foods, although I am not against trying a hot and spicy food if it sounds like it might …

I have a favourite pepper sauce or hot sauce but recently it was sold out and I was making a dish which absolutely needs to have pepper sauce added into it for it to taste any good! Besides, I love my foods spicy! but I hardly ever cook them …

I love bringing my foreign friends to try out eating a local food dish known as Rojak. Rojak is a mix and match kind of food actually. There are lots of side dishes mixed together and actually the dishes or should I say different types of food like …

For anyone who has not caught it in one of my other reviews, my daughter has become a vegetarian. I want to be as supportive as possible and allow her to explore this. I do not want to scar her for life or make her feel unimportant. So as …

I have recently tried a new brand of cigarettes called 305’s. This is a brand that seems to be a local thing to Florida, since I had never seen them prior to moving down here. 305 cigarettes are manufactured by a company called the Dosal Tobacco Comany from Miami, Florida. …

Drake’s Yodels are long and fat chocolate creme-filled cakes. They very much remind me of Hostess Ho-Hos in color, shape and flavor. On the outside, there’s s layer of chocolate frosting that goes all around the Yodel snack cake. The chocolate frosting has a mildly rich flavor to it. …

The Lawler’s cheesecake miniature variety box is a brand of cheesecake that I’m not familiar with. Purchasing the Lawler’s cheesecake miniatures variety was a complete impulse buy, but thing that truly caught my eyes were the raspberry and turtle cheesecakes–I never tasted them before. The best thing about the …

Scoopy’s 10 Waffle Bowls is a product that was actually given to me by my sister. She’d purchased them for a party, but had a package left over, so she gave it to me. I haven’t bought these myself, though I do regularly buy Scoopy’s ice cream …

Roli’s Napoleones really is a wonderful pastry. This is a local pastry that was only available in Bacolod, a province in the Philippines. Napoleones is a small square-sized layered pull pastry that has a sugar glaze on top of it filled with a custard cream in its center. This …

The Snack Factory - Buffalo Wing Pretzel Crisps did not impress me all that much. I do like spicy seasonings on foods, but apparently, spicy seasonings do not belong on pretzels, according to my taste buds. From the first crisp that I tried to the last out of the …

I just finished my lunch today. I had a fast food ready to eat meal served in 7-Eleven stores. It’s called a rice meal; I tried it out because it looks yummy and because they are introducing a new flavor (Sweet and Spicy Chicken Burger), if I may say …

I love buying these as they save me money over the top-selling national brand. At the store where I buy them, they are thirty cents cheaper per box than the Velveeta brand and that saving goes way up if you compare the price to the local supermarket (who wants …

Gordo’s Cheese Dip - Mild variety is indeed mild. This cheese dip, I think, is ideal for those individuals that like a cheese dip that has just a little fire to it. When I dip a chip in the cheese dip, I get a fairly thick and non-runny dip …

I was disappointed with the Little Debbie Dessert Cakes - Spice variety because the spice cake did not have a whole lot of flavor for me to enjoy, really. I have had deliciously rich and majorly moist spice cake in the past, and these dessert cakes simply do not …

I am not so fond of coffee but I drink at least twice in the morning to keep me awake. I usually bought instant coffee so I can prepare it quickly. I used milk and sugar for my coffee and sometimes putting all these is such a hassle specially …

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 …

When you hear someone say the word Manicoti, what do you think of? I know that I think of a tender, deliciously thin encasement of pasta barely containing a motherlode of fresh ricotta cheese mixed with a bit of parmesian and maybe some chives, all smothered in a sumptious …

I have never been a pretzel person until recently, and don’t really know what brought me to pretzels. My husband has always loved them and wanted me to eat them too and I would take a couple and then be like “Well I really don’t like pretzels.”
Then, I …

Natural sweetened dried mangos are one of the most popular products of the Philippines. One of the best brands that offer fine quality dried mangos is the Mariani Premium. It comes with a simple packaging that costs $4.99 per 4 oz. bag and $53.88 per 12 packs.
Their product is …

I don’t normally try these 100 calorie or 90 calorie snack packs, partially because I prefer to make snacks from scratch and partially because I find them a bit annoying - as if you can’t just enjoy a little snack, the company has to portion control for you. But …

Nescafe makes a wonderful alternative to your everyday chocolate milk for some of us coffee lovers. I love my morning coffee, but during the summer, it isn’t something that I want. The heat of the coffee seems to warm my body too much to cool it back down in …

Although Mrs. Freshley’s Blueberry Muffins definitely contain a richer amount of blueberry flavor than the one-hundred calorie blueberry muffins, the flavor is still not nearly as impressive as the Little Debbie Blueberry Muffins. Whereas the Little Debbie muffins off an explosive degree of blueberry taste that really excite my …

My children just love the chocolate. I introduce them with Kit Kat because it has a wafer biscuit inside. I thought its better to give them some thing better than a chocolate. By eating Kit Kat they are also eating some portion of Biscuit also. I also like …

Haldirams soan cake is a sweet dish, which is very delicious to eat, and it is made of Bengal gram flour, sugar, cardamom powder, cashew nuts and little bit of wheat flour is added. It is very delicious and is crispy to eat. This cake has some …

Hormel Compleats have many different varieties out there now. I’ve tried several because I love how quick and easy they are to prepare. The latest one I tried was Hormel Compleats Chicken Alfredo which is chicken with penne pasta in Alfredo sauce. It’s one serving of …

Milka’s Cookies & Cream version of their Alpine Milk Chocolate is one of a couple of limited edition bars that have recently been on sale in a number of shops in the United Kingdom. They seem to be sold mostly in branches of the Poundland discount shop, although they …

Chivas Regal is one of the costliest drinks I have had. But in truth I am not a big fan of Chivas Regal Scotch whiskey. I usually drink whiskeys and they tend work good for my tastes. But Chivas Regal was not that smooth and did not taste excellent. …

I bought Sunkist California Pistachios when they were on sale, and still they were a bit expensive, almost $5 for a 14 oz plastic container. For some reason, pistachios are always more pricy than peanuts. Still, once in a while I treat myself to them. Sunkist pistachios are dry …

Mayonnaise is one of the many products on the market now that has gradually taken over more and more space on store shelves. Popularity of it and its multitude of foods that it goes with is surely part of the reason, but also, companies like Hellmann’s has been making …

I live in a hot tropical country. It is very important to hydrate my body all the time especially during hot summer days. A good beverage to have is Gatorade. It is healthy and not bad for the body unlike sodas. This product has evolved over the years. It …

Kitiyama Restaurant is an upscale restaurant in Newport Beach, California. It is located on the border of Costa Mesa around the John Wayne airport area. The restaurant is traditional Japanese. Although is is considered upscale, I consider it dressy casual and very intimate once you are seated. As …

President’s Choice products are some of the best non-brand name products on the market. Not only can they compare to, and most times beat the name brands, the price is affordable and the amount of product you get for the price is an absolute deal.
One of my favorite …

Snack is very enjoyable and easy to eat when we want some food after meal. I like enjoying snack especially in my spare time.
On of my favorite snack is potatoe chips, its my number one favoirite snack. But, I start to like this kind of snack, Sea Crunch with …

The Vitamin Water line produces a variety of beverages that make great alternatives to those individuals who are tired of carbonated beverages or water. These beverages are produced by Glaceau, which is a subsidiary of Coca-Cola. Vitamin Water has less calories than sodas and also provides an …

Stouffer’s Grilled Chicken Italian Panini is something that is quite unique as I never do see anything real similar to it in the frozen food sections of the grocery stores that I frequent. It is actually quite a delicious sandwich too, and I hope that Stouffer’s does not discontinue …

I’ve always loved barbecue food. There’s something about that extra zest on the meat that appeals to me. Traditionally, too, when eating something like hamburgers, I’ve used catsup. However, lately I’ve started to use barbecue sauce no matter how my meat is prepared, and it’s really …

I am always on the lookout for a bargain, and I am always on the lookout for low calorie snacks! When I visited my local grocery store, and saw Skinny Cow Fudge Bars on sale for only $4Cdn for 7 bars, I bought them.
These bars are sweetened with Splenda …

I’ve been seeing Must Be Mom’s booths in a lot of malls and bazaars selling their delicious looking baked goods, but I have never tasted any of their products until last night, as someone gave a box of it to my dad. My dad was given the box …

It has been a super hot summer and one of the popsicles we like to suck on to help cool us down is Edy’s Lemonade Fruit Bars. They are extremely tasty and taste just like freshly squeezed lemons with a hint of sugar. They are so enjoyable too eat …

Jamaican patties are the best snacks ever; they are very tasty, yummy and unique as well. There are only two known brands in the country or Manila area that sells Jamaican Patties and that is the Royal Caribbean Patties and the Jamaican Patties. Well, between the two, I choose …

Recently my mother and I decided to do some baking since we hadn’t done any in a long time, and we were going to be using the oven to bake something else as well. Thus, we decided on getting a cake mix, but when we were in the supermarket …

If you’re looking for a healthy alternative snack you should try Growers’ Nutribar. It was recommended to me by roommate who is into weight lifting. It looks like an energy bar but cheaper. A bar costs 14 Philippine Pesos (about 28 US cents) and box of six costs 80 …

The Market Pantry Ready to Bake Chocolate Chip Cookies is a store brand product found only at Target stores. One package makes twenty-four average sized chocolate chip cookies. By average size, I mean cookies that are basically gone after two or three bites. I’m fine with the size of …