When our local daily newspaper came out with a list of 25 of the best desserts in the Philippines, we kept it aside for the holidays. Traditionally, dessert is our family’s highlight and we wanted to serve the best we could buy to make our celebration a little bit …

Ramen Noodle Soup Cup is very easy to make and it tastes good. You open the styrofoam cup, fill it with boiling water up to the line inside, close the lid and let it sit for 3 minutes or so. After that the soup is done (it will be …

While I was at the store recently, my kids asked me to get some Hershey�s strawberry syrup. Since it was on sale, I decided to give in and get some more. My kids like to make strawberry flavored milk with the Hershey�s strawberry syrup. They also …

Who would have thought that a simple little grapefruit could heal many different kinds of infections? Well, the answer is in the testing of the valuable fruit. I once encountered a problem with mosquitoes when one of my children was allergic to the mosquito bite. He …

I am not a heavy smoker, but I do smoke about a pack a day, sometimes more, sometimes less. Marlboro has always been my brand, specifically Marlboro Mediums, and I like them a lot, but over the years, cigarette prices have skyrocketed and I just refuse to pay $4 …

Too be honest Jolly Rancher candy sucks and is horrible and the candy sucks, plain and simple the candy is horrible. I don’t like how hard this garbage is because it feels as if it is meant to be impossible to bite and chew this candy which is annoying …

I have had the pleasure of tasting a delicacy in the city of Tuguegarao, Cagayan Valley in the Philippines. This food is called Pansit Batil Patong. Believe me; I have had some difficulty remembering the name too. I was not so crazy about it when my friend told me …

Dillman Farm - All Natural Blueberry Butter Fruit Spread is a flavorful spread that I sometimes like to add to my toast or bagels. The spread has a real rich and real blueberry flavor that I can taste as I am eating my breakfast or toast and even after …

Selecta has done it again. With this new flavor, they have created another “supreme”.
Chocolate ice cream and almonds is already a good combination. The texture produced by the nuts makes eating more enjoyable. They are also of the right bite-size so you won’t miss it. With the fudge added, …

Snapple Lemon Iced Tea is by far my favorite brand and flavor of iced tea. It is the perfect blend of bitter and sweet with an excellent consistency. Snapple is not to watery or too thick. There are many other flavor such as blueberry, peach, and …

Recently while at the checkout line in the supermarket I came upon a new gum I decided I would like to try. The gum was Extra Fruit sensations. The flavor of the gum is Berry paradise. I thought it sounded like something worth trying so I bought myself …

I recently purchased the South Beach Diet High Protein Cereal bars. These bars are made from soy nuggets. They taste very good, even to kids. My kids gobbled them up like candy bars. I feel good that they got some soy where they normally wouldn’t have. I originally bought …

Lindt (aka Lindors) chocolates are premium irresistibly smooth Swiss chocolates.
Lindt chocolates are quite expensive, always around $5 or more for a 150g bag with about 10 or more in there. They are a big size, hard for a small mouth to fit. You might have to bite it in …

When I have menstrual cramps, I love to drink red raspberry herbal tea because it contains soothing medicine pain relieving properties in it that relieve menstrual cramping. My favorite loose leaf red raspberries leaves to use to make my red raspberry tea is the Starwest Botanicals Red Raspberry Leaf …

The latest offerings of Kentucky Fried Chicken are a great treat for those on the go. I am talking about the latest “Snack Box” they have now. This has several variants or combination of KFC products. The combination includes a mix of poppers and chicken wings, poppers and funshots …

Halo-halo is popular treat for summer. Since Chowking is popular food chain in Philippines, you can easily find one in every city in the country. Halo-halo is s sweet dessert composed of kaong, sago, leche flan, sweetened banana, sweetened jackfruit on top of a bed of shaved ice. …

A new little burger joint just recently opened up in Gainesville, Texas. Burgers and More located on Grand Street is AWESOME! They have every kind of burger you can imagine. I ordered the burger meal. Man, was it alot of food! There was so much on my plate I …

So recently I wrote a negative review on the Arctic Zero’s Salted Caramel ice-cream and I was basically saying that Arctic Zero sucks in general. But then I changed my mind, actually, so I’m writing this review to make it up to the brand and say some better things about …

Nalley’s “Garlic, Dill & Onions Petites” are a very good small pickle with lots of flavor that are available for a pretty good price. I think they are very similar to their, more expensive French cousins, the cornichon, but are more readily available and usually about half the price.
I think …

I went to the Limketkai mall in Cagayan to stroll and have lunch with my husband. I was looking for a Mexican infusion cuisine. I saw the Moon Restaurant on the Ground Floor of the Limketkai Mall. There are different Mexican dishes to choose from, but I chose their …

Mama Cozzi’s Pizza Kitchen Garlic Bread Pepperoni Pizza sells for just two dollars and ninety-nine cents at ALDI Food Market stores. It’s a twelve inch pizza. I suppose for the amount of money I paid for this pizza, it was acceptable, but I didn’t enjoy it all that much. …

A two-pouch package of powdered soup mix (just add water), this seemed like the budgeter’s dream alternative to Knorr and other premier soup mixes. I was in the mood for a hot soup without the bother of opening a can or using the milk. And, I love …

This is a first Croatian ketchup that I really like, most of them were just too sweet or didn’t even look nor tasted like ketchup but this one really does. It comes in a plastic red bottle with a flat cap so that you can turn it upside down …

Although I found Mrs. Freshley’s Oatmeal Creme to be satisfactory and enjoyable, I do not expect to purchase the creme cookie a second time. The reason I will not be purchasing it a second time is because I can get oatmeal cookies at a better value from another company …

Lasagna is a favorite Italian-American food of nearly everyone I know, including me. So I was eager to try this frozen lasagna. I wasn’t sure what lasagna “Florentine” was, but I soon saw that it was one that included spinach. I like the inclusion of spinach in this dish …

Froot Loops have been a welcome favorite of my sister’s and mine daily breakfast routine for quite a while now. It started in childhood. I think that Froot Loops was my sis’ favorite cereal at that time, and while it wasn’t mine, Sugar Crisp was always tops, it was …

Highly favored by the elderly who has bone issues, this is a healthy option that helps keep the bone intact even at an old age. They’ve incorporated the lowfat solution to help keep fats off the body and allow it an intake of only healthy supplements that helps fight …

I have been using Great Value Cherry Pie Filling for my cherry cheese cake dessert, and it works very well. The 1 lb 5 oz can has just enough filling I need for one cake. The cherries are medium-sweet, with lots of syrup. The ingredients are cherries, water, high …

I initially tried the Hickory version of this marinade previously and liked it tremendously. So when I got the opportunity again, I brought another bottle of that flavor and a bottle of Figaro: Mesquite Liquid Smoke and Marinade for ninety-four cents at Walmart.
I personally love to season my …

I was interested in trying this entrée because I had never seen a dish with lobster that was affordable. For a pasta cheese dish, it was surprising low in calories (under 300) and low in fat as well. From the picture on the box, the ravioli looked …

Lately, as the weather has gotten warm again, I have found myself craving Iced Tea.
I’m a bit too lazy to make it myself so I always settle for the canned varieties that are out there. But, that gets expensive so I look for the best tasting at the cheapest …

I got this as a present from Korea. It was the first time I ever heard of such a thing as Kimchi chocolate, and I was excited to try it out. I loved kimchi and Korean food, but wasn’t so sure if kimchi was a good mix …

As I am over 40 years of age I of course think of Starburst fruit chews as Opal Fruits, their original name. Whenever there is a name change of my favourite sweets or confectionary I always refuse to call it by its new name until I have to …

I know that not everyone in the world is a huge fan of grape juice, but it is a juice that I enjoy drinking. One of the brands that I buy frequently is Welch’s Grape Juice. I’m not sure that there is really anything outstanding about the product, …

Great Value Fudge Striped Shortbread Cookies are sold in a clear plastic box that is placed inside plastic wrapping. Each cookie has chocolate fudge on it: one side is covered completely, and the other has several thin stripes. The cookies themselves are not very thick, either. When it comes …

A very tasty item that you can find at the grocery store are Gorton’s Haddock Fillets. This is a store bought fish that is packaged in the frozen food section of the grocery store. The haddock fillets are breaded and ready to eat. You just put them …

Aunt Jemima Sausage Egg and Cheese on Croissant is not a bad breakfast sandwich by any means, but it is not a breakfast sandwich that I desire to have again. I much prefer the maple syrup filled mini-pancakes in place of the croissant, and I can get a sandwich …

Clancy’s Focaccia Sticks Roasted Garlic and Herb can be purchased from ALDI Food Market stores for one dollar and ninety-nine cents. The focaccia sticks come in a five ounce bag. ALDI Food Market stores also carry this product in another flavor: Clancy’s Focaccia Sticks Four Cheese, but I’m not …

Typically, if I’m looking for a quick lunch, I can’t go wrong with Chunky Soup. But, after trying their Vegetable Beef Stew, I have to say I don’t intend on buying that variety again.
Flavor wise, it was OK. It was a bit too salty for my tastes but it …

I am always ready to try new cheeses so I sampled this Applewood Smoke Flavoured Cheddar Cheese by the Ilchester British Cheese brand. I bought a net of five 20g individually wrapped portions at Sainsbury’s. This cheese is simply delicious and you will love it if, like …

Zvecevo is not one of my favourite brands of chocolate. Actually there chocolates aren’t special at all so I rarely buy them, they haven’t made anything new for ages. That’s why my surprise was great when I saw a great looking collection of chocolates in white wrapping with golden …

Years ago I used to eat Pocky regularly. For anyone who doesn’t know, Pocky comes from Japan and its kind of like a candy coated breadstick. It’s light and fun to eat and comes in interesting flavors like strawberry and lychee. It’s easy to munch on while you’re on …

For a type of frozen potato, these baked potatoes aren’t bad at all. Two come in a box for almost three dollars and it’s a breeze to heat these baked potatoes up in the microwave. The potatoes, while not as soft or creamy as freshly baked potatoes, weren’t chalky …

A lot of my friends have a soft spot for Angel Delight as we are all the same age and remember it from our childhoods. I had not eaten any since the late 1980s but I recently treated myself to some. Angel Delight is no gourmet mousse …

This cereal is, I think, one of the healthiest cereals that a person could purchase in the grocery store today. There is no sugar and there is no sodium in this cereal, but there is quite a good number of vitamins, iron and some other nutrients as well, plus …

I loved eating noodles and it is a usual breakfast for me and even midnight snack. But some times due to a lot of work I have no time in cooking some instant noodles that needs to cook at stove.
Good thing, this instant cup noodles of Nissin was introduced …

Finally, a frozen pizza that really is delicious and yummy. The product I’m referring to is Red Baron Fire Baked Crust - Pepperoni Pizza. This is a brand new product from Red Baron. The one I purchased was a Singles and the pepperoni variety, but I …

I’ve been a longtime loyal customer of Twinings tea and my favorite variety was their blackcurrant flavor tea. Recently, I went to order some and discovered that there were complaints about the product because apparently it’s name and formulation have been changed. Nobody seems to like the new …

I used to purchase this grated cheese because I really liked the flavor that it added to my pasta dishes. No matter what kind of pasta I was having, this grated cheese would come out of the refrigerator and I’d add it after putting my pasta and sauce on …

I like buying salad kits because they cut down preparation time in the kitchen for me in terms of cutting up the iceberg lettuce and the many vegetables I like to include. I usually purchase my kits from Publix, but while I was in Aldi’s I stumbled across Little Salad …