When I was young my family got together all the time in a uncle’s farm in Venezuela where he had cane, and everybody loved going there because the minute you stepped on the land the first thing you had to do was grab a piece that my aunt already …

Not so much a food as a beverage, but Dr. Pepper should sound familiar to anyone that knows anything about soft drinks. It’s got a really potent flavor: a mix of sweet, sour, and even a miniscule dose of bitter. This taste is really unmatched in the realm of …

Diet Coke is one of the best soft drinks on the market. For those people watching their weight or dieting, Diet Coke has no calories, fat, etc. It tastes great.
A common problem with diet soda is a lack of carbonation. Diet Coke has plenty and maintains it well. It …

Special K has a line of cereal bars for anyone interested in trying something new or looking for an alternative to granola bars or fruit bars. One flavor is the Chocolatey Drizzle. It is much like a Rice Crispy bar with a thin layer of chocolate on …

I like Great Value Battered Fish Fillets, they are a good choice if you feel like having some fish but don’t feel like spending a lot of time cooking it. All you do is preheat your oven to 425 degrees, place the desired amount of fish fillets on a …

Two weeks back I purchased Green farm basmathi rice. But I am not satisfied with this product. Because it is not good as that of other basmathi rices. The rice is little bit short and thick. I am also not impressed with its price. It is costlier than other …

Great Value Homestyle Waffles are one of my favorite breakfasts. They are tasty and quick to make. All I have to do is to stick a couple of them in the toaster, and when they are done serve them on a plate with some maple syrup added.
Each box contains …

You know how sometimes with potato chips when you eat the first one, you think, hmmm, this tastes weird. And then you eat a few more just because, hey, the bag is open?
That’s how I felt about these potato chips. Only after I had eaten the 5th or 6th …

I have just purchased some granola bars from Nature Valley, and I can truly say that I am impressed.
The granola bars come in many different flavors including: peanut butter, apple crisp, and pecan crunch to name a few. These granola bars are the official energy bar of the PGA …

Staying on my quest eat healthy I stumbled upon this product at the house of my aunt. She makes amazing vinaigrette and she said that her secret ingredient is apple cider vinegar. I always bought apple cider vinegar but not this brand so when we ran out of …

Many people who are serious coffee devotees shun instant coffee. And for the longest time, I understood why. However, when I purchased this store brand of instant coffee for the first time to use in a recipe, I wasn’t sure what else to do with it besides trying to …

I bought Country Life British Butter recently and was really impressed with how good it tastes and it might be my favourite butter from now on. I have purchased many cheap spreads in the past that serve their purpose well enough in ‘greasing up’ my toast or mashed …

Whenever I have this craving for chinese noodles or locally known as pancit canton, I just grab a couple of packs of Lucky Me Instant Pancit Canton. This certainly satisfies my craving instantly.
Why would I bother to cook pancit canton the regular way, when I can have almost the …

I have been a wine drinker for about a decade now. Over the years I have become accustomed to seeing great wines that happen to have kooky names. This seems to be especially true of wines produced where I live on the west coast. I take it as a …

I’m making a serious effort to cut back on the amount of soda I drink at work. My weight ballooned up over the holidays and I figure that’s one of the fastest ways to cut calories.
However, I’ve also found I’m getting really sick of water all the time …

Fast foods generally are not known for their desserts and usually the dessert menu at a fast food is pretty limited, but not at Chick-fil-A! The Chick-fil-A Cheesecake is a real sweet treat to have and it is definitely one of the better slices of cheesecake that I have …

When my boyfriend and I were in Los Angeles to view an art exhibit, we decided to stop at Denny’s for a cheap breakfast. We decided to share the Country-Fried Steak & Eggs because it sounded like too much food for one person —“ two steaks with gravy, …

Little Debbie Snacks S’mores is something that I purchased once, but I will not purchase again. These snack cakes just do not taste all that much like actual, homemade S’mores. The chocolate and marshmallow flavors are on the dull side, although the graham crackers are crunchy and good. One …

Stouffer’s Harvest Apples make for a relatively delightful side dish or after dinner treat. The reason I use the word “relatively” is because I believe that these apple slices could stand some improvement. Where the improvement could be made is in the flavor. There is not a great deal …

These little bits of Chocolate haven’t been out all that long. I can’t say how long they have been out, perhaps 6 months or so. I tried them when they first came out and they are really nice.
I like the Cadbury’s brand and like Cadbury’s Caramel. It is quite …

I was introduced to these crispbread by my grandmother when visiting over her house one day. The brand name is what attracted my attention to the box. I’ve heard my fair share of out of the ordinary brand names, some so exotic that you have to look twice. Doctor …

Honey Bunches of Oats - Honey Roasted has always been my boyfriend’s favorite cereal. I was stuck with Frosted flakes for awhile but I knew I needed something healthier with more fiber in it. I tried my first bowl from his cereal box and I really liked it. It is …

I had a feeling that these would be nice chocolates from Werther’s as the TV advert has been making me dribble with anticipation and indeed they are good. The chocolate is the most melt in the mouth chocolate I have ever tasted. To describe them, they are …

Grey Goose is a type of vodka that is normally worth around thirty dollars. I understand this is a major problem for most people who care about what they spend their money on. I am not afraid to admit the fact that I am avid drinker. I like to …

Throughout the years, I have tried lots and lots of Oven chips. Straight ones, curly ones, crimped ones Loads!
I happened to find these by chance when moving to a different country and I was looking for something that was just slightly like the ones I had enjoyed previously. …

Trying out Burgers at Burger machine is really easy; they are almost available in most common places where there are big places for a stall along highways and main roads around metro manila. I remember having been able to try some of their offerings and burger meals since there …

I love meat pot pies, especially in the fall and winter months when the temperature drops. To me, they are a classic comfort food. They remind me of childhood, especially Banquet Pot Pies which have been around since I was a child, …

Those that love cheese should most definitely give Stouffer’s Five Cheese Lasagna a try! I really like this lasagna because I really like cheese! The following delicious cheeses are all present and account for: cottage, ricotta, romano and parmesan cheese and there is a mozzarella cheese topping, too! …

The L’oven Fresh Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake is a twenty-ounce cake available for purchase at ALDI Food Market stores for two dollars and ninety-nine cents. If you aren’t someone that enjoys making cakes from box mixes or scratch and would rather just purchase a pre-made cake that is ready …

I have been cooking practically my whole life with regular table salt. I’ve actually just recently started cooking again. I come across recipes all the time that call for kosher salt to be used and I always ignore this and continue with my regular salt.
Finally I caved. I …

Some times, generally at weekends, my wife is in no mood to cook, and I don’t like to go out for dinner. So, we all agree to have some light stuff and skip our dinner. We all like pizza, its tasty, and vegetable pizza, is a good alternative for …

Amul cool cafe is the best drink for summer hot days. The Amul cool cafe comes in many flavours and all the flavours are good then the other ones. The Amul cool cafe is an instant coffee mix, which is ready to drink. It gives the …

Organic Soy Dream Lil’ Dreamers turned out to be positively terrible! These were just about the worst ice cream sandwiches that I have ever tried. What made them so bad, exactly? Quite simply, the flavor was horrid! Whether it was the vanilla ice cream or the chocolate cookies that …

I will not purchase Betty Crocker Halloween Candy Fruit Snacks again because I find the snacks to be of poor quality. The reason that I feel that they are of poor quality is because I do not taste anything close to authentic fruit flavor. I am well aware that …

Usually I do not feel differences between packaged drinking waters. I buy the 1 gallon bottle that catches my eyes first. And also refills the bottles when finished. Albertson’s drinking water that comes in green lid bottle attracted me with the pricing first. I gallon for just seventy five …

Beer Chips was such a cute little novelty that when I saw them on the store shelves, I knew I had to buy them. Maybe it’s just me, but the thought of chips flavored like beer was just something I couldn’t pass up. The chips themselves come in a …

Blue Bunny FrozFruit Strawberries & Cream is a pretty enjoyable treat that I like to have every now and then. I find the combination of strawberry and cream to be a wonderful one that works really well and offers my taste buds a lot of flavor to appreciate. The …

Baileys is definitely my drink of choice and I love the majority of new flavours which are available now. I have recently however sampled the Biscotti flavour and must say I’m not completely impressed with it, the flavour seeming extremely harsh compared to other Baileys and spoiling the …

This past Easter we had quite a big bonelss ham. We have more leftover ham, than I planned on. I have my leftover meals planned already, but I hate to waste anything. I love making Ham potato corn Chowder, but I did’nt have a ham bone or cream corn, …

For as long I can remember, I’ve always been a fan of the Rice-A-Roni products. The rice is easy to prepare and comes in an array of flavors. I wanted to prepare a meal with pork-chops, and I thought it would be the perfect time to try out the …

I am a huge fan of cereal, and always try and pick a healthy one that tastes great. Sometimes this is a challenge, and I have to choose health over flavour, then I discovered Count Chocula by General Mills.
I nearly passed on by Count Chocula at the Supermarket. I …

It was my husband’s birthday so my birthday present for him was a cake. I do like to surprise him because he is always busy at work and does not have time for celebrating his birthday. So I went to the nearest Monginis Bake Shop and bought him a …

My wife did some shopping at our local Aldi the other day and picked up some much needed groceries for our house.
As she was asked to do, she looked for some items that were somewhat different than what we normally would have for dinner. One of those items was …

When I am looking for a mid morning or mid afternoon snack, I want something that is crunchy, zesty and of course healthy so I won’t feel guilty eating it. One of my favorite snacks is Wasabi Peas, a crunchy wasabi coated pea that really puts a zing in …

I have always loved Brie cheese and when I found a pastry product by Damafro called Brie en Brioche with Mushrooms I decided to buy it on sale for $1.99CDN. I have to say this 225gram box was attractively packaged showing half a round pastry with a rich layer …

Coca Cola : I used to have a lot of soft drinks in my teens, but slowly I have almost stopped having them. Out of the ones I liked were Pepsi, Gold Spot and Coca Cola. Coca Cola or Coke, as its popularly known as, tastes a bit …

No doubt many have used the name “Cajun” in their efforts to sell recipes and famous New Orleans style Cajun dishes as served in New Orleans. Beware as they are and introduction to heartburn and disappointment. You will do well if you just add a few choice ingredients to …

Don’t you just love eating dimsum meals? Well, I do love to eat them and I enjoy them as much as any other Chinese national would. I always have the taste for the dumplins, buns, and siomai as they call it in Chinese restaurants. There are over 10 siomai …

Ever since I have discovered my love for baking, Duncan Hines’ products are the first I turn to when I want to either bake something straight from a box, or create something semi-homemade. I will admit that making brownies from scratch is not my strong suit at the moment; however, …