I first encountered New Belgium Brewery’s flagship beer, Fat Tire, as the subject of rumor at my college. It wasn’t available in Minnesota at the time, and beer drinkers from other parts of the state would complain often about this fact.
So when I first tasted Fat Tire, …

Stouffer’s Pepperoni & Mushroom French Bread Pizza did not turn out as tasty as I thought that it would. The picture on the box looked quite scrumptious, but unfortunately, the picture built up my hopes quite too much. The reason for my disappointment is really very simple: neither the …

The El Monterey Burritos Beef & Bean Green Chili Burritos Family Pack comes packed with eight full burritos. The burritos are filled with seasoned beef and ground up beans. The seasoned beef has a tasty flavor and is the most filling part of the burritos. The ground up beans …

Like most parents I struggle with trying to get my kids to eat healthy. At home I try to serve whole wheat or vegetable pasta when I can. I just saw this product at my store a couple of weeks ago. I do not know how …

These White Tea and White Malt are the new variants of Bear Brand milk product. Both of these new products have a very unique packaging, that I couldn’t take my eyes off them the first time I saw them.
Although the price of these new products are a bit higher …

My spouse purchased Nestle’s Nesquik Chocolate Milk Mix at the grocery store last week and I wasn’t too pleased because I really didn’t want to give our children any further excuse to have extra sugar in their diets.
I was surprised to see a ‘vitamin enriched, same great taste’ banner …

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 …

I know that we all just love McDonald’s, but I think that it is really great that they have a summer promotion going on now where you can get any size soda or sweet tea for just a $1.00. It is super inexpensive, and I am sure it drives …

After successful purchases and uses of Hormel Compleats Spaghetti and Meat Loaf varieties, I decided to try out their Salisbury Steak option.
Hormel Compleats - Salisbury Steak comes with sliced potatoes and gravy. My single complaint about this microwaveable meal is the gravy. There’s just too much of …

This is a very simple frozen meal, to be sure. I can’t even really say that it’s a meal even because just the amount of pasta that comes in a package isn’t sufficient to fill me up. When I had this frozen meal, I added a salad that I …

Lately, I have been on a bit of a Hamburger Helper mix “kick” after not buying these products for years. I have been working my way through a variety of the different flavors. I decided to try the Philly Cheesesteak flavor because …

Stouffer’s Beef Stroganoff is a meal that I enjoy really very much. The reason I enjoy it quite a lot is because the beef is quite tender and has a good flavor to it that I enjoy savoring. I am not too crazy about mushrooms, but I nonetheless ate …

Yesterday I was in the grocery store looking for different fruits that I could snack on through out the day at work. I came across bags of Chiquita Juicy Green Apple Bites. Also they had red apples as well. On the package it says …

I don’t like donuts, or doughnuts very much. The truth is i find them too fancy, they are sweetened breads with icing on top and nothing more. I have never craved for anything that is donut or looks like a donut until a krispy kreme shop has opened here …

Stouffer’s Beef Pot Roast is a meal that I look forward to having. The reason I look forward to having this meal is because it is really quite flavorful and enjoyable! The beef used for this meal is really very tender and offers a good flavor. The carrots offer …

Chocolate Nestle Turtles are one of the most amazing chocolates sold in stores. This chocolates can are like a piece of heaven in every bite. I am a big fan of chocolates and Nestle Turtles Chocolates are my favorite.This chocolates will not give you anything but satisfaction. My whole …

First things first I am a meat eater. I love beef cooked in as many ways as I can possibly get it. I eat meat everyday and have never even thought about eating a soy product. That was until a free coupon for Boca Meatless Breakfast Wraps showed up …

When I saw this in the supermarket for the first time at a cheap price, I was delighted to know that the Jamaican brand National was finally making a cheaper pack of chocolate chip cookies, that felt like it contained even more in one bag. Therefore, being a chocolate …

Alright I’m going to be honest Hurricane High Gravity Lager is not a very good beer. I mean the taste is very strong and quite nasty. You are better off buying a Miller High Life bottle or some other beer. But this is really not the way to go. The …

I first had slim jims on a camping trip. What they are are essentially beef jerkey in a tube like form rather than little pieces of meat like traditional jerkey. They are extreamly thin, however also rather filling as a snack when your on the go.
These are particuarly …

I’m not really a fan of spreads. I’d prefer to eat bread as it is or toast it in the oven with butter. But with Nutella, I really can’t resist it. My whole family loved it, so we always have Nutella in our house. It has a natural taste …

When shopping at Super WalMart they had some Jennie-O Ground Turkey for sale, less than $2 a pound. We decided to give it a try, since we’ve heard turkey is better for you than beef, and ground beef here can be $4 or more a pound (unless on …

Star Margarine has always been a family favorite ever since I was little. We would use Star margarine for cooking, even mixing it with rice is your food is a bit boring for you and even tastes good on bread. Star margarine is also a healthy alternative to cooking …

When it comes to smokes, I am a fairly loyal Camel man. Camel makes the finest smokes in the world as far as I am concerned. However, for one reason or another I do turn to another brand, and when I have to it is usually Marlboro. …

Just because an item is cheap does not mean that it is necessarily unpleasant, but this ‘Pasta in a Tomato & Onion Sauce’ from the Tesco Value range is not one of them. This was only 28 pence for a 110g sachet which gives you one portion, so …

Product Description: Two pound package of fruit filled fig bars available at our local Walgreen’s for $2.
What I liked about this product: The obvious answer to that is going to be the price. I like fig bars but I can’t find a decent-sized package around here for a reasonable …

I buy one of these gorgeous golden delicious apples from The Co-operative convenience store frequently as a snack and I pay 35 pence each. This is from the fresh fruit section of the store and you can obviously have as many as you want, they are loose and …

Frozen dinners have come a long way from when I was a kid, and Marie Callender’s Spaghetti with Meat Sauce with proof of that. Since I’ve always enjoyed my meals at a Marie Callender restaurant, once they began to market frozen foods, I gave them a try. …

Those who have read my grocery reviews know that I do love candy, but as I’ve said, the economy makes that love a no-no today, unless I happen to find a good deal on it somewhere. That’s why I sometimes purchase the Nestle Variety Pack. This product is …

Dentyne ice gum is okay, but I enjoy other brands, like Extra much better. The flavor of this gum, peppermint in this case, is really nice and flavorful for a little while, but the taste fades pretty quickly in this brand. I do not know why they …

This is a fantastic deodorizing soap as long as you are not scent sensitive. These 90g boxed soap’s usually come in a pack of three and retail for about $2.49CDN.
Irish Spring soap is good value for money, I’ve noticed they do lather up nicely in the shower but they …

Wendy’s - Triple Stack is not quite as flavorful as the Double Stack. The reason? Although a third hamburger patty is added to the sandwich, at the same time, toppings are removed. Both the pickles and onions get the boot on the this sandwich and that is definitely disappointing …

Alaska Crema All Purpose Cream is not really my original brand but one Christmas season, I decided to give it a try when the other brand that I was using went out of stock in the grocery store near my place. I did not have the time to travel …

I like to have KFC when I go out to the mall sometimes or when I go to the beach. Sometimes I just have it on a whim with my dad and when we buy a standard KFC meals (which is usually fries and chicken) we always add KFC’s …

I fancied getting in some strawberries and cream to serve to some guests I had recently and as I was a bit strapped for cash I was tempted to buy a big 400g tub of strawberries from the Tesco Value range. They were only £1.50 which is very …

I have long since given up buying pre-packaged cold cuts for sandwiches. For this reason, I have decided to buy freshly deli-sliced turkey breast for all my sandwiches. I visited my local Kroger and had them slice the reduced sodium Boar’s Head turkey breast. …

I bought Danone Dahi Nutri 4 plus because of so many wonderful reasons. It was a regular practice when we go to grocery, we do buy yogurt as part of my grocery list. But this is the very first time that we used the brand Danone.
Dahi or what we …

I love to eat Thomas’ English Muffins. These things are just delightful. I love to eat every nook and cranny with butter on top. The great thing about these muffins is you can eat them many different ways.
I like to eat mine toasted with butter on top. I also …

I had the opportunity to try Ener-G-Foods Wylde Sesame Pretzels when making a trip to the neighborhood discount food store. Every time I go there I always catch a bin of new things, usually little snack packets that is a dollar or less. I thought “Hey for …

I have discovered a new respect for Hardee’s restaurants. In addition to having better food than a lot of fast food places. This restaurant brings the food to its patrons as if they were in a sit-down place. I ordered the Little Thickburger which is …

If you are a busy mom with a busy schedule, try this Champ O Rado from White King. (for those who do not know, chocolate flavored porridge is called champorado in the Philippines) It comes in a box with two ready-to-cook pouches or in a box with …

After recently finding Silk Original Creamer and finding that it is a delicious dairy product substitute, I wanted to try some of the other flavors that were offered. I found the French Vanilla flavor and was immediately intrigued by it.
This creamer is basically made with organic soymilk and sweetener, …

I am not a body builder, but I picked up this —˜power bar’ from Tesco as I wanted something nutritious to give me the energy to walk back from the supermarket with my backpack. I thought this bar tasted absolutely gorgeous and you will love this if you …

I love crabsticks and when I went to the grocery store for our weekly grocery, I saw this one at the frozen section and was eyeing a lot of brands but some were very cheap and I immediately knew they weren’t going to taste as good as they would …

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. …

Yesterday my 10 year old son and I decided to go to the local Kiwanis Fair here in Blue Ridge. While my brave warrior decided to go on all the rides, I decided to hang around and look for some good ole fattening fair food!
No sooner than this thought …

Eating Chocnut is like having the best of both worlds. You get to eat peanuts without suffering from getting nuts in between your teeth. That’s why I really do not like eating chocolate with nuts, I do not like the feeling of getting something in between my teeth. It’s …

I am not all that crazy about Little Debbie Easter Puffs, although I would be if they would just remove one thing from the puffs. These puffs have chocolate on the inside and marshmallow on the outside and there is also a white icing coated beneath the marshmallow. There …

The best tasting spaghetti for me is the Meaty Spaghetti of Greenwich Pizza. Spaghetti is the easiest pasta to prepare and the most popular among children too. I myself is crazy about Spaghetti so I know the procedure of cooking the best spaghetti for myself and my family. …