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 …

Okay, so Missy Bon Bon Breadshop has been in town for nearly three months now and it is a big shame for me for not even coming at their opening ceremony. I admit, I got lazy; but yesterday, I finally had a taste of their famous gelato, bread …

I love to try different types of cookies and there is a company here in my country named Bermudez which specializes in all sorts of cookies and biscuits. One of their recent cookies (maybe only came out a few years back) is named Domino and there are a couple …

My wife and I are both trying to eat healthier, both to watch our own weight and to set a good example for our daughter. Part of this has been trying to find healthier snacks to eat when we are hungry.
We recently purchased a bag of Borden Double Twist …

School mornings are always rush hours for me. I have to get up early to make sure that I prepare breakfast for everyone especially my kids who will be at least spending 6 hours in school before they could have something heavier such as lunch in their stomachs. …

I kind of like these nutri-grain bars, but they are not perfect. First off, they are somewhat healthy: there is little fat and sodium and there is no trans fat to be found, plus cholesterol is not something that is included, either. Although there is sugar in these. The …

I really like yogurt and one of my favorite brands has to be nestle. However, I saw this product at Publix and since I had a dollar off coupon for the product I decided to get it. They are a little expensive at about three dollars a …

During one of our house parties my mom and I really had a hard time deciding what to serve our guests. The guests were mostly in their 20s and they wanted to drink alcohol after eating dinner. We served them some fried chicken, pasta and some pizza but we …

Flax seeds are the organic source of natural mucilage and most importantly they provide fiber into our bodies. One of the flaxseed whole food products I take daily are the Spectrum Organic Ground Flaxseeds because they have a great nutty taste and are slightly salted, dried and full of …

While nothing can really come close to homemade ginger cookies, these ginger cookies from Kroger aren’t half bad. They are a little harder than I’m used to as the ones that come homemade are a bit on the softer side, but the harder texture isn’t a problem for me. …

I have been a wine drinker for about a decade now. Over the years I have become accustomed to seeing great wines that happen to have kooky names. This seems to be especially true of wines produced where I live on the west coast. I take it as a …

These cashews are a tasty little snack someone bought for me because they knew I love cashews. I had never heard of the Harbor View Snack brand before, so I had no expectations based on brand alone. Inside the peel-away tin, it was brimming with cashew halves …

I love drinking juice in the morning. The best choice is something that is super high in antioxidants. When you are living in a developing country, the common choices for juices are orange or pineapple. I really wanted to have something different like pomegranate because it has a potent source …

Never one to refuse a slice of carrot cake, I was thrilled when I saw a box of individually wrapped cupcakes that featured one of my all time favorites. As I also I like to pack a treat in my children’s lunches, I figured I couldn’t pass …

I love pizza and have tried almost every kind of frozen pizza known. My preference is pizza from the restaurants such as Pizza Hut and Papa Johns but frozen pizza is my next choice. I have to say that I have had better experiences with Tombstones frozen pizzas than …

This “Easy Pack” mix suffers from two devastating problems that really add up to one big-time disappointing pancake mix. First of all, the mix calls for water and not milk, eggs and oil. Adding water as opposed to milk, eggs and oil ends up creating an inferior pancake. The …

Remember those ads on tv in the early 90’s for PopTarts? They basically said that PopTarts were a complete breakfast. Of course I never believed it. Well, I wouldn’t rely soley on Eggo BakeShop Swirlz for breakfast to get me through the day. However, it’s excellent as brunch, a …

Stouffer’s Frozen Food - Spaghetti with Meatballs is a product I’ve purchased for several years now. I’m a spaghetti fiend and am always searching for good and easy spaghetti to prepare.
Stouffer’s is actually the first frozen food brand that I ever liked. Until their products came out, …

When it comes to baking cakes, cupcakes, cookies and candies I am fine in the kitchen, but when it comes to baking breads and pastries from scratch that is when my flaws show. I came across Fleischmann simply baking homemade baking bread kit while I was on the baking aisle …

I was suffering from a dry cough until my Supervisor at work gave me Halls to lessen the itchiness on my throat. She said mint flavor candy like Halls can lessen the irritation and itchiness and can make your throat feel refresh because of the mint. It did. In …

Recently I was flipping through a health book on making better choices when you grocery shop and how it will help you stay as full as if you were eating your normal fattier choices and discovered that there were even degrees of ‘better, best and worst’ when it came …

Good fruit drinks are not easy to find. I have tried Fruitopia, Allen’s, Minute Maid, and now Tropical Grove. I purchased a pack of the Tropical Grove Orange Blend Cocktail series fruit drink. I have been looking for natural fruit drinks for a while. I find that many of …

Hillshire Farm Naturals Hardwood smoked Turkey Breast is a lunch meat product I picked up from my neighborhood Kroger one afternoon. I had been looking for a new lunch meat to try since I was growing tired of my usual. So to say, Hillshire Farm Naturals Hardwood smoked Turkey …

Kellog’s Raisin Brand is one of my favorite cereals now that I am a bit older. I think Kellog’s Raisin Brand is great because it tastes good, and it also is a very good cereal overall. I really like that this cereal is also very healthy for you. I …

Sargento - Deli Style Sliced Swiss Cheese is a Swiss cheese that I used to purchase quite often, along with the baby Swiss cheese. The reason I used to purchase it is because I liked how pretty much unlike every other cheese out there, the Swiss cheese would bring …

The jalapeno-flavored “stix” from Pringles are just as tasty and good as the cheese-flavored “stix”. The jalapeno flavor has been pretty successfully transferred to these “stix” and they’re even a little hot and biting in taste. They do remind me of jalapenos, and I’m glad that these “stix” turned …

My aunt bought several of these chocolate packages for us and it was really delicious, not to mention good for your health too. This chocolate features a perfect pairing of dark chocolate with acai berry juices and blueberries into dark chocolate balls and they’re really a nice dessert or …

Modern bakery’s Bakhlawa flower is an arabic sweet. It is really a tasty sweet available in flower shaped small cubes. This is the local made special arabic sweet. The taste is very peculiar. When I saw this sweet in the shop for the first time I thought this sweet …

Wendy’s - Homestyle Chicken Go Wrap is a wrap that I find enjoyable as long as I ask them to skip the ranch sauce. I do not care for the zesty sauce and I feel that it gets in the way of the flavors that I would much rather …

I generally get Lean Pockets for times when I just want to get a quick, easy lunch and don’t feel like going to a lot of trouble.
They recently came out with a new product-Subs. They are a lot more “sandwich-like,” in my estimation. The bread is softer and …

My family has been using Country Time lemonade for our drink of choice for dinners, along with milk and water. We try to stay away from sodas much as possible because we have a young daughter who tends to follow our example as far as eating goes.
Country Time …

Last week while shopping in the spice section of the grocery store, I noticed a new product from Land O Lakes. It is a seasoning powder that comes in several flavors- parmesan herb, butter, sour cream and onion, sharp cheddar, white cheddar, and ranch. I purchased the parmesan and …

Hello guys I am a housewife and I have 3 little children who are very cute and very naughty. We all love to go for trips and picnics. We often go for outings, usually once in a month. As I already said that I …

One of the great things about trying to save money at the grocery store is that you get to try new brands. One of my favorite new generic brands is the Best Choice line of products. I recently tried their Best Choice Long Grain Instant Rice and …

Mrks self sanctuary body butter in grapefruit ginger has its pros and cons. Pros first, the scent is incredible, very strong floral citrus scent that lingers for a long time. Second, it leaves the skin feeling incredibly soft afterwards. The very thick cream smooths on well …

Jollibee has just come up with a new breakfast meal called the Jollibee’s Crispy Bangus. Bangus is a fish also known as milkfish.
The Jollibee Crispy Bangus is a new great addition to Jollibee’s list of delicious rice meals. People who crave for home-cooked foods or those people that …

For some, going South of the Border is a great way to have something different for dinner.
For me, Taco Bell is a nice place to eat, but not a place I dine at too often. Let’s just say I like their food, but it doesn’t like me.
Of all the …

I’m traditional when it comes to ice cream sandwiches: I prefer the chocolate cookie on the outside, and the vanilla ice cream in the center. As a child it was my favorite treat to have after dinner, or if I was really good my grandmother would give me one just …

General Mills Count Chocula cereal is a pretty sweet cereal, but it undeniably has a distinctly rich flavor to it. The sweetness mainly comes from the marshmallow pieces with the remaining sweetness originating from the chocolate cereal pieces. Much of the actual flavor this cereal has to offer comes …

There is nothing like waking up in the morning to a home cooked breakfast , but who has the time to cook one from scratch. I absolutely love Great Value products , because they taste homemade and you can cook them in minutes. One of my favorite foods they …

I have never heard of Helen Grace Chocolates until my aunt from the US brought me one when she came over for a vacation. It was a nice, brown, opulent-looking box with a nice ribbon, and it said the words Helen Grace. Actually, just from looking at it, I …

Airplane food is not exactly a subject that makes people hungry. It used to be that passengers got meals on the plane for free, breakfast, lunch and dinner choices. Now, the closest image that can be drummed up are tiny bags of peanuts or small and un-filling bags of …

My mother in law is health conscious. She still wants to look beautiful and slim because it helps her to look young.I believe that every woman needs to be beautiful from the inside and out.I adore her for having the perfect body shape which is 26 and her age …

Ice cream is one the dessert I really love to eat for a reason that it comes with different flavors and it’s creaminess that make my palate crave for some more. I really feel satisfied every time I ate ice creams. Double Dutch and Sans Rival are my all time …

I am so full right now! I ate one (1) Polland Fresh Lumpia. I went down at the bus station near the Trinoma Mall here in Quezon City Manila, and they are the first to have the Polland branch in a mall that offers fresh lumpia. The price is …

We bought four containers of McCain’s Cool Quenchers frozen juice concentrate last time we went grocery shopping. We chose to try these particular drink mixes because they were on sale - we usually just get regular store brand frozen juice mix or juice in those big bottles. But these …

I have never been a fan of the Oreo cookies. To me a cookie should be soft and sweet with some added chocolate and the hard, not-so-chocolate taste of the cookies never appealed to me. So I was surprised when I tried the new Oreo Cakesters and fell in …

The ancient old Chinese tradition of drinking tea has become an adopted one for me as well as some of my close friends, and the tea of choice is Glen Tea.
I have had and tasted a variety of different tea brands over the years and I have finally settled …

I think that everyone should have a crock pot. It should be a stable in ever persons home. My husband and I have a 4qt. Black crock pot that we bought at Target for about $20. We bought it on random day when we wanted to make meatballs for …

Kroger Raisin Bran contains just as many raisins and just as many crunchy flakes as the name brand Kellogg’s Raisin Bran, plus, the Kroger store brand variety is sold for a lower price. That is why I purchase the Kroger store brand over the name brand. It is just …