Those who grew up in the 60s and early 70s remember the delicious taste of Mountain Dew out of a bottle with a hayseed on it. The hicks in the sticks ambiance associated with that Mountain Dew apparently did not jibe with the evolution of American drinking habits during …

One night I decided to go to Albertsons and look around. I usually do this when I don’t know what to make for dinner. I usually glance around and it gives me ideas. I was looking in the seafood section because they usually have good sales on lobster tails. …

Breyers Snickers Caramel Swirl Chunk is a decent ice cream that combines the chocolaty, crunchy traits of a Snickers bar with smooth vanilla ice cream and caramel swirls. I’m sure that I would like this ice cream more if it had more pieces of Snickers candy bars spread throughout …

I like taking chewy bars to work because they serve as an easy on the go breakfast or a great snack for lunch. I saw these Kelloggs bars at Wal-Mart and the thought of dark chocolate and almonds made me drool so I decided to go ahead and …

Take a huge slice of french bread, addd butter, garlic and some parmesan cheese, and you’ll have NY Texas Toast. I really love this bread, it makes a wonderful snack after work. This is also a really great thing to have on hand when you’re cooking an authentic italian …

We eat a lot of on the go meals at our house, and one of my favorite things to make the family for breakfast is Eggo waffles. The nice thing about them is that they are really inexpensive, which is really important for me when I am on a …

I ussually just stick to chicken tenders when I go to Zaxby’s but today I decided to try something a little bit different off a friends recommendation. I tried out the Kickin Chicken Sandwich.
If you have ever been to Zaxbys then you already really know all of the …

Product Description: Packet of seasoning that comes with a recipe for making chili in your frying pan (just add meat, beans and tomatoes). Available at a couple of our local stores for under $1.
What I liked about this product: I don’t get a lot of time with the family …

Recently, I purchased a new product. It’s a common food item, but the only time I’ve had it was on pizza. Since I’m in the mood to try out new sandwich fixings, I purchased Hormel Premium Canadian Style Bacon. As I’ve said many times before, Hormel …

Nidar Jule Marsipan is a Norwegian brand of chocolates, established way back in 1915. The name means “Christmas marzipan” and the chocolates are a traditional gift in Norway during the holiday season. They come in an attractive 250 gram cardboard gift box. which is largely red with some swirly …

Are you missing the nice food from Indonesia? I know that some people really like to eat the taste food from Indonesia. Especially the food that has special taste because they use special herb when they cook. If you want, you can make it yourself in the house by …

In these difficult economic times, I don’t really buy much candy even though I’m a devout chocoholic, but I do invest from time to time. When those times occur, I have to try to find the best deals. This usually means that I end up purchasing candies …

Subway came up with two different sandwiches; the Chicken Florentine Sandwich and the Steak and Beacon Melt.
Subway’s Chicken Florentine Sandwich is a flatbread wrap creation. It contains succulent grilled chicken strips, tomatoes, olives, spinach artichoke dressing, melted cheese and some Tuscan spice. With all those vegetables I did …

I am a real cheese addict. I have reviewed my favorite roller coaster snack, now I can compare and contrast it with this one. It is produced by Universal Robina while this one is by Regent. They are both made tasty like real cheese. The first major difference is …

Although I enjoy the rich flavor that apples offer, I do not care for the Little Debbie Apple Flips Cookies. The reason I do not like these cookies is because the apple flavor does not taste overly authentic or rich to me. I know that the cookies are artificially …

We were staying in Florida recently with family, and decided to go out for a meal one evening. As there were several young kids in our household, we decided that pancakes would be a popular choice. That was great with me, as pancakes are amongst my favourite …

I’m not really a fan of spreads. I’d prefer to eat bread as it is or toast it in the oven with butter. But with Nutella, I really can’t resist it. My whole family loved it, so we always have Nutella in our house. It has a natural taste …

I am on a mission to find the world’s best flavored water, and this is not it. With that, I must add that this is certainly not the worst I have sampled lately. Read my other reviews for a critique of some of the worst tasting brands …

I am like most women, I like chocolate. There has been a lot in the health news about dark chocolate being good for you. So, I started trying different brands of dark chocolate that was at least 60% cocoa. Of all the dark chocolates out there, I believe Ghiradelli’s …

Gloria is a Croatia brand of coffee but as in the last few years it became very popular to produce different instant beverages made of coffee so Gloria started producing cappuccino and some other beverages of coffee. I knew that Jacobs had those small packings for one cup only …

I love trying different foods, drinks and games because I am a gamer and at the same time I love eating. While I’m traveling I forgot to buy some mineral water so I became thirsty, it is a long travel and after three hours of sitting inside the bus …

Ah the glories of the soft drink known as Pepsi. Back in the early 90’s,there was Crystal Pepsi which was as clear as water, no artificial coloring was added to it. Then along came Cherry Pepsi. Then in the early 2000’s, Pepsi with lime hit the scene. The newest …

I have always loved plantain chips ever since I tried them for the first time when I was in high school and it didn’t take me long to realise that not all brands make them as tasty as some others even though plantains on a whole tend to be …

I am in the belief that frozen, micro-waved pancakes are an oddity. Often they end up cemented or soggy. While grocery shopping recently, these frozen treats caught my eye: Strawberry Fruit-filled Pancakes by Purity Baking Company.
The box is cheery. The setting on the picture depicts a home-like …

Yesterday I bought 2 Vindija cream yogurts, one had a taste of vanilla and one had a taste of stracciatella. I must admit that I likes vanilla one more. I am very fond of stracciatella ice cream so each time I see a stracciatella yoghurt I can’t resist it. …

When it comes to salads, my choice of dressing is always ranch. I only had the opportunity to try French dressing when I was in fifth grade, and eating from the salad bar. I thought it was good when I was a kid, and wanted to take another shot …

Crystal Light Iced Tea Peach-
Sometimes I become so completely devoted to a particular beverage that it becomes something I crave from time to time, and nothing else will do. That’s how I feel about this particular flavor of Crystal Light. I must confess, the other flavors of theirs I …

I won’t be the first college student to tell you that I’m a little bit addicted to Red Bull. I often opt to buy the energy drink—”$2.75 seems to be the average price in New York City—”instead of giving in to sleep during long study sessions and essay-writing …

Great Value: Butter Flavored Pancake & Waffle Syrup is a decent syrup that is manufactured by Walmart, so the syrup is actually the cheapest syrup that can be purchased, if I recall correctly. By no means is this syrup the richest or thickest that I have ever tried, but …

I always bring Heinz biscuit with me whenever I go out to travel with my baby since it is difficult travelling on the road with somebody crying all the time because of a hungry stomach. One thing I like about this food is that my baby loves eating …

My coffee time will never be satisfying without my Nestle Coffee Mate creamer. I know it’s fattening some says. But drinking coffee is the only pleasure I give to myself in between housechores, work and errands. There was a time when I ran out of Coffee …

The Burger King Whopper is definitely one of my favorites. I get it with cheese because I’m a big cheese lover. With the Whopper, I think it starts with the meat. It’s flamed broiled goodness. When it’s warm it almost melts in your mouth. …

As a special promotion, Burger King is offering the BK Big Fish sandwich at a price of two for $3.00. Since I never eaten one before, I thought that this would be a great deal. Boy was I wrong by a long shot.
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Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs: Beef XXL Premium Franks are easily the best hot dogs I have ever tasted - from the grocery store, that is. I will not purchase any other hot dogs when shopping because I am very satisfied with both the flavor and the size of these …

Yellow tail chardonnay is so good. I think that it is not too dry for a chardonnay. Most chardonnays are mostly dry in my opinion. It actually has a little sweet taste to it. I get hints of peach. I taste some citus in it …

It has an addictive content, filled with chocolate inside that melts in your mouth for real, kids will love this for sure, no not just for kids but also for adults like us. One, two, three well you will surely ask for more once your mouth taste the crunch …

Okay. I admit it. I was suckered in by the health nuts, and finally gave up my stubbornness and decided to try this infamous Silk that everyone’s been talking about. Soy milk sounded rather repulsive to me, so I was really pretty hesitant to even allow …

I love healthy foods in my kitchen. I am pretty much love to review healthy products of my choice. At least, the product that I know in Chile. In general, Chilean love to eat bread. They have bread for breakfast and Once (Chilean Tea Time). And of course, to …

Tyson Teriyaki Flavored Chicken Breasts have added more variety to our family dinners and are quickly becoming one of our favorite dishes. These chicken breasts are sold frozen; they are pre-treated with teriyaki sauce, so all you need to do is place them on a cooking sheet and stick …

I prefer the Nature’s Path: Blueberry Toaster Pastry compared to the Nature’s Path: Frosted Blueberry Toaster Pastry. The reason I prefer the non-frosted over the frosted is because the non-frosted variety allows me to better appreciate and enjoy the blueberry flavor. Speaking of the blueberry flavor, I find the …

I’m not really a big breakfast eater, but I actually do like breakfast foods. However, I hate mess and cleanup, so am always looking for the easiest and tastiest foods out there to satisfy my palate.
Earlier this year I discovered Jimmy Dean’s Breakfast Bowls. I’ve had Jimmy …

This is the most gorgeous korma sauce from Loyd Grossman’s range. It is perfect for my taste and the best I have ever bought in a jar. I know a lot of people like their hot curries but personally they just blow my head off and I …

When I was working as a Management Trainee for an International company in Makati, we always pass by the Krispy Kreme Store in Ayala Avenue. My Malaysian trainer wanted to try it out and we did. After the first time, she liked it so much that we visit the …

How do you like to have chocolate: with nuts, raisins, or caramels? Last Sunday I had a chocolate with rice crispies and wafer flakes; the trio is sold in stores—”by the name of Champola Choco Cluster Chocolate Mini Bar. The 60 g of it is composed of 6 pieces …

Gordo’s Cheese Dip - Hot variety is, in fact hot! This is a cheese dip that does not go down easy - but I mean that in a good way! When I bite into a chip that has this cheese dip on it, the dip bites back and as …

Appy fizz is a new drink which is an apple juice, introduced in the market recently. It is a cool drink to hang up with. I have tasted this drink and it is good for adults. It simply tastes like the apple and some what like …

I love this jambalaya mix because it has the best of Louisiana’s seasonings in one box. It is so easy to prepare and can be done in an instant. All I need to do is add my seafood and sausage and I’m all set. I have a complete meal …

Like the berry pie, Mrs. Freshley’s Cherry Pie is quite delicious on the inside but pretty poor when it comes to the bland and dry crust. The cherry filling is really very satisfying and rich, plus it has an authentic taste to it, which is something that is certainly …

While I was grocery shopping last week, I came across Frito-Lay’s Flaming Hot Funyuns which are onion-flavored rings in the flaming hot variant. As I have never tasted Funyuns before and it looked so enticing in its packaging, I decided to give it a try. At P104.95 …

One of my favorite cereals is (and has been for a long time) Life. There are a few different kinds of Life cereal, I believe, but my favorite one is cinnamon. I like to pour a generous sized bowl of it with milk and sugar. I …