I put it under the General category because it has many uses. I use this baking soda primarily as a once-a-week exfoliant for my face and whitening deodorant for my underarms. I scrub it on my face because it really smoothens the texture and gets rid of the whiteheads …

One of my favorite places hands down to go eat at in Berkeley. There are very few people who I have also talked to that disagree that Sam’s is an amazing store. Being brought onto the crucial telegraph space next to Walgreens a few years ago, it is one of …

Chineses love teas, I believe they too are the ones together with the Japanese people that might have introduced teas, or even juice extracts to the world. For the Chinese, everything is almost edible and every fruit or flower has its own medicinal benefits. I am here to actually …

My gentleman friend were out for coffee a while back when we noticed that the British import store next to the coffee shop was open. So we went in to look around.
Everything you can imagine from the UK was in there, including scones, meat pies, Shepherd’s pies (frozen), …

When it comes to iced tea, what comes to my mind right away is Nestea Iced Tea. I really like Nestea Iced Tea above all other brands. For me, it is just the one that has the best tea flavor. In fact, it’s the one which truly tastes like …

The L’oven Fresh Caramel Shortbread and Almond Sugar Cookies come in a circular platter at ALDI Food Market stores for three dollars and ninety-nine cents. The platter consists of two “sections”. There’s the outer, circular ring which is where the caramel shortbread cookies sit and then there’s an inner …

Unlike the pineapple and blackberry varieties of the Hostess pies, this strawberry variety is unfortunately a lot more like the apple and cherry varieties. That means that the filling, in my opinion, is not as authentic and rich as it should be. It has an artificial flavor to it …

Product Description: Frozen dinner consisting of shrimp and vegetables over pasta and in a garlic butter sauce. I bought this last night at our local Walgreen’s Pharmacy for $3.35.
What I liked about this product: I ended up buying this because my wife is feeling under the weather and I …

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 have this anecdote from the time I was little about these candies. I was 5 or 6 and I went to the church with my parents. It was a hot sunny day. My relative who was 8 then, was with me. We started feeling bored so we weren’t …

I love spoon size Frosted Shredded Wheat, but I don’t love the fact that they use gelatin in their cereal. It seems very unnecessary to me. For that reason alone I stopped eating it all together. It wasn’t until my friend introduced me to Post brand Lightly Frosted Shredded …

I recently found this very cool product Maggi coconut mix in the supermarket which can be a very good alternative to the coconut powder placed in cans and bottles because it is not only very easy to use and I don’t have to worry using a can opener but …

Another chocolate that became part of my childhood is Nips. Nips are a chocolate-coated tid bits that are small circles from Jack and Jill. One pack cost PHP 13 for 40g. The color coat varies from different colors like red, blue, and green, yellow, black and white. When you …

When I can’t get to Burger King or McDonald’s for breakfast, I’ll go to super Wal-Mart and get a bag of Ore Ida crispy crown potatoes. The crispy crown potatoes are the same ones served at Burger King, and it cooked properly, they can have the same crispiness.
The packaging …

My family has a long history with diabetes. Three of my grandparents had it the moment they died, and the other one I have left has it as well. Along with several of my aunt and uncles from both sides of my family. So obviously I need to be …

I’ve tried a lot of the Café Steamers but this is the first Mediterranean Café Steamer I purchased. I’ve tried Healthy Choice’s Mediterranean Pasta from their All Natural line and wasn’t too happy with it. But this steamer had a lot of components I liked, such as …

Recently I helped a friend with a holiday party. We wanted something different to serve that you don�t always find at parties. We decided to go with a cranberry mold. The primary ingredient in our mold was Ocean Spray cranberry juice. We liked that the …

I’m the kind of person who likes her hot dogs pure: hot dog, bun, and just a dash of traditional mustard. No fancy mustards, no dijons, and definitely nothing with honey. For years French’s mustard suited me just fine.
But I’m also a person who likes a bargain, so when …

The Philippines is a tropical country. The weather here is very unpredictable. There are times that during summer, the rain falls heavily. There are also times that a when a typhoon hits the city, the sun shines brightly. That I can say is “only in the Philippines”.
One of …

I haven’t had Hamburger Helper in years and wasn’t really a fan of it when I was a kid. However, I saw that they had a brand new Hamburger Helper that you could heat in the microwave, and I thought that I should give it a try because maybe …

L’oven Fresh Hot Dog Buns retail for seventy-nine cents for eight at ALDI. I see that as a price that no other grocery store or supermarket can match, be it with the national brands or store brands, and seventy-nine cents is a regular, everyday low price at ALDI! I …

Maxwell House French Roast Coffee is a medium dark roast coffee made from 100% Arabica beans. I purchase it in the 34.5 ounce plastic container. The container is easy to open and close, and keeps the coffee adequately fresh. (I go through the container in about …

As a lifelong fan and connoisseur of the Ben & Jerry’s brand of ice cream, I have had the chance to sample a majority of their offerings. My plan is to have a thorough review of each flavor over the next few months.
My first review is for a …

I like my green tea, and specifically Jasmine green tea for its delicate floral aroma and flavor. I’ve been drinking the stuff for at least ten years now. I have also become hooked on the effects of the caffeine in green tea which is different from coffee. I don’t …

I love root beer! It is the only kind of soda I drink. I actually have only drank root beer for the last 10 years. Believe me, I have tried almost every brand of root beer there is and I always determine that A&W is simply the very best …

This cookies are known all over the world, and in my opinion it’s not only because of the advertisement campaigns. It really deserves its good fame, as Oreo cookies are really delicious.
They give you different possibilities when eating them, like separating the two choco cookies and licking the inside. …

I love the Fish Filet sandwich at McDonald’s but my waistline suffered the consequences. It doesn’t have any fresh vegetables and has three artery-clogging ingredients —“ cheese, fried fish, and tartar sauce. I wanted to see if there was a better fish sandwich out there that was …

Widely regarded as the nations favorite juice drink, Funchum is a class on its own when it comes to the taste of their products. It has a different feel to its drink than with other brands which distinguished them more differently than your regular brand. It quickly relieves me …

I decided to give instant potatoes another try. I am not big on instant potatoes, but I figured they are handy to have in the house. They only take a few minutes to make, and when you are in a pinch it is nice to have mashed potatoes as …

I like these Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes Snack Cakes - Vanilla variety better than the chocolate variety because quite simply, I like vanilla better! The vanilla icing that replaces the fudge chocolate is sweet and delicious and corrects really the one problem I had with the chocolate variety. …

Well I wil say the good stuff first. I appreciate the Glaceau Vitamin Water people for the fact that they don’t use high fructose corn syrup to sweeten their beverages. It is one of the cheapest and most overused sweeteners as of today. Many kids are becoming allergic because …

Before you dive into the rest of this article gentle reader, I have a confession to make.
I recently committed heresy, well a form of heresy for Southeast Texas anyway. If you couldn’t tell from the title, I bought FROZEN Mexican food! I know, I know *blushes* for shame, for …

Beamont Gold Cappuccino French Vanilla is a cappuccino mix that has many uses. IT allows you to make Hot Cappuccino, Dairy Freeze Cappuccino, Slushy Capuccino, and Cappuccino Mousse. Directions how to make each one of these are provided on the back of the can. The mix can be also …

Twix chocolate bar is my old time favorite. Since childhood I always asked my relative from states to bought me some dozen of it. This chocolate was introduced by my friend from school, a close friend of mine gave me one pieces of chocolate as a birthday present. And …

I remember as a kid loving a cheese snack called ‘cornies’. The Kroger brand of Baked Cheese Curls is a product that is as good or better than the snack I remember for my childhood. The product comes in a 7 ounce bag, and the store often has the …

I have recently developed a love for chocolate covered strawberries. I used to melt chocolate over the strawberries and allow it to harden but I just stared using smuckers hot fudge and have been very pleased with the results. Smuckers hot fudge is very inexpensive and tastes great on …

Mamba is a candy that I don’t eat very frequently. Part of the reason is because it’s hard to find in my area of Ohio and in fact, there are only a few places where I know I can find it regularly. I was looking around on the internet …

These little drink bottles shaped like mini barrels for kids with the foil cap are pretty neat, but they do have a few drawbacks. I can buy them at a little mom and pop grocery store in singles here in Fort Wayne, or in a case there or …

I am a chocolate-lover and my most favorite chocolate is Hershey’s dark chocolate.Many people doesn’t like dark chocolate since it is mildly sweetened.But i feel that a little bitterness add much to the taste of the chocolate.
Most chocolates makes me dizzy after eating them because of the sugar content,but …

It seems everything in this day and age becomes new and improved or changed into a hundred different varieties. Okay, that’s a slight exaggeration, but I’m sure you know what I mean. The latest example came in the bread department with Sara Lee Soft & Smooth …

I use the Amul nutramul health drink at my home. I feed it to my children and I also give it to my parents in law. The amul nutramul is a health drink, which has all the essential nutrition values, which are needed for our body. …

Lunchables is a product which is made by the Oscar Myer company which is a great thing because of the name and this will allow you to rest assured that you are getting high quality meets and other products that will provide a balanced meal for your children during …

Stouffer’s Pepperoni French Bread Pizza is not a variety of pizza that I care for all that much. It is not that I do not like pepperoni, quite the opposite really, but I do not find the pepperoni on this pizza to be too tasty at all. Yes, there …

Here I go again, back to my worst vice drinking too much alcohol. I am not the type of girl who party a lot but during different occasions, I can be spotted drinking beers with the guys. I also drink other hard drinks and ladies drink, but …

Recently, I realised that my diet had become very unhealthy and I would find myself worrying about getting ill or gaining weight. Therefore, I decided to become a little more proactive with my meals and snacks. As a result, I’ve decided to sate my sweet cravings as well with …

I recently had a chance to try this product when we used it as part of dinner last night.
Normally, I am not a big fan of canned or jarred pasta sauces; mostly because the majority of them lack anything in terms of flavor. And, to be perfectly honest, I …

It tastes heavenly as I may describe it. Lotte Choco Pie is something that I really like to have in my snack. It is a chocolate covered sandwich cream that is with a soft marshmallow in between.
It is with wheat flour and yummy chocolate covering the biscuit type of …

I ended up buying this 99 cent Deli Pride Cheeseburger the last time I went to Save-a-Lot. I figured, at very least, it would be a filling meal.
I have to say, it was one of the grossest lunches I have ever had.
First of all, the whole thing was soggy. …

I didn’t discover the Marie Callender’s cheese chicken white meat and Broccoli over rice until I noticed my mom purchasing them. She would go to Publix because they would always have a buy one get one free deal going on. Of course, I had to purchase mine from super …

I must admit that this purchase was a complete mistake. I’m afraid I’m becoming my mother, intending to pick up one thing and then accidentally getting the wrong thing. I didn’t realize my mistake until I bit into an Oreo. Instantly, I thought, “Huh? This …