Before Amici was officially a restaurant it was only a “canteen” at the Don Bosco school; people would go to the school just to eat there but now there are several branches spread across Metro Manila because of the demand.
The prices mostly compliment the taste of their cooking …

Every Sunday I have made it a ritual that after morning mass, I find a dessert from the super market that I can make from scratch. Last week, my boyfriend was with me and he spotted a dark chocolate fudge cake, that I must say looked absolutely delicious from …

The other day I experimented a little bit when I stopped at Dairy Queen for some lunch. I’m trying to stay away from eating so much beef, so I tried out their Chicken Wrap, which is actually part of their value menu.
The Dairy Queen Chicken Wrap is prepared …

I have used Eagle Brand sweetend condensed milk for 30 years- yes I was a child cooking with my mother when it started and I think our favorite recipe was and still is the seven layer bars. For some reason my sister called them chippy dippys, I still dont …

I try to be very health conscious since I have began to see the long end of the results of eating healthy and losing weight. Now I try to make sure I am eating more fiber in my diet. The only problem is most of the products …

I have tried Milford tea just few times in my life; I rarely buy it because there are many less expensive teas. I always liked it but I try to buy cleverly so I don’t like spending more money then necessary. Milford tea costs 3 Euro and you get …

Nips Chocolate Parfait 30 calorie candies!
Finally, a candy that does not include 160,523,794 calories per piece! Okay, so maybe I exaggerated a little bit but honestly. Most regular candy will cost you an arm and a leg in the daily calorie department just by eating one piece. …

I like to eat cereals in the morning, but why limit myself to just eating it for breakfast? That is why when I traveled one time, I bought this Simply Cereal’s Caramel Cereal Bars. It comes in a box of 6 individually wrapped cereal bars, each at 28 grams. …

Hotdogs have been a staple food for breakfast for so long now. I remember when I was young when I really love to have hotdogs for breakfast, for morning snacks and even for midnight snacks. I love eating it because it gives you that comfort and unparalleled satisfaction of eating …

Ribena is a popular juice drink available in almost every grocery store and supermarkets here in Singapore. It is also a choice of drink for kids.
Apart from the tangy and sweet taste, the kind of flavor many will like, it is the added benefits of the brand’s claim …

I admit the first time I get to taste Power Pops I was enthusiastic about it because this is the first time I get to taste hard rice that is sweet. Power Pops is a crispy chewy cereal snack with real butter and milk. It contains 100% cereal goodness …

Baskin and robins ice cream is the brand name of the ice cream, which is very famous and very popular in India. This is the costliest ice cream, which is available in India. The especially of this ice cream is its unique and different taste. These …

Alaska Condensed Milk is another great product of Alaska Milk Corporation. I think their Condensed Milk has not been matched by any other brand. This brand has been the number one brand in the market for many years because as I myself have proven it really makes a big …

I don’t drink chocolate milk everyday, but when I do, I make sure that I have some chocolate syrup in the refrigerator. My brand choice is Hershey’s, mainly because I trust the name. I also like the taste of Hershey’s Chocolate. I got a bottle at Martin’s Grocery store …

After giving birth to my son, I really had a hard time losing weight. This is because, first, I wanted to eat all the kinds of food that I wasn’t able to eat while pregnant, and secondly, I had no time to go the gym because I had to …

As a nice complement to their pizza, Dominos came out with various chicken snacks, such as Buffalo wings, averaging in price around $8 for a 10-piece box. One such snack is the “Chicken Kickers” box, a 10-piece box of boneless Buffalo chicken bites that include two kinds of …

Here in our country, Philippines, it is a tradition to have a cake during birthday celebrations. Cake is the symbol if someone celebrating his special day with blowing of candles to start the ceremony. Goldilocks have been known for this kind as it is the cheapest cake with high …

I was making spaghetti Friday and wanted some mushrooms to go in my sauce. In an effort to save money, I told my wife to pick up the cheapest brand she could find. That turned out to be the Great Value brand.
I have had Great Value products before and …

I love Hillshire Farms Lit’l Smokies Smoked Sausage. They’re so cute and fun to eat, and you can enjoy them in a variety of ways, making them a versatile food.
This product is fully cooked, meaning we just have to heat and serve. I love convenience like that. …

This review is going to focus on Burger King Hashed Browns which is part of their current breakfast menu. I had my latest purchase of this food item just this morning, in fact.
Hashed browns have always been a favorite of mine. My mom, who could barely boil …

One of my favorite food groups is chocolate. Well, ok it isn�t a food group but it should be. Recently, I purchased Hershey�s chocolate syrup. I had forgotten just how much I enjoy the flavor of Hershey�s chocolate syrup. My favorite thing to do with …

I am working on my fitness these days. A friend of mine told me that herbal tea specially green tea is very good in reducing extra weight. I searched the net and found out the green tea is very good for digestion. It is suitable to consume green tea …

I found Thomas’: Mini Brown Sugar Cinnamon Bagels to be moderately enjoyable, although I feel that they could certainly stand some improvement in regards to the amount of cinnamon that is baked into these bagels. First though, let me go over what I like about these small bagels because …

With the success of Reese’s peanut butter cups, the company has expanded and manufactured similar other candies for the world to enjoy, including Reese’s Nutrageous Candy Bars. This product adds to the very successful peanut butter cups by creating a more munchy product that includes peanuts and caramel, …

After having the double strawberry premium ice cream, this Blue Bunny Original Ice Cream Strawberry really did not offer a whole lot of scrumptious strawberry flavor, unfortunately. I guess I really should not be all that shocked as this is not a premium ice cream and this is also …

As I mentioned in another review, we decided to make a big dinner last night with lots of side dishes because the pork ribs we made were a bit lean when it came to meat. Since we needed a vegetable everyone in our family would eat (and I was …

My wife and I celebrated our anniversary this past weekend. And, as a gift, one of my coworkers made some dip for my wife and even provided French Onion Sun Chips to go with it (she knew we were having a movie night on Friday).
I honestly didn’t care for …

I often buy a few boxes of Fiddle Faddle from my local Dollar General. I get the blue boxes, the butter toffee flavor. Each box weighs six ounces and has 0 grams of trans fat. The popcorn snack comes sealed inside a foil pouch, so the treat is always …

While I was out today I got hungry and decided to stop in Hi-Lo’s Bakery because I wanted something small to hold me over till lunch time. Hi-Lo’s Bakery offers a wide variety of cakes, sweet and savoury pastries and even sandwiches. I stood there for a few minutes …

Anyone who has attended college know the golden rules of survival: Know someone who crouch you may need to crash on; know someone with a washer and dryer; and purchase the thirty-five cent noodles to feast on.
I had been aware of the shrimp noodles in the pack, but I …

I love drinking tea, especially matcha (Japanese Green tea) and milk teas. I know that this product is quite known or old, but I just discovered this heartwarming drink from Lipton. You really must try this product it is perfect hot or cold.
My colleague gave me a sachet …

How do you like to have chocolate: with nuts, raisins, or caramels? Last Sunday I had a chocolate with rice crispies and wafer flakes; the trio is sold in stores—”by the name of Champola Choco Cluster Chocolate Mini Bar. The 60 g of it is composed of 6 pieces …

I’m beginning to feel like my mother. I used to always get on her case because she’d go shopping and come home with the wrong thing, not intentionally but because she’d reach for one thing and end up pulling something else off the shelf. I guess it’s …

As of recently, my family has bought only “Freeflo Fluoridated and Iodized Salt” not just because it is cheap and is manufactured locally, but we have also bought it because we think that it is a little better than some of the other cheaper brands of salt.
There are …

I don’t know what it is about me but people look at me and think the ideal gift for me is gift cards. I have received gift cards from just about every franchise restaurant out there except MacDonald’s (they don’t offer any). From Subway to Romano’s Macaroni …

Frito Lay is as common as Doritos. We all each chips for lunch, snacks, and with our dinner. The wonderful thing about the Wavy Chips is that they are made with all natural oil, another way to eat healthier chips.
Wavy Original Chips has a crunchy texture. These chips …

I use large quantities of Vanillin powdered sugar because I like my cookies and cakes to have this great fragrance of vanilla so I put it everywhere. Vanillin powdered sugar usually comes in small bags of 5g and it is not very cheap so I was really surprised to …

This is a very flavorful, healthy and simple to make soup that makes for a terrific lunch or even midday snack. For one thing, this soup comes in a microwavable container and all I need to do is just stick this container in the microwave and set the time. …

I recently purchased the Cedarlane brand Spinach and Feta Cheese Tamales frozen product. These tamales, with quinoa for added nutrients, were not as I had hoped and anticipated them to be. The taste was too bland, and, for lack of a better word, earthy in texture.
The tamales …

I’ve heard of scripture candy before, and pretty much wrote it off. After all, isn’t regular candy just as good as “scripture candy”? But recently a family member bought a tiny tin of Fish Mints and let me try one. One tiny fish mint and I …

I was never really big on dried food–and still not to be honest–until I had the opportunity to try the Philippine dried mango. I found it on a trip to super Wal-Mart which turned out to be an impulsive buy. I don’t like dried fruit, but I like mango.
The …

Sunkist is that brand that has been around for many generations, delivering great tasting orange soda to everyone both young and old. On a steamy day, a ice cold Sunkist goes a long way to quench your thirst and bring a smile to your face.
As I was driving in …

I don’t particularly care for mangos, but oddly enough, I do care for this mango sorbet. I guess it has to do with the sorbet being at a frosty temperature and the texture of the treat being really similar to sherbet and Italian Ice. The flavor of a mango …

My familiy has always enjoyed iced tea. when I was younger during the summer time we would make sun tea, you would put around ten tea bags into a jug and set it outside and let the sun warm the water and brew the tea. My mom …

I am a huge fan of chinese food, but have never found a low-fat pre-frozen chinese dinner before. I just happenned to pick up Michelina’s Lifestyle line, Oriental Chicken and Peppers dinner at my local supermarket.
This was an excellent dinner for me to choose. There was plenty of peppers …

This review is for Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water that comes in the expanded 32 pack of 16.9 oz bottles. When I last purchased this, I paid just $3.49 for each package purchased.
In my opinion, Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water is clean tasting. Now I’m not sure we, the …

The commercial of this energy drink was about a man helping a women with his car. The car lost it’s battery energy. The guy drank Sting Energy Drink and starts dancing with background music of “I’ve got the power”. After that he tested the car battery on his skin …

G2 is the newest line of drinks from Gatorade. G2 is a low calorie sports drink. The 20-ounce bottle of fruit punch only contains 70 calories. Of course, it still has the benefits of electrolytes for athletes.
I decided to try it for the first time when I received a …

Trident Tropical Twist sugar free gum is a favorite around my house. I love how the sticks are small and I can fit the whole pack comfortably in my purse without squishing the pack because it’s not too tiny. I do wish that the gum was not artificially flavored …

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 …