I love candles. They smell so good and relax me. I especially love food smelling candles. I love this one by Kathy Ireland. You can find these at Wal Green’s and probably Wal Mart. It looks like it’s made for the kitchen; it comes in a long-ish jar and …

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 …

International Delight is known for their delicious creamers that ultimately brings freshly brewed coffee to life. With that being said, I decided to try international delight’s mocha sweet and creamy iced coffee drink. It was only $3.99 so I figured for a carton of iced coffee it wouldn’t hurt. …

As a lifelong fan and connoisseur of the Ben & Jerry’s brand of ice cream, I have had the chance to sample a majority of their offerings. My plan is to have a thorough review of each flavor over the next few months.
My first review is for a …

I love to have snacks on hand for when I am feeling munchy and one day I was introduced to Devon Oaties by a friend. i was reluctant to try it cause I like more chocolaty snacks or cookies/biscuits.
I still had one at it was definitely different but …

I like Santal juices but they are not cheap, actually they are quite expensive so I afford them when they are on a discount or if I really like a particular taste and I feel like drinking it.
Santal Top Fruit Therapy Pineapple and Lime drink with Lemon Balm …

I have always loved eating corned beef for breakfast. It is one of the ultimate viand that I crave for. If combined with a few strips of bacon and freshly cooked garlic rice—my breakfast is complete. I prefer foreign brands. Two countries that has the best corned beef is Australia …

I have enjoyed many varieties of teas, some I have liked and some I have been very disappointed with. Recently my mother gave me some Sugar Plum tea to try, it was a limited edition flavor that was only out for the holiday season. I turned her down from …

I am a perpetual dieter and a person who loves to eat out. When they advertise healthier, low calorie meals at restaurants, I am one of the first to try them out. Recently I’d seen several ads for Applebee’s new menu items that had 550 calories or less, and …

Clam chowder has always been one of my favorite soups. My mother, who owns a restaurant and is the cook, always had clam chowder on Friday as the soup-of-the-day. I always made sure that I had at least 2 bowls of the creamy seafood brew. I …

Roti Jala or also known as Lacy Pancakes are very thin-like pancakes and they are also pretty lacy, and hence the name of lacy is given. ‘Jala’ means fishing net, and if you look closely, you will see the designs of something like a fishing net.
This is a very …

I use Great Value Chocolate Flavored Syrup mostly to make chocolate milk. It can also be used as ice cream or pie topping. The syrup is made with real cocoa and has rich chocolate taste, not any worse than big brand names like Hershey’s. I had tried Hershey’s before …

Of course I’ve heard of Jelly Belly jellybeans, back in the day I won a competition on their website and applied for (and received) numerous samples of their sweets. The thing is I hardly ever got to try them as my two older girls’ would invariably get to them …

I tried the Ore-Ida Extra Crispy Easy Fries Golden Crinkles because they were supposed to be just as good as the regular Golden Crinkles, but could be cooked much quicker by simply sticking them in the microwave as opposed to the oven. All I needed to do was make …

Everyone in today;s economy seems to be struggling to save money. Why not try to save a little bit on your food budget. That is what my family has done for the past year and we are so happy with the results. We now love generic food, at least …

I don’t often buy pre-mixed ready to eat puddings, but I made the exception with Kozy Shack. I was in my local grocery store and came across a cardboard container with four ready mixed, chocolate puddings. The cardboard backing said that these Kozy Shack chocolate puddings only have 60 …

Few days before New Years Eve of 2008, my younger sister wants to have something alcoholic drink for the event. Being an occasional drinker I’m not familiar with alcoholic drinks so I let her choose and she bought Vodka Mudshake Pina Colada. My sister says it is perfect for …

Now showing: The Case of the Missing Almonds *cue creepy mystery music*…..Lean Cuisine’s website describes Chicken with Almonds meal as: “Chicken tenderloins in a rich soy sauce,topped with sliced almonds and served with a medley of white rice,green beans, yellow carrots and broccoli florets.” It’s part of the Cafe …

I like adding applesauce to my lunch or dinner occasionally because it tastes good and it’s not what I consider to be a “heavy” side, like, for example, beans or even certain kinds of vegetables. Applesauce is light, yet it’s not light on flavor, and that’s what I enjoy …

Ferrero Fiesta Babarum ended up in my shopping cart because my boyfriend really likes cakes with rum so when I saw that Ferrero created a new Fiesta with rum added I just had to buy it and surprise my boyfriend. Of course, I had to taste it too although I …

Indocafe Coffee Mix is a kind of coffee which I like very much. I usually have a cup of this coffee in the morning or in the evening. To go with hors d’oeuvres, there is a cup of coffee, It will be delicious. When I have to stay …

Oreo Sandwich cookies hold a special place in my heart for as long as I can remember. You can dip em, break them apart, share them or just eat them as they are. Every now and then I find myself picking up a packet or two of Oreos, when …

Jell-o Instant Pudding - Chocolate is a delicious variety that I feel will appeal to chocolate lovers and even those that only have a lukewarm taste for chocolate, like myself. This chocolate pudding is so very rich and real in flavor that it is very easy to just keeping …

While visiting the U.S.A. recently, I noticed there was a much wider variety of Doritos available in stores over there than back home in Australia. Some of these flavours I’d never heard of before like Spicy Nacho, Tangy Cheese, Fiery Habanero and Ranchero as well as many …

After watching all of the tempting Pizza Hut commercials for Cheesy Bites Pizza, my daughter and I finally decided to give it a try. When we visit Pizza Hut, my daughter and I usually like to order breadsticks and pan pizza. The Cheesy Bites Pizza was quite …

The Snack Factory - Peanut Butter & Chocolate Pretzel Crisps are quite delightful! They are so tasty as is that I do not have any ideas for which they could be improved. I really find the blend of chocolate, peanut butter and salt to be pleasant and enjoyable. I …

I don’t think that any words can express my love for peanut butter. And there are no words to express my love for chocolate either. That’s why I was looking for this peanut butter everywhere, but for some reason Houston’s supermarkets had Peanut Butter & Co peanut butters in every …

I have been looking for quick and easy foods to make for breakfast. I like sausage sandwiches, but I don’t eat pork. I do like turkey sausage. So, I was delighted when I saw a commercial for Jimmy Dean’s D-Lights. I found one of …

Hubby went outside to buy our dinner and when he came back he already bought beer with him. It was not the regular beer that we used to drink during our weekend dinner at home. It was my first time to taste London Pilsner Premium beer. It was not …

There are a lot of different companies out there who make couscous. The food, mostly eaten in African countries, is largely made of little grains that when cooked properly with the right ingredients, can be very delicious. The problem is that if you don’t buy the right kind of …

Stouffer’s Dinner’s Chicken and Fettuccini is a frozen dinner that comes with fettuccini pasta, chicken and some assorted vegetables, all for two dollars and forty-nine cents. The price for all the food that comes in the package would be perfectly tolerable had the food itself been tolerable. Well, that’s …

Chips is one of the junk foods that we can’t avoid. Since this is one of the less nutritious foods, it’s very important for us to have a minimal consumption of it. I seldom eat chips, but Pringles Potato Chips is really one of my favorites. Its thinly cut …

Okay, I admit it. I’m a cookie dough fiend. Half the fun of using dough to make cookies is eating the dough while you’re laying it out on the cookie sheet to be baked. Just be careful, though — too much dough can really do you …

I prefer bread than cookies. I don’t like cookies, it make me feel like a child and the taste usually boring. But, I have exception with this one, Oreo chocolate sandwich cookies, it’s the product from Kraft. This cookies is really make me eat more and more.
The taste is …

I asked my boyfriend to pick up some red wine while he was at the grocery store, preferably Shiraz, and he came home with this. I had given him $10 to pick up something, and for some reason he decided to go by quantity rather than quality. This wine …

There are so many cooking oils out there that it really isn’t an easy thing picking out one. For that reason, I did some research on what is considered the “healthiest” oils to cook with and my research revealed that canola oil is generally considered to be about the …

Breakfast is complete if you have pancakes for the kids. I also like having pancake for breakfast because it is a good choice instead of going for eating old-fashioned bread. I like wheat bread or oven fresh sliced white bread with cream jelly but nothing can top a freshly …

Hostess is a popular brand name that has been around since long before I was born. I grew up with their fun snacks, including Hostess Twinkies, which has always been a favorite.
Hostess Twinkies are golden sponge cakes with creamy fillings They come in two-packs or a box …

Betty Crocker - Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins really do deserve to have the word “chocolate” used twice in its product name! These chocolate chocolate chip muffins are quite rich in chocolate flavor, whether you are biting into the muffin or one of the many chocolate chips! There is chocolate …

Snoqualmie Falls Lodge Old Fashion Pancake and Waffle Mix is by far the best brand I have ever eaten. 5 lbs for 4.99 and just add water. I have tried the store brands, I have tried national brands, and find little difference in taste with either of them. I, …

Recently, I had a similar pasta meal that I just loved to pieces so when I saw Marie Callender’s Three Cheese Stuffed Rigatoni & Chicken, I decided to give it a try as well and see if it was as good, or at least close.
This product consists of ricotta, …

I have been a vegetarian for years and I have bought many of these Surprisingly Tempting Creamy Mushroom Pies from the Quorn brand. I have just made myself a lovely dinner at of one of these pies together with boiled new potatoes and carrots which was utterly delicious …

Milo is a health drink for children. This is the product of the company called Nestle which is very famous for producing the very good quality chocolates and other milk products. Milo drink tastes like chocolate and it is chocolate flavored. That is the main reason …

Bacon is a big thing for some folks out there. For them, adding bacon to pretty much anything and everything automatically makes what they’re eating that much better. Bacon has even been incorporated into some desserts! Now personally, I do like bacon, I just don’t like it so much …

Throughout the years, I have tried lots and lots of Oven chips. Straight ones, curly ones, crimped ones Loads!
I happened to find these by chance when moving to a different country and I was looking for something that was just slightly like the ones I had enjoyed previously. …

Well, we had a steak dinner last night and I was getting sick of potatoes (we had them three nights in a row) so I ended up digging through my pantry for something else.
I ended up finding cornbread stuffing mix from the brand Chef’s Cupboard.
This is a generic brand …

I ended up in our local grocery store’s dollar aisle this morning and picked up a box of granola bars from the brand Pampa as a snack for work.
When I bought them, I wasn’t expecting much from them. But, they turned out to be pretty decent.
The granola bars were …

I like tuna, but sometimes opening and draining a can is annoying. The liquid spills out and the can sometimes can cut a person’s fingers. Therefore, I like the new invention of tuna in a pouch rather than a can. Starkist Tuna Creations: Hickory Smoked Tuna came in a …

I had to pick up some hamburger buns last night (we were having hamburgers) and ended up stopping off at our local Food Pride store. I didn’t want to spend too much money on something like that and ended up getting the store brand for just 89 cents.
They were …