About a year ago, we realized how much money we had been spending at the grocery store. In an effort to cut our grocery bill in half, we started to buy generic products that we thought would be comparable to other expensive name brands. Overall, we have been satisfied …

I learned about this product when I got married because my husband who is paranoid about diets, is very persistent that I should not buy any ingredients that have MSG . I couldn’t find any soy sauce in store that time that doesn’t have MSG and because in …

Like many people, I love snacks, especially exotic snacks that aren’t really common. Usually I browse through my neighborhood grocery store, looking for a new item to try or a new flavor of a traditional items I usually buy.
I spotted Blue Diamond almond’s roasted coffee flavored almonds, …

I have just tried making Pillsbury Cherry Turnovers for the first time, and I think it’s a keeper. My husband and I loved them, even though I had messed up a little when cooking.
Unlike some other Pillsbury baking products I’ve tried, these cherry turnovers are not “heat and eat,” …

Wrigley’s Extra gum has been around for a long time. As other trendy, fancy new chewing gums come out in a variety of ingenious flavor combinations and shapes, Extra, with its old fashioned aluminum wrapped flat sticks continues to be an excellent seller everywhere.
This is a product …

This stuff tastes really bad. I bought some right before class the other day and what appealed to me was what I read on the outside of the package. It said that there were clusters of cashews (which is my favorite kind of nut) pecans, and peanuts all put …

Judge chewing gum is one of the most favorite chewing gums of the kids here in the Philippines. My son loves it. I too have come to like it. Well, it’s in small square size. But what I like about it is it’s minty flavor. It’s not too strong …

I have been watching the commercials for Jell-o Temptations for months now wondering if they were as good as the commercials claimed. I mean watching parents trying to scare their children out of a snack seriously made me wonder. Yesterday after taking my daughter to the dentist her father …

Amul shrikhand is a very famous and very traditional Indian sweet. Originally this sweet is from Maharastra state in India. The very big company Amul produces the best quality shrikhand, which is too good in taste. It tastes very good when it is served chilled. It …

I was eager to drink this as all the hype has drawn attention to Pepsi Max because it had zero sugar! I eagerly bought a 500 ml bottle at our school canteen and gulped down a huge amount of soda, at first it really was great-tasting, it just seemed …

Boxed lettuce mix is a convenience item for me because I can get a blend of lettuces without the hassle of washing and chopping all that lettuce. I usually just buy my boxed salad at WholeFoods along with the majority of my produce, but they were out of the …

I was given the pleasure to sample a stracciatella lindor truffle from the newest lindt chocolate shop in my outlet mall. I will say that I am big chocolate lover and thoroughly appreciate authentic Swiss chocolate. I have tried Lindit chocolates, a hand full of times, but this time …

I don’t like thin crust pizzaz, so when I saw something called Naturally Rising Pizza at our grocery store, I immediately wanted to check it out. “Naturally Rising” promised good, soft, “bready” crust. It is a KRAFT product, and there were several varieties of it available. The one I …

I picked up the new Magnum Double Peanut Butter ice cream bars the other day at the store after seeing several adds for it on tv. I am a sucker for anything with peanut butter and chocolate. The cost was $3.99 for a box of 3.
This …

A few days ago, I tasted another brand of mocha canned drink. I thought I’d make a comparison with the Nescafe Mocha canned drink to see which is a better option.
In terms of taste, I must say that the other one from Boncafe taste much better and richer. Although …

I love guacamole, especially when paired with crispy tortilla chips. Although I like to mix it up with different kinds of chips. Usually the ones that are spicy and can nicely compliment a good guacamole. Depending on my mood, and what kind of ingredient I have on hand …

I love my fruits and veggies and try to incorporate them into my daily life. Sometimes it’s as easy as grabbing a apple or banana. Sometimes it’s easy for me to pack chopped carrots and celery. Although like with anything else I like to mix it up, and …

I have recently become addicted to Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy peanut butter, which has 25% less fat than regular peanut butter. In fact, I have come to prefer the taste of the reduced fat spread over the tradition full-fat variety. As a health concious individual, I was …

Jamaican patties are the best snacks ever; they are very tasty, yummy and unique as well. There are only two known brands in the country or Manila area that sells Jamaican Patties and that is the Royal Caribbean Patties and the Jamaican Patties. Well, between the two, I choose …

The other day I was at the Muller store and I saw a small package of Fisherman’s Friends lozenge. I like to keep some kind of mint candy in my purse all the time if I am somewhere and my breath needs refreshing or I just feel thirsty but I …

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 …

I like Fillets of mackerel but I don’t eat them very often because they are too heavy and sometimes I feel the taste of them in my mouth for hours so I prefer not to eat them very often.
This Fillets of mackerel in Olive Oil come in small golden …

Usually potatoes you get in a box don’t taste good at all. These are the exception. I love these potatoes!
We don’t have them often, because I have to go off my diet to eat them, but when we do they are delicious. They are really simple …

I am not a big fan of teas. However, when I went climbing in Nepal, I was always served milk tea which I grew to love. I asked once how it was done, and I was treated to a complicated discussion on how to make one. I accepted the …

Pillsbury Cinnamon Bun Premium Cookie Mix is a product I picked up from the market when I was in the mood to bake. I wanted a easy shortcut, one that wouldn’t have too many steps or too much to clean up. Pillsbury is one of those brands that …

Last night, my friend and I decided to venture into Hooters. Being from Texas, the local Hooters restaurants are owned under a different company, the Texas Wings Association, and the food quality isn’t so bad. Down south, the food can at least taste better than those bar nachos you …

Millville Apple Rounds is an off-brand cereal that’s very similar to Kellogg’s Apple Jacks. Just like Apple Jacks, the Apple Rounds cereal consists of apple-flavored circles and cinnamon-flavored circles. Both cereals also match in terms of crunchiness. The Apple Rounds cereal is a crunchy cereal, just as Apple Jacks …

When it comes to making vegetarian dishes tasty there is nothing like Indian Cuisine. The variety of dishes found in Indian cooking is vast.
Each and every state in India has its own unique dishes and variations.
I love to cook a variety of cuisines from all over the …

Crackers Jacks have been around for ages. I grew up enjoying this snack. In recent years, I haven’t purchased it very often, mainly because it’s harder to find at the grocery store. When I have, it’s been the traditional, single serve box that is so familiar to most. …

I first tried these chips a few years ago because they are healthier for you than any other chip because they are made of whole grain, which I found to be very interesting. And also because they sounded like they would taste really good. I also tried …

I really enjoy eating breakfast burritos of all sort. I really like them because they incorporate two of my favorite foods, eggs and tortillas. Chorizo is a really delicious sausage that I enjoy. It is red and has a bit of spice. The only thing I hate about it …

If you have ever had the Roasted Vegetable Ritz Crackers from Nabisco, well then, you already know what these crackers taste like because they are pretty much the exact same thing in terms of taste, size and shape, only sold under a brand that’s not carried in regular supermarkets, …

I love bread and could never cut it out of my diet, even if I am supposed to be watching my waistline. I like different varieties of bread and Warburtons are a brand that I associated with tasty, seeded breads. I bought a pack of three Warburtons …

Eclipse Peppermint Gum is just okay, nothing fancy about it and nothing worth bragging about to you guys. I am a big gum chewer, and I enjoy many of the sugarless brands, but not this one. I mean, if there is nothing available, I will chew it, …

Ever since I started this new job that I’m working at right now, I’ve been eating very unhealthy, which I know is really bad especially since I’m always under a lot of stress. I’m constantly eating all sorts of junk food, which I realise can be addictive since even …

I love to bake and semi-sweet chocolate chips are a necessary ingredient in many of my culinary creations. That said, lately I have been unable to find my usual brand of semi-sweet chocolate chips and have been forced to finally try the IGA brand that has seemed to take …

Because my New Year’s resolution this year was to lose thirty pounds, I’ve been trying to find healthier alternatives for snacks. Since I’m a yogurt addict anyway, I figured that I would pick up a few Yoplait Light yogurts. Just as I grabbed them and was ready to load …

Normally I am used to the Excelsior Cream Crackers made of flour, but recently my grandmother introduced me to the Excelsior Premium Bran and Oats Cream Crackers which she said was not only healthy, but didn’t cost much. Since I usually prefer foods made of bran to flour, I …

The Stofers Lasagna Italiano is a frozen food dish that is available in your local freezer at any supermarket and if you have never had it I believe that you should avoid it. This is a new version of Lasagna which has three different kinds of cheese and to …

Why is Zubrowka the tastiest vodka in the world, unique among the rest? Well, it’s from Poland, so you know it’s good. And it’s made from grass that the Polish buffalo roam on when they roam across the Polish lands. So it’s a yellowish color and …

Well, it’s once more back into the old metaphorical lunch pail of mine, and this time, I’m hitting up the “home style” line of Campbell’s soups with Campbell’s Home Style Chicken and Herb Dumpling. But, is it really as down home as they claim it is? Come on reader …

I did not care very much for these Little Debbie Snack Pie - Apple variety because I did not find the apple flavor to be all that rich or delicious, or even all that authentic in its flavor. Although heating up these snack pies in the microwave did help …

This brand has been around for ages. I think I started eating M&M’s when I was still a little kid. For some reason, this has always been one of my favorite chocolate pieces. More so than Toblerone, kisses and such. (Although I would have to say that the plain …

Preparing food is not an easy job because it needs time and skill, for people on the go like me, I’m too busy to prepare foods so I try different instant foods that will satisfy me. I already tried cereals, oatmeal, bread and spread and instant noodles, and as …

One of the snacks that was routinely in my house as a child and young adult was Nabisco Chips Ahoy Cookies. It was a preferred treat by the entire family. We all enjoyed a good chocolate chip cookie, and I especially loved them. Chips Ahoy were …

Another super junkfood made by Oishi is the choco soaked snack Sponge. The “ring like ” choco crunch that every junkfood lover
will surely crave for.
If you find Oishi Pillows is too sweet that it makes your throat itchy, your search for the equally mouth watering cruchy snack is …

Absolut vodka is well known all over the world. Its design is impossible to mistake, in a bottle without any label but just letters printed on it. However, the bottle is not the only thing that makes this vodka special.
I like drinking vodka when I go to night clubs, …

I much prefer purchasing the bags of frozen Pillsbury biscuits over the biscuits that come in a canned roll because I love the convenience of being able to bake only the number of biscuits I want or think I will need. Fresh biscuits always taste better than biscuits that …

I like macaroni salad once in a while, but I don’t like making it (I would think I’m not alone in this??). Thankfully, Walmart Deli carries a very decent version of this salad, always fresh and not expensive. I recently bought a large, 4 lb plastic container of it, …

I stumbled across a box of Folgers Coffee Singles Classic Roast Coffee Bags, one evening when browsing for a completely different product entirely. I previously had no intentions of purchasing any coffee, but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to have more on hand.
Previously I had never heard of …