My family love pasta and they like to eat Bolognese pasta. And when I made my own Bolognese, I could not make it with the taste that we normally made in Europe. Maybe the tomatoes that we get here are not the same tomatoes that they have in Europe. …

On my quest for low fat healthy dinners, I recently bought Lean Cuisine’s Oriental Beef Stirfry dinner for $2.99CDN.
I had only ever had Lean cuisine chicken dinners before, so I was curious as to how good the beef one would be.
The meal looked great on the cardboard box. Lot’s …

In the Philippines, it is a popular practice to bring home a souvenir to your family and friends whenever you leave home and travel locally called a pasalubong. The more popular pasalubong are foods that are made locally. Each region has a specialty and if you are ever in …

I love snacking even though it is not so good on my waistline what will all those salt, fat and empty calories. But these are what make chips so tasty and good to eat they are nearly as sinful as chocolates. Salty snacks are my favorites and when I …

One of my very favorite chocolate chip cookies are from the Mother’s label. They’re called Mother’s Chocolate Chip Angel Cookies, and boy do I love them!
These are square cookies, probably something like two inches by two inches. They’re made of shortbread with chocolate and they have a …

Kroger Value Saltines are fine for snacking, for soups, for chili and more. Compared to the national brands, these saltines are just as crispy, crunchy and flavorful. They hold up about as well in soups and chili and are just about as addicting when snacking on them. Also, like …

Great Value: Sour Cream & Onion are just as good as the name brand products. Compared with the Lays and Pringles Sour Cream & Onion varieties, the Walmart Great Value brand stacks up very well in terms of flavor and beats the name brand when it comes to value. …

Great Value: French Fried Onions are good to have whether I want to add them as a topping to a vegetable or as a topping to my meat. They are crispy and they are flavorful. The onion inside has a strong flavor that will not go unnoticed and the …

I was hungry while shopping today, and didn’t realise how hard it was going to be to find a lower fat and calorie lunch meal to sustain me until dinner. However, I remembered seeing an advertisement about McDonalds’ new Lean Beef Burger, which only has 8 grams of …

Albertsons Apple Cinnamon Waffles are decent to have for breakfast or as a late-night snack, but by no means delicious. Ten waffles come in a box and I sometimes purchase them when the store places them on sale ten for ten. This is the only time I purchase them …

Hormel Compleats have many different varieties out there now. I’ve tried several because I love how quick and easy they are to prepare. The latest one I tried was Hormel Compleats Chicken Alfredo which is chicken with penne pasta in Alfredo sauce. It’s one serving of …

This coffee is so magnificent and delicious. Don Francisco’s, Vanilla Nut Coffee, medium roast, 12oz for 4.99. They use the highest grade of coffee bean from the best coffee growing places.The first sip of this coffee will remind you it is worth 4.99 for 12 oz. When I want …

Today I decided to order and try the new Tuscani lasagna by pizza hut which I had seen the ad for a few days. I don’t get to order food often, most of my meals are home cooked so I thought I’d give it a try. It looked delicious …

Ever had that bloated, get-out-of-my-face, I have PMS and a handgun feeling?
Well that’s where my body and head were when I saw my first Danon Activia Yogurt commercial. It claimed it relieved digestive issues and cleared the intestinal track. Activia also has an active probiotic culture …

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 …

White oats, a good product for easy cooking and preparing a healthy and enriched meal; you can use it to bake cakes, make deserts and prepare soups and meals. Or if you’re run out of time in the morning just pour 2 spoon full of it to a cup …

Great Value Ripple Cut potato chips are specifically designed for dipping, and they work great. The rippled surface holds more dip than regular chips, which enhances the taste. Even the runny types of dip stay on pretty well. The chips are thick, so they do not easily break or …

Stouffer’s Grilled Mesquite Style Chicken Panini has quite a strong flavor just waiting to be tasted come each bite! The mesquite seasonings gives the grilled chicken quite a strong kick to it! The kick is good, too, I like it! Although the grilled chicken offers up good flavor all …

I like to put some fresh fruits and chocolate toppings on my ice cream so I asked my hubby if we could buy some strawberries. At that moment we were not able to buy a fresh strawberry but we were able to discover a bottle of Mapro Strawberry Crush which …

My favorite healthy snack to snack on lately is the Ocean Spray Craisins Sweetened Dried Cranberries 100 Calorie Pack. They are sweet tart and delicious and I find them to be tasty on top of a salad and yogurt. They also go great with pork chop dinners with a …

Every so often, it’s nice to pop a tic tac into my mouth, either because I like the flavor of a refreshing mint or because there is a taste in my mouth that I want to do away with. With it being the Christmas season right now, there are …

Pancit Canton sweet chili flavor is a new offering from “Lucky Me’s” instant pancit canton product Line Up. I remember eating a pack ever morning as breakfast matched with a piece of bread and juice would be the best breakfast ever. I often cooked the chili and calamansi …

Stagg, I’d like to note in passing, has started putting their chili out in a cardboard Smart Pak, which is probably cheaper than cans and easier to open too - but you do need scissors or a knife.
The County Brand is decently flavorful, and seems to use good meat …

Clover Valley Coffee is the Dollar General Stores brand of coffee. It is relatively inexpensive at $2.50 for one of those vacuum fresh bags and about $3 for a can. They are both the same amount of coffee so I buy the refill. (The refill works great b/c you …

If you’re new to Japanese Cuisine, you may find yourself asking like I once did, “What the heck is miso?”
Miso is millet, or a simple paste, mixed with other ingredients, primary of which is soy. Miso has been around for centuries and is one of those “meat-and-potatoes” kinds …

I love chocolates! I usually buy them and snack on them when I am working so that I could keep my blood sugar high enough. I just recently bought a single Maltesers pack. Maltesers come in a pack of 37grams. I haven’t got the chance to count the chocolate …

Pickles and chips just seem to go together with burgers or sandwiches of any kind. I was very happy when I found these dill pickle flavored potato chips because I love pickles, I always have a big jar of them in the refrigerator.
I like foods with very strong flavors …

This review is for a coarse sea salt seasoning in a container with a grinder from the company, Spice Club. This item is actually just like a regular container of seasoning, but it has a grinder on the end of it instead of just holes to shake it out …

I am a food lover and I love to taste different kinds of foods. My husband is a chef by profession in the 5 star hotels. My husband prepares many kinds of recipies, which are too delicious and yummy. Recently he prepared the bread sandwich with …

For as long as I can remember I have made drinks using a powder mix. A few years ago I tried a name brand sugar free lemonade mix and loved it. I hated the price and only bought it when it was on sale.
I have had to start …

Everest is the brand name of the tastemakers, which are available in the shops. There are many kinds of masalas or the tastemakers are there by Everest, but now I am going to talk about the Everest kitchen king masala. Actually the Everest kitchen king masala is …

Recently, I tried Hormel Compleats Spaghetti with meat sauce. I’ve always enjoyed Hormel products and feel it is a quality brand with a taste I enjoy. Since spaghetti is my all-time favorite food, and this promised a meal in 90 seconds, I just had to try it.
The …

I recently received samples of Orbit Gum and its new packaging from BzzAgent. I was super excited because I am always chewing gum. I really liked the new packaging, it’s funky and much different than most gum packaging. Orbit left the colors the same [for example, the …

To me buying the fruit juice at the market is fast, easy and convenient. Until, I got this juicer from my husband, I had to think of using it instead of wasting it and besides that this was a gift from my husband. I can not give it away. …

I tend to go for ‘healthy’ foods that I think will be good for me based on the packaging. However, it always helps to look at the package carefully and make sure that it is not just saying it is healthy. Aldi food stores offers a line …

Whenever I go to the mall with my mom we always seem to be drawn to Hot Dog on a Stick. For those who dont know what that is its a food stand that sells corn dogs, cheese on a stick, french fries, and lemonade. I enjoy there corn …

I have tried Mamee oriental Noodles. But I am quite unhappy with this product. Because these noodles are too salty to eat. Their price is also same as that of other instant noodles, yet its taste is not good. As there is very incresed salt in these noodles …

My boyfriend gave me a box of Godiva chocolates for Valentine’s Day and I sort of let it slip that I’m addicted chocolate. So every time he does something that hurts me, he apologizes by having some Godiva chocolates delivered to my house. And I can’t help but give …

Alexia Crunchy Snacks - Waffle Fries Hot Pepper is a flavor variety that I never really cared for and thus never purchased again. I do enjoy spicy chips and flavors, but I personally did not think that these waffle fries offered a very hot or spicy or strong flavor. …

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 …

I sent off for a free sample of coffee from the Carte Noire website a long time ago and every now and then they send a sample of a new product, so I was lucky enough to receive a sample of this new instant cappuccino, which is gorgeous. …

My latest new meal to try was Marie Callender’s Breaded Chicken Parmigiana. I really trust the Marie Callender name to bring me a high quality meal. I may not like a particular variety due to my own taste buds and palette, but it’s rare for a product …

Breyers Buttered Almond is an ice cream variety that sounds tasty, but unfortunately it fails to live up to its rather mouth watering name. The problem I have with this ice cream is that there are not nearly enough almonds to be found. The ice cream certainly is not …

I bought a few of Jose Ole Chimichanga Chicken and Cheese, one evening when my neighborhood Kroger was running a three for two sale on them. I don’t always get prepackaged frozen food all the time, but sometimes the mood hits me and I act upon it.
I am …

So I recently moved to the US and I’ve started trying out different plant-based milk brands to find the one that will fullfill all my purposes. No success yet. And I’ll tell you why later on. At first, let me tell you what I expect from my plant-based milk and …

Since the economy has taken a downward turn, our family has decided to cut as many expenses as we can at the grocery store. One of our usual purchases is frozen hashed brown potatoes. We use these as a breakfast item as well as a side dish …

Mama Cozzi’s Pizza Kitchen Chicken Rising Crust Spinach & Garlic Pizza is a twelve-inch frozen pizza that sells for three dollars and ninety-nine cents at ALDI Food Market stores. I haven’t come across this brand of pizza anywhere else, but other stores that specialize in off-brands nay carry the …

If you are at a grocery store and you come across strawberry donuts from Cloverhill Bakery, I recommend that you just walk right on by and do not pick them up. I purchased these donuts and I was disappointed in them because I did not find a good, noticeable …

Ever taste Swiss cheese in the form of a creamy spreadable wedge? Well now you can, with the new Laughing Cow Spreadable Cheese Wedge in the Swiss cheese flavor. Not only is this product light, but it is only 35 calories a wedge and will make snack lovers everywhere …