I love to cook and I don’t mind admitting I use a few shortcuts.
Here’s one of the best–one of the essentials, in my kitchen. Vigo Italian style breadcrumbs with romano cheese. This stuff saves me so much time and trouble, and makes my foods fantastic. There are so many …

My grandmother gave us a jar of Kirkland’s Macadamia Clusters which my cousins and I shared yesterday. Although it is really quite a sinful chocolate treat, all of us ate several pieces each throughout the day. I’ve tried Kirkland’s Almond Clusters and other products before, but this …

I found this flavored water from PurAqua, and yes, it’s spelled “frut” as opposed to “fruit” on the packaging for some odd reason, to be more refreshing than flavorful. Naturally, it’s going to be refreshing because it’s water, and when it’s enjoyed good and cold, it’s a refreshing, thirst-quencher. …

A couple weeks ago while browsing the supermarket shelves I came across a new brand of chocolate bar by the name of Milka. There are 5 different varieties of this new chocolate to choose from and since I am a big fan of the chocolate/caramel combination I decided to …

We bought a few boxes of the Orville Redenbacher’s Mini Bags this weekend because they were on sale for $1.65 at our local grocery store. We usually do not buy popcorn, but for that price we felt like it was worth it, especially the boxes of mini bags because …

Campbell’s Condensed Beef with Vegetables and Barley Soup is different from Campbell’s cream soups - it is visibly thinner in consistency. However, it is still condensed, so you need to add 1 can of water when you cook it. Just like with other Campbell soups, you can cook it …

I have tried alot of different energy drinks. I believe that Full Throttle energy drinks are the best! My favorite flavor is Blue Agave. It has a fruity and very sweet taste. Very unique.
Full Throttle is perfect for anytime you need a little lift. The drink is so good …

Luck’s Pinto Beans are absolutely the only pinto beans our family will eat. The only exception to this rule is when we use dried beans. However, I rarely use dried beans any more simply because the Luck’s canned beans are really just as good. These pinto beans come in …

If you want a cookie or cake that bakes similar to one made with wheat flour then the Gluten Free Pantry brand of chocolate chip cookie and cake mix might be the one for you. This mix is easy to make. All of the ingredients are in the box …

My daughter loves chocolates and I want to get her the best of them whenever I get a chance to. I know it is not good to pamper your child with chocolates but I cannot resist because chocolates are my favorites too. ‘Leonidas Belgain Chocolates’ are utterly one of …

I am not a tea lover basically, and I used to drink the coffee every day in the morning. But some how I came to know that, it is not a good habit to drink the coffee early in the morning with empty stomach, because the caffeine is …

I find Entenmann’s All Butter Loaf Cake to be a decent treat to have with my breakfast every now and then. There is nothing really incredibly special about this loaf cake, although I feel that it offers a decent enough flavor to have once or twice a week, sometimes. …

Perhaps oddly to some, I’ve never been a big pepper user. I love salt and always squirmed when given something with pepper on it, and I could always tell. I suppose age changes the likes and dislikes of people as recently, I’ve begun to experiment by using …

Slim Fast Optima Chocolate Cookie Dough bars are amazing. I don’t really follow the Slim Fast plan or anything like that, but I tend to skip lunch, which has me ravenous by the time that I get home for dinner. I decided that I needed something that I could …

Do you love yogurt? If so this is the health drink for you!
Kefir is a probiotic rich and delicious yogurt based drink. Lifeway makes my favorite and I always have a bottle in the fridge. Here’s …

In many kitchens, Bisquick is a staple. This simple flour-based mix can be used for pancakes, waffles, shortcakes, and even biscuits, with just a few additional ingredients. It comes in large, economical boxes that last the two of us for months on end. Most of the …

One of the candy bars that we’ve purchased consistently over the years is the Mr. Goodbar Candy Bar. It was a favorite of my mother’s and me, too. It was a delicious combination of milk chocolate and peanuts. I love the milk chocolate and my mom …

My parents and I went to a supermarket to do some grocery shopping one day. Lane by lane, we looked at the displays on the shelves to check what we needed. Our cart was almost full when we reached the last lane. It is the best lane because …

I go to Trincity Mall quite often and most of the times when I go there I love to have Caesar’s Chicken Noodles. Now Chicken Noodles may not sound like much of a dish or meal but it is good fast food in my opinion.
I first sampled their chicken …

I have tried various types and flavors of chewing gum. One of such gum is Trident Bubble Gum Flavored Gum. While at first site the package would imply that the gum is for blowing bubbles, however, it is really just the flavor of classic bubble gum. In …

Everyone knows what a Mentos is. It is a mint candy that everyone loves to chew on. It is a chewy candy, often times chewed on by kids, and even adults. Kids love to chew on flavored ones and adults prefer the original mint taste. These dragees are the …

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 …

I wasn’t sure how much I was going to like Sobe Lifewater, because every merchandiser delcares they’ve invented the next best thing since sliced bread. But I have to say, it’s actually pretty good. There’s some good and bad with it, as there is with everything.
First the …

As a mom, I must always provide variety to my son’s snacks. So whenever I go to the grocery I pick out new cookies from time to time. One time I got a pack of Chunkee Chewy Peanut Butter Choco Chip. This is relatively more expensive than the other …

Kroger Bite Size Frosted Wheat is a cereal sold only that Kroger grocery stores and it is a store brand cereal that is modeled after Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats. Like a lot of the Kroger store brand cereals that I have tried, this cereal surpasses the national brand in …

My wife has been doing a lot of shopping at our local Piggly Wiggly lately (because she just doesn’t want to drive across town to a different store). And, as a result, we’ve been eating a lot of Food Club products (their store brand).
One item she picked up recently …

General Mills - Multi-Bran Chex is really a bland cereal. It is a nutritious cereal, but it is a bland cereal. There is not much flavor to this cereal unless you go and add it, say in the for of fruits or sugar. However, that could reduce the overall …

Caffine free diet coke is a product that finds itself in niche place in the market, its a drink that can be enjoyed by people who have intolerance to caffeine or those, like myself, who find themselves becoming addicted to the regular coke.
Before I talk about the most …

The Smucker’s uncrustables microwaveale grilled cheese sandwiches looked so good on the package that I just had to buy them and try them. I bought the box that contained 4 individually wrapped sandwiches inside. The box says they are to be kept frozen until you are ready to take …

This Pasta Side for one dollar and fifty cents didn’t please me very much. It certainly sounded good on the package, but once I had it in front of me, I wasn’t impressed with what it had to offer. First of all, the mushroom sauce left a lot to …

I first saw Lindt Lindor White Chocolate Truffles when I had went on vacation to the USA, in one of the grocery stores my grandparents like to shop at. I had first seen the milk chocolate variety of these truffles befor I encountered the white chocolate version.
Lindt Lindor White …

I bought Quaker Cinnamon Life while out shopping with my daughter because it was on sale for $1.99/box. I had planned to find Kellogg’s Crispix, but couldn’t pass up the price on the Life. Cereal takes a big chunk of the budget these days.
Well, I had my …

Lyons Golden Syrup has long been used and loved in the homes and bakeries of Europe to add a rich, sweet flavor to their confections and recipes.
It has the thick consistancy of honey but has a rich, buttery sweetness that is distictly its own.
I have used this product in …

Smart Ones has been providing low-calorie diet entrees and desserts for years. However, I just recently discovered their Breakfast Sandwiches and fell in love with the great taste and low calorie count. They have several breakfast offerings including: Egg, Cheese, and Canadian Bacon on an English muffin or egg …

Dillman Farm - Gourmet Spun Honey with Cinnamon and Pecan is a product that is incredibly rich and delicious! I have never tried something quite like this, but now that I have, I most certainly will be purchasing it again and again! Everything about this topping I find to …

I love cake and brownies, but I live alone so it’s often a bad idea to cok a whole pan of browniess. I either can’t eat them all, or I try to eat them all which is a slo a horrible idea. Betty Crocker has just come out with …

I am a coffee addict that always loves a great bargain. I had the chance to purchase Folger’s Country Roast coffee for a really low price. I did not expect it to taste so good because it was so cheap. I decided to give it a try anyway and …

Diet Turbo Tea is the ultra caffeinated enery drink that you can pick up at any reputable health food store. Granted, regular tea has quite a bit of caffeine but this product packs quite a punch! Probably because it has guarana and ginseng tossed in as an added kick.
And …

I grew up with a lot of kind of treats, candies, chocolates, cookies, and potato chips. My mom always sees to it that we do get everything we want; taste them so we will not act dumb about food and stuffs. I am here to give my comments and …

Shorty’s BBQ is one of the best places to eat in Toledo. Anytime family or friends from out of town visit, we always take them on a trip to Shorty’s. The service is excellent, and the staff is friendly. The first thing you notice at Shorty’s is the smell—¦ …

I was at one big store few days ago and I wanted to buy something sweet, but if I buy big packs I usually eat all what’s in the pack so I decided to buy several smaller ones. So I bought several smaller packs, I mean it is better …

When I first came across a Chunky Kit Kat bar I was skeptical of how it would eat. Simply because I was so accustomed to the little package that contain those four small sticks of chocolate covered wafers in them. I felt as if making it such a size …

I love eating authentic stir fry whether it is at home or in an Asian style restaurant, but as of lately I have not had the extra time to prepare any at home much less go to the store and purchase the necessary ingredients to make it. I am new …

I never really had an interest in putting hot pepper sauce on my food because most of the brands that were bought before now were too hot for me, and I don’t usually like putting a lot of pepper on my food. Therefore, if I absolutely must, I would …

Normally, I love Jimmy Dean’s line of frozen food. This is particularly true when the meal includes sausage. As far as I’m concerned, Jimmy Deann produces the very best pork sausage, whether it be the big roll or the link variety. Not too spicy, but not too bland, JD’s …

I knew I might not like this frozen stuffed sandwich because of it being “lean”, but I was willing to give it a try for a dollar seventy-eight. Unfortunately, my concerns turned out to be justified as this stuffed sandwich just came across as being pretty bland to me …

Ice Moutain water is my favorite brand of water on the market. It has never dissapointed me. Whenever I am thirsty Ice Mountain water is the first thing I look forward to drinking, it is just so refreshing, and just tastes very clean. Ever since I have been drinking …

I don’t think I can get this Sanka Decaf Coffee so easily. I drunk this decaf coffee long time ago. When I still lived in Jakarta,Indonesia few years ago, there were only few supermarket that sell this Sanka Decaf Product.
I bought this Sanka Decaf Coffee product because I …

When it comes to frozen pizzas, you either have cheap ones that make a quick lunch or expensive brands for when you have company or are just in the mood for something with a bit more quality.
Then you have Tony’s Pizza.
Tony’s Frozen pizzas fall somewhere in between the cheap …