Food Reviews
Tesco Kick Energy Drink
This is the Supermarket Tesco’s version of the brand name version of an Energy Drink. I do sometimes drink the brand name version but it is so expensive compared to the Supermarket ones.
This comes in the same 250ml tin and cost 43p. Sometimes this can be on offer …
100 Calorie Snack Pack of Chocolate Covered Pretzel’s
While I love my healthy foods, and the good feeling that comes from eating them, I crave chocolate, sweet, salty good treats just as much. The 100 Calorie Snack Pack of chocolate covered pretzels are very satisfying for all of the cravings people can get for foods without having …
Homemade Flamez Hot Pepper Sauce
I am one of those people who likes putting hot pepper sauce on nearly everything I eat from hot dogs, to sandwiches to lasagne. Therefore, when I saw that there was a new local brand of hot pepper sauce that I hadn’t tried before, I decided to buy it. …
Bojangles Pinto Beans
I recently had the chance to try the Pinto Beans side dish off the Bojangles menu and I have to say that I was a little disappointed. I like a lot of things this southern fast food chain offers, especially their macaroni and cheese and fries, but these weren’t …
Kin Dee Instant Rice Noodles in Spicy Seafood
I love Thai food, but often do not have the time to make it. Usually I have bad results with cooking noodles, I either over or under cook. I decided to buy Kin Dee Instant Rice Noodles in Spicy Seafood, to use as a base for a Thai chicken …
Eros Market Chicken Breast Tenders
I’m not really sure where we got them (I believe it was through the SHARE program) but we had a couple of packages of Eros Market brand chicken breast tenders in our freezer and, figuring they would make a nice meal, I decided to make them on the grill.
Wow, …
Kashi Go Lean Cereal
As a vegetarian, I am constantly searching for different sources of protein. Since I don’t know how to cook very well, my beans and tofu dishes end up tasting bland and void of flavor. Since I love crunchy snacks and cereals, this Kashi cereal was an ideal …
Whittaker’s Fruit and Nut Milk Chocolate Bar
I like to try new stuff so when I was in the supermarket looking for new chocolates to munch on, I saw a bunch of Whittaker’s chocolates. Each came in bars of different flavors and I wanted to try every one of them. I saw their Fruit and Nut, …
Betty Crocker’s Buttermilk Complete Pancake mix
I hadn’t made pancakes in years before this past weekend when I decided that I would like to make pancakes for breakfast. I’m not typically a huge cook, so I had to go out to purchase the pancake mix, and decided to purchase a pre-made powder rather than try …
Chocolate Cheerios
Because I’m awake when everyone else is asleep in the mornings I usually end up eating cold breakfasts (because I’m afraid of waking people up if I’m cooking something in the kitchen). This morning, I decided to have cereal. And, because it was the one I ended up grabbing …
Compliments Caramel Flavor Rice Cakes
I now buy these instead of the name brand rice cakes. My kids absolutely love rice cakes and I was buying them everytime I went to the grocery store. I used to buy the name brand packages for over two dollars a pack, but I decided to try the …
Gwaltney Hardwood Smoked Bacon
I love bacon and I love just about every type. I decided to try Gwaltney Hardwood Bacon to see if I would like the smoked hardwood taste. I paid about $3.58 for a pound of bacon which is comparable to other bacons that I have bought before. It seemed …
Fibisco Chocolate Mallows
I really love chocolate. I do not really mind what brand it is as long as it is good. I also love chocolate paired with mallows. When I go to the grocery, I usually buy a box of Choco Mallows. Choco Mallows is a locally made chocolate pie that …
Folgers classic roast
This is a bottle of instant coffee crystals. This is not a great coffee but it is good enough to drink everyday. I used to make up in the morning and then make coffee by using coffee machine but it took long. I try not to spend extra time …
Fruit In Ice Cream - Strawberry flavor
The Fruit In Ice Cream, strawberry flavor tastes so heavenly! The bits of the strawberries melting with the smooth and velvety texture is married with the creaminess of the ice cream itself. As you open the lid, the aroma transports you to wonderland, falling in …
Plastic crochet needles
If you suffer from arthritis in your hands or carpal tunnel syndrome in your wrists you may want to exercise your hands and either knit or crochet. Years ago many crochet needles came in aluminum which after using it for a half hour, you would notice that your …
Whopper
The Burger King Whopper is definitely one of my favorites. I get it with cheese because I’m a big cheese lover. With the Whopper, I think it starts with the meat. It’s flamed broiled goodness. When it’s warm it almost melts in your mouth. …
Jack-N-the-Box Monster Taco
The monster taco from Jack-n-the-box is like a bigger version of their regular taco. At least that’s what I would assume given that it costs the same amount as two of their regular tacos. When I was down south recently I had the chance to try a couple of …
Dole Mango Chunks
Dole Mango Chunks is a half size bag of frozen, generous cuts of mango. When it comes to frozen fruits, I like to stick with Dole because they have a great reputation when it comes to providing fresh fruits. I purchase the Dole mango chunks quite often because I …
Digiorno Supreme Pizza
Pizza is one of my all time favorite foods to eat. I don’t’ often order pizza because of the prices and quality. The pizza is usually very skimp and cost about 15 bucks. I wanted to have some real pizza at home. I remembered the commercial stating that Digiorno …
Firehouse Coleslaw With Cheddar Cheese
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. …
Carl’s Jr. Philly Cheese Steak Burger
I bought a Carl’s Jr. Philly Cheese Steak Burger on my latest road trip to Palm Springs. I was not expecting much from this burger but to my surprise it was pretty good. The burger is filled with steak and cheese and onions. It was also nice and warm when …
Bumble Bee Albacore (Pouch)
I just love Bumble Bee tuna and now that it’s in a pouch, I eat it more than I have in a long time. I used to buy the cans, but I hated having to strain it and getting my fingers in the water or juices, depending on …
Sweetfire chicken at Panda Express
Sweetfire chicken is my one of the favorite dishes at Panda Express. I have never thought that pine apple and chicken would make such a wonderful combination. Panda Express has successfully blended the sweet tangy pine apple pieces into chicken and spices to make a juicy mouth watering dish.
As …
Nature’s Path: Frosted Brown Sugar Maple Cinnamon Toaster Pastries
Nature’s Path: Frosted Brown Sugar Maple Cinnamon Toaster Pastries make a delicious addition to breakfast or a tasty snack during the day! These toaster pastries have a simply scrumptious maple cinnamon that is positively incredible! This really wakes me up in the morning - through my taste buds! These …
Grandi Rum chocolate bars
I went to Getro and there I saw these Grandi Rum chocolate bars. Grandi is a Getro brand and I really don’t like shop brands because they are often of a very lousy quality. I’ve tried a bunch of Grandi stuff and I can’t really say that I liked …
Dreyer’s Rocky Road ice cream
Dreyer’s Rocky Road ice cream is more like a chocolate ice cream. The flavor is predominantly chocolate but it is not dark chocolate that Dreyer’s used in here. This is in fact once thing I liked because Rocky Road becomes more delicious by this lighter dark chocolate variety. The …
Knorr Italian Sides Scampi
This is a delicious Italian Side from Knorr! It’s got this very rich sauce that has a great triple flavor to it: the sauce has a mixture of lemon, garlic and butter! Each of the three flavors really stand out and complement one another pretty well. The garlic seasoning …
Goya Dark Chocolate with Almonds
When I think chocolates, especially the local ones, I would normally think of Goya and Choc-nut. When I was in the supermarket, I was looking for cheap thrills again just to satisfy my cravings for chocolate. I wanted something dark, something not too sweet, in fact, I wanted some …
Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce
If you’ve ever gone to a Vietnamese restaurant, you have probably encountered this chili sauce. If so, you’ve already had the pleasure of its acquaintance.
If not, let me be the first to introduce you.
For a lot of people, their idea of “hot sauce” usually consists of tobasco or some …
Blue Bunny Premium Ice Cream Banana Split
Blue Bunny Premium Ice Cream Banana Split is really an incredible creation combination of flavors! There is pineapple as well as cherry pieces mixed within the creamy vanilla ice cream. There is also a strawberry, banana and fudge layer of ribbons. Lastly, there are mixed nuts added to the …
Mother dairies lick lolies
Mother dairies lick lolies is the name of the ice candies. It comes in many flavors and many shapes. The banana, apple, pineapple and mango many such flavors are very tasty. These ice candies are only available in the ice cream parlors. The cost of …
Dunkin Donuts lattes
Dunkin Donuts now offers a more gourmet coffee for those of us, like me, who need that extra shot or two of espresso in with their already turbo caffinated coffee! I was absolutely dying to try one of their lates, and I finally got the chance earlier today. …
McCain Micro Chips
I have been buying these Chips for years and even when I was little we used to have these in the Freezer now and again. They are ok and do the job but since you don’t really get much in the box so they aren’t all that filling but …
Kin Dee Yellow Curry Instant Fried Rice
I have always loved Curry and spicy foods, but find due to a demanding job I don’t have time to make a good Curry from scratch. I’ve tried various ready made Curry’s and haven’t usually found one I like enough to buy again. That all changed when I bought …
Ready to Serve, Brown & Wild Rice, Made by Minute Rice
If you are like me and like to eat healthy food, but sometimes preparing the food takes time. Not to mention if you live alone and make more than you need.., and you like food that is healthy and quick to make, And if you like rice, than you …
The Vitamin Shoppe Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
Organic coconut oil should be in the “superfood” group. It has outstanding health benefits and even tastes great. Since my family began eating healthy, we began looking for a good coconut oil. We wanted a quality product that was organic. We also wanted a good …
Tiet Canh (Vietnamese Blood Jello)
Tiet Canh is a traditional Vietnamese delicacy. It is extremely hard to find in restaurant due to its undesirable texture and contents. Usually, the only place to have a taste of this dish is in a traditional Vietnamese household. There are several types of ingredient to this dish. The …
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 …
Great Value Cranberry Sauce
I’m not a huge Cranberry Sauce fan but will eat it on occasion. My wife made an early Thanksgiving dinner last night and asked me to pick up a can and, not wanting to spend a fortune on it, I ended up buying a can from the brand Great …
Demon Pig BBQ Sauce
This sauce is a mild sweet sauce with a hint of citrus at the end. It is not super thick, therefore it will not turn into a glob on your meat. It is also not thin enough to run off and burn up. I it adds a very nice …
Knorr Fiesta Sides Mexican Rice
This is a real rich side dish! Knorr really spiced up plain old rice with a bunch of south of the border extras that helps make this rice side a flavorful one. Mixed in with the rice and orzo, and this I really love, is a mixture of two …
Organics Apple Cider Vinegar with “the Mother”
Hi there! Today I want to talk about a very interesting product that can be found at any grocery store. There has been a lot of fuss around it. If you google Apple cider vinegar - you’ll find thousands of posts that talk about miraculous properties of it. I’ve never …
Luna Energy Bars
What first caught my attention to try Luna Bars was the packaging, a cute little blue box with a dusky moon and starry sky. Luna Bars are formulated for women in general but men can eat them too. They have added folic acid calcium, and iron plus antioxidants and …
McDonald’s Iced Coffee
This review is for the new to Canada McDonald’s Iced Coffee. This is quiet possible the worst tasting drink that I have ever had. If you are expecting something close to a Tim Horten’s Iced Cap., forget it. I took a drink of my McDonald’s Iced …
Maya ThinkHeart Whole Wheat Pancake Mix
My family loves to eat pancakes. We usually get a box or two during our grocery run for breakfast or sometimes as a snack. Most pancakes (or hotcakes as we call it here) are made from white flour. There have been a lot of studies that show that it …
Nandini ghee
Nandini ghee is the new product, which my aunty brought to my home recently. Actually I had seen this ghee many a times in the departmental stores but it is for the first time that I am using it. After using this ghee I must say that …
Nesvita Cereal Milk Drink
I sometimes have Nesvita Cereal Milk Drink for my breakfast. I have this cereal when I don’t have much time to prepare for my breakfast. This is available in different flavors and my favorite is Choco Malt Flavor. This is sold in different sizes of plastic packs and small …
Jeno’s Pizza Rolls
I have eaten these since high school! They are under 3 dollars and are tasty! They’re like a pizza rolled up into a bite sized thingy. They can be found at any grocery store and if you ask any college student about them they will know. I think these …
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