Before I discovered Betty Crocker’s chocolate brownie mixes, I used to bake with Duncan Hines’ Chocolate lover’s walnut brownie mix; I’m glad I discovered Betty Crocker because I’ll never use Duncan Hines’ brownie mixes again.
Publix always has a buy one, get one free special going on, and Duncan Hines’ …

Lasagna is a favorite Italian-American food of nearly everyone I know, including me. So I was eager to try this frozen lasagna. I wasn’t sure what lasagna “Florentine” was, but I soon saw that it was one that included spinach. I like the inclusion of spinach in this dish …

I was introduced to these crispbread by my grandmother when visiting over her house one day. The brand name is what attracted my attention to the box. I’ve heard my fair share of out of the ordinary brand names, some so exotic that you have to look twice. Doctor …

When it is the dead of winter and berry season is a long ways away I turn to my Celestial Seasonings Raspberry Zinger Herbal Tea. I love this tea because it is gluten free, which is important to me because I have gluten allergies. Other reason I love this …

Stouffer’s Corner Bistro Steak Fajita Flatbread is incredible! The grilled steak has a fabulous flavor to it! It is incredibly tender and the taste is definitely something that I simply love to savor. Mixed in with the steak strips are rich and crispy peppers and onions. What a great …

The McVities Jamaica Ginger Cake is a classic as far as I am concerned. I remember it as a favorite from my childhood and I enjoy it now as much as I did then. As it says on the packet, the recipe has stayed the same for …

Previously, I’ve had the spaghetti version of this product, but this week is the first time I’ve had Hormel Compleats - Meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy. A friend of mine actually surprised me with a box full of the product, which I dearly appreciated.
Hormel Compleats is a …

From time to time, I decide to get a breakfast item when I go out for fast food in the morning. Frankly, I am not a big time breakfast eater, but it makes for a nice break sometimes. Recently, I went to Jack in the Box and …

It’s too expensive to eat Sushi from the restaurant so often here. That’s why I tried few times to make my own sushi dishes in the house. I browsed on the Internet about how to make sushi,and I bought Yusaka Japanese Rice Vinegar because I need to use rice …

And so the kids are ready to go back to schools, feeling excited to see their new batch of classmates, wanting to brag about their new shoes, new uniforms, newly covered books and notebooks. But most importantly, they show-off their new lunch box and what’s inside it. Last school …

I am very much into health and fitness, and I’m always trying new things. My daughter gave me a can of Boost Nutritional Energy Drink, and now I am hooked. I love Boost, it’s so creamy and tasty. Boost comes in and 8oz can. So far I have only …

In my house, finding cheap side dishes that give us both quality and quantity is a must. Knorr’s newest product, Sides Plus Veggies, fits this category perfectly.
For only $1.50 at Wal-mart, the Sides Plus Veggies gives us plenty of food for our money. One pack is enough for our …

Wyler’s Light, similar to Crystal Light only cheaper, has come out with a drink mix called Cool Raspberry. It’s sugar-free, low in calories, and absolutely delicious. Add one packet to two quarts of water, stir, and start sipping your lovely concoction. Take your drink out on the patio and …

I was pleasantly surprised when I took a shot at trying a new red wine. I was in the supermarket and saw a deal on Inglenook, Merlot. I generally like merlot; however, I usually stick to a couple of my usual staple wines.
On this occasion, I decided to …

I feel so lucky to live in an apartment building where there is a Filipino store on the first floor. Being a Filipino who of course can only like Filipino goodies, I find it so convenient. Besides, this store is famous throughout the Canadian province of British …

I was looking for a different kind of desert and found Presidents Choice brand name Pecans First Explosion, pecan and nougat candy log. I had never seen anything like it, but I love pecans and nougat so I bought this 198 gram log desert.
I really didn’t know what to …

As someone who is very particular about what kind of water I put into my body, I didn’t find Aquafina very impressive. It’s a cheaper brand, so I suppose you will get what you pay for (and maybe even a little less), but I still must say that I …

Personally, I always have some stocks of Ritz crackers in my kitchen cupboard for emergency cases. One good thing with Ritz crackers is that it is very handy whenever I have some visitors at home. There are also some good recipes I can think of if I …

During one of my stays in the local provinces, I was forced to go to the supermarket because I did not want to spend a lot in my coffee indulgence. As I was looking around the supermarket in the coffee section, I had a couple of choices. One was …

The Smart Ones - Three Cheese Ziti Marinara is one of my favorite semi-healthy frozen meal lunches. You can usually find it in the grocery store for under $2.00 and it is on sale quite often. Also, there are a lot of coupons floating around for Smart …

My husband truly enjoys french dip sandwiches and I often make them for him at home. The keys to a good french dip are very simple. You need good quality meat, a fresh bun and a good dip sauce. The dip sauce is very important because …

My family are avid chocolate eaters! We simply can’t pass up a delicious piece of chocolate or anything that is chocolate flavored. One of our favorite chocolate treats is a good batch of brownies. While doing my routine grocery shopping I came across Ghirardelli Brownie Mix and decided that …

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, …

Annie Chun’s Miso Soup is a packaged soup mix that retails for one dollar and fifty cents in stores. Some preparation and mixing are required before this soup can be placed in the microwave, but the directions on the package were pretty easy to follow and I just had …

I have started eating yogurt because of its benefits to my body. The first yogurt I ate again for the longest time was the Nestle Fruit Selection Yogurt, Raspberry Apple flavor. Today, I took one from the six-pack yogurt that I bought. This time, the flavor is Yummy Strawberry.
I …

How many of u like to eat the curd. I love it. I always need the curd in my diet as it gives the necessary nutrition to our body and at the same time cools our mind. At the end of the meals I always take …

I bought a few of Jose Ole Chimichanga Chicken and Cheese, one evening when my neighborhood Kroger was running a three for two sale on them. I don’t always get prepackaged frozen food all the time, but sometimes the mood hits me and I act upon it.
I am …

Luna Fiber Chocolate Raspberry bars is a product that I decided to breakout when a strong hunger panged in my stomach. They were the only thing I had left out of my other assortments of snacks and lunch wasn’t for another two hours. So to say I …

Halo- halo is one of the Filipinos most favorite dessert or snack especially during summer. It is usually a mixture sweetened corn kernels, sweet preserved beans (red beans, chick peas), coconut meat (macapuno), jackfruit (langka), pounded dried rice (pinipig), sweet yam (ube), custard or creme caramel, cream flan (leche …

Vita Shake has been a lifesaver for me when it comes to fixing a healthy and quick breakfast in a hurry. It is so simple to make. You just put 12 ounces of water or soy milk in a blender. Then you open up the package of Vita Shake …

Paneer is a milk product and it is called al the cottage cheese in English language. This cottage cheese is very fresh and very tasty. The Nilgiri is a very good company, which produces many food products, and all of them are very good in quality and …

Campbell’s Condensed Chicken Noodle Soup is okay as a quick solution when you don’t have time to cook - just empty the can, add 1 can of water, and heat. However, I still prefer my own homemade chicken soup and rarely use this product. Campbell’s soup is a little …

One of my favorite fruits to eat are apples. I love to eat apples in the morning with my breakfast, or carry them with me to work for a mid-day snack. Obviously I also really like caramel apples as well, so I was really excited when I discovered T.Marzettis …

First off let me start by saying I love Steak and Shake burgers therefore you can guess how I felt when I came across their seasoning in the store.
I was absolutely overjoyed, but then I wondered if it really tasted like it did in the restaurant. So, …

I only have to see a television commercial for Malteasers and I will be craving them until I get myself down to the shop. They consist of little malted honeycomb balls covered in a thick layer of milk chocolate and they are delicious. I love that malted …

Bel Air’s Capitol Sandwich had some good and bad points to it. This is one of the chain’s products that is available in their deli department, and I was looking forward to because of the ingredients.
However, right off the bat, I was really turned off because the bun …

Ramen noodle soup is not just for starving college kids. My college days are long behind me, but I still enjoy a flavorful bowl of ramen noodle soup. Maruchan is my favorite brand of ramen noodle soup and, until recently, I would …

I thought this would be good because I love white chocolate and I wasn’t disappointed. My main problem is that this type of toffee is so hard to find. I actually had to have a family member ship me some just so I could try it and then I …

I like LifeSavers mint candy, it is one of my favorite candy-dish fillers. LifeSavers are available as Wint-o-Green (mint) and Pepp-o-Mint (peppermint); a well-sized 13 oz bag costs $1.98. Each candy is individually wrapped, and each has “LifeSavers” impressed on it. The candies are white, round, with a hole …

The Top Raman noodle is the kind of noodles, which is ready to make. It comes with the tastemaker inside. And we can prepare the top Raman noodles instantly. It takes hardly 5 to 10 minutes to prepare this tasty noodle. The tastemaker is given …

I am a fan of popcorn, I am a fan of kettle corn. Kettle corn is great because it provides the best of both worlds: sweetness and saltiness, all in a single kernel of popcorn. It is a great tasting snack, and one which I really enjoy.
Hill …

I’m not a junk-food junkie but I just couldn’t resist Pringles sour cream and onion. I love the crunchy crispy, creamy taste. I usually buy a can every time I go to the grocery. There are a lot of Pringles flavor available like barbeque, cheddar cheese, pizza, bacon ranch, …

I chew gum constantly because I like my mouth to be fresh. My favorite brand is Eclipse by Wrigley’s. Eclipse has many flavor options, such as spearmint, peppermint, and polar ice. All the flavors are good.
What I love about this gum is how long the flavor …

I’ve found it to be one of two things when it comes to flavored sodas- people either love them or they hate them. I happen to be one of those people who loves them, which is why I have chosen to review Crush Grape Soda.
We buy this stuff quite …

I would not like to guess how many Snickers chocolate bars I have bought in my lifetime, but they are an absolute classic. As a Brit, I defiantly continued to refer to them as —˜Marathons’ for ages after the name was changed in 1990 as they were so …

I got a whole box of these because I like chicken pot pies and the box said that there’s some inside. The pies can be microwaved or baked, like lots of other frozen foods. Preparing this frozen meal is a breeze. I have tasted the microwaved and the baked …

I don’t eat many ready meals, finding they always taste far too salty for me and mostly have an incredible amount of fat in them. Add to this the fact that these days most ready meals take around forty five minutes to cook in the oven and you …

When I was a kid my mom would on occasion buy Banquet TV dinners for us and I loved them. I think Banquet was one of the first companies to offer them. Anyway, I remember the fried chicken dinners were pretty good overall. They actually tasted like real food …

I am a fan of energy drinks, and I am all the time trying new ones. So far Red Bull has remained the best, that is of course until I ran across Monster energy drinks. Monster has it all: they pack more of an energy punch and …

I find these Little Debbie Be My Valentine Cakes - Vanilla variety to be a tasty treat to have during the month of February. Since it is a Valentine’s Day treat, it is shaped after a heart. I really like vanilla, more so than chocolate, so I like these …