I don’t know what it is about me but people look at me and think the ideal gift for me is gift cards. I have received gift cards from just about every franchise restaurant out there except MacDonald’s (they don’t offer any). From Subway to Romano’s Macaroni …

Metromint - Spearmint Water is really flavorful and superbly refreshing! The slight sweetness of this water makes it really very addicting and I just cannot help but take another drink and another drink and even more! Before I realize it, the bottle will be empty! Flavors like this make …

Growing up, I’ve always enjoyed drinking Martinelli’s Sparkling Cider for special occasions. I’m a non-drinker and always have been, so I love it whenever hosts or family members provide Martinelli’s Sparkling Cider as an option for dinners and events.
I love that it comes in a bottle that is …

The Fit & Active Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwiches come six to a pack for two dollars and ninety-nine cents each at ALDI Food Market stores. They are a low calorie and low fat alternative to another ice cream sandwich product also carried at ALDI Food Market stores, namely the …

Twix has such a nice commercial with propagets love and sharing i think that’s great but in my case if I love someone and I had one twix I would give him both halves of it. I just don’t like it it is too dry and has too little …

The Apple Streusel pie offered only at Kroger and found in the bakery section, is, unfortunately, not quite as good as I had hoped that it would be. The reason I was disappointed with this pie is because it lacked a rich and delicious cinnamon flavor that I could …

I love Wheat Thins. They are my favorite sort of cracker. Not that I am a huge cracker eater, but I do enjoy one or two from time to time, and when I happen to indulge it is almost always a Wheat Thin cracker. I rarely …

There were two reasons why I purchased the Edy’s Vanilla ice cream: First, I had previously tried one of their other flavors and I had been quite satisfied; second, I have not had a lot of great experiences with vanilla ice cream and I wanted to give Edy’s a …

I really do not recommend purchasing these units no matter when you plan on using them, be it on the go, work, picnic or anything. The reason I do not recommend these units is because they are a bit too pricey for the amount of chips that comes in …

Our family is trying extremely hard to cut our grocery budget by sampling inexpensive versions of the usual name brand products that we buy. One of my children’s favorite breakfast items is oatmeal, particularly flavored instant oatmeal. We usually buy expensive versions like Quaker’s. However, I …

These chocolate chip Teddy Grahams are almost as good as the chocolate Teddy Grahams! What I really like about these Teddy Grahams is that there are two flavors to be tasted, much like with regular chocolate chip cookies. There’s the chocolate chips, of course, but there’s also the cookie …

When we lived in Chicago the Kroger Company had a large chain of food stores where everyone shopped. I don’t know if since leaving Chicago this food chain is still in existence; but the Kroger brand is still being sold in certain food stores at discount prices. The well known …

Eno fruit salt is available in Asian grocery stores. It basic purpose is to get relief from acidity. It is kind of a home made soda. Just add half a tablespoon to a glass full of water and let it bubble a bit, drink it immediately and pretty soon …

The L’oven Fresh Butter Dinner Rolls come in a seventeen ounce package for one dollar and sixty-nine cents at ALDI Food Market stores. These dinner rolls are already made and packaged, so no preparation is required unless you desire to heat them up in the microwave or oven. Also, …

I have been drinking Milo from Nestle since I was a kid. After coffee, my next favorite drink is Milo. This product has evolved over the years but still the same quality of chocolatey taste. When I was a kid instead of milk, I usually asked my mom to …

What is so supreme about these Little Debbie Marshmallow Supremes? The marshmallow flavor really needs some work and Little Debbie definitely needs to go back to the kitchen and re-work the recipe! Although there is some marshmallow flavor, it is no nearly rich and authentic enough to satisfy me. …

My sister introduced a new product to me recently, called Kombucha. She came over one evening bringing a complete box full of six ounce bottles of GT Enlightened Kombucha Original. She said to be “Girl you must try this drink it is crazy good.” With an raised brow, …

I am a big eater of ice cream and have tried many brands and many flavours of ice cream over my lifetime. My favourite flavour of ice cream is cookies n’ cream and I found the perfect compliment to this ice cream when I tasted Bluebell’s Cookies n’ Cream …

I like marshmallow but not particularly so I never buy them but my sister likes them a lot and so we usually have them at home so in the lack of something sweet I eat them.
Bulgari marshmallows come in blue bag with a transparent part where you can see …

I wouldn’t call myself a health guru, but I do like my fair share of yogurt. There was a time I was eating a variety of yogurts; I pretty much have cut a majority of them from my shopping list, and every since I realized I could get more …

When I went to the USA for the first time which was years upon years ago. I had encountered a lot of new brands of ice cream. One of them was Breyer’s and even though it was pretty much more expensive than some other also popular brands I …

I’ve only seen Mr. Pudding pudding products at ALDI, and I think I know why: they just aren’t that good. I wasn’t impressed with the vanilla pudding, and the same can be said for the chocolate pudding, too. Four cups come in a pack and each cup is three …

The tomato basil chicken breast is one of the best entrees you could ever eat. The origins of this dish derive from Italy but it has become quite the universal dish. This is because it is amazingly popular and commonly present on the menu at a variety of …

As much as I enjoy ice cold fruit treats and although I really like strawberries, these frozen sliced strawberries sold at ALDI didn’t impress me very much. They weren’t all that sweet, and that’s how I like to enjoy strawberries. There was some sweetness to these strawberries, but it …

Often when I eat at Taco Bell I eat the Fiesta Taco Salad. Because I am allergic to milk I get it without cheese and sour cream and I add a side of guacamole. I love the Taco Salad. I don’t eat it with those tortilla strips …

It’s been a few years since I’ve had McDonald’s Chicken Nuggets but, because they were cheaper than their Chicken Select Strips, I figured I would give them a try yesterday. They are much better than I remember them.
I believe a lot of the reason for that is McDonalds seems …

We had pork ribs for dinner last night and, since they were a cheap brand that didn’t have much meat on them, we decided to make some extra side dishes to go with them just so we had a filling dinner.
One of the things we ended up making was …

Once when I was at Wal-mart, I noticed a bottle of Xtreme Lean stiing on the shelf. Xtreme Lean is a dietary supplement that promotes weight loss, enchances diet and provides energy. I thought it looked like a great product, so I bought the 120 capsules bottle. …

Chocolate Fire is a chocolate shop from Melbourne, which had been brought to the Philippines. I have heard a lot of positive things about the place, so I decided to try it out with my two friends. Although it’s not located in a very visible place, it’s …

As this is the summer, we generally take more fruit juices to bear the heat. This time I brought home Almarai Mixed fruit juice. This is natural juice with concentration of various mixed fruits like apple , orange, pine apple, passion, guava, apricot, mango, banana and lime. The taste …

I really enjoy a cheese with a strong flavour, especially smoked cheese and this Bavarian Smoked Cheese from Sainsbury’s is particularly strong. It has a gorgeous, strong smoked flavour that is utterly mouthwatering and really intense. I have sampled other brands of smoked cheese and I would …

The dominos finger chips tastes great. Dominos is a famous and popular company or the brand, which is famous for its tasty food. In the dominos we can find many kind of snacks. And the Dominos finger chips are one of them. This finger chips is …

One day I was looking at recipes on the internet and I came across this maple nut cake with maple butter frosting. I was immediately saddened that I could not try this recipe as my country does not yet import the McCormick Imitation Maple Extract that both recipes called …

First of all, I had better emphasise that “jelly” in the case of this product means the British use of the word, as in what Americans tend to call “Jell-O”, rather than being any sort of jam. Hartley’s is the company that bought out the old Rowntree’s Jelly products …

While I admit that I am buy more store brand products these days due to my financial situation, I am still leery of some items from certain departments, including dairy. While I’m essentially forced to buy from Safeway sometimes, I usually stay away from their store brand, which …

Beamont Gold Cappuccino French Vanilla is a cappuccino mix that has many uses. IT allows you to make Hot Cappuccino, Dairy Freeze Cappuccino, Slushy Capuccino, and Cappuccino Mousse. Directions how to make each one of these are provided on the back of the can. The mix can be also …

I always associate diet food with unremarkable taste. I don’t really like yogurt, and sugar-free food tends to taste a bit dry. Then I tried Quaker Oats oatmeal cookies. They don’t come cheap, especially compared to most other cookies most people are used to. However, the benefits are well …

I’ve never bought my own espresso before, so this was my first attempt purchasing espresso for my cappuccino maker. I’m really not a fan of Starbucks beans after working there, so I was avoiding Starbucks espresso. The Archer Farms espresso proved to be an excellent alternative for a good …

I’ve only eaten Philadelphia Cream Cheese a few times since it’s not that popular in my country anyway, but the few times I’ve tasted it first were on toasted bagels and I thought that it was unique and nice, so I eventually bought one myself. I’m not sure if …

I was cycling through the city trying to discover the little nooks and crannies in this little town of mine with so much history, when I discovered a seemingly popular bakeshop in this part of the world. I alighted from my bicycle and went over to investigate, and I …

Breyers Chocolate Crackle definitely appeals to me in this sense: it is an ice cream that sort of alternates between a smooth texture and a crunchy texture. I like an ice cream that does just that because contrasting textures is a quality that I like in an ice cream. …

I’ve tried this Tesco Pure Apple, Mango and Lime juice when one time I bought something as part of the preparation for my sons’ birthday party. Although I’ve got some other drinks like fizzy drinks but I thought that maybe there are some guest who are a bit …

Ann’s House of Nuts sells a large jar of mixed dried fruits and nuts called the California Mix. The jar is large and wide, with the label on the front, nutritional information on the back, and a bright orange cover.
Overall, the nuts, raisins, and dried fruits in the …

This April, to celebrate the Holy week of 2010, my husband, friends and I went to the beautiful island of Boracay in the Philippines. It was 2006 when I last visited the island, and after 4 years I was surprised that there are double the number of existing establishments …

Breyers Waffle Cone Overload! is a delicious ice cream that truly does overload my taste buds when I take a spoonful of this creamy, tasty chilled treat! I bought this ice cream because I like all the flavors that are in it: caramel, vanilla, fudge and pieces of waffle …

Froot Loops have been a welcome favorite of my sister’s and mine daily breakfast routine for quite a while now. It started in childhood. I think that Froot Loops was my sis’ favorite cereal at that time, and while it wasn’t mine, Sugar Crisp was always tops, it was …

Little Debbie Double Chocolate Muffins are really quite perfect for chocolate lovers, much more so than the chocolate chip muffins because you are getting much more chocolate baked into these muffins. The double chocolate muffins offer two types of chocolate: the more subdued chocolate cake portion and the rich …

I did not care for Entenmann’s Holiday Pop’ems very much at all. The reason I did not like them too much is because there is just not a lot of flavor to the pop’ems. These pop’ems are covered in sprinkles and aside from looking colorful and nice, these sprinkles …

I have become so bored of store-bought salad dressing that I have been making my own dressings and vinaigrettes for a long time now; sometimes, if I am in a hurry, I quickly mix olive oil, extra virgin of course, and balsamic vinegar together and use that for a dressing. …

There are so many varieties of tea’s out there, and I have tried many of them. One tea that I find to be particularly delicious and soothing is Bentley’s English Breakfast Tea. It’s great with added ingredients and just fine by itself.
I had thought as a child that this …