As I mentioned in an earlier review, my wife and I decided to make spaghetti for dinner last night. Much like when it came to the sauce, we were limited on funds and had to rely on what we already had in our pantry to make dinner. And, fortunately, …

I frequently buy the original houmous (or hummus) in the Meadowfresh range but I thought I would try this lemon and coriander version. I wanted to experiment by using avocado in a tortilla wrap so I thought a houmous with lemon in would be ideal as I would …

There was once a time when Doritos, Ruffles, and Pringles ruled my snacking and/or lunching experience. But over time, I began to be drawn to more natural flavors and textures. Suddenly chips with too much salt or seasoning weren’t that appealing to me. I think the …

Reggano 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese is a basic Parmesan cheese that I’ve used on as a topping for several different meals, but most commonly spaghetti, lasagna, and other pastas. In my opinion, this particular brand of grated cheese does not particularly stand out from the competition. There …

Powerade: Sour Melon is one of the newer flavors of the powerade family. I purchased this beverage at the family dollar store for a $1.08. I got the entire thirty-two ounce ounce size chilled. The liquid itself is a neon green, not glow in the dark but a bit …

I love cheese and almost all the dairy products, I grow up in farm and we always drink milk and eat bread with home made cheese. This time when I buy stuffs to grocery stores I make sure to buy cheese and milk so my kids can eat them …

Mama Cozzi’s Pizza Kitchen Chicken Rising Crust Spinach & Garlic Pizza is a twelve-inch frozen pizza that sells for three dollars and ninety-nine cents at ALDI Food Market stores. I haven’t come across this brand of pizza anywhere else, but other stores that specialize in off-brands nay carry the …

Although I’m not as crazy about peanut butter as I’m about caramel, I still like peanut butter and so, it was no surprise that this Twix bar appealed to me. I always felt that the Twix candy bar could use more caramel in between the cookie portion and the …

Hormel Compleats have many different varieties out there now. I’ve tried several because I love how quick and easy they are to prepare. The latest one I tried was Hormel Compleats Chicken Alfredo which is chicken with penne pasta in Alfredo sauce. It’s one serving of …

Kit Kat Crisp Wafers are one of my favorite chocolate candies. It reminds me of a wafer bar that I used to be able to buy when I was a kid. I can’t recall the name of that bar, but I loved it big time. It …

Aunt Jemima Pancakes and Sausage Breakfast is a breakfast I eat from time to time. Aunt Jemima makes a few different varieties, and while they aren’t as premium as some of their competitors, like the Jimmy Dean offerings, they are often satisfying and good tasting.
I do like Aunt …

Trail mix isn’t something that I can find reasonably priced, and really, I don’t know if $1.00 for a 7 ounce bag at the “Dollar Tree” is even worth the money, but I do know that I enjoy this tropical mix and that every package I purchase disappears relatively …

Now THIS is what off the supermarket shelf chili should be! This is good stuff even if I don’t make it from scratch. Yes, this is the chili that costs up to two dollars at the store, but if you can get it on sale, this chili …

The Volvic Natural Mineral Water can be seen in almost all vending machines here in Japan. They are also available in the convenient stores and supermarkets. You can buy a liter for a hundred yen (100Y). The mineral water tastes very light and smooth to the throat unlike other …

I discovered Epicurious completely by accident. I googled the Greek dish saganaki, which is deep-fried cheese, and one of the recipes that came up was on the website www.epicurious.com, and I have been referencing this site ever since for almost every new recipe I want to try. Both my …

Activia yogurt from Dannon has a new line of yogurts that are dessert yogurts. The Peach Cobbler dessert yogurt does taste delicious and like peaches, there are really no signs of any form of cobbler in the yogurt. This isn’t to say that this yogurt is not good and …

For the past few decades major food companies have been coming up with the new calorie-free sugar substitutes. Thanks to them, now we are all familiar with such words as erythritol,maltodextrin, dextrose, saccharin, aspartame and Sucralose. However, certain studies have linked these long scary names to the development of cancerous …

I spotted a box of NRG (Intense) Energy Mix in the grape flavor at my local discount store. Being a fan of energy products, I decided to try it out, especially because it was such an excellent price. At $2 for a box of 30 individual packets, …

I loved eating ice cream and one of the best brand of ice cream I like it’s from Nestle. There’s a lot of flavor to choose from and it’s available in affordable price.
I see to it to buy a 1 gallon of ice cream from Nestle with my weekly …

French toast is one of my favorite breakfast/brunch foods to whip up for my family on weekend mornings. It’s moist, sweet, creamy and extremely satisfying. One recipe, that I received from a family member, is cream cheese stuffed French toast. It has all the qualities of original French toast …

Wow the tastiest biscuits, which I have ever found in my life, are the Good day biscuits. I have tasted much kind of biscuits, some of them are very costly and contains dry fruits and many more such things but the taste of good day biscuits are just …

I like taking chewy bars to work because they serve as an easy on the go breakfast or a great snack for lunch. I saw these Kelloggs bars at Wal-Mart and the thought of dark chocolate and almonds made me drool so I decided to go ahead and …

One of the things I like about going around the supermarket at least once a week is that I get to chance upon new products that come out in the market if I don’t get to see any advertisement of these new products either on TV or in the …

I had Michelin’s Lean Gourmet five cheese lasagna the other night for the first time. This lasagna is a frozen dinner meal. It’s just the right size for me. My husband on the other hand would say there wasn’t enough food. If you don’t usually eat a large meal …

Lipton PureLeaf Green Tea all Natural appears to be new competition in the market for all natural refreshments, or at least I never noticed it before. In fact, I was a bit worried that I would not like it, but decided to give it a try anyways even …

Two years ago I had constipation problems that made me try many kinds of local as well as imported brands of tea to help digestion and ease constipation. Some worked for me while others were not so effective. There were times that I’d crash on vegetables and fruits just …

This product is called instant lunch for a reason, it is quick. It is exactly the same thing as cup of noodles, but that name was taken by another company so they went with instant lunch I guess. I still think of this as cup of noodles though, …

Mama Cozzi’s Pizza Kitchen Cheesesticks looked extremely appetizing on the box that they came in. They looked so good that I overlooked what I considered to be a somewhat unreasonable price for five cheesesticks. Two dollars and nineteen cents is cheaper than what other stores want for cheesesticks, although …

I am one of those shoppers who is not afraid to try a generic product if the price is right! One product I recently tried was our store’s generic version of Raisin Bran Cereal, best Choice Bran Cereal with Raisins. I am the only one in my …

I just finished eating a bowl of Beef Pares at Goodah! Well it was the first time I tried their Beef Pares. I kind of expected something with more sauce in it, the likes of the Korean beef stew. It was not spicy, but sweet so that is okay …

I have to admit that I am absolutely addicted to these burritos. Willy’s was once a place that I passed by without a second thought. But one day, my company had lunch catered in. We were allowed to make our own burritos or tacos …

Sun Chips - French Onion is my absolute favorite flavor of chip that is available currently in the Sun Chips line. What a delight it is to have these chips! The French Onion flavor is very strong - so strong that, with the first couple of chips, my taste …

I know that Nathan’s is a well known brand, but it is not the brand for me. Nathan’s Beef Franks, to me, are much to greasy to be edible. Seeing and tasting all that grease just makes my appetite vacate my stomach. Greasy foods used to not bother me …

Kroger Value Grape Jelly is not the richest grape jelly that I have ever spread across my toast or bagel before, however, it is a decent grape jelly that still nonetheless enhances my enjoyment of toast and bagels with its sweet grape flavor. I purchase it when it goes …

I’m a big fan of the tricuit brand of crackers. They are wheat crackers taht are thicker tahn your normal cracker and woven
together.
These are perfect when you have a substantial amount of stuff that you would like to put on your cracker. They will hold, literally anything I …

Del Monte French Style Green Beans from a can are perfect for a quick meal, and they are really tasty. You know how much trouble green beans are to prepare fresh. I mean, you have to wash and cut them and season them properly. It is …

One of the items that is available in the frozen foods section at most stores is Gorton’s Grilled Salmon. Obviously if you are not a fan of sea food you will not like this product, however, Gorton’s Grilled Salmon is an excellent dinner item. I would say …

Classic Coca-Cola is a delicious and flavorful soft drink that is, at least in my case, addicting. Just having a can of this soda elevates my spirit and enhances my level of concentration - probably a result of the caffeine in the soda. Speaking of caffeine, that is just …

Ice Breakers Ice Cubes gum has been quite popular in my area for some time. I had not tried it until the other day when I was at my local Wal-Mart and I saw that they had a flavor I thought I would love. I am a berry fanatic, …

I LOVE this stuff. This does have the taste of something like lemon bars or some yummy desert with lemons. There is no aftertaste to it, in my opinion. I love the texture of it; it is smooth and creamy. It has 100 calories and 5 grams of protein, …

I am a HUGE fan of Wing Zone because not only do they offer the best of chicken, but they also allow you to decide on the flavor/sauce you chicken will be drenched in. I’m a barbeque person, therefore, I am always ordering barbeque chicken wings; however, when I …

I am not too fond of Blue Bunny Premium Ice Cream Butter Pecan. The ice cream is certainly edible and to an extent enjoyable, however the butter pecan flavor is not really quite as rich as I was hoping it would be. I expected the flavor to be richer …

What do you know about Wijsman butter? I have been using this butter for so long already. I normally use it when I make cake or cookies in the house. This butter is not really cheap. I was so surprised yesterday when I saw the price 5 dollar for …

Absinthe is an alcoholic drink made from a mix of mainly wormwood, fennel and anise, amongst other plants. There are many different brands of this drink, but I’m going to talk about the one from Lehmann.
The first thing that called my attention about absinthe is its particular green colour. …

In my household, we use coconut oil a lot. We use it too make stir fry dishes, to sauté vegetables, to make baked goods and even for oral care and natural beauty care purposes. The coconut oil we love and use the most is the Spectrum Naturals Organic Refined …

Usually I like almost any brand of pizza. I bought this type just to try it and because it was so cheap. The other day I tried some and I didn’t like it at all. The crust of the pizza would not get done and the top of the …

I bought this from my local convenience shop because it looked like a good, large slab of milk chocolate but at only 44 pence. This is very economical as you would expect to pay more like £1 for such a large bar. This is 100g. The …

Steak ‘n Shake has been a pretty popular casual dining destination for decades now in various areas of the country. Indeed, while famous for steak burgers, there is plenty of other stuff to order off of the menu, and recently, Steak ‘n Shake has followed in the footsteps of …

Stouffer’s Tuna Noodle Casserole is really quite enjoyable! There is a lot of flavor to be tasted here, ranging from the noodles to the tuna to the mushrooms and more! The peas, celery and oh so creamy sauce are fantastic, too! All of the ingredients in this casserole have …

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, …