Growing up, there were two boxed candies that I adored — Junior Mints and Milk Duds. They were both purchased frequently. Then Milk Duds seemed to disappear. They weren’t around as much. In the last decade, though, they’ve reemerged.
Milk Duds make a great treat because …

I had never had real maple syrup until a couple of years ago when I was on a camping trip with friends and one of the families we were camping with took their turn making breakfast for everyone and they made corn cake (corn meal pancakes) and served them …

Recently I was flipping through a health book on making better choices when you grocery shop and how it will help you stay as full as if you were eating your normal fattier choices and discovered that there were even degrees of ‘better, best and worst’ when it came …

Mrs. Baird’s: Powdered Sugar Donuts Grab N’ Go are mini donuts. In two bites, a mini donut is gone, thus making these small donuts convenient for munching when in an hurry. Of course, considered the mess that powdered sugar makes, I would not recommend eating these if you are …

I wanted a Chinese meal, but was too tired to cook, so I bought Stouffers Thai Ginger Beef dinner in a 250gram box. As always I looked for the Heart & Stroke Health Check sign, and it was right there on the box! I always try and watch what …

I’ve always loved the Cadbury brand of chocolate, so when I noticed Cadbury also made ice cream I was curious to see whether or not it was as good as their chocolate products. The Cadbury Ice Cream was labelled as “Creamy Vanilla” which I thought sounded very …

Synopsis: A box of toaster pastries offered at select grocery store as a cheaper alternative to the more popular Pop Tart brand. I purchased a box of 8 pastries (four packages of 2) for $1.75.
What I liked about this brand: Well, you can’t argue with the price. When I …

I bought a packet of FairPrice Marie Biscuits a few days ago. I decided to buy FairPrice Marie Biscuits because it was the cheapest brand of Marie biscuits on the shelf.
FairPrice Marie Biscuits is actually the house brand of FairPrice Supermarket. A packet cost of FairPrice Marie …

A friend introduced me to a new chocolate temptation: Lindor Truffles. This delicious chocolate candy comes in 3 varieties: dark, milk, and white chocolate. Each one has this amazing smooth filling, made of “melting chocolate” which is actually the company’s secret recipe. The first kind I tried was milk …

I have a love/hate relationship with onions. I love them. My eyes hate them. It’s the type of relationship most people have with onions. Every time I cut into one I find myself having to leave the room because they are so strong. It takes my eyes at least …

You’ve probably heard of Haagan Dazs ice cream and probably have tried it before. If not, then well, you’re missing out. Haagan Dazs is a great brand of ice cream. Not only do they have unique, gourmet flavors but they also have regular flavors. No matter what flavor you …

This is a boxed brownie mix that comes with a chocolate syrup pouch. The chocolate syrup pouch allows me to add an additional chocolaty flavor the brownie mix that, in addition to the added flavor, also seems to make the brownies a little more chewy than the ones that …

Now that it’s summer, barbecues are becoming a common thing in our household. But, it’s just not barbecue without baked beans. When I choose the beans to go with the brats, hamburgers and other items I grill, the only brand I want is Bush’s Baked Beans.
Bush’s offers just the …

Traditionally, I have been in charge of the arrangements for the holiday meals of the family. My relatives are so picky and I have to confess, the kitchen is not my domain and so I exert extra effort to make our holiday meals festive. I spend most of the …

I have to be honest, I am already in my mid-20’s but I am not among the people of my generation who just loves coffee. I can survive a day without a coffee and I prefer not to drink coffee. Although there are very rare occassions wherein a friend …

Frooti Juice in Cool Mango is one of my favorite tetra pack juice drink which is so handy to carry along when I do travel. It is a refreshing drink which is good to combine with my favorite snack when I travel via bus or train.
I appreciate the taste …

Betty Crocker - Herb Chicken Vegetable Rice is a side dish that sounded quite tasty, but once I started eating away at it, I quickly found the side dish to offer an abundance of blandness. I do not know why they call this herb chicken when I cannot taste …

The reason why I bought Oishi Berri Plunge is its packaging. It has a cute packaging; the color is pink with red lettering. The color looks appealing to me maybe because I am a girl. There is a picture of the flakes on the packaging; however, it does not …

For as long I can remember, I’ve always been a fan of the Rice-A-Roni products. The rice is easy to prepare and comes in an array of flavors. I wanted to prepare a meal with pork-chops, and I thought it would be the perfect time to try out the …

3 roses dust tea is a very old and good branded tea, which is existing since more than 8 years in India. Actually the quality of this tea powder is very good and gives a avery good aroma. The 3 roses are the 3 good qualities of …

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day because if you skip breakfast your metabolism knows and what happens is that it slows down. This means that your metabolism will be slower the rest of the day and if you are trying to lose weight then you are …

Who ever came up with the rum and raisin combination must have been a genius of sorts. Frankly I only like to taste alcohol in my desserts or sometimes sweets and imagine how surprised I was when I saw that Candylicious, which is a small candy stall/store in a …

I love potato salad but I have a special technique, if you want to call it that, when it comes to making potato salad. Whenever I buy food outside potato salad is always on my list of food to scout out before I decide to look at rice or …

I went to the shop the other day and I saw that Granarolo yogurts were on discount, it was such a great discount that I just couldn’t resist it. All the Granarolo tastes were on the discount so I really don’t know what made me took Cereals one. Actually …

Alaga: Pancake Butter Maple Syrup is a syrup that is actually not all that bad, really, which honestly surprised me since the name was one that I did not recognize and the shape of the bottle, in the form of what appears to be a child-friendly bear. This is …

I am fond of eating milk chocolate with nuts and dark chocolate bars with nuts, so when I saw this dark chocolate bar at Duty Free and I noticed I still haven’t tasted this particular brand since it was new to me, I decided to buy it at $5.80 …

We were out of frozen waffles and, since they are my daughter’s favorite breakfast food, I decided I should pick some up while I was at the grocery store last night.
I ended up buying the Our Family brand of waffles because of the price. The better known brands were …

Yummy. That is the best word to describe Smuckers Strawberry jam. It is delicious and tastes even better than real strawberries. This is an awesome product and I use it almost daily.
Jam is excellent with bread. I also add slices of butter along with the jam. This tastes even …

Selecta has done it again. With this new flavor, they have created another “supreme”.
Chocolate ice cream and almonds is already a good combination. The texture produced by the nuts makes eating more enjoyable. They are also of the right bite-size so you won’t miss it. With the fudge added, …

Plain, salted peanuts are boring. Thus, when making trail mix, companies generally add raisins and M&Ms, to sweeten the healthy snack. The inventors of P-Nuttles went a step further. They coated their peanuts with butter and toffee. Unfortunately, this delectable snack is not sold anywhere in the United States. …

Suraya Aromatic Instant Coffee from the Nescafe —˜Collection’ range is a good quality coffee and it is perfect for my personal taste. Although I prefer a smooth coffee to a harsh or bitter kind, I do like my coffee to have some strength in it or it is …

Leylam is just one of the few kiosks that sell one of the best shawarmas in the Philippines. I saw them first in Boracay when I was looking for a cheap thrill food that tastes Mediterranean.
This was my favourite meal of them all, the Shawarma with Rice meal. …

This six ounce snack mix from the Dollar Tree is pretty bland. There are only three kinds of snacks to be found in a bag: garlic toast, pretzels and wheat snacks. There are no cheese snacks or sweet snacks, just basically salt and garlic snacks. The flavors thus don’t …

This Bertolli Pesto Rosso is flipping delicious. I think I need a lot of taste with my tomato pasta sauces as I find a lot of them pretty bland and unexciting, but this sauce is gorgeous. It is a pesto made with tomato, basil, Italian cheeses, pine …

The Laughing Cow has a variety of cheese products from France. Do not ask me to read the French version of its brand, however, because I do not know how to pronounce it.
I discovered this brand on the imported section of our local supermarket. It costs more than the …

Quattro is one of the best Ledo ice crem but I must say that I am really disappointed with these tastes. I usually like all 4 of these tastes but I don’t know why I don’t like them in Quattro.
Stracciatella is not very refreshing as I though it would …

I don’t know what is in Jollibee Chicken Joy. Kids just love it so much. When my nephew was younger, all he ate was Jollibee Chicken Joy when he was not feeling well. My son loves it too. Before he only ordered chicken to have the toy that comes …

Yesterday I tried Rolly Pop lolly pop with the raspberry taste and I must say that I was really nice surprised because it tasted like real raspberry so today I wanted to try some other tastes. There are 2 more tastes, strawberry and peach. Actually those were the only …

I bought this cereal thinking that it was a healthy source of fiber, protein, and along with the added vitamins and nutrients that make up a complete breakfast. However, I was misled because if you look at the nutrition facts, it does not have any fiber. The …

I think every body in Indonesia know what is Indomie instant noodles. This is instant food or instant noodles that you can find every where. I mean, if you are going to do grocery, you will probably see it on the supermarket where you do your grocery. But if …

Crystal Light Lemonade comes in a powder form. You buy it and mix it with water. I usually take two canisters at a time. Mixing them with water, they fit perfectly in a gallon jug.
Crystal Light Lemonade is just the right combination of sweet and tart. I don’t like …

Ordering fried rice has never been easy before, prior to the offerings of the Chowking Food Corporation. They are a fast food, almost available anywhere so it is a lot more convenient for people to buy from them than from Chinese restaurants which will take a lot of time. …

I much prefer the cinnamon swirl buns with raisins compared to Entenmann’s 8 Cinnamon Swirl Buns. The reason for my preference is twofold. First of all, I like raisins, so naturally, I would prefer the variety that actually contains raisins. Second of all, the raisins gave the bun some …

When it comes to making vegetarian dishes tasty there is nothing like Indian Cuisine. The variety of dishes found in Indian cooking is vast.
Each and every state in India has its own unique dishes and variations.
I love to cook a variety of cuisines from all over the …

Being a person who isn’t a big fan of instant mashed potatoes and doesn’t have the time to clean, cook and mash fresh potatoes, I was thrilled to discover Ore-Ida’s Steam N’ Mash potatoes at the store last night.
This product, quite simply, is awesome. Rather than having to buy …

Few weeks ago I saw Becel Pro-Activ Strawberry on sale in the shop near my house so I decided to try it. I saw many times commercial for litle drinks that reduce cholesterol levels in the blood but I never bought one until now. I decided to take it …

I had a meeting last week and it lasted for a few hours. It was already 4:30 pm and everyone was really hungry. I, myself, was even starving and I can even hear my stomach almost shouting. Being the administrator, I decided to ask the receptionist to order a …

Today, I purchased Meyer Lemon Gourmet Cake Mix for the first time. I hate to admit it, but it was the visual appearance of the box that caught my attention. I had no intention of purchasing a cake mix when I entered the store but this mix looked too …

How many of u know about the Ashirwad atta. Actually the name ashirwad is the brand name of the ready-made wheat flour, which is sold in many shops and also in super markets. It is just like any other ready-made wheat flour, which are kept for sale. …