When I am low on cash before pay day, I do like trying out the really cheap own brand produce of supermarkets, such as Sainsbury’s. The prices can be ridiculous, like this Creamed Tomato Soup from the Sainsbury’s Basics range, which is only 17 pence. But I …

When I was in school and my parents packed me my lunch, often times, a pudding cup would make its way in there for dessert. I’m pretty confident I went through quite a few pudding cups as a child, certainly far more than I do as an adult now, …

I was pleasantly surprised when I took a shot at trying a new red wine. I was in the supermarket and saw a deal on Inglenook, Merlot. I generally like merlot; however, I usually stick to a couple of my usual staple wines.
On this occasion, I decided to …

Mrs. Freshley’s Glazed Honey Bun is one of the more tame and not so loaded varieties of the honey bun line put out by Mrs. Freshley’s. This is pretty much your typical honey bun, with the glazed sugar icing on top of a sweet and soft honey bun. Nothing …

This is the first and last time I will buy Dempsters Flax Bread. The packaging boasts that this bread is 100 percent whole grain;a source of omega-3 and also has the health check from the Heart and Stroke Foundation. None of those qualities can redeem this bread.
I had …

Ever since I have read that a person who drinks milk about 3 times daily have better endurance when it comes to fighting of cholesterol, I started drinking milk to help myself become more healthy in terms of this aspect. I am, as a matter of fact suffering from …

I love a great brownie. However, cooking isn’t always my thing and, even worse, I hate cleaning. As a result, nowadays, I’m always looking for good food that I can cook without really cooking and definitely without cleanup, or at least not much.
For years, my favorite was …

Santitas White Corn Tortilla Chips make me wish that I would be more daring when I shop for chips at the store. My sister loves tortilla chips and she’s always buying them and then bringing me the remnants. Recently, she brought over a bag of leftovers from …

Hi there! Today I decided to share something that, in my opinion, all mint-lovers should have at home. One day I really started craving peppermint mocha, even though it’s the beginning of August and it’s like 100 degrees outside. But the cravings wouldn’t go away, so I had to come …

These cookies from the company Lotte come in a really colourful box with lots of small and cute koala drawings, so I couldn’t help but feel attracted to that design and give them a try.
Not only the external box is cute, the bag inside to preserve the cookies is …

I’m home today because I wasn’t feeling well. As is usually the case when I’m not feeling good, I find myself eating quite a bit (Yes, I know that’s weird, but that’s just the type person I am). One of the things I ended up eating today was mini …

Above you are two 2lb frozen stir fry dinners that I am going to review. They are $5.89 each and come with a small package of meat, a frozen sauce to thaw under hot water and a bag of noodles with frozen vegetables.
According to the directs Gourmet Dining Stir …

While I was grocery shopping last week, I came across Frito-Lay’s Flaming Hot Funyuns which are onion-flavored rings in the flaming hot variant. As I have never tasted Funyuns before and it looked so enticing in its packaging, I decided to give it a try. At P104.95 …

Lately I’ve been finding myself waking up sluggish and my internal engine doesn’t quite turn over. I can only drink coffee occasional, so I’ve found myself starting my day with a muffin and a Lo-Carb Monster Energy drink.
I drink the 16 ounce can which is supposed to be two …

Since my husband lost his job a few months ago, my family and I are always looking for Ways to save money on our grocery bill. One of the best ways we have found to save money is to buy generic versions of the higher priced store brands we …

Although there is really nothing all that spectacular about Mrs. Freshley’s Winter: Holiday Powdered Mini Donuts, I nonetheless find them to be a satisfying and delectable snack to have around the winter season. There is nothing holiday or winter-like about these donuts, aside from the decorative box. The donuts …

We ordered these Vidalia onion, cheddar steak burgers as a special add on to a pre - Christmas steak order we place for my father. When you order from Kansas City’s website they offer you all kinds of add-on specials for your order and this was one of them. …

This review is on Yoplait brand Smoothie in chocolate chip cookie dough. This is a frozen product you find in the grocery store in the frozen food aisle. It comes in a large bag with either 2 bags or multiple bags in it depending on the …

These little bits of Chocolate haven’t been out all that long. I can’t say how long they have been out, perhaps 6 months or so. I tried them when they first came out and they are really nice.
I like the Cadbury’s brand and like Cadbury’s Caramel. It is quite …

Cookout is this strange little fast food chain around Charlotte, North Carolina. I assume they have other branches in other cities too, but I don’t know for sure. When we went, we found that they had an almost overwhelming amount of options on their menu board and we ended …

Breakfast is an important meal, thus I see to it to have one before doing my routine. A combination of coffee and bread is my typical breakfast. For my bread, I spread it with Star Margarine Garlic and toast for a few minutes. From plain bread, I’ve made my …

A family friend brought us the Old Fashioned Banana Cake from Café Georg, which is a popular café in Cebu City, Philippines. The banana cake was actually a loaf which was already sliced evenly into slices that were just right; not too thin, not too thick. It …

Hunt’s Snack Pack Pudding is a product I’ve purchased off and on for the last few years. Made with real non-fat milk, the snack pack comes in a package of four. The flavors I’ve had are chocolate and vanilla.
These pudding treats are made to be eaten as …

DelGrosso Mushroom Spaghetti Sauce is actually a spaghetti sauce that contains more than mushrooms. In addition to the pieces of mushrooms and mushroom flavoring, there’s some cheese flavoring to the spaghetti sauce too. Between the mushrooms and cheese flavorings, one would think that this must be a spaghetti sauce …

Potatoes that come frozen in a bag and simply need to be placed on an oven pan to bake in the oven are a nice convenience for me and I like to buy different flavors and kinds of frozen potatoes from time to time so that I’m not always …

I’ve been a coffee lover since I started working straight out of college. Since I’m not used to offices where the air cons are adjusted too low for me to tolerate, one of the things I do to warm myself up is by drinking mugs of coffee. We own …

Slice is a soft drink brand here and they recently released a new flavour called Red Apple. I was a bit intrigued when I saw it on the shelf and decided to pick up a bottle to try it. Hoping it might taste like a nice Apple Flavoured Wine …

Brownstone Baking Co. Bagel Chips Ranch are delightful little bagel chips that are quite addicting! They are addicting because of the ranch flavoring that rests on top of each bagel. The ranch flavor is refreshing and tasty and goes great with lunchtime sandwiches or salads or just as a …

Kiss Multi Grain Enriched Bread is surprisingly a very light bread considering it is supposed to be multi-grained. I got to admit I do like it but I have to eat an extra slice to in my sandwiches to feel filled up. The bread has “cracked” oats on the …

I purchased this syrup at the store on a whim. It is a small bottle and they were able to fit it into a little display next to the ice cream freezer. I had not seen any advertisement for it nor had I heard much about it before …

I recently purchased a bag of Ferrato’s Meatballs the last time I was at our local Save-a-Lot store so I could use them in my spaghetti later in the week.
I used them last night and was pretty impressed with the overall quality.
The meatballs lacked a bit in terms of …

I found this Blue Bunny Champ! Banana Split Ice Cream Cones to be a satisfactory treat, although admittedly, I did expect more from this ice cream cone. The vanilla ice cream, for one, just was not as good as it normally is. Generally, Blue Bunny has pretty tasty vanilla …

When I did my shoprite from home on line shopping order a few months back I was happy to receive a few of these starbucks bottles as promotional samples. I was pleasantly surprised at how yummy these beverages are. My husband wasn’t entirely impressed with them but …

I use grater a lot; being devoted fan of Italian kitchen I always need some grated cheese and what can be best than freshly grated Parmigiano? I would never buy pre-grated cheese - this is a sin! Since the purchase of KitchenAid Box Grate, I use it with vegetable …

Special K is a deliciously healthy cereal that I have enjoyed time and time again. Recently I have tried their newest flavor of Honey and Granola and I was not disappointed in the least. This flavor really sets the bar now for the other flavors of Special K, because …

Nabisco Oreo Cookies are a tradition. They are awesome cookies for child and adult alike, but when you’re young, these treats are tops. These chocolate sandwich cookies filled with a creamy icing center are pure temptation. Okay, I’m an adult, and I still eat them as …

The apple pies baked at the Kroger bakery are quite enjoyable for a number of reasons. One of the primary reasons that I enjoy this store-baked apple pie is because it is quite moist. It is even more moist when I heat up a slice in the microwave for …

When I saw this drink at the liquor station of the grocery store, I was so excited because it’s bright pink. It’s so cute and it almost looked fake, like it was not meant to be consumed and that it’s just for decoration or something. Since my boyfriend and …

This coffee is so magnificent and delicious. Don Francisco’s, Vanilla Nut Coffee, medium roast, 12oz for 4.99. They use the highest grade of coffee bean from the best coffee growing places.The first sip of this coffee will remind you it is worth 4.99 for 12 oz. When I want …

I do not really enjoy drinking softdrinks or sodas as much as others may have. I’d say I do drink once in a while when I am out on a dinner or lunch with friends. But most of the time I would still be caught drinking iced teas or …

I first came to know about YanYan (a Japanese snack of bread sticks dipped in flavored frosting) while vacationing at Epcot in Disney World Florida. Epcot as some may know, is a park connected with Disney World that shows visitors different cultures around the world. One of those cultures …

Stouffer’s Swedish Meatballs are really quite good really! I have tried Swedis meatballs before, and I have never really been all that impressed. However, these Swedish meatballs have quite a strong bite to them and the flavor is very much unhidden. I was really very surprised by just how …

Green Tea To Go is a great way to get more water into your diet. For those of you who cannot stand the taste of plain water and just can’t seem to get enough into your day, I would highly recommend trying the Green Tea To Go. They come …

I just took the last bite of my Mc Donald’s Big Breakfast Meal. I am really into this breakfast meal at the McDonald’s because I enjoy eating the muffin with Strawberry Jam. I don’t usually enjoy eating jams of any type, like orange, ube, or strawberry but when I …

Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts, Cinnamon Roll are not all that bad really, but seriously, you cannot make a breakfast out of these as they are neither nutritious nor filling. Now, having one of these along with a healthy bowl of cereal as well as some toast and perhaps some eggs along …

There are a lot of bag orange juice and fruit juice brands around the island, and even more brands of just plain bag drink. Therefore, I was not surprised on one Saturday when I ordered a bag orange juice and found out that it was a brand I had …

I was shopping for food when I saw the new flavor for Oreo cookies. Honestly, I am not sure if this flavor is new as I am not an Oreo fan. Well, I brought it home and share it with my family. It comes out with 137g for the …

I love breads, especially freshly baked bread. I am not very familiar with bread from our neighboring countries, especially from India. The first time I tasted roti prata was in a food stall in a nearby mall which sold roti prata. It is the Singaporean breakfast composed of a …

When a friend brought Allora Moka, Coffee by Segafredo Zanetti to me I was so excited because the wrapping looked very nice so I was pretty sure that the coffee would be good too. That assumption was totally wrong. I am a big coffee fan and Moka coffee is my …

I was never a big fan of prunes or dried plums in the past, but I was looking for a sweet, healthy snack the other day and the pretty blue tube shaped container of Sunsweet Ones California Prunes caught my attention. It had been years since I had …