Food Reviews

Pop-Pan Biscuits

Pop-Pan biscuits are a brand of Chinese style biscuits that are sold in many Western and Asian supermarkets found across America. They are quite popular with us Chinese-Canadians, although I am not quite sure of their popularity with the Westerners. The biscuits come in many, many different flavors, although …

Great Value Vegetable Medley

For just under eighty cents for a fourteen point five ounce can, this mixture of vegetables sold under Walmart’s Great Value brand is worth the money. Although I don’t think the vegetables contained in the can are quite as good and fresh as the vegetables in the frozen bags …

Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon

I purchased a package of Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon recently after a glowing recommendation about it from a coworker. I got it at a local discount grocery store for $2.54 for a 12 ounce package. Considering how expensive pork bacon has gotten over the last couple of years, I …

Rolo Hot Chocolate drink mix

Because I don’t often drink coffee, I drink hot chocolate a lot. So we’ve been trying different hot chocolate mixes to keep in the kitchen so I can make a hot chocolate at home in the morning.
Since I like Rolo candies…and really, any combination involving caramel and chocolate, …

Laguna Bakery Grand Classics Chocolate with Fudge Chips Homestyle Cookies

I love chocolate foods, and I especially like well made chocolate cookies that contain chocolate chips. However, it has been on a rare occasion that I have actually been able to find a brand that makes such cookies that I actually deem to be of good quality. Well, recently …

In-N-Out Burger: Fries

I have mentioned before my unbridled passion for In-N-Out’s Double Double. It is amazing. However, I do not only love burgers. I love french fries. They are the best form a potato can take. Potatoes should aspire to becoming french fries when they grow …

Bob Evans Breakfast Bakes Bacon, Egg, Cheese and Hash Browns

I’m sure I’m not the only person out there that has fallen into a rut from time to time when it comes to breakfast. Even the tried and true breakfast favorites like toast and eggs, cereal and a bagel, waffles and English muffins, bacon and eggs, and so on, …

Chicken Bruschetta Panini Hot Pockets

A friend gave me a couple of coupons for Hot Pockets’ newest addition to the frozen food family: Chicken Bruschetta Panini Hot Pockets. I was at first excited to try this newfound fare. But shortly after heating it in the microwaveable tray, I was …

Best Choice Whipped Cream

We often purchase whipped cream in our house for use on various desserts. I have even caught my oldest son squirting it directly in his mouth from time to time. Regardless, I recently tried a lower priced version of whipped cream in an effort to lower our …

Anchor butter

My niece once told me that she will not eat bread unless it has a sandwich spread. Of course, a bread’s taste will be enhanced through those spreads. I always buy varieties of these. I sometimes buy butter, a cheese spread, a chocolate spread or any other sandwhich spread. …

Twix Peanut Butter Bar

Although I’m not as crazy about peanut butter as I’m about caramel, I still like peanut butter and so, it was no surprise that this Twix bar appealed to me. I always felt that the Twix candy bar could use more caramel in between the cookie portion and the …

Oatilicious Instant Porridge Oats

If you are anything like me you enjoy your breakfast. As a child I always had breakfast, whether cereal or toast, I always had some thing. Then as a teenager and in early adulthood I for went the first meal of the day thinking that it would do no …

Manama Fruit Twist Green Lime Syrup

Hubby bought green colored lime syrup which he used to combine and mix with his own concoction of a cocktail drink. He bought Manama Fruit Twist Green Lime Syrup at Hypercity Mall in Malad.
I am not a fan of hard drinks. If I do, I can only appreciate ladies …

Jack ‘n Jill Cream-O Choco Cream-Filled Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

I love this chocolate cream-filled cookies that I eat it almost everyday. It’s good that it’s available in small packs, wherein a pack contains 3 cookies, which helps me control my consumption and I also don’t need to worry about sealing the opened pack or storing it in a …

Pepsi Throwback

Although I’m a classic Coca-Cola drinker at heart, I don’t mind drinking Pepsi now and then. I don’t think Pepsi tastes as good as Coke, but it’s an alright soft drink. What attracted me to Pepsi Throwback is the real sugar ingredient in place of the potentially dangerous high …

Lucozade Orange Energy Drink

I truly hate consuming energy drinks because of all the bad publicity they get and because I know of people who have either died or gotten very ill as a result. The only time I drink them these days is unless I truly have no choice, which means I’m …

Sun-Rype Fruit to Go Squiggles

These new fruit snacks come in a variety of flavors. The are 100% fruit which is great news for parents everywhere. While each piece is only 60 calories, it also has 15 grams of sugar and you can definitely taste it.
These fruit snacks are almost sickeningly sweet to me …

St Louis Bread Company Sourdough Bowl with Broccoli Cheese Soup

Panera makes good bread! I think anyone who has visited this bakery/restaurant can tell you their breads does not even compare to the supermarket variety. The flavors are well-developed and well-rounded, the crust is expertly created, and the interior is bubbling with holes that can only be …

Hamburger Helper

We all need to make a quick meal at times. Sometimes we just really don’t really feel like cooking. In steps Hamburger Helper. I make Hamburger Helper at least 3 times a month. The kids love it. There are many flavors to choose from these days. Betty Crocker is …

Cold Stone

Growing up, I loved mixing toppings into my ice cream. So when I discovered Cold Stone, you can imagine how happy I was! Finally, an ice cream shop that not only had lots of cool toppings, but they mixed them in for me! It was perfect.
The first time I …

Hellman’s 1/2 Fat Salad Dressing Spread

I work with bzzagent.com and received a hellman’s kit where I was to try various recipes and spread word of mouth on using Hellman’s Real Mayonnaise.
In the kit I also received a large jar of the Hellman’s 1/2 Fat Dressing to try and put it in the refrigerator.
My husband …

Raw Organic Cacao Nibs from Now Foods

Trying new superfoods is pretty much my hobby. Every 2 months or so I order a bunch of stuff that is said to be really great for you and test it out. To be honest, most of the time the things I order don’t become my staples, but it’s still …

Heluva Good Bacon Horseradish Dip

I would never have considered putting the flavors of horseradish, bacon, and sour cream together. Luckily for me the makers of Heluva Good dips combined these three tastes to create the Heluva Good Bacon Horseradish Sour Cream Dip.
I have been buying Heluva Good dips for some time now but …

Cadbury English Toffee

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 …

Cinnamon Flavored Twizzlers

I am a fan of Twizzler’s, so before I say this I just want it to be known that I haven nothing against their company and have enjoyed their delicious flavor when my sweet tooth is calling for me to enjoy something tasty and sweet. But the cinnamon flavored …

White Cheddar Cheetos

Product Description: Bag of puffed Cheetos covered in white cheddar cheese rather than the usual orange colored cheese powder. We bought the bag for around $1.50 at our local Walgreen’s a few days ago.
What I liked about this product: I like trying new things and this was something different …

Tyson Barbecue Style Wings

We made pizza last night and I wanted something to go with it so I headed to the frozen chicken section for some wings. I was going to get my usual brand but discovered some from Tyson instead and elected to give them a try.
The barbecue style wings turned …

Entenmann’s All Butter Loaf Cake

I find Entenmann’s All Butter Loaf Cake to be a decent treat to have with my breakfast every now and then. There is nothing really incredibly special about this loaf cake, although I feel that it offers a decent enough flavor to have once or twice a week, sometimes. …

Great Value Crunchy Honey Oats

The Great Value Crunchy Honey Oats is a Walmart product that is based off of Post’s Honey Bunches of Oats. The Walmart cereal retails for one dollar and eighty-four cents while the Post cereal sells for almost two dollars and fifty cents. There’s a definite difference in price, but …

Valutime Imitation Shredded Cheese

I was in the need for shredded cheese last night because we were having chili and my wife likes having that in the chili (I could always take it or leave it). Unfortunately for me, I only had a little bit of money with me at the time and …

Natures Plus Chocolate Spirutein Shake

With the autoimmune disease I have I tend to lack energy and when I like energy, my immune system becomes weaker. One of the ways I help keep my energy levels up and my immune system healthy is with the Natures Plus Chocolate Spirutein Shake. I love this shake …

Nestea Ice Tea Mix, Lemon

Nestea Ice Tea Mix, Lemon flavor is a powdered ice tea mix that you blend with water. One of the things we didn’t like about this product is it was messy to make. We were using a gallon container and the powder residue got all over. You definitely need …

Jennie O ground Turkey

Being a college student, I’m always looking for a good way to save some money without sacrificing my lifestyle. I’m a big fan of tacos, and I was recently introduced to ground turkey, most of the time Jennie O, if it’s in stock.
I can get Jennie O ground turkey …