Tiramisu. One of the greatest dessert that I could offer to my nephews and nieces. Even though I’m not a genius cook but for me the flavor of Tiramisu is really good will give you thist impression that someone professional baked it. That flavor will only be possible with …

I tried almost all the methods to bring back my normal weight but I am beginning to lose hope. I am not that big but I don’t want to continue having an overweight size that’s why I tried every possible and affordable solution to lose some weight. Who does …

A large, 300-gram bag of Arnott’s Shapes was given to me by a friend recently. It was the first time I saw and tasted this product as it has never really been available in the grocery stores I frequent: Shopwise and Waltermart, both in Makati City.
Arnott’s Shapes is …

This is another of those food cupboard staples that I try always to have at least a few units of in stock. Sainsbury’s, rather irritatingly to me, seem to have decided that cartons are a better way to sell these tomatoes than the traditional tins. I can understand that …

Although I’m not a big fan of fruit with chocolate, I decided to try this chocolate bar on a whim when it was on sale. Raspberries seemed like a good combination for chocolate, and I love dark chocolate; this combination is really delicious, and I was really happy with …

Tropicana fruit juice is an inexpensive option in your grocery store that I decided to try for the first time last week and I did enjoy it. The price was just $1.00 which I liked and the fruit juice was from concentrate but tasted very good. You could taste …

A lot of people, including myself, like a good chip snack now and again. Crunchy, fresh and tasty are all important qualities in a good chip, at least to me, anyway. Clancy’s Tortilla Chips Nacho Cheese Flavored chips satisfy all the aforementioned criteria while allowing me to save a …

When it comes to while chocolate I must say that I am not a big fan. Mostly it is too sweet and too buttery. Actually, I think that I have read it somewhere that most connoisseurs do not even consider white chocolate to be chocolate because it does not contain …

I am a huge fan of San Mig’s 3-in-1 line of coffees. The 3-in-1 Coffee Mix comes in Mild, Original, Strong and Extra Strong blends. The four blends also come in sugar-free variances. So, it’s for everyone even for those who are quite conscious about their sugar diets. I’d …

I am a fudge lover and I usually wait till I get to the malls to buy fudge. I decided to try another brand of fudge the other day though, because it looked just as good as the ones I’m accustomed to purchasing.
Sweet and Sour HotSpot Coconut Fudge was …

I spent my weekend driving around Calgary stocking up on ingredients for ethnic dishes that I was planning to cook over the next weeks. One of the joys of Calgary is the many ethnic markets in the city, and the best Middle Eastern market, in my opinion and according …

One thing that I definitely love is chocolate especially sometimes when I’m having one of those cravings for something sweet. However, what dampens the mood each time is that I can’t seem to stomach things that are “too sweet”. Therefore, I usually end up eating certain brands of chocolate …

I bought a tray of Mango Angel Torte of Goldilocks. This is almost like a refrigerator cake or Crema de Fruta that well are mostly familiar with. Actually when I bought this I was thinking I was buying just another variant of refrigerator cake. Well I think I was …

If you are a fan of sunflower seeds, and a fan of pickles, then there is no need why you won’t become addicted to Spitz Sunflower Seeds with a dill pickle flavor. I myself have seen many different kinds of sunflower seeds that were supposed to taste like Ranch, …

I love to cook and I don’t mind admitting I use a few shortcuts.
Here’s one of the best–one of the essentials, in my kitchen. Vigo Italian style breadcrumbs with romano cheese. This stuff saves me so much time and trouble, and makes my foods fantastic. There are so many …

This recipe is something that my aunt taught me to do. She told me that a good woman must know how to cook and she always make it a point to inculcate this fact to me without fail each time. Therefore, I tried my best to master one …

I’m usually not a fan of soluble, instant anything, especially not instant coffee. But the Starbucks’ VIA Refreshers are, well, refreshing. If you’re a fan of any of the refreshers they make in their stores, then you’ll especially enjoy their VIA Valencia Orange Refresher. It tastes as close to …

This wafer bar cookie is crispy and tasty. It really is like a wafer cookie, just in bar-form. It’s also more like a cookie than a protein bar for a couple of reasons. The first reason is because it’s not hard and chalky and odd tasting like some other …

I picked up this product at my local Walgreens on sale for $.99. It comes in a light yellow box containing 30 individual sticks. The packaging is tastefully done and features an idyllic portrait containing a french press coffee maker, a white ceramic mug brimming with fresh coffee, and …

I tend to eat out of the vending machine at work way too often. When I find myself looking for something to eat I am usually left with little or no healthy alternatives. Torn between purchasing chips or a candy bar I discovered Elfin Crackers. Elfin Crackers are essentially …

Voortman brand is one of my recent discoveries. The first product that I tried from the brand was their coconut cookie. In fact I have a review on that too and I loved the cookie it is the best coconut cookie I have had.
Since then I have …

I bought a Betty Crocker Warm Delights Cinnamon Swirl Cake on a whim, and it turned out to be a good move.
For a tasty sweet snack or dessert, this little cake is handy. It’s designed to be one serving, but it’s big enough to serve two …

Being a person who isn’t a big fan of instant mashed potatoes and doesn’t have the time to clean, cook and mash fresh potatoes, I was thrilled to discover Ore-Ida’s Steam N’ Mash potatoes at the store last night.
This product, quite simply, is awesome. Rather than having to buy …

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 …

For the first time recently, I purchased Larry’s Cheddar Cheese Mashed Potatoes. In the past, I’ve purchased various baked potatoes that were seasoned with different items. While this is labeled as mashed potatoes, it feels the same as if it were a traditional baked potato.
The other baked …

Scoopy’s 10 Waffle Bowls is a product that was actually given to me by my sister. She’d purchased them for a party, but had a package left over, so she gave it to me. I haven’t bought these myself, though I do regularly buy Scoopy’s ice cream …

Sometimes I like adding a slice of lemon into my tea, and sometimes I don’t have any lemon around. That’s when Bigelow I Love Lemon & C Herb Tea comes in handy.
The tea has very pleasant, natural lemony taste. It comes in a box that has 20 tea bags …

Who can resist the tasty combination of sauce, cheese and a variety of toppings on a doughy crust, I know I can’t! And if it wasn’t obvious already I was talking about pizza. Recently I have tried Di’Giorno’s self rising, stuffed crust, cheeseburger pizza! Talking about it alone is …

Even though I didn’t like the crispy seasoning by Bake N’ Shake, I wanted to try the barbeque seasoning because I love barbeque and the photograph on the box made it seem like it would be the best chicken. When will I learn? When will I learn?
>From the picture …

If I could only use one word to describe this barbecue sauce, that word would have to be, “WOW!!” And, I really don’t think that’s a strong enough superlative for this BBQ sauce.
I had gone shopping with my mother who just loves Save-a-Lot. I was looking on …

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 …

I wanted something a bit different for dinner last night but didn’t want to spend a fortune. So, I once again headed to one of the local grocery stores and, avoiding the pizza section, looked in the freezer section.
I ended up bringing home a sliced turkey dinner from the …

Cupcakes by Sonja is a very quaint cupcake cafe in Manila. You’ll notice it immediately in the corner of the strip because of it’s red and white striped awning and brightly-litted store. When you enter the store, the aroma will drive you to their long clear glass display, laden …

V8 Juice, notorious for both health and taste. For Health, V8 Juice boasts a 70 calorie vegetable drink with no fats whatsoever, no cholesterol whatsoever, 600mg of sodium, 670mg of potassium, 14g of carbs, 3g of fiber, 9g of sugar, and 3g of protein. Truly notable. You might question …

Sara Lee Strawberry Cheesecake Bites are quite possibly the best tasting no-silverware-needed deserts available in supermarkets today. Small, square, bite-size chunks of delicious strawberry cheesecake, which actually tastes like the real thing, with a crumbly graham cracker crust combine to form a frozen cube of heaven. If you can …

I picked up the Richard Childress Seasoning Blend on a trip to Welcome, North Carolina. On our vacation we stopped by the Childress Vineyards to pick up some wine to take back to Ohio with us and I ended up grabbing a few other food products while we were …

These Little Debbie Creme-Filled Orange Cupcakes really are not all that bad. Be prepared for a slight sharp flavor when your first bite into one of these! The orange flavor is really quite strong and good as well as authentic, and the cupcakes themselves are fresh, moist and fluffy. …

Castleton Salisbury Stakes have long been my solution for a quick, tasty, and cheap homemade meal. I buy them at Aldi’s, they are less than $2 for a 2 lbs pack of 6 steaks plus gravy.
The steaks are very easy to cook. All you need to do is: 1) …

I found this flavor recently at Albertsons. Kettle cooked flavors of Lays has become my favorite now and that is why I decided to try out Lays Kettle Cooked Maui Onion Potato Chips. This is a very new and innovative flavor. Blending the taste of Onion into potato chips …

Marie Callender’s Country Fried Chicken & Gravy is another product I tried recently for the first time. While this variety isn’t a new one for Marie Callender’s, it was on sale, and I noticed that the gravy was provided in a pouch instead of mixed in.
I am not …

Perhaps oddly to some, I’ve never been a big pepper user. I love salt and always squirmed when given something with pepper on it, and I could always tell. I suppose age changes the likes and dislikes of people as recently, I’ve begun to experiment by using …

If you put candy in front of me chances are good that it will not last very long. I thank my genetic and fast metabolism regularly. My husband loves to bring me snacks on a fairly frequent basis.
My daughter loves M&M Mini’s while I prefer mine with …

Amul shrikhand is a very famous and very traditional Indian sweet. Originally this sweet is from Maharastra state in India. The very big company Amul produces the best quality shrikhand, which is too good in taste. It tastes very good when it is served chilled. It …

Now here’s a tasty party snack food that a majority of your guests will likely love! Pretzels are loved by many for that salty taste and crunchy texture and peanut butter lovers exist all around the globe, so when you have a product that combines both pretzels and peanut …

If you really want to impress people with your cooking skills, you will buy this kind of rice. First and foremost, Uncle Ben’s is a great brand. In fact, it is the only brand of rice that I will buy. This is because no matter …

For me, coffee is essential to my daily living. I can’t start my day without it and my day is not complete without having any. So far, the best coffee that I ever tasted is from Panera Bread. I can still remember before I go to work and before …

I do not know a single person, adult or child, that hasn’t at least heard of Hershey’s chocolate or strawberry flavored syrup. But up until recently, I didn’t know that there was such a thing as Hershey’s Caramel syrup, which is the same as previous strawberry and chocolate syrup, …

I secretly don’t enjoy the taste of vodka all that much. I can drink it when it is mixed with something else, but my days of drinking straight vodka have long since passed. Yet when a friend brought me a bottle of Tito’s Homemade Vodka as a gift, I …

The Cloverhill Bakery - Cinnamon Crumb Cake is a pretty sweet and flavorful treat to have, especially when the crumb cake has been heated up in the microwave for a few brief moments. I still enjoy the cake though even if I am not home with a microwave nearby, …

We had a picnic in a park last summer. We all agreed to bring a little something for potluck and a friend of mine brought this lemony steamed whiting fish. It was a hit in the picnic table. My husband and I loved it. We asked her how she made …