Food Reviews
Goya Jack Mackerel in Brine
Recently I got the craving to make my grandmother’s old world fishburger recipe, which calls for a can of jack mackerel. However, after looking on the shelves of the two nearest supermarkets for the usual brand I buy, Chicken of the Sea, I couldn’t find any. The spot on …
Starbucks Peppermint Mocha
Starbucks has a yearly Christmas promo wherein they give you a card, and if you are able to complete all the drinks, then you get a free planner. Half of the drinks that you need to complete are from their special Christmas drinks, one of which is the …
Baked lays
Baked lays are a wonderful alternative to fried greasy potato chips. Instead of being fried, and covered in grease, baked layes are baked (obviosuly) the result is a much less fattening, great tasting chip.
The first time I had the regular version of these potato chips they reminded me of …
Nescafe Sunrise Premium Granulated Coffee
I am not a regular coffee drinker but if I am feeling so sleepy and I really needed to get back to my feet and stand, I simply needed a good coffee to perk me up and so I bought Nescafe Sunrise Granulated Coffee.
It is rich in taste and …
Nestle Nesvita Chocolate Cereal Drink
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and that is a known fact however there is only small percentage that eats breakfast and not just coffee. Honestly, I’m not a morning person and sometimes I skip breakfast and rather have brunch instead. I’d love to eat and …
Bama (Real) Mayonnaise
I have always been a die-hard Hellman’s mayonnaise fan, but after trying Bama brand mayonnaise, I am hooked. We were shopping at our health food grocery store, EarthFare, and I realized we were out of mayonnaise. EarthFare only sells products with no artificial additives, so when we went to …
Bumble Bee Tuna
This is by far the best canned tuna fish I have ever purchased. It’s on the expensive side — the can I have is stamped $1.98, but I’m sure I didn’t pay that much. You can often get it on sale for $1.00 to $1.25 a can, which isn’t …
Mama Cozzi Texas Toast Five Cheese
I purchased this Five Cheese Texas Toast once, but never will I spend money on it again! This is supposed to be a five cheese blend on each slice of Texas Toast, but I had a difficult time tasting more than two, and even the two flavors of cheese …
Alpro Hazelnut Original
You don’t have to be vegan to love plant-based milk. I love eating oatmeal for breakfast, but I absolutely hate the oatmeal made with milk. The water-based oatmeal also gets boring sometimes and you want something creamier, so that’s when vegan milk comes in handy. Almond milk seems to be …
Appleton Farms Boneless Ham Steak
I have only been able to purchase the Appleton Farms Boneless Ham Steak at ALDI Food Market stores, which is unfortunate because if the ALDI Food Markets around my home ever stop selling this ham, I won’t be able to purchase it anywhere else. It’s very good ham and …
Bisleri bottled water
With water borne diseases creating havoc on the human body, it is unsafe to drink water without boiling. But it is practically impossible to boil water every time you are thirsty. Then you have also to cool the boiled water, that takes time and till then it is difficult …
Pillsbury Funfetti Halloween Cake Mix
I haven’t made cake mix in years. I’ve also never added sprinkles or candy confetti to a cake mix, but I’ve always been kind of curious about it. This Pillsbury cake mix and the frosting were only about a dollar a piece, so that made it pretty hard to …
Parmalat Diet Yoghurt
I love to consume yoghurt. And yes. I love the healthy one. In Chile, I love this Brand: Parmalat. I consume the Diet Yoghurt. I always buy in big bag, 1 litre. Yoghurt is one of the item that I must have in my refridgerator. Consuming yoghurt in daily …
Cajun
No doubt many have used the name “Cajun” in their efforts to sell recipes and famous New Orleans style Cajun dishes as served in New Orleans. Beware as they are and introduction to heartburn and disappointment. You will do well if you just add a few choice ingredients to …
Eggo Buttermilk Waffles
We eat a lot of on the go meals at our house, and one of my favorite things to make the family for breakfast is Eggo waffles. The nice thing about them is that they are really inexpensive, which is really important for me when I am on a …
Bargs Root Beer
I really love the taste of Bargs root beer. i hadnt had a root beer in a long time and saw bargs in the drink machinee at work and decided to buy a can. i must say i think Im hooked. the root beer has a really great old …
Star Margarine
Star Margarine has always been a family favorite ever since I was little. We would use Star margarine for cooking, even mixing it with rice is your food is a bit boring for you and even tastes good on bread. Star margarine is also a healthy alternative to cooking …
Doritos Tacos at Midnight Chips
Imagine walking into a taco shop late at night. You will smell the beef cooking, corn tortillas, fresh cut lettuce and salsa along with the ubiquitous spices that is unparallel from Mexican cooking. That is the sensation I experienced when I opened the bag of Doritos bag. …
Lipton Milk Tea Vanilla Variant
I have seen a motivating advertisement of Lipton. It is the advertisement of Lipton milk tea. I have always known lipton of making those variety of tea. And now, they are innovating it to something new and that is milk tea. It seemed good so I decided to try …
Taco Bell Cheesy Nachos
Described as “crisp, freshly prepared tortilla chips covered in warm nacho cheese sauce,” Taco Bell Cheesy Nachos are pretty good to snack on. Now it’s important not to confuse this food product with Taco Bells traditional nachos that have been available for years.
Unlike the old school version of …
V8 V-Fusion Strawberry Banana Smoothie
I personally love smoothies. The idea of blending different fruits and vegetables is just awesome. Not only am I getting all of my nutrition in one cup, I get to experiment in the kitchen. I usually go for smoothies for health reasons more so than just for cravings. Sometimes …
Trebor Extra Strong Mints
Trebor Extra Strong Mints are my least favourite brand of mints although I usually accept one if they are offered to me as they are good for freshening breath. They are good at freshening breath precisely because they are so strong that I start to grimace as I …
Kettle Brand Potato Chips with Sea Salt
Kettle Brand makes my absolute favorite kind of potato chips, and the simple sea salt version gives you the most potato flavor and has an excellent crunch. I like Kettle Brand potato chips so much that I don’t even bother buying other types of potato chips anymore, except the …
Bondis Vanillin powdered sugar
I use large quantities of Vanillin powdered sugar because I like my cookies and cakes to have this great fragrance of vanilla so I put it everywhere. Vanillin powdered sugar usually comes in small bags of 5g and it is not very cheap so I was really surprised to …
Yogi Green Tea - Super Antioxidant Formula
I became a green tea drinker about 5 years ago. I first started with Liptons Green Tea and have been drinking this brand ever since. I have tried 2 other brands of Green Tea, however only drank 1 cup and went right back to Lipton. I am sharing …
Dezato Cafe’s Red Velvet Cake
I have been a loyal customer to Dezato café because of their great Mochi ice cream balls. My husband surprised me one day when he purchased a Red Velvet Cake from Dezato because the only place I know that serves great Red Velvet cupcakes was Sonja’s Cupcakes. It was …
Marketside Bagged Salad
My wife and I decided to have salad last night to go with our dinner. Since we already used up the lettuce that came from our garden, I ran to the grocery store up the street to pick up a bagged salad.
I originally intended on buying our normal brand. …
Kissan Tomato Puree
Most of my home cooked dishes include tomatoes and so I bought a lot of Kissan Tomato Puree for a stock. From Chicken Mechado recipe to simple tomato soup I really use Kissan Tomato Puree in tetra pack size because it is so economical.
Kissan Tomato Puree is all natural …
Harris Decaffeinated Green Tea
I love to drink tea, especially green tea, whether it is hot or cold. Green tea has a delicate and subtle bitter taste. As a plus, green tea contains a chockfull of antioxidants for the immune system, so it is very good for your health.
As I am on …
Appy Fizz Sparkling Apple Drink
I really like to drink sparkling juice because it is so refreshing and I like how it looks like a Champagne especially Appy Fizz Sparkling Apple Drink. The taste was unique from any other apple drink because this kind of beverage is really something that you can fake a …
Butter Flavored Popcorn Topping
i purchased this butter made by Wabash Valley Farms because I wasn’t satisfied with the butter flavored microwavable popcorn brands sold in the grocery stores. Even those packages that claimed “extra butter” or movie theater butter” failed to impress me. I figured I’d give butter toppings a try to …
Lipton Iced Tea Family Sized Tea Bags
I love drinking tea. Other than beer, it’s my favorite beverage. (don’t tell my girlfriend, she thinks I quit.) I’ve tried multiple brands but I find myself coming back to Lipton.
Liptons twenty-four pack family sized tea bags is an incredible deal. Depending on how strong you like your tea, …
Jimmy Dean’s D-Lights turkey sausage sandwich
I have been looking for quick and easy foods to make for breakfast. I like sausage sandwiches, but I don’t eat pork. I do like turkey sausage. So, I was delighted when I saw a commercial for Jimmy Dean’s D-Lights. I found one of …
Mrs. Freshley’s Cherry Cheese Danish
I find Mrs. Freshley’s Cherry Cheese Danish to be a delightful treat to have with my breakfast. The reason I find it to be a delightful treat is because of both the cheery and cheese flavors. These two flavors work quite well together. The cherry flavor is rich and …
Crystal Light Iced Tea- Peach Flavor
Crystal Light Iced Tea Peach-
Sometimes I become so completely devoted to a particular beverage that it becomes something I crave from time to time, and nothing else will do. That’s how I feel about this particular flavor of Crystal Light. I must confess, the other flavors of theirs I …
Season’s Choice Diced Onion Rings
Season’s Choice Diced Onion Rings is a frozen food product carried at ALDI Food Market stores. The onion rings may be available at other stores that specialize in off brands, but I don’t know of any others that do. A sixteen ounce bag retails for one dollar and nineteen …
Maggi Magic sarap all in one seasoning granules
I’ve been a frustrated cook for many years, though I am not that expert I still love to try different dishes or recipe for my family.I prefer lunch and dinner at home, breakfast is never been a problem because I we just prefer coffee and bread in the morning. …
Kiki fruit toffee by Kras
When I was little I adored these candies. I remember my parents were always buying them to me because they weren’t expensive and you get quite a lot of candies in the bag, plus I liked them, but my parents didn’t. They were saying that these candies were sticking …
MolliCoolz Vanilla Milkshake
MolliCoolz vanilla milkshake is a product I found at one of my super Wal-Mart shopping excursions. I found it on the ice-cream aisle above another favorite ice-cream of mine, which are actually ice deserts.
My main reason for purchasing the Mollicoolz vanilla milkshake was because of how easy it …
Lucozade Orange Energy Drink
I truly hate consuming energy drinks because of all the bad publicity they get and because I know of people who have either died or gotten very ill as a result. The only time I drink them these days is unless I truly have no choice, which means I’m …
Island Delight Caribbean Style Vegetable Pattie (Pastie)
I love spicy food and have enjoyed all the Jamaican food I have tried in the past and so I was pleased to spot this vegetable —˜pattie’ in the cooler section at Sainsubury’s. In your average supermarket there is not much on offer in the way of Jamaican …
Jell-o Gelatin - Strawberry/Orange
Jell-o Gelatin - Strawberry/Orange offers a scrumptious fruit blend of two delightfully refreshing varieties that really do a number on my taste buds! When I taste the strawberry or the orange flavors, my taste buds really go wild! The fruit flavor is really very refreshing and tasty and this …
Multi Grain cheerios
The other day I was at my friends house and I spent the night so when morning came around I was pretty hungry for breakfast. There wasn’t really anything good to eat. I didn’t want any pop tarts that were high in sugar and there wasn’t much good …
Taco Bell Chicken Soft Taco (Canada)
The Taco Bell chicken soft taco (Canadian version) makes for a nice lunch. It contains seasoned chicken, lettuce, tomato, shredded cheddar cheese, and avacado ranch dressing in a white flour tortilla. The flavors are well balanced but maybe a little salty. The avacado ranch dressing is really the star …
Zero Hero
Wow another product from Coca-Cola, the Coke ZERO. I don’t mind that Coca-Cola already has too many variants - Cherry Coke, Vanilla Coke, Lemon Coke and so on and so forth. Zero is my favorite. Coke Zero was obviously made for sugar conscoius individuals, it boasts of containing no …
O’Charley’s Classic Club Sandwich
When I go the O’Charley’s, I normally gravitate towards getting one of their burgers, which is a good buy for about $6 to $8. However, on one particular visit, I decided to try something less-greasy. Under their sandwich menu, there is only item that seem somewhat like …
Bounty candy bar
I grew to like Bounty chocolate bars during my visits to Europe. It is a British product, somewhat like Mounds: coconut-filled bars covered with chocolate. The packaging is different though, Bounty is usually sold as a snickers-sized bar, with two separate, smaller bars inside. Bounty is available with milk …
Quaker Oatmeal Instant
I purchase this product regularly and my family enjoys it but several weeks ago we found something wrong with the quality control of an envelope of Maple & Brown Sugar instant Oatmeal (a piece of paper or something like a peanut skin inside the package) and I wrote to …
Snickers Creme Hearts
I don’t recall seeing Snickers Creme Hearts in years past so it may be a new item for the 2010 Valentine’s Day celebration. These small one-ounce treats come in a red package which actually shows what the candy will like out though it’s a conceptual image and not …
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