Thanksgiving Day rolled around and I had never gotten out to buy celery or onions for the homemade stuffing Mom wanted. I can’t explain it - I just didn’t feel like it, partly because I just didn’t feel right, period. I did have some stove-top-like stuffing mix, …

I frequent the Great Mall due to the size and options available in their many stores. My kids, Jonny and Sue, often accompany me and can be found playing around the kiddy fountain near Entrance One. One day, I stopped at Sportsters to buy my husband a …

We received a lovely Christmas present of Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Squares. Ghirardelli, based in California, makes some of the best chocolate in the world. The Dark Chocolate Squares are small and thin, rather like wafers than a bar of chocolate. Dark Chocolate Squares contain 60% cocoa and are a …

Red Hot & Blue Restaurant is primarily a restaurant that specializes in barbecue. Specialize is the right word, too, because I person feel that this barbecue restaurant offers some pretty tasty and satisfying barbecue sandwiches! They have other items on the menu for those that are not too crazy …

The Olive Garden restaurant in Ocala Florida, a well-known Italian inspired family focused food restaurant, has not once let me down. And the food that they serve there is always something that satisfies my craving for amazing Italian cuisine. One dish in particular, the Ravioli Di Portobello, is a …

Nowadays, all bottled drinks are loaded with calories, carbs, and sugar. But leave it to Coca-Cola to come up with Coke Zero. This new product is a great alternative to unhealthy soft drinks. It has zero calories. This is great if you are on a diet. I have …

Butterscotch is something that I hate for the most part. It reminds me of butterscotch candies that my grandpa used to force on me when I stayed with them, or the butterscotch pudding that they served in my school cafeteria. Hokey Pokey from New Zealand Ice Cream is billed …

I buy one of these gorgeous golden delicious apples from The Co-operative convenience store frequently as a snack and I pay 35 pence each. This is from the fresh fruit section of the store and you can obviously have as many as you want, they are loose and …

I love guacamole, especially when paired with crispy tortilla chips. Although I like to mix it up with different kinds of chips. Usually the ones that are spicy and can nicely compliment a good guacamole. Depending on my mood, and what kind of ingredient I have on hand …

Baskin-Robbins is a world renowned brand of quality ice cream. The brand is indeed, one of the best ice cream’s I have had. I am a complete ice cream freak and regularly buy a tub of Baskin-Robbins ice cream whenever I do my grocery shopping.
Apart from the classic flavours, …

When they say “light”, they mean light! I don’t think though I’ll ever be able to get used to a lightly buttered popcorn, especially when the popcorn is as bland as this one. It has almost no flavor at all. Oddly enough, the buttery aroma was stronger than the …

After trying Stouffer’s lasagna for the first time about a year ago, I was completely hooked. The taste is what I loved most. With a rich, creamy texture, it was hard not to come back for seconds. Ever since trying it once, we have bought it …

I try to look for more natural cereals and one of the companies that I have come to like, for more natural products, is Barbara’s Bakery. My favorite of their cereals is their Peanut Butter Puffin’s cereal.
I like to eat mine with rice or soy milk. …

Why have half a cashew when whole cashews are so well priced? I use cashews in a lot of my Oriental cooking, and my husband thinks they are what television was invited for…….to munch really good cashew nuts!
The Fisher Premium While Cashews come in a can that is bright …

I typically love mint teas, and decided to try Bigelow’s Plantation Mint tea. It smells great while hot, and the first few sips are very pleasant. I usually add about two teaspoons of sugar, which brings out the mint flavor a bit more. And although the …

The start of the year was heralded by news of price increases —“ from fuels to transport fares. It has now become more necessary to tighten our belts every which way we can. Thus, I have taken price comparison to an art level and will absolutely refuse to part …

I find Mrs. Freshley’s SnackAway Mini Lemon Cupcakes to be a tasty treat to have once or twice a week. The cupcakes are soft and moist, and the lemon flavor is quite flavorful and authentic. Inside of each cupcake, there is a white creme center that is quite rich …

Even though it is summer I find that I still like to have hot cocoa from time to time. There is just something about a cup of hot cocoa that seems to make me feel happier. I have tried several brands and some I liked and other …

Although I am a vegetarian and can no longer indulge in the pleasures of lunchmeats, I spent years devouring Hillshire Farms Deli Turkey Meat. It was one of my regular purchases when doing my weekly shopping as it is both extremely convenient to have and quite delicious to boot. …

I picked up this pasta when there was a sale on Ronzoni pasta, thinking it was part of the promotion; it was not, and it was at least twice as expensive as the other pastas. While the taste was fine and the added veggies were a nice bonus, I …

Because of my previous–and great–experience with my last Boston Market frozen dinner purchase, I decided to purchase another one from my local super Wal-Mart and this one was one of my favorites: Chicken, broccoli and cheese casserole. I have eaten plenty of Marie Callender’s’ chicken, broccoli and cheese casseroles; …

Tang orange juice has been a family favorite for a long time now. tang is not only delicious it is high in nutrition as well. Tang is reasonably priced and comes in various sizes and flavors that your whole family can enjoy. My favorite flavors include grape, pineapple, guyabano, …

Betty Crocker Warm Delights - Minis - Molten Chocolate Cake is a convenient way to have a cake-like treat without much fuss.
This product is truly a ‘mini’ as the name says. To prepare, you open the package of cake mix and pour it into the pan provided. …

Mariani Premium Sun Ripened Mixed Fruit No Sugar Added comes in a thirty-six ounce bag and retails for fourteen dollars and ninety-nine cents. Dried fruit isn’t cheap in stores and even the small bags that contain five or seven ounces or so run for five or six dollars on …

I was on the go the day I grabbed this particular cereal bar. I wanted to put something on my stomach to break my fast, before starting my day. I’m usually not a fan to the whole soft bar scene, but I decided to give it shot. The only …

This Columbian Arabica Instant Coffee from Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference range is a delicious, smooth coffee with a lovely flavour and it is an instant coffee that I buy every now and then. It says on the label —˜The perfect balance of acidity and sweetness —“ just like …

My family and I buy a lot of the Compliments line of food products and the Compliment Sensations are a new more up market line of foods. When the Double Chocolate Truffle Hot Chocolate came available I quickly bought it even though the price was a little steep at …

Banana Splits are really good. They are a really good dessert even for people who don’t really like bananas. Who would have ever thought that bananas would be good in ice cream? Well they are delicious, they don’t even really taste like bananas when they are in the ice …

I knew that I should not bother purchasing the Cedarlane Mushroom and Monterey Jack Cheese Tamales. I had a feeling I was not going to like what these tamales had to offer. Yet, I did, and it goes to show that I should have stuck with my gut. The …

Living with someone who loves cooking and is constantly trying new, exotic ethnic cuisines means that we spend a lot of time trying to source ingredients, many of which are hard to find but essential to a recipe. Fortunately, a co-worker recommended a company based in Calgary that carries …

There are a lot of times that my friends and I would argue on the origins of Briyani. But I don’t really care that much because it is just so tasty and spicy! And there are different ethnic groups making this like their form of nice dish meal …

Mayonnaise is one of my favorite sandwich spread since I was a kid.And until now, I prefer using Lady’s Choice Mayonnaise when there’s any celebration to prepare. I just don’t used it as a sandwich spread but also I mixed it with a fruit or macaroni salad.
I like this …

My wife and I decided to make a couple turkey legs we had in our freezer the other night and, since turkey just isn’t the same without stuffing, I ran to the store to pick up some stuffing mix.
I didn’t have much of a selection at the store I …

Alexia Crunchy Snacks - Onion Strips Savory Seasoned are very flavorful! I enjoy onion rings quite a lot, and these onion strips remind me very much of onion rings! These onion strips make great sides to my dinner meal, like if I am having some kind of meat, like …

In the Philippines, it is a popular practice to bring home a souvenir to your family and friends whenever you leave home and travel locally called a pasalubong. The more popular pasalubong are foods that are made locally. Each region has a specialty and if you are ever in …

I find these Entenmann’s Little Bites Chocolate Chip Muffins to be rather plain and boring. There is simply not much to them. The muffin cake is alright, although somewhat on the dry side. I prefer my muffins to be quite moist and fresh - that is most certainly when …

When you walk into Paul’s Diner in Parsippany you immediately see a glass case full of cakes. There are many types to choose from, including black forest cake. All the cakes look delicious, and the black forest cake especially looked good, so the last time I went to the …

I can remember that the first time I bought and became familiar with the Nestle Drumstick was when I was either in my earlier years of high school or maybe before I went there. MY family and I immediately became fans since we had never tasted ice cream like …

Everyone these days is trying to save money any way they can. Our family is certainly no exception. We have found that we tend to stay in our grocery store budget more when we purchase off brand foods, also known as generic products. We have found that different lines …

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 …

I can’t get enough of Selecta’s Chocolate Truffles. Over the years, Selecta never leveled down and became even better. Through the variety of flavors released, I can really say that they have the most sophisticated creators of flavors in the ice cream industry. One of my favorite ice cream …

I usually tend not to try new beverages more than once. However in particular case I am so glad I did. I was raised on sweet tea in the home and have ventured out trying to find a manufactured brand I like for on the go.
I haven’t had …

To save money, we try to eat at home whenever we can. But, even dining at home can be expensive lately. That’s why we depend on Great Value products.
Great Value is Wal-mart’s store brand. And, even though it is a generic brand, the quality isn’t much different than that …

I like to eat potato chips for a snack, especially when watching TV. Going to the supermarket is like going to paradise, there are a lot of food snacks to choose from! I really could not help but indulge when I visit the snacks section because there are a …

Why this version of Andre champagne bears the name of Cold Duck, I have no idea. I decided to try it after buying two other kinds, Andre Peach Passion (good) and Andre Pink Champagne (okay). Cold Duck is dark red in color, more like a table wine than champagne. …

Kroger Cocoa Crispy Rice is a tasty cereal that I feel is just as good as Kellogg’s Cocoa Krispies and if you are a regular purchaser of the Kellogg’s variety, I recommend that you give the Kroger brand a try if you have one near you. Also, because it …

I made chili last night and realized I was out of kidney beans. Since my parents were actually closer than the store was, I figured I would just stop by their house and borrow a couple cans.
They had the brand Happy Harvest; a cheaper brand I know they buy …

I’ve found a new food to love, and that’s Krusteaz French Toast which I tried for the first time last week and which I intend to enjoy again the very next time that I go grocery shopping.
I have to say that I was extremely skeptical because the box espouses …

Although I would not call it my favourite kind of drink, I still like having a good peanut punch drink once in a while when I have a crave for it. I usually see a few cheap brands that make it, and a few of them do not taste …

I gave this new kind of snack a try one day, when my sister urged me to try it. She told me they were the off brand version of Cheetos, which ultimately caused me to laugh. In my experience anything that isn’t the actual original Cheetos are either too …