The Jolly Time brand has been around for a long time, and they’re now part of the microwave popcorn parade. They advertise their ‘Better Butter’ popcorn as having ‘no diacetyl’ added, which is a good thing. They also plug the fact that there are ‘no hydrogenated oils’ …

I am all about Kraft’s new Easy Mac. It, quite simply, is small bags of noodles and when added to water and microwaved, they boil. Once that task is accomplished, you simply add the enclosed container of powder, and …….wala! You have yourself a perfect single …

I first heard of Cowgirl Chocolates on someone’s blog. I wasn’t very enthusiastic because I’m not really the cowgirl type. But upon further investigation, I realized that Cowgirl Chocolates are far from the usualy chocolates with a cowgirl logo. These are very unique chocolates– delicious chocolates …

I am used to using A Bonne Milk Salt until my stock has run out and I forgot to buy in the supermarket. Luckily my brother’s company gave them a free sample of Active White Spa Milk Salt with avocado extract. We have one bottle and one refill at …

Those who grew up in the 60s and early 70s remember the delicious taste of Mountain Dew out of a bottle with a hayseed on it. The hicks in the sticks ambiance associated with that Mountain Dew apparently did not jibe with the evolution of American drinking habits during …

I am always on a quest to find better bottled drinking water that is affordable for me to drink. I have found another great drink that is bottled by the Northwest Bottling Company, and I am delighted to report that it is really affordable by the case.
I bought a …

I gained almost 20 pounds since I started working as a full time call center agent. This is because I lack exercise with the habit of sleeping in daytime after a full lunch meal. And even today that I stopped working and just chose to stay in my business, …

Florida’s Finest box of Creamy Coconut patties are a delicious combination of coconut and chocolate in a delicate square patty that is packed with flavor and sold in Florida souvenir shops or even the clothing store Bells. This product sells for a varied price depending on where you purchase …

In an effort to drastically cut our expenses, my husband and I have recently started buying generic products to replace the more expensive products we have purchased in the past. I am addicted to diet colas and usually drink the expensive, name brand drinks. However, I recently …

During the warm months of summer, I have a great excuse to buy my favourite store-bought ice-cream. Although I keep trying new flavours, Ben & Jerry’s Half Baked remains my very favourite. I do detest paying the $7 or so for a tiny container, but there are times that …

I was looking for a natural whole grain snack, came across the Annies Homegrown Bunny Chocolate Grahams, and picked up a box. The box of chocolate bunny grahams was reasonably priced and contained 7.5 ounces of whole grain chocolate snack sized cookie bunnies inside the box, which was a …

OK, I admit I am a big sucker when it is about raspberry, I just adore them and I automatically think that everything with raspberry will be good too. I don’t have to tell you that I am wrong very often because mostly products on the base of raspberry …

Betty Crocker - Strawberry Chex is a cereal that is really nothing all that special. I purchased it with the hope that the cereal would offer a good, tasty strawberry flavor because I like strawberries, however what I ended up with was really a cereal that was satisfactory in …

I bought a bottle of Kikkoman Soy Sauce because that’s the sauce they have in my favorite Chinese restaurant. The bottle looked exactly the same, but the product turned out to be totally different. It did not have the strong, salty taste I expected. I don’t know whether the …

We were having a lunch party at my uncle’s house last week and I wanted to bring something as a gift. After mulling over the options, I finally decided to go for the Double Fudge Cake from Divine Desserts which I have been hearing a lot of. …

This firehouse recipe was handed down to me from a dear friend of mine who used to be a fire chief on the mainland before he passed away. I feel so fortunate to have been able to get this cherished recipe from him before he left us. …

One of my favorite Bachelor’s product foods is the instant noodle with sweet and sour flavor. It is quite a very unique flavor as compared to the normal instant noodle flavor I normally see in the supermarket. Of the entire noodle I’ve tried in the past I …

Most of the time, I always have a light breakfast. I don’t eat much rice or bread. I prefer eating cereals. I have tried different cereals in the market. We all know that cereals are good source for fiber food. They help in maintaining a good digestion especially if …

I really love Japanese food and I can say I am an addict in eating sushi I love it so much because for me it is a complete meal. I love the distinct taste it has. I also admire how they make it because out of simple ingredients the …

I know Baby Ruths are very popular. A lot of people claim it to be their favourite candy bar. I did eat Babyruth when I was little. Not that I liked it, but it’s because that’s what everybody’s eating. Even then, I couldn’t understand how people could love this …

U know what, it is so easy to make the Jalebee now. It is so because the Git’s has introduced the jalebee mix using which it is dam easy to prepare the hot crispy and tasty sweet dish called jalebee. It is the favourite sweet dish for …

I really wanted to like these cheese enchiladas. They looked so yummy and I generally really like frozen Mexican food. Unfortunately, I really wasn’t that impressed with them.
This nearly 10 ounce package provides two cheese enchiladas in a microwaveable container. However, the microwaving instructions were confusing. They tell you …

I have been eating these Crisps for years. They always seem like they are good value although I still wait until they are on offer before buying them. There is just something about spending £2 on Crisps that doesn’t seem right. Since these are on special offer every now …

Hey! Do you love ice-cream? And do you know how many calories, fat and sugar it can add up? It’s a lot. Ice-cream is delicious, but it’s not the best food to have very often. And it’s okay to treat yourself and indulge your cravings once in a while, but …

“Chubby” was a Trinidadian soft drink product which came out in the nineteen nineties in Jamaica when I was about six or so years old. I guess the product was named Chubby because it was in a small stout plastic bottle, which at the time to me, made it …

I have always used all purpose flour when cooking and baking. When ever I found myself needing self rising flour I would use all purpose flour with the perfect amount of baking powder to make up for the self rising flour.
Well I actually got around to using Splendid’s …

I tried Silk Soy Creamer French Vanilla one day when catching it on sale at Kroger. I am a fan of silk’s products. Every product that I have tried from them I have enjoyed thoroughly and brought again and again. Silk is that brand that I would call an …

Recently I got the craving to make my grandmother’s old world fishburger recipe, which calls for a can of jack mackerel. However, after looking on the shelves of the two nearest supermarkets for the usual brand I buy, Chicken of the Sea, I couldn’t find any. The spot on …

I don’t usually buy juices because they cost a lot and usually they are too sweet so I prefer to drink plain water. From all juices my favourite one is apricot juice, it is actually the only one I like but the problem is that usually apricot juices are …

Stouffer’s Salisbury Steak is decent, although by no means magnificent or delicious. The steak has a fairly good flavor to it, although it is not quite as tender as I would have liked it to be. The onion gravy does help to moisten the steak and make it easier …

Previously, I’ve reviewed several of Jack in the Box food products, including some of their foods introduced in 2010 such as their grilled sandwiches. This review will cover their Grilled Deli Trio Sandwich, which I’ve eaten a few times now over the last several months.
According to Jack in …

I am a huge cheesecake fan I would sooner eat cheesecake than just about any desert and so when I saw the television commercials for Jell—”O’s Strawberry Cheesecake Temptations I just knew I was going to have to buy them. They are actually a little cheaper than I …

The Great Value Devil’s Food Cakes are sold only at Walmart stores as this is a Walmart brand product. For twelve cakes, the price for a box is two dollars. I feel that the price for these cakes is fair considering the quantity and quality. The cakes never taste …

I was admittedly hesitant to purchase a box of either General Mills Protein Cinnamon Almond Cheerios or General Mills Protein Oats and Honey Cheerios for a simple reason: I didn’t like how on the box, it stated the cereal contained eleven grams of protein, but there was a condition …

As far as local chips are concerned, Chippy would probably be my favorite among the others. Chippy has been in the market for a long time now since time in memoriam. Chippy has lots of new flavors now unlike before they only had the barbecue flavor which is still …

I buy quiche quite often as it is handy to heat up quickly to provide part of my lunch, usually along with a bit of salad. This Mediterraneaan Vegetable Deep Fill Quiche from Tesco is what I would call a medium quality quiche. This cost me £1.37 …

Holland bakery is just around the corner and I did not notice it until last week. I was driving around the block when I saw the Holland bakery and it is almost like a Chinese deli food store. I was so hungry then that I just wanted a quick …

I really likes chocolate bananas, they are quite cheap and they are also very good. Actually this product doesn’t have real bananas in it but it is a chocolate coated foam dessert with banana flavour and it has 20g. It comes in a plastic wrapping while is yellow on …

Horlicks lite is the energy drink or it is a drink, which is very good and tasty for those who are calorie conscious. This drink has very low or zero fat content, which is safe, and also gives a lot of good taste for diet conscious people. …

Keeping an evaporated milk in my kitchen is very important for me. I’ll never know when I’m going to need it. But since I cook a lot, I’d like to have it available because I know some menus that need it. One of my favorites is soup. Whatever soup …

As most of us know that the Amul is a very big and standard company, which has been producing many kinds of milk products including chocolates, sweets, ice creams, milk shakes etc. Today I want to talk about the spiced buttermilk, which I tasted recently and it is …

Century Tuna has already come up with tuna meals in can along with its original tuna flakes in oil. They have flavored tuna flakes like Tuna Mechado, Tuna Afritada, tuna Barbeque flavors. They also have improved tuna flakes in oil, as they have now hot and spicy tuna flakes …

I love soda. Maybe too much. I really like Coke but, I needed to find something caffeine and sugar free. Also with a lot less calories. I tried Diet Coke but, I just didn’t like it at all. I finally tried Diet Rite. …

Of all the egg brands out there in the market today, I personally like Bounty Fresh Eggs. I can be guaranteed that the product is fresh indeed. I have come across with eggs that are not fresh a lot of times already. Their eggs are big in size compared …

I was literally quite shocked when I tried Pizza Hut’s thin crust pizza. I think prior to trying the thin crust pizza, I had only experienced the pan pizza that Pizza Hut makes, which is quite heavy and at times, overly filling. The thin crust pizza, however, …

Before ALDI opened up in my area, I used to purchase the Walmart Great Value Garlic Texas Toast because it was the cheapest Texas Toast I could find at just a dollar seventy-four a box for eight slices. That easily beat the national brands like New York Style and …

I think the ripe fruity flavor of peaches is great when combined with rich black tea. I tried this tea at my local Caribou Coffee out of a desire to find out how well they would mix these flavors together.
I think really well-made, simple black tea is a wonderful …

Great Value Chocolate Milk Mix has left me a bit disappointed. I used to make chocolate milk with chocolate syrup before, and have recently decided to try the powdered mix. Like all Great Value products, this mix is reasonably priced: $ 1.97 for a 1 lb can. You can …

I like the way KFC keeps on thinking of creative ways to serve their chicken. Their newest offer is the limited edition California Maki Twister. It has been receiving good reviews and I was curious to try it. This afternoon, we had it as a snack …