Food Reviews
Mountain Dew
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 …
Sleepytime Tea
Sleepytime tea is the perfect tea for those who want a mild and delicious drink at the end of the day. I sometimes think it’s hard to find a good tasting tea that doesn’t overpower you and that doesn’t have loads of caffeine. Sleepytime tea is caffeine free and …
Banquet Pot Pies
Whenever I’m in a hurry to make a filling dinner, or if I am on a limited budget, the first thing I turn to is Banquet Pot Pies.
Usually available at our local Wal-mart for 50 cents each, Banquet’s Pot Pies are a great way to feed a hungry …
Bovril Concentrated Bouillon
I admit that this product is one of my secret weapons in my recipe arsenal.
I use this product (by Knorr, Unilever) in a lot of my cooking.
It’s excellent as a base for soups and it’s the main ingredient of my gravy.
I buy both the liquid and the powdered versions …
Three Barrels French Brandy
One of the first drinks that could be termed —˜spirits’ in present-day terms was —˜cognac’. Now the French lay claim to many inventions and they have every right to do so. The first moving film was made by a Frenchman (strangely enough, it was filmed in a front garden …
Kit Kat strawberry bar
I loooove Kit Kat bars (mint Kit Kats and peanut butter Kit Kats are the ones I could sell my soul for), but I had to teach myself not to eat those XXL chocolate bars every day for the sake of my health. Gradually, I stopped buying them at all, …
Fuze drinks
Recently I went into the gas station for a soda and saw these Fuze drinks in the cooler too, and decided to give it a try. So I picked up the Peach Mango drink instead of the soda, paid for it and left. Wow let me tell you …
Trader Joe’s
Recently, the Whole Foods Market near my job relocated and a Trader Joe’s was put up in it’s place. I’ve always known about Trader Joe’s, but have never actually visited a store. I never really understood what a Trader Joe’s is, nor …
Folgers Gourmet Selections Vanilla Biscotti
I reveived a sample of Folgers new Gourmet coffee in Vanilla Biscotti earlier this week. The sample from folgers was enough for a whole pot of coffee, very generous. THe coffee had a very rich and s very rich flavor, the vanilla was very distinct taste in …
Pickled Onion flavour Mega Monster Munch
The Pickled Onion flavour of Mega Monster Munch is a great favourite of mine. I was really pleased when I found out a few months ago that Walkers (who now own the rights to this former Smiths snack) had decided to go back to the larger individual crisps of …
Rainbo Hot Dog Enriched Buns
The best hot dog buns I’ve had are Rainbo Hot Dog Enriched Buns. Consistently, they’ve been a light but reliable bread that has enhanced any hot dog I’ve eaten. They’re rarely overbaked and have the taste that I prefer. Rainbo Hot Dog Enriched Buns are guaranteed …
Mama Cozzi’s Pizza
One of the truly outstanding values that is available at your Aldi food store is Mama Cozzi’s Pizza. The cost for one of these 16 inch pizzas is about six dollars. You would be hard pressed to find a similar size pizza for that price to be perfectly …
Pillsbury Quick Bread Pumpkin
The other day I tried baking two loafs of these for the very first time and I am very happy with the results. This pumpkin bread is truly delicious! Even more amazing is the fact that it tastes just like my grandmother’s zucchini bread that I remember from my …
Ginsters Chicken and Mushroom Slice
In my search for a pie or a pastry slice that tastes good has actual meat and not slop inside it and a light pastry that doesn’t feel like a lead weight in your stomach after you have eaten it, I have tried hundreds of pies and pastries and …
Deli Pride Fish & Cheese Sandwich
I went home for lunch today and decided to raid the freezer again and make a quick meal using a Deli Pride Fish & Cheese Sandwich I had purchased from Save-a-Lot a few days ago.
I wasn’t expecting too much from this 99 cent lunch. And, to be perfectly honest, …
Susan Baker Chinese Green Tea
I have tried almost all brands of green tea ever since I included this beverage for my daily health ritual. I have tried Twining’s with all the different varieties–mint, earl grey, jasmine and many more. I also tried Lipton’s version–citrus and mint. If you are trying flavored green tea, …
Chiz Whiz - Pizza Flavor
Chiz Whiz has been my staple sandwich cheese spread since I was a kid. I usually use it for my sandwiches which I bring to school, or eat it when for snacks during the weekends. I just love the taste and how it blends really well to the taste …
Zestea - Jasmine Tea Flavored
Zestea is one of the tea with jasmine flavor on it. The taste is simply refreshing and cool.
I like the original one best, because it has very nice taste, and smell. Even more better when it served cold, as it will bring you the sensation of fresh and …
Morrisons Delicatessen Bowlands Cheese
I cannot think of any cheese I do not really like if I am in the mood for it, so I like to try ones that are a bit different so I tried this Bowlands Cheese from Morrisons own Delicatessen brand. This is a very sweet cheese that, …
Hostess Twinkies with Shrek Ogre Green Filling
Just in time for the May release of DreamWorks’ Shrek Forever After movie, appeared the latest in product tie-ins by Hostess. While I can usually pass by the Twinkies unfazed when confronted with them in the snack aisle, there was just something about the limited edition Ogre …
Sierra Mist Cranberry Splash
I love Sierra mist, about the same as I love Sprite. I was in the grocery store tonight and I noticed that they came out with a new Sierra mist. I have not seen any commercials or heard any advertising on it. Of course I love to try new …
hint - Peppermint
Peppermint flavored bottle water is a real treat to drink! I love the refreshing and flavor of peppermint mints, and now, having peppermint infused with water is another way that I can appreciate the rich and soothing peppermint flavor! This flavored water is really quite addicting. I have no …
Newman’s Parmesean & Garlic Salad Dressing
My husband and I have recently been trying to include more vegetables into our daily diet. We have come to the sudden and harsh reality that we are now close to thirty years old, and no longer have the bodies that we did as teenagers. Yes, we …
Mentos Candies with Lemon Juice
I always liked Mantos candies because they are not too sweet. They are not fresh like candies with mint and they don’t make my breath fresh but they are very good. I like to have them in my purse because I can eat one or two of them when …
Fritt chewy candy orange
I rarely eat candies because I like chocolate and biscuits much more, but sometimes when I see something in the store that looks tasty I just can’t resist it. That was the case with Fritt chewy candy orange. Actually there were several different tastes, like cherry and strawberry but …
Ledo Quattro Ice cream zuppa inglese-strawberry-vanilla-cherry
You get 950g of this delicious ice-cream for less than 5 euros. This ice cream comes in transparent box and there are different 4 tastes in each box,zuppa inglese-strawberry-vanilla-cherry, chocolate-stracciatella-white chocolate-cocoa/hazelnut, pistachio nut-hazelnut-vanilla- butter cookie. I like all of them but now I will do a review on zuppa …
Pampa and Special K Cereal Bars
I’m always looking for low priced groceries that my family will actually eat. I also look for convenience items to keep on hand because of our busy schedules during the day. So I thought we’d try cereal bars to prevent being late for appointments or just a quick snack. …
Yoplait Original Strawberry Kiwi Yogurt
I have been eating yogurt since I was a kid. My mom would stock the fridge with them and I would help eat up the many flavors. She would eat them in exchange of some high calorie breakfast while I would eat them just for the flavors. Now I …
Amul cheese slice
I have 3 little, little children who are very naughty and very cute. I love my kids and try to take the maximum care about them. Actually my children don’t like the taste of the milk and very often they try to skip having the milk. …
Chocolate Mint Trufflesf
1 ¾ cups milk chocolate morsels (11 ½ ounce package)
1 cup (6 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate morsels
¾ cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon peppermint extract
1 ½ cups finely chopped walnut, toasted, or baking cocoa
You will need to first line a cookie sheet with wax paper. Then place the milk chocolate …
Fairprice Vegetable Oil
Use this Fairprice Vegetable Oil if you want a healthier cooking and that I find that by using this oil lately, my diet has been more healthier and truly awesome for me.
My mom decides to use this vegetable oil because everyone wants a more healthy living and to eat food …
PG Tips Tea
When Americans think of tea, they usually think of iced tea. We tend to be a nation of coffee-drinkers, for the most part. In American schools, we learn about the Tea Tax and the Boston Tea Party. Tea is something that people in faraway countries drink everyday.
However, there is …
Healthy Choice Tomato Basil Penne
I bought this entrée because the description sounded wholesome and fresh —“ nine-grain pasta with tomatoes, onions, basil, and mozzarella cheese flavored with olive oil. The calorie count is very low (under 300) and you get a third of the recommended dietary fiber by eating it. It’s …
Take 5 Candy Bar
Take 5 is a recent new candy bar from the makers of Hershey. It contains chocolate, peanuts, peanut butter, caramel and salty pretzel all wrapped up in a blanket of chocolate. My first reaction was it wouldn’t be good. Five different things all mixed in was a little overwhelming. …
Kraft Extra Virgin Olive Oil Pesto Parmesan Dressing
I have become so bored of store-bought salad dressing that I have been making my own dressings and vinaigrettes for a long time now; sometimes, if I am in a hurry, I quickly mix olive oil, extra virgin of course, and balsamic vinegar together and use that for a dressing. …
Selecta Gold Series Ice Cream: Vanilla Almond
When I saw the commercial for this ice cream flavor, it looked like a perfect combination for me. I like vanilla and I like almonds. However, I reserved my judgment until I got to taste this one as I am not too keen about the caramel. Although, it said …
French Baker : Cream Puffs
French Baker’s Cream Puff used to be the best of its kind when I was studying about 6 years ago. I buy the cream puffs all the time but I do not remember how much was it back then. I bought two cream puffs today, each priced at Php23.00 …
Rice A Roni
No matter how hard I try to make my own version of Rice a Roni, it never works! My rice always turns out undercook and never has the flavor that I aime for.
Rice A Roni is an easy alternitive to homemade rich. It has many great flavors …
Kroger Value Peanut Butter Cookie Mix
Kroger Value Peanut Butter Cookie Mix makes very tasty peanut butter cookies! The peanut butter flavor is rich and real and present throughout the cookie. I can say with much confidence that the peanut butter cookies from Kroger are every bit as tasty and enjoyable as the name brand …
Crystal Light Energy - On the Go
Crystal Light is one of the best things to have happened to the beverage market in the last couple of decades. I’ve yet to be disappointed in any of their products.
The latest is their Crystal Light Energy On the Go packages. This is the absolute most convenient …
Grape flavored Powerade (Sports Beverage)
I usually never drink these things. The taste is usually not sweet enough for me. And there is sometimes a very strange after taste that I can’t seem to get rid of. This is why Gatorade has never been a drink of choice, even when …
Elle and Vire Vanilla Crème Dessert
I have tasted American style pudding and crème desserts few times, and a few Sundays ago after I had an exam at school, I had decided to buy the “Elle and Vire Vanilla Crème Dessert” at a supermarket near to the school since I guessed that it was an …
Priya pickles
My husband is a big fan of Priya pickles. There are many kind of pickles in priya pickles, such as it is made of raw mango, tender whole mango pickle, mixed vegetable pickle, lemon pickles and many more, it is not possible for me to mention all of …
Chicken Quessidilla from taco bell
We went to taco bell one day and I decided to try something different. I got the chicken quessidilla and it was really good. I really liked it. It has this cheesy sauce that is really good that makes it just a little hot. The chicken is good, …
Nescafe Classic
I like dringking nescafe coffee instant and the vendo made. i am a coffee lover and i appreciate the fact that nescafe is one of the best coffee brands in the industry. i love having a cup of nescafe at work via the vending machine and at home i …
7 Up Soft Drink
Even when I was just a kid, I am very fond of the 7 Up Commercial where there’s a cartoon image of a man with this soft drink. As I grow older, I have tasted almost all soft drinks and all the competitors of 7 Up just like Mountain …
Cauldron Lincolnshire Veggie Sausages
Cauldron Lincolnshire Veggie Sausages are made with tofu and are much tastier than the Quorn vegetarian sausages in my opinion. I think what makes these —˜Lincolnshire’ sausages is the fact that they contain herbs which does make them really tasty. Also, I understand that Lincolnshire sausages are …
Coca Cola Cleans Toilet Bowl Stains
I live in the mountains and my water comes from a well. Over time, I had thick mineral deposits in the bottom of the toilet bowl. It looked horrible. I tried CLR, Rustoleum, Bam, Kaboom, and about every cleaner I could find. Nothing would dissolve …
Uncle Sal’s Spectacular Pan Style Pizza from Rocky Rococo
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 …
Old London JJ Flats Flatbread - Garlic
I enjoy having the Old London JJFlats Flatbread - Garlic be it plain or with a topping spread out across the top of this tasty bread. I find this bread pleasant for more than just a couple of reasons. For one, I think that the bread has a fairly …
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