I gave quite a bad review of the Co-operative’s Fairtrade Instant Coffee, but this is the ‘Gold Roast’ which implies a better quality instant coffee. This is a freeze dried coffee ‘for a smooth, rich flavour’ so I was hopeful it was going to be better. This …

There are very few places here in Colorado to find sweet ice tea. If you are like me from the South where everyone serves sweet ice tea you know what a shock it is to move somewhere that it is an oddity. Chic Fil-A has sweet ice tea just …

Viva Lasagna is the newest offering from Pizza Hut. As you can guess from the name, it is combination of pizza and lasagna.
Actually, I think it is just a normal pizza with some lasagna strips on top. Kind of boring if you think of it that way, but it …

Douwe Egberts Pure Indulgence is an excellent instant coffee with a lovely flavour. I like a coffee with a lot of strength to it but without harshness or bitterness and this coffee fits the bill. It is good and strong so I, as a total caffeine addict, …

I bought a can of Great Value Fruit Cocktail despite my husband’s warning that this brand was not so good as our favorite Del Monte. But Great Value is considerably cheaper, so I thought I would give it a try. The fruit cocktail consists of diced pears, peaches, pineapple, …

Great Value - Frosted Blueberry Toaster Pastries are much sweeter than they should be and also do not offer a very natural blueberry flavor, either. Although the box states that the pastries are made with “real fruit”, there is something about these blueberry pastries that does not taste quite …

Wafer lovers should try Nissin Chocolate Wafer. It’s a local brand here in the Philippines but for me it’s one of the best. The reason I like it is because the taste is just right. It’s sweet but not too sweet. It’s in small packages so it remains crispy …

Do you like bagels? How about blueberries? Well, if you happened to answer “yes” to both of those questions, then I would most definitely suggest that the next time you are at the grocery store that you check out the Sara Lee: Deluxe Blueberry Bagels! I am very pleased …

Yet another primo find at my local Grocery Outlet, Grizz Red is a Washington State wine delivered in a screwtop — since that’s the next big wave of wine is the screwtop. I found it for $2.99 and thought, well I can cook with it if it’s horrible. …

I rarely like to drink “inexpensive” wine, but this beaujolais by George DuBoef is a fantastic glass of wine at a great price. The DuBouef wine’s are usually availible at your local grocery store.
I purchase my last bottle at the Harris Teeter near my home for about $8. this …

Lyons Golden Syrup has long been used and loved in the homes and bakeries of Europe to add a rich, sweet flavor to their confections and recipes.
It has the thick consistancy of honey but has a rich, buttery sweetness that is distictly its own.
I have used this product in …

I went and bought a 12-pack of Shasta Creme Soda yesterday, pretty much on compulsion as I saw it in the store and thought, hey, I haven’t had creme soda for quite a while. As I brought it home I noticed my 12-pack was dripping; I opened it and …

I did not find anything all that special about Mrs. Freshley’s Fudge Bake Brownie. It tasted like a typical fudge brownie to me, which is both a good and a bad thing. It is a good thing because I like fudge brownies, so when I first tasted this fudge …

I buy one of these gorgeous golden delicious apples from The Co-operative convenience store frequently as a snack and I pay 35 pence each. This is from the fresh fruit section of the store and you can obviously have as many as you want, they are loose and …

One way to achieve a healthy body is through proper diet but there are some instances where you can’t say no to delicious food and the worst is that you know that it’s rich in fat and oil but then you keep on eating those because it’s really hard …

Who doesn’t love Chicken Marinara - the combination of fried chicken breast with meaty spaghetti swimming in savory marinara sauce? It seems like a travesty to “healthify” this satisfying dish but Healthy Choice has dared to attempt this. I’ve tried a lot of Healthy Choice Café …

When it comes to alcoholic beverages, I am not a fan of coolers, such as those made with run, vodka, wine or tequila, to name a few. The main reason is that I find most of them far too sweet for my taste, and I much prefer to mix …

Maltesers, lovely balls of chocolate and almost perfectly made for women and children. Very similar to Kitkat in away, only this time you do not have sticks of biscuit covered in chocolate, you have have a lighter biscuit that is in the shape of a ball. As much as …

Natural sweetened dried mangos are one of the most popular products of the Philippines. One of the best brands that offer fine quality dried mangos is the Mariani Premium. It comes with a simple packaging that costs $4.99 per 4 oz. bag and $53.88 per 12 packs.
Their product is …

Quaker Oats now offers Q-Vital Cereal Drink. Cereal drinks were popularized by the Nestle Nesvita, and have made even more than one flavors that most health conscious people will love. I love cereal drinks and have thought that Q-Vital has the same taste as the Nesvita. Nesvita was sweet …

Bell Tea Original is my all time favorite Tea to drink. You just add one bell tea bag to your mug, as many teaspoons of sugar as you like and a dash of milk; (If that’s what you like.) & Wa-la! You have a fresh and perfect cuppa’ tea. …

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 …

Happy Farms Deluxe American Cheese Slices retails for three dollars and thirty cents for twenty-four slices. It’s a good cheese that I have no complaints towards, but it’s a cheese that I won’t be purchasing again simply because I can get the same exact cheese and the same number …

I’ve tried so many different Lambertz cookies till now and I must say that, in general, I am not very satisfied with them because they aren’t all that good as one would judge from the box they come in and, what’s even more important, from the price. 200g box …

Ruffles All Dressed Chips are quite tasty - so much in fact that I really have to watch just how many of these chips that I consume since they really are not good for my body. As a treat though, I look forward to having some! The reason I …

This is a very healthy cereal that I have been enjoying now for several years. If you are someone that is looking to lose weight and feel good, this cereal can help you do just that! In it is absolutely positively no fat or trans fat and no cholesterol, …

My husband and I sometimes crave for something to eat at night even after we had eaten dinner, midnight snack just like what they call it. There’s this Burger Machine stand near our house that we often end up to when it comes to late night …

Hershey’s Kisses is so easy and neat to eat. A piece of this unique kiss-shaped chocolate could conveniently fit my mouth. I could savor its perfect creaminess and sweetness at it melts naturally on my mouth. I don’t need to use my front teeth to bite a piece …

When I came to the store the other day I really wanted something sweet but not too sweet like chocolate nor dry like cookies so I thought that Kat Hat Tat would be perfect. Actually I never tried it before and it looked really delicious on the picture of …

Red Gold Tomato Ketchup is available at our United Grocery Outlet Store for .59 cents a bottle. The bottle is 20 ounces and it is a shorter type of bottle which fits better in the door of my refrigerator. Ketchup is one of the condiments in our house that …

As of recently, there has been an ongoing promotion for Taco Bell’s five layer burrito. Taco Bell is on my list of favorite fast food places to go, but I tend to stick to the simple foods on the menu: Cinnamon twists, soft supreme tacos, nacho supremes, gordita supreme, …

Soda is a beverage that many enjoy, whether it be cola or a fruit soda or somewhere in between. There are many different brands, and flavors. Some are common and others are not. One soda flavor I decided to try from the brand called Natural Brew is called Chai Cola. …

I love all sorts of tea and I’m always glad to discover new ones that I can try. I also like ginger, in any form. So, as you would guess, I am quite partial to ginger tea. But little did I know that there are so …

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for me, and normally I enjoy eating something healthy and not heavy to weigh me down as I hurry to get started with my day. When choosing cereal, I have usually flocked to the Special K brand, however, the Special …

I used to like these instant Options drinks but I went mad buying sachets of this the last time I went to the supermarket and I am not so enamoured by them. They are only 37 calories per drink so maybe for a very low calorie hot chocolate …

Wendy’s - Crispy Chicken Deluxe is a chicken sandwich that I find to be quite enjoyable. The reason that I find the chicken sandwich to be real enjoyable is because there are a lot of toppings on this sandwich that help to give it an expansive and tasty flavor. …

I was just getting over the flu and looking for some sort of ginger drink to ease my stomach when I came across this drink. It sounded like an interesting combination of flavors (I love lemongrass,) so I decided to give it a try. I’d never had kombucha before, …

Greenwich is one of the leading local pizza parlors in the Philippines. It started before as a small local pizza chain patterned after the big giants Pizza Hut, Shakey’s and Yellow Cab. This is a subsidiary of the successful Filipino fast food chain Jollibee.
Like its parent company, this has …

My wife and I decided to make a spaghetti dinner when I got home from work last night (neither of us was really hungry for spaghetti, but we didn’t have a whole lot of food to choose from at home and can’t afford to go grocery shopping until I …

I still remember the commercials for Bulls-eye when I was growing up, how they claimed that they were the best. I happen to agree with that statement. In my opinion, Bulls-eye does offer the best of barbecue sauce. The flavor of the original barbecue sauce is a …

Because of my previous–and great–experience with my last Boston Market frozen dinner purchase, I decided to purchase another one from my local super Wal-Mart and this one was one of my favorites: Chicken, broccoli and cheese casserole. I have eaten plenty of Marie Callender’s’ chicken, broccoli and cheese casseroles; …

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 …

Imagine hiking along a section of the Appalachian trail on a blistery hot summer day. You stop by a cool mountain stream and sit down on a rock to pull out some Neapolitan ice cream for a snack. Now thanks to Mountain House that is possible. They have created …

I can actually remember a time when Smarties candies did not come in the color blue. I know that is probably saying a lot about how old I am but in the 1980’s and being a child who was a chocolate lover, I was well acquainted with Smarties. It …

As a person who at times is always on the go, grabbing something quick to eat is important. Sometimes I like to stock up on frozen meals that I can pop in the microwave and wrap in a napkin and go. Jimmy Dean Delights is one of the options …

Coca-cola is one of the most famous brands in the world, thanks to mass-advertising. Just about anywhere in the world you go, you can find something Coca-cola related. However, just because it’s famous, is Coca-cola really the best cola brand in the world?
My answer is no. The price already …

I am not usually a huge fan of television dinners but I do love Swanson products, so when their packaged dinners came on sale two for $5 I just had to buy them. The first one I selected was the Salisbury steak dinner with mushrooms, gravy potatoes and corn, …

The last time I was shopping I decided to buy some fruit juices and so I bought several varieties made by Welch’s. I tend to drink a lot of soda and I thought fruit juice would be a nice change. I had heard of the Welch’s brand before and …