Food Reviews
Goya Adobo All Purpose Seasoning
I truly believe that Goya Adobo All Purpose Seasoning is one of the greatest inventions made by man. It has just about the only spices you every actually need for food seasoning.
Salt and Black Pepper - These two spices are used in just about any cooking. Can you …
Blender Boyz 4 Pack Box Caramel Coffee Liquid Pouches
I have a friend who is obsessed with coffee and she recently hosted a coffee themed party at her house, and Blender Boyz was one of the brands she had available. Even though I had plenty at my friend’s party, she was nice enough to allow me to take home …
Lindt Lindor Orange Chocolate Bar
My mom and I are huge fans of orange-flavored chocolate. On our recent trip to Switzerland, we went to a chocolate store looking for Lindt orange chocolate thins which we had already tasted before and found delicious. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find it in the stores we went …
Elvan Maestro Milk Chocolate Bar
I do not wish to express my dislike to this product again. This is still a food and can be eaten. This chocolate bar has a different flavor: compound chocolate with milk cream. It is more enticing compared to the first one which is Compound Chocolate with Hazelnut. Though …
Our Family Blueberry Waffles
We were out of frozen waffles and, since they are my daughter’s favorite breakfast food, I decided I should pick some up while I was at the grocery store last night.
I ended up buying the Our Family brand of waffles because of the price. The better known brands were …
Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
Pillsbury Crescent rolls are a staple in my house. They are easy to cook, require very little mess, and are done in a matter of minutes. I love that I can just take a can of these out of the refrigerator and in 10 minutes have flakey rolls …
Hong Kong City Fried Rice
One evening I went to the mall with my grandparents and while at the food court they decided they wanted Chinese food, so I went along with the “crowd” if you want to call it that and decided I would get Chinese food too. Besides, my grandad was sponsoring! …
Dark Coconut Fruit and Granola Bar from Kashi
Kashi is a brand name that I have known to sell many health products ranging from cereals to nutrition bars to even meals that you microwave. I have not been disappointed by their products yet, and after trying their Dark Chocolate Coconut fruit and grain bar I am still …
Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Cake Mix
I have tried making a chocolate cake using Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe cake mix. The cake turned out to be just as beautiful, rich, and moist as it is shown on the picture on the box, with the only exception of frosting: the box shows brown frosting and I …
Lipton Clear Green Tea
With the trend now directed to healthy living, a lot of products mushroomed in the market. A proven healthy drink way back to those what you call it era, is the tea. And you’ve heard of the regular tea, black, white, green, oolong, Earl Grey teas.
Personally, I am not …
Charles Lunch Chocolate
I don’t usually buy the cheap Trinidadian chocolates, since I don’t like the way some of them taste. However, recently I was craving chocolate and since this was the only one I could afford at the time in the small supermarket I went to, I decided to buy it …
Budwiser in the Can
It is a 95 degree day here in Detroit and the sun is beating on my brow, as I sit down to review an American classic, Budweiser, to be more specific, Budweiser in the can. Now, the casual beer drinker may say, “so what if it is in an …
Great Value Apricot & Pineapple Preserves
Last week, I bought a trial 18 oz jar of Great Value Apricot & Pineapple preserves. Today we have finished it, and it is already on our grocery list for the next trip to the store. Yes, we all loved it. I am not particularly fond of apricot, but …
Samara Red Wine
My husband bought a red wine which we could drink during or after a meal. I usually request him to buy something sweet because that is what I can only drink because I am not that impressed on something bland.
So he bought Samara Red Wine which is …
Wrigley’s Doublemint
Just a few weeks ago, I discovered that there are Wrigley’s Doublemint sugarfree mints in canisters available at the grocery store I frequent, Shopwise —“ Pasong Tamo corner Vito Cruz Streets, Makati City.
Each 8.4 oz. canister contains 35 mints and costs P 78.50. This is quite expensive for mints …
Target’s Lunch Counter
While running errands one day, I stopped off at Target’s in-store Lunch Counter for a quick meal. I’ve eaten there in the past on occasion, but I hadn’t been there for several months. They used to serve French fries and a tasty chicken breast sandwich, but that is long …
Stouffer’s Family Size Lasagna
I am not a good home cook. I prefer packaged foods simply because it is easier to prepare. I don’t have to go to all the trouble. The only problem is that I like the taste of homemade lasagna better. Since I don’t have the time nor the …
Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Original
One of my favorite breakfasts is the Kellogg’s rice krispies because I find its texture and sweetness just fine. I usually have it with a glass of fresh milk which I more often than not poured down on the bowl of crispy rice cereal. I guess this …
Entenmann’s All Butter Loaf Cake
I find Entenmann’s All Butter Loaf Cake to be a decent treat to have with my breakfast every now and then. There is nothing really incredibly special about this loaf cake, although I feel that it offers a decent enough flavor to have once or twice a week, sometimes. …
Tesco Value Soft Cheese with Garlic and Herbs
Lately, I have not bothered buying the most well known brand of soft cheese as I have discovered that certain cheaper alternatives are just as nice if not nicer. I always like to have something like this in the fridge as for a snack you cannot beat soft …
Banquet Turkey Pot Pie
Banquet Turkey Pot Pie is a delicious microwaveable meal. It is very cheap, you can find this product for as low as .60. It does not take a long period time to prepare, all you have to do is place it in the microwave and let it heat for …
Fiber One Fruit Strawberry Flavored Strawberry Pastry
Knowing that our cholesterol levels are up in my family, we decided to focus on adding in more fiber to our diets. One easy solution was Fiber One Fruit Flavored Toaster Pastries by General Mills. We decided to try out the Strawberry flavor first because we all love Strawberry …
Midnight Special tobacco
In an effort to save as much money as I possibly can I have began rolling my own cigarettes. I prefer to smoke Camel brand of cigarettes. However, the holidays have hit me hard and I am self employed. I have tried several brand of roll your own tobacco. …
VanHouten Twinkles Chocolate beans
My 2 year old son loves it so much. Even I like to take a few at times but I mainly like the chocolate taste and thick color coated sugar coating. It tastes nice if allowed to melt inside the mouth. For me, this choolate …
Country Time Lemonade
I have given up drinking soda forever and substituted it with Country Time Lemonade. I love the flavor and it reminds me of my childhood. During those excruciatingly hot summer days my mom used to make these fabulous pitchers of Country Time Lemonade. That rich flavor of lemon seemed …
Guinness Draught Beer
You’ve probably seen the shirt’s, you’ve probably seen the commercials on TV, you may have even heard the interesting story about the brewery itself, but not many people have actually tried Guinness Draught Beer. My first impression of it was that it was not very good, it sort of …
Nutella Hazelnut Spread With Skim Milk and Cocoa
I fell in love with this chocolate spread the first time I tried it. It tastes so yummy and satisfies my craving for something sweet and chocolatey but healthy. One jar of this delicious spread contains real hazelnuts which makes this one healthy. I usually spread it on top …
Hershey’s Whoppers Chocolate Malt Syrup
Last week we celebrated our parent’s 20th anniversary. We had so much fun that day and the one that I really find awesome was the Ice Cream Eating Contest. There were two gallons of ice cream , cones,nip candies and a Hershey’s Whoppers Chocolate Malt Syrup.
The mechanics are …
Nandini ghee
Nandini ghee is the new product, which my aunty brought to my home recently. Actually I had seen this ghee many a times in the departmental stores but it is for the first time that I am using it. After using this ghee I must say that …
Kool-Aid Jammers - Kiwi Strawberry
Fruit juice drink packets, marketed chiefly towards kids, are very popular these days. I’m an adult, but I love these products myself. However, quality and taste are vastly differently among the various brands out there. For me, the clear winner, and my favorite, are Kool-Aid Jammers, …
Minute Pulpy Orange drink
Minute maid pulpy orange juice has been a comparatively new entry in a market already exploding with beverages, fruit juices, aerated drinks etc. I was looking for a refreshing drink which had no fizz in it; thats when I came across Pulpy Orange. It was featured in the new …
Maine Goodies Humpty Dumpty All Dressed Ripples Potato Chips
Maine Goodies Humpty Dumpty All Dressed Ripples Potato Chips are a mess in more than just one sense of the word! Not only are they messy because of the grease factor that is inexcusable in this day and age where it is not only entire possible but highly preferable …
Yoplait French Vanilla
Along with the Banana Creme and Strawberry varieties produced by Yoplait, the French Vanilla variety is among my favorites. Vanilla, in general, I love, especially in the form of ice cream, but it is very tasty in yogurt too, as this product proves. Every spoonful is rich in French …
Green Giant Sweet Potato Casserole
I tried the Green Giant Sweet Potato Casserole for Thanksgiving again trying to make life a little easier for myself by preparing a connivance food at a busy time of the year and in lieu of serving something better than just plain sweet potatoes. This product can be found in …
Philedelphia Reduced Fat Chocolate Cream Cheese
I was in Wal-Mart not too long ago when I saw that Philadelphia, one of the most iconic food companies around, has recently teamed up with Cadbury and launched a chocolate version of their iconic cream cheese. As a huge chocolate fan I was immediately excited. It …
Del Monte Fruit Chillers
I purchased Del Monte’s Fruit Chillers Freeze and Eat tubes and am so glad that I did because they taste just like those yummy freeze and eat popsicles that we ate as kids. You know, the ones that were 100% sugar? The great thing about these is …
Cool Ranch Doritos
While visiting the U.S.A. recently, I noticed there was a much wider variety of Doritos available in stores over there than back home in Australia. Some of these flavours I’d never heard of before like Spicy Nacho, Tangy Cheese, Fiery Habanero and Ranchero as well as many …
An Excellent Granola
Like Granola? Have you tasted the Quaker 100% Natural Granola, that cames with Oats, honey and Raisins? It’s delicious! I like granola, specially that ones with nuts. But when I tasted the Quaker 100% Natural Granola, I liked very, very much. It is very well balanced, so that you …
Chief Pizza Seasoning
I first bought Chief pizza seasoning after looking up a recipe for pizza sauce on then internet which called for a variety of dried herbs. This seasoning has turned out to be very useful and has a wonderful aroma and taste when added to my pizza and other dishes …
Mrs. Freshley’s Texas Cinnamon Roll
Wow oh wow is Mrs. Freshley’s Texas Cinnamon Roll ever a super sweet treat! It is something that is really just too sweet for me as it is coated in a thick, sweet icing glaze that surrounds the roll. Below the icing rests more sweetness in the form of …
Fit & Active Reduced Sugar Fruits of the Forest Spread
I like this spread because it offers a blend of fruits, not just one. It’s not that easy surprisingly to find a spread that contains multiple fruits, but this one does, and I’m happy with it. In it, there’s supposed to be raspberries, cherries, black raspberries and red berries. …
Log Cabin Butter Lite Syrup
I like to eat waffles in the morning. I have experimented with a variety of different syrup options and think the best so far is log Cabin butter lite. I chose the light because I didn?t want all the extra calories. This syrup does a good job of being …
Wise Bravados
I love potato chips and they are my weakness. I have been this way since I was a kid, I must have at least a handful of chips everyday, or I will pout. My boyfriend knows this and tonite he brought me home a 8 plus ounce bag of Wise …
NU green tea
NU green tea is a bottled green tea available in my country. It is supposedly a healthy drink, full of benefits from the green tea itself. Although I don’t know how much benefits you could get from drinking a bottled green tea, as from my knowledge, any …
Krispy Kreme Donuts
When I was working as a Management Trainee for an International company in Makati, we always pass by the Krispy Kreme Store in Ayala Avenue. My Malaysian trainer wanted to try it out and we did. After the first time, she liked it so much that we visit the …
Leslie’s Baked Cheezy Puffs
Leslie’s Products have been popular in the country now for quite sometime. I remember still enjoying a pack of clover chips at school, or even at home watching tv. Their flavor is unique and they even made smaller packs of chips sold only at one(1)peso per pack! Yes, this …
Rougemont Apple Juice Drink
When we were young we were taught that ” an apple a day, keeps the doctor away”. Since I can remember that, I have given importance to apple as part of our daily diet. Having extensively read the pages of Men’s Health magazine, I learned that apple can help …
Cadbury Dairy Milk Apricot Cumble Crunch
Ever since I started eating chocolates, I always choose Cadbury, although honestly, I don’t have any brand preference. I have tried different kinds of Cadbury. From milk chocolates (dairy milk) to other types with nuts or fruit mixture. Of all these Cadburry chocolates, I love the plain one the …
Richard Childress Vineyards Peach Salsa
When I took a recent trip to North Carolina, I stopped by the Childress Vineyards and picked up a few of their products made with local ingredients. The best of the best was their peach salsa. I have tried some of their other salsa types, but this one is …
Nesvita Oatmeal
A healthy lifestyle, this is what I promised to myself after I resigned from work. I am beginning to take care of my wellness now. I learn that more than the financial needs it is more important to take care of our health. When I was still a full …
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