I am a big fan of polenta and I often buy it already prepared. It wasn’t until I came across a recipe for homemade polenta for the pressure cooker that I found out how easy and how much better homemade could be. The recipe I had called for corn …

I am a lover of instant food. I do not cook much, so instant foods are my loyal companion, especially at night.
One of the instant food I love is Kraft Mac and Cheese, spiral macaroni. I love them! I just have to add milk and butter. …

Super WalMart in our community of Lake Havasu City , Arizona is selling Oak Leaf wine for less than $2 a bottle. I’ve read that WalMarts in other areas are selling the wine for $3 a bottle. It is being compared to Trader Joe’s 2 Buck Chuck. Frankly, I …

I had seen many advertisements on tv for the Smith’s Popped Chips and after spotting them in my local grocery store two weeks ago, I decided to try them out and see what they were like. The Smith’s Popped Chips were AU$3.80 per 100g and were available …

My wife and I ended up spending our one evening alone (in about a month) watching movies at home. We wanted to go to the theater, but it was just too expensive.
Since we were watching movies, we popped up some Act II microwave popcorn. I used to love this …

The Market Pantry Cini Mini Crunch cereal comes in a twelve point eight ounce box for just under two dollars. This is a cereal that can be found only at Target stores as it’s a Target store brand item. I only bought this cereal once as I never had …

This product is simply carbonated water with natural lemon/lime flavour. It has no calories, no sugar.
We drink a lot of soda water in our house as we don’t want our children drinking sugary soda pop and this is a great alternative for us. I like this particular brand because …

My favorite candy of all time is the York Peppermint Pattie. You really can not go wrong with this candy. It is so tasty and is only 90 calories. I love the chocolate and mint flavor mixed. I love anything mint and chocolate but the York Peppermint Pattie is …

I have always been a huge fan of pate, but due to the fat content and cost, I rarely buy it until I found Healthy Selection brand in Bell Pepper flavour. This pate is amazing especially for only $2 for a 150gram package at my local Meat Market.
Healthy Selection …

I am a housewife and I love cooking. My husband says that the rice recipes that I make are very tasty and yummy to eat. The secret behind that is Embee rice. It is the brand name of the rice, which I use. The quality, …

Kellogg’s Low Fat Granola With Raisins is a tasty cereal that is also pretty nutritious as well! In this cereal is no bad ingredients such as hydrogenated fats or trans fat. I can feel good about eating this cereal knowing that I am not ingesting ingredients that are bad …

I am not at all hesitant to reveal that I have found the bread of all breads right at my local supermarket! Bakers Inn produces sliced breads that come in a brown bag, and they are fabulous. I really feel like I am eating fresh bread each …

In many kitchens, Bisquick is a staple. This simple flour-based mix can be used for pancakes, waffles, shortcakes, and even biscuits, with just a few additional ingredients. It comes in large, economical boxes that last the two of us for months on end. Most of the …

Great Value: Steamable Broccoli, Cauliflower & Carrots is something that I sometimes purchase to make and have with my dinner. I like all three vegetables included, although I am personally not too crazy about cauliflower, although I will eat it and still manage to appreciate it a little bit. …

I used to eat a lot of junk food when I was younger, but as I grew older I had to think of my health and decrease my junk food intake considerably. But there is one junk food that I cannot let go of, and that is Leslie’s Red …

Pudina chutney or Mint Sauce is an accompniment served with traditional Indian food. It is made by grinding mint leaves with salt, pepper, green chilli and lime juice with a little quantity of water. It tastes well when it is both tangy as well spicy in taste …

I am a person who has a stressful lifestyle, and I often skip meals on time, and when coming to a point of eating then I almost eat too many that almost I am full..That point in my life is when I got too fat which is obviously opposite …

Aah Five Roses tea…. The very flavor of home and comfort. I have been drinking this tea since I was a wee young thing, running around the house with my tea bottle hanging from my lips - 3 parts milk to 1 part tea. Morning, noon, …

I’d like to think that I am making an effort to follow a healthier diet but sometimes I crave chocolate like you wouldn’t believe. I fear that one day I will be caught red-handed and covered in chocolate like the tubby kid in Willy Wonka’s factory.
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Pancakes and waffles really do have good and similar tastes. They’re best eaten while still hot. Here in our country, pancakes are more popular as “hotcakes”. They’re good for breakfast and snacks. In my case, I don’t know how to make home-made pancakes so I usually …

A friend who came all the way from Guam gave me a box of GUAM Imported Australian Macademia Nut Pieces Covered in Milk Chocolate. At first I thought the chocolate has not much difference from the ordinary ones. But I was wrong, as I tasted one my eyes …

One of my favorite items on the dollar menu at McDonald’s is the McDonald’s Double Cheese Burger. This is a great burger that tastes really good and is very cheap. I only spend 1 dollar and I get pretty full with one of these burgers. I really like the tastes …

I never used Fleischmann’s rapid rise instant yeast until I purchased a bread kit that contained it, and even then I was nervous to handle the yeast. In the kitchen, yeast is my kryptonite because I never actually learned how to properly use it. I know you are to use …

Some frozen foods are very good and satisfying. Some frozen foods are disgusting. Other frozen foods are in-between: you would eat them again if you had to, but given the choice, no way. Bird’s Eye Voila dinners come in many flavors and textures, and Garlic Chicken sounds pretty good, …

I always drink green tea before I sleep. I love drinking it because of the health benefits it will give me. Green tea has been proven to be a powerful antioxidant and the things that it can do to your body is amazing. I always try for other brands to …

Blue Bunny Classic Sundae Ice Cream Cones are definitely a disappointment in my book. The reason that I was disappointed with these cones is really very simple: the flavor is not all that delicious or rich. Everything about this cone, with the exception of the chopped peanuts, leave a …

When I’m not looking for a gum to freshen my breath, I still like one that has a little bit of a kick. Sometimes I’m not in the mood for a fruity gum and decided to turn to Wrigley’s Big Red gum. It has the delicious taste of cinnamon …

I got the first taste of Toblerone way back in the early 1980’s when my brother went home for vacation from his work in Saudi Arabia. That was our first time to see Toblerone and we were all excited to see this long bars of …

As wafers go, mini Nillas rank up there. They’re right next to the regular-sized Nillas on the store shelf and probably offered as an alternative necessary to certain recipes. I wasn’t taken by the packaging: they featured Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman, two race car drivers, on the front, …

As a coffee drinker I like to use liquid creamer instead of the standard powdered version of it. For the simple fact that its blends better than the power does. Not only does it blend better but it at times sweetens the coffee, enhances the flavor or better yet …

I was able to visit a Chinese deli shop the other day and I went shopping for food stuff. One of the most remarkable food stuff that I saw was the Seleco BigBite Roasted Crispy Seaweed snack. This was something that caught my eye because I absolutely love sushi …

Coca-Cola or Pepsi? Marketing surveys have made this a well-known question. Since I have drunk Diet Coke from a time before I can remember, I choose Coca-Cola. My grandfather used to buy cases of regular Diet Coke and caffeine free Diet Coke and give them out to everyone who …

I really love these whole wheat tortillas from Target. Archer Farms is the Target store brand. I don’t know if all Target stores carry these, but the one near my house does and I was really surprised to find them, too. Why? Because I am allergic to soy (all …

Recently, 7-11 announced a new Slurpee flavor, and being the addict that I am, I had to check it out. The concept is that the icy treat itself is purple but the flavor is that of vanilla — or more specifically vanilla creme. My review of the …

As a barista, I am always out and about looking to expand my taste horizons when it comes to coffee and espresso in general. After all, how can I expect to recommend different products to customers if I haven’t sampled everything on the market? This product; however, fell into …

I admit, I am really fond of instant coffees, it’s more of the normal thing here in our country, as compared to the freshly brewed which we find really strong. Since I tend to easily get bored with some products, I try a lot of new things, and Nescafe …

In the summer when my brother was working at Grace Foods Limited, he was given a few food items to take home from a grab bag. One of these food items was one box of “Grace Thick and Creamy Macaroni and Cheese Elbows”. I can remember that even though …

Drinking such juice from a natural fruit is really healthy. Since this product for me is like expensive but i turlly believe its quality. I always make sure that in a week we can at least buy a can of it and the whole family will be dinking. Once …

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 …

I first saw Lindt Lindor Milk Chocolate Truffles when I had went on vacation to the USA and there in one of the grocery stores. There were these relatively medium sized packages with a very rich and vibrant red colour with a clear plastic area that let’s you see …

I always thought that Tropicana was simply peerless, until I came across this one. I never knew that Canada makes one hundred percent pure orange juice like this. I’ll start with the taste. It is truly superb, it has just the right tanginess and the wholesome taste …

I love baking cookies, but there is just one problem: I can’t do it from scratch. I’ve gone through quite a few cookie dough products, and none of them have made me excited to bake like Nestle Toll house walnut chocolate chip cookie dough.
The Nestle Toll House walnut …

Whenever I goto city centre for shopping , I return back with my favorite AL-RIFAI cashew nuts ,AL_RIFAI mixed nuts and AL-RIFAI pista nuts. My appetite increases more and more , whenever I see them. These nuts are very tasty and healthy. I have tried many other ordinary …

I like tuna, but sometimes opening and draining a can is annoying. The liquid spills out and the can sometimes can cut a person’s fingers. Therefore, I like the new invention of tuna in a pouch rather than a can. Starkist Tuna Creations: Hickory Smoked Tuna came in a …

I tend to purchase bottled water, because I do not like water out of the tap. I really don’t like drinking water at all, so I am extremely picky about the water I drink. I don’t like spring water and usually have to drink purified. Dasani is one of …

I think everyone is familiar with Kraft Velveeta Cheese, it has been around a long time mainly because it is a fine product and being a soft cheese it easily melts for use in wonderful sauces over vegetables such as asparagus, potatoes, cauliflower and broccoli among other foods or cut …

Sugar Puffs have been around for as long as I can remember and they are a very familiar brand of breakfast cereal, always one of my favorites. These are no longer produced by Quaker but by Honey Monster Foods, but I got Sugar Puffs at the moment and …

Known around the world to every household is the ever popular and very tasty drink mix known as Horlicks. As the slogan reads, ‘The Great Family Noursher’ this product of GlaxoSmithKline is a wonderful creation. Offering a host of nutritional values from Vitamin A to Zinc, this can be …