The Philippines is a tropical country. The weather here is very unpredictable. There are times that during summer, the rain falls heavily. There are also times that a when a typhoon hits the city, the sun shines brightly. That I can say is “only in the Philippines”.
One of …

Haagen-Dazs is one of the most well known names in the ice cream business, and they are know to be one of the best. I admit to being one of their fans.
Though these treats are very expensive, I pamper myself sometimes by purchasing a package of their ice …

While at the liquor store in my neighborhood with the intention of picking up more Skinnygirl margarita I noticed that they had started to carry a few more varieties of premixed cocktails that were also low calorie and carb. The new products were also stocked right next to those …

I was somewhat hesitant to purchase the Safeway Select Garlic Chicken Ultra Thin Crust Pizza. Although I most certainly like garlic and while I also enjoy chicken, I wasn’t very sure if I would like the two together on this pizza. It turned out though that I didn’t have …

I love cheesecake and I am always looking for a new creation to try, which is how I came across Lawler’s lemon blast cheesecake at my local Sam’s Club.
Originally I was not going to purchase any desserts because I wanted to make one from scratch for Mother’s Day. However, …

Campbell’s Soup at Hand is a somewhat new product from Campbell Soup. It’s a range of soups that come in microwaveable cans that are designed to be easy to drink from. You can place it in the microwave, and a minute and a half later, you have hot soup …

One of my favorite candies are Junior Mints, a product I’ve reviewed before. They are still as good as ever. However, this review is for their Junior Mints - Carton Package for those who like to buy in bulk or at Club stores like Sam’s Club, which …

I have always enjoyed Celestial Seasonings teas, so not being one for coffee but loving caffeine I figured I would try their fast lane black tea, I really enjoy it I make it into iced tea and love the flavor, it is not over powering, and has just a …

This trail mix didn’t do much for me. It really doesn’t have very much variety in flavor or texture. There are basically two flavors to this trail mix: sweet and salty. There’s no variation in sweetness, like mildly sweet or super sweet and the same is true concerning the …

I adore potato chips. The satisfying crunch, the savory flavor, I just love everything about them. Everything, that is, expect for the nonexistent nutrition value. Most brands of potato chips, even the low-fat ones, have a lot of empty calories and a lot of unhealthy saturated fat. I love …

California Berry is the best-tasting yogurt I have ever tasted. They have unique and healthy yogurt flavors such as blueberry yogurt, green tea yogurt, and the classic yogurt flavor. For a large-sized order there are only 55 calories! The large size is really big and it filled me up …

We did not actually buy the All Nuts Original Roasted and Salted Peanuts, but we got them when someone who we know returned from their long stay abroad. At first, the blue label had me fooled that it was actually a tin of Planters Peanuts, but it was …

I was curious why many children love Presto Creams. Even my co-officemates are addicted to it. They invite me to eat with them one time but I refuse. Some of them eat Presto Creams for lunch. I said to myself that I would never eat cookies for lunch as …

Baskin and robins ice cream is the brand name of the ice cream, which is very famous and very popular in India. This is the costliest ice cream, which is available in India. The especially of this ice cream is its unique and different taste. These …

I just tried the new Sunkist Solar Fusion and I am not a fan. This new Sunkist variety which is slightly darker in color, and sports a vibrant yellow, orange and blue swirled label is kinda awful.
I don’t know if you remember tasting liquid medicine …

Kellogg’s Crispix cereal used to be one of my favorite cereals. I don’t eat much cereal anymore. I am not really a breakfast person, like I used to be when I was younger. But Crispix has a lot going for it. It is very similar in style to the …

This frozen pizza sold under the Walmart Great Value brand has a real strong pepper flavor to it, more so than anything else, except for perhaps the mozzarella cheese. There are three kinds of peppers that sit on top of this pizza: red, green and yellow peppers. The three …

I bought a case of the Kirkland Signature Drinking Water, distributed by Costco Wholesale Corporation out of Seattle Washington. The first thing I noticed about the water was a very strong chlorine taste that made it, to me, barely drinkable.
We will generally refill the water bottles in our …

There are a lot of pizza takeout places that vary in quality and prices, the most commercial being Domino’s, Pizza Hut, Little Caesars and Papa John’s. Virtually every American has had the experience of eating from all four and I am one of them. Recently, I ordered …

So I finally tried the Primo Supremo Pizza the other day. And let me tell you it is great! I really loved the taste of the tomatoes. The twisted crust with cheese and pepperoni was to die for. The onions they put on the Primo Supremo Pizza are just …

What a happy celebration we just had last week. It’s my uncle’s birthday. As expected, party foods were there to eat in the long table ; spaghetti, fried chickens, hotdogs, chocolate cake, lumpiang shanghai and more. But there’s two bottle of liquors that was kinda new to my sight. …

I want to recommend Eight O’Clock Coffee, 100% Colombian whole bean.
I almost feel like a traitor writing this, but I have been won over. I used to live in Brazil, which has some of the finest coffee in the world. Here in the USA I did not pay much …

I first came accross these seeds at a local Valero Gas station in Porter, Tx and decided to give them a try seeing how the label boasted its jumbo sized sunflower seeds that had caffeine, ginseng, taurine and lysine. I first tried the Original flavor and made my way …

Holland bakery is just around the corner and I did not notice it until last week. I was driving around the block when I saw the Holland bakery and it is almost like a Chinese deli food store. I was so hungry then that I just wanted a quick …

I love Fried Rice! Actually I really enjoy all Chinese food, except for some internal organ meals of course. Yesterday, I went to Chowking to eat the yang chow fried rice; I haven’t eaten a nice rice meal in a few days so I craved for it and the …

I’m always looking for a good gum to chew after eating a quick lunch and then returning to work. I don’t have time to brush my teeth but hate to have breath that isn’t fresh, especially in the workplace. I’ve tried Trident gum before and although it works really …

I recently decided to try a Marie Callendars frozen lasagna dinner. The box made it look very tasty, and I was in the mood for lasagna without having to make it up myself. It is like all other frozen dinners, where you heat it up in a …

I gave the brand of Toll House: Chocolate Chip cookies, a try when my mother brought a package home one evening. There are in a to-go carry able container, there was a twenty pre-made cookies. Previously I’ve never had already made cookies from Nestle toll house before. I’ve used …

Just a week ago, I experienced symptoms of dry cough. Every time I would experience feelings like this, I always pre-empt it with anything that can thwart it or prevent it. Aside from drinking medicine, I doubled my prevention with drinking Lagundi tea. I hardly knew any brand that manufactures …

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 …

When I was little my grandma grew raspberries in her garden. I adored them. Unfortunately, my grandma doesn’t grow them any more and raspberries are rather expensive so I don’t buy them often, instead I always like to try products that have raspberry taste. That’s why I was happy …

Mrs. Freshley’s Strawberry Fruit & Grain Cereal Bar is definitely my favorite of the three flavor varieties of cereal bars released by this company. The reason this is my favorite is because of the flavor. The strawberry flavor is quite rich and authentic. I especially find the flavor to …

I have never found an ice-cream store in North America that comes close to the gelato in Italy, but I keep looking. Last week, I think I found the best ice-cream I have tasted in Canada at Marble Slab Creamery in Chinook Mall in Calgary, Alberta. From the outside, …

They call it the original — Kelloggs Corn Flakes Cereal. It’s certainly the most recognizable and purest of the Kelloggs family of cereals. My father loved this product tremendously. It was pretty much a staple in our cupboards as I grew up.
As for me, I wasn’t …

Normally, when I purchase a product that has the Pillsbury name on it, I feel confident that I will enjoy it, even if it’s one that I’ve never tried before. The reason being is Pillsbury is a pretty good brand in my eyes and I expect quality because typically …

Come the end of September, beginning of October, it’s a happy time for pumpkin lovers! This is the time of the year when foods and drinks get an infusion of pumpkin flavoring. Pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin bread and of course, pumpkin pie, are all common …

It seems that on every block, you can find 2 or 3 different places to get frozen yogurt these days. Between Pinkberry, Red Mango, 16 Handles, Phileo and all the others, it can be a daunting task trying to find which one is the best! Over the last year …

This is the new product that I have tasted from Del Monte which is also the maker of my favorite banana ketchup. We went for a grocery this week and I have bought this delicious sauce to taste since most of the dishes I prepare were fried so the …

If you want to get the best Japanese Cheese cake in Jakarta, you should go to Eaton Bakery. They have the best Japanese Cheese cake in town. AT least, it’s according to my experiences. I had tried few bakery to find the best and tasteful cheese cake in Jakarta, …

My family really enjoys the frozen chocolate covered banana pops that are commonly sold in amusement parks and at fairs. Therefore, when I spotted this coating kit at my local supermarket, I knew that I had to try it.
The kit basically contains one pouch of chocolate flavored …

The start of the year was heralded by news of price increases —“ from fuels to transport fares. It has now become more necessary to tighten our belts every which way we can. Thus, I have taken price comparison to an art level and will absolutely refuse to part …

Simply potatoes shredded hash browns were spotted by me at Albertsons and I got curious about that. If I can make hash browns at home easily, that would be a great thing for me because I eat hash browns from restaurants very often. So I decided to purchase it. …

There are lots of evaporated creamer out in the market today. Whenever you want to make a desert, you can choose from so many of these canned milk from the cheapest to the most expensive or from the most popular to the least. But have you ever …

Last week, I bought a trial 18 oz jar of Great Value Apricot & Pineapple preserves. Today we have finished it, and it is already on our grocery list for the next trip to the store. Yes, we all loved it. I am not particularly fond of apricot, but …

Usually I have not been a fan of these products, but recently after trying some of my sister’s Teriyaki Chicken from Tai Pei, I knew that I had to give these products another try and simply because I had a bad experience with the product under one flavor, doesn’t …

Every so often I run across a candy bar that I can’t find anywhere in the US normally. One such incident occurred recently when I found myself the proud recipient of the Cadbury Wunderbar. This bar is fairly popular in the UK and Germany as well as other parts …

My roommate and I make eye-contact. We both know what’s up. Our gaze shifts to that jar with iconic blue lid that I just pulled out of a shopping bag. “SUPERCHUNK!!”
Now, I’m going to start off by saying that for most of my life, I have …