Ice Cream is one of those indulgences that I could probably live on. Unfortunately I seriously doubt it would be a nutritionally sound idea. With that being said, when I saw the container of Blue Bunny No Sugar Added Fat Free Brownie Sundae ice cream in the freezer case …

Great Value: Real Mayonnaise is a product that might have a slightly odd name, after all, what is with the word “real”? Yet there is nothing wrong with the mayonnaise at all. It tastes just as good as the name brand products. Whether I put this mayonnaise on a …

I was tired of serving French fries and went looking for a different sort of side dish; I ended up buying Sidekicks Oven Roasted Garlic Tortellini. I had worked in an Italian restaurant during College, and remembered how much I had loved Tortellini, so feeling slightly nostalgic I went …

My extended family is addicted to coffee and tea. Wherever we go, we try to sample the local version of coffee and tea and discoveries are shared freely during family gatherings or in our online group. A cousin who works in Singapore sent over packets of Teh Halia Instant …

The new Del Monte Fit n’ Right is advertised with the tag line “Be Fit. Be Firm. Be Fab.” They boast of it as having L-Carnitine which helps burn fat when you drink it.
In a way, this product tastes good, thanks to the flavors of this juice: Apple, Pineapple, …

Whenever my family goes to the province they always bring back lots of snacks like mango tarts, sans rivals, egg tarts, and caramel tarts. My favorite provincial caramel tarts are the ones from Virgie’s from Bacolod City and they are very tasty and very affordable. They come in a …

I am really not impressed with these Options Instant Hot Chocolate drinks as they all seem to be a bit sickly. If you find one you like, these little sachets of instant hot drink are handy to take to work to make yourself a treat throughout the day, …

I’ve been purchasing Little Debbie’s Fudge Brownies for several years now. It’s not a product I buy with regularity, but it’s something I’ll get as an occasional treat or if I want something for on the go. These brownies are made with English Walnuts, and they are plentiful, …

I am so full right now! I ate one (1) Polland Fresh Lumpia. I went down at the bus station near the Trinoma Mall here in Quezon City Manila, and they are the first to have the Polland branch in a mall that offers fresh lumpia. The price is …

I am always looking for cheap ways to feel a family of 5. Of course one of them is a vegetarian so it does not make it easy. I was standing in the meat department trying to find main courses for the other four of us and I made …

Eggo Pancakes make it possible to have great pancakes without the mess of making batter and frying them in your frying pan. I really like these pancakes just because they areeasy to transport, and taste great.
They come in a box just like you would get waffles in and come …

Boy are these Rice Krispie Treats an incredible treat to have! Normally, I am not all that fond of marshmallow flavor, but when it comes to these Rice Krispie Treats, I find myself truly loving the absolutely delicious flavor. For some reason or another, marshmallow just works very well …

Modern bakery’s Bakhlawa flower is an arabic sweet. It is really a tasty sweet available in flower shaped small cubes. This is the local made special arabic sweet. The taste is very peculiar. When I saw this sweet in the shop for the first time I thought this sweet …

New York Style - Cinnamon Raisin Bagel Crisps excel when it comes to the raisin portion of the bagel crisp but fall short in terms of cinnamon seasoning. For each bagel crisp, which is admittedly fairly small, a good number of raisins are crammed in. The raisins are tasty …

I picked up Cadbury’s Milk Chocolate Filled with Soft English Toffee at the store yesterday because it was on sale. I really like Heath Bars, and was hoping that the consistency would be a softer version of a Heath Bar.
Cadbury’s Milk Chocolate Filled with Soft English Toffee is …

Fit & Active Light Mayonnaise comes in a thirty-two ounce jar for one dollar and eighty-nine cents at ALDI Food Market stores. Light mayonnaise is an option for those that enjoy the flavor of the condiment but dislike the fat and calories. I myself don’t think that this light …

I was intrigued by this hummus because I love the taste of kalamata olives. These are large purplish-black almond-shaped Greek olives that have a lovely texture that is similar to meat. Trader Joe’s hummus tends to have a pasty, rather than creamy, texture to it, which is not something …

I love chocolate. I like simple mild chocolate that is rich and smooth. I want it to be creamy. I also like nuts, particularly almonds and I love toffee.
Hershey’s Nuggets Extra Creamy Milk Chocolate with Toffee and Almonds is great. It fills all three of my confectionary wants. It …

As one of the more common brands of instant ramen noodle, Maruchan’s main selling point is its low cost and great convenience. If you are on a budget, this will be the perfect meal. If you’re looking for something higher-fare then you’re probably better off looking elsewhere.
An individual pack …

I like the presence of rice most in my meal. In fact, I belong to an area which is the best in the production of rice. Nowadays, when I am shifted to the metro, there obviously I cannot hope to get rice from my native place.
The solution is in …

Rice Krispies Treats have become an American tradition, and considering the current need to simplify life and save time, these individually wrapped treats will surely follow suit. Gone are the days of sweating over a hot stovetop while you muscle a thick glue of marshmallow, butter and cereal into …

I’m not sure why my parents insist on buying our daughter junk food whenever they go to the store. But, our house is full of various sweets that we rarely, if ever eat.
One of their most recent purchases for her were M&M cookies from the Recheks Food Pride bakery …

Stouffer’s Spinach Soufflé definitely has a rich and deep spinach flavor to it with every bite taken. If you are someone that really enjoys the flavor of spinach, then I most certainly think that you will enjoy this meal quite a lot! Admittedly, it is not quite as filling …

I am not a good home cook. I prefer packaged foods simply because it is easier to prepare. I don’t have to go to all the trouble. The only problem is that I like the taste of homemade lasagna better. Since I don’t have the time nor the …

This is supposed to be —˜cheese for the connoisseur’, a vintage cheese that, as the box says, —˜was worthy of its place alongside the vintage port’. I must eat cheese every day but I am not sure I am a connoisseur, but this is a lovely cheese and …

First of all, I really like Purefoods Corned Beef amongst every other Corned Beef products here in the Philippines. The taste is very unique because other brands can seem to pick up with the taste of this Corned Beef. This product has been so long in the …

If you are a busy mom with a busy schedule, try this Champ O Rado from White King. (for those who do not know, chocolate flavored porridge is called champorado in the Philippines) It comes in a box with two ready-to-cook pouches or in a box with …

I used to eat Mrs. Freshley’s Buddy Bars before I discovered the SnackAway Peanut Butter Wafer Bars. Sure, these bars do taste better than the SnackAway version, but these bars also contain more sugar and more calories. The SnackAway version features a dramatic reduction in sugar and calories with …

Eurocream was the only chocolate cream which you could by when I was little. I adored it but as nobody in my family liked it they weren’t buying it quite often. Then it was impossible to find Eurocream in our shops for years and a few days ago I …

Back in my childhood, there was a neat candy bar that was made as wafers. I can’t remember the name anymore, but these chocolate covered wafers were yummy. Somewhere along the line, whoever made them stopped. There have been other wafer bars that have come along, …

I don’t know about all of you but I love celery. It is one of my favorite vegetables and I love to incorporate it into as many meals as possible. I usually don’t get the chance to use celery unless I’m baking something or making a stew. I like …

Of all the ingredients that are combined with chocolate to make confectionary, wafer is my least favourite addition and I would usually prefer nuts, biscuit or caramel. But for some reason I love Kit Kats and I think it is because the chocolate is so thick that it …

My boyfriend and I are usually faithful Nescafe drinkers. However, we ran out of coffee and a friend was nice enough to give us a brand new jar of Maxwell House Half-Caff. I wasn’t too keen on the whole Half-Caff idea at first, but after thinking about how much …

Blue Bunny sure has quite a few varieties of vanilla ice cream, and being a vanilla lover, I just had to try them all to make sure that I was not missing out on the best vanilla ice cream yet! Unfortunately, Blue Bunny Original Ice Cream Vanilla is far …

These little cups of applesauce come in a pack of 6 - 111g each. Motts makes quite a few varieties of flavours of applesauce but I find these taste the best.
I started buying these applesauce cups to give to my 2 year old daughter, as most flavours are …

A few months ago, my husband picked these Trader Joes Ice Cream Bonbons up for me because he knew I liked ice cream and chocolate. I thought it was a sweet idea, but didn’t think too much of it and just put them in the freezer for later.
Now …

I do not quite know what to say about this Little Debbie Chocolate Chip Creme Pies. Half of the cookie I rather like while the other half, I really find disappointing. What I like about this cookie is the rich and delightful as well as plentiful creme that is …

Great Value is the store brand used by good old Wal-Mart, and they\’re products are usually pretty tasty (in fact often times they are the same stuff you’ll buy in the name brands, just in a different box), so I decided to give the Great Value wheat crackers a …

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 …

If you like snacking and you like pizza, Totino’s Pizza Rolls are for you. They combine the flavor of pizza with the convenience of a frozen, microwavable snack food. Basically, Totino’s Pizza are small, pillow-shaped rectangles of crust, filled with a saucy pizza flavored filling.
I like to …

Cellogs corn flakes are a new snack, which my kids just love it. When I had been to the market just 4 days back, I saw this packet and wanted to give a try. These corn flakes are the products of the company called Cellogs. These …

When it comes to frozen pizzas, you either have cheap ones that make a quick lunch or expensive brands for when you have company or are just in the mood for something with a bit more quality.
Then you have Tony’s Pizza.
Tony’s Frozen pizzas fall somewhere in between the cheap …

Gelato is an Italian version of ice cream that is widely know to be more rich and more creamy than regular ice cream. Well the first gelato I ever tasted came from Paulo’s Gelato. The flavour I opted to try was their Raspberry Cheesecake Gelato.
When I first ordered my …

I love cottage cheese and the one I usually get is the plain Cabot Cottage Cheese and I sliced up some chunks of pineapple and toss them into it for a little healthy hearty snack in between meals. However, I was in the grocery store the other day and …

One of my favorite things from McDonalds is the McChicken sandwich. It comes on a regular bun with the McChicken in the middle, and it has shredded lettuce and mayo on it. The chicken is fried and not grilled. There is no tomato on the sandwich, …

Cream O chocolate chip cookies are amazing. I absolutely love this cookies. They have this filling in the middle of vanilla and the two layers of chocolate cookies sandwiching it and it’s a great tasting formula. It is my preferred snack food and the price makes it all the …

I am not a morning person. In addition to that I am not very coordinated in the morning. So, if I’m getting up earlier than I would like I benefit from a nutritious breakfast food that I can prepare quickly and easily and hold in my hand while getting …

I don’t really go to Starbucks anymore, but when I did I was always into their dark roasts like Sumatra or Italian roast. I haven’t had instant coffee in even longer, because it isn’t the best tasting coffee usually. Instant is something I felt I had moved on from. …

I don’t usually stray from Taco Bell’s main menu. I’ve been eating the same 4 or 5 value meals since I was in fifth grade (save for minor changes to the menu.) Well, I ended up trying a 1/2 pound cheesy potato burrito and loved it, but I didn’t …