I am just going to come right out and say that making gravy from scratch is not my forte and I envy those who are capable of doing so. Making gravy from scratch is probably one of the simplest skills a cook should have in their arsenal, but whenever I …

I was given the chance to try Akins treat endulge: peanut butter cups, when I was looking to satisfy my hunger until I could get lunch. I’m not a avid user of Akin products nor I am following their diet. I was given the treat by a friend who …

When I gave birth I was so determined to loose all the baby weights I gained during my pregnancy. One thing I did was to cut down on rice and to cut down on meat as well. As an alternative I tried to eat tuna. Since fresh tuna is …

The blackberry flavored water from hint proved to be a pretty disappointing drink that I had a little trouble finishing because I simply found it to be somewhat bland and tasted almost like just plain old bottled water. I was hoping for a rich blackberry flavor would have been …

If you love the flavor of vanilla, then boy oh boy will you love these bars! They are exactly as the box describes: crispy, crunchy vanilla delights! These bars are crunchy and I like crunchy bars, so I am very pleased that they are not soft or gummy. The …

Pepperidge Farm Milano Double Chocolate Cookies have been around for quite a while, but it so happens that I have gotten to try them only recently. My husband brought home a 7.5 oz pack, telling me that these used to be one of his favorite cookies. The picture of …

I wouldn’t necessarily call myself a KFC food addict, but they do have some great things on their menu that is worth ordering. There was a new item they were adding to their menu, grilled chicken, and they were doing this big promotion for it. KFC had never had …

I was in a bit of a rush this morning and, because I had to shovel the sidewalk before leaving for work, didn’t have an opportunity to eat anything for breakfast. As a result, I decided to stop off at Kwik Trip on my way to work and grab …

Sometimes I like adding a slice of lemon into my tea, and sometimes I don’t have any lemon around. That’s when Bigelow I Love Lemon & C Herb Tea comes in handy.
The tea has very pleasant, natural lemony taste. It comes in a box that has 20 tea bags …

One of the best things about being a mom is seeing the joy and excitement on your new baby’s face when they recognize a package or know you are going to give them a treat! Sometimes it is hard to decide what to give, and what kind of …

Yesterday I was on campus longer than I expected to be, and I found myself getting hungry. I had the craving for something sweet, but I didn’t want to consume too many calories or anything that that was too unhealthy like candy, a sweet snack or chocolate. Therefore, what …

I really adore a thick milk shake. When I was in high school, there was a local place that really made awesome shakes. Boy, do I miss it. For a long time, fast food places have had lousy shakes, using imitation ingredients to have beverages that …

It has always been my favorite past-time to watch Blu-Ray movies on DVD instead of going out. During weekends, I shop for new movies and likewise, I also prepare for my snacks. I always found out that eating while enjoying a blockbuster hit is always the perfect combination. I have …

Milk Duds are one of my all time favorite candy, so I just had to write a review about them. Milk Duds are sold at most stores, and you can get them at movie theaters. They make a great snack to eat while watching a movie, or playing video …

I could write a trillion reasons to why I hate Splenda. But of course I won’t list all trillion reasons—¦ But I will name a couple. First off I love to bake my brownies. It’s my passion. My dad and mom went on a diet and said that I …

Samba is the latest and the hottest product of CDO Company in the Philippines right now. It’s a Brazilian style corned beef. Being a food lover by nature and a Food Technologist by profession I always wanted to try something especially if it’s a new product. I bought several …

Monaco biscuits are nice, gentle salty in taste They are crispy, and crunchy, and their taste is unique. That’s why I like them. There are not many biscuits that are salty in the market, mostly you have sweet biscuits, particularly chocolate flavored, so Monaco stands apart fro their different …

I bought an SM Bonus ready to mix Calamansi (Philippine Lemon) extract with honey today at SM supermarket. Well I was supposed to buy this another brand that is also manufactured locally, however I thought I should try the SM bonus labeled product of the same kind because it …

Supreme pakode is a snack, which is very popular in India. It is a very well known recipe and is very tasty to eat. This ready to eat snack from the company supreme is good and tasty. It is an ideal snack for evenings and even …

I have recently discovered these Trek bars in Sainsbury’s and for me, they have been a good find considering my lifestyle. To describe them, they are oblong brownies made with cocoa and are about 5.5 inches by 2.5 inches in size. They come in white packet with …

My son is lactose intolerant so we buy milk alternatives for him for drinking, cereal and mixing in recipes. I alternate between coconut and almond milks for variety and to offset the cost a little. One product I found that works very well for him is Silk Pure Almond …

Ive tried the cheaper chicken soups, and by far enjoy cambells the most. Campbells has lots of big chicken pieces in their soup and great tasting noodles. I don’t think that other companies can really make any kind of chicken noodle that can compre to capbells. A truly one …

This is one my favorite drinks in the world. Country Time Lemonade has just the right balance of water and sugar so that it’s not too sweet or too bland. I particularly like the canned stuff over the large 2 liter bottles because you can just put it in …

Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies have a good flavor to them. I find the oatmeal flavor to be authentic, although I will say the flavor is a little on the dull side. Nonetheless, I can taste the oatmeal and I was able to enjoy the box that I purchased. …

I love tacos, but don’t like the mess involved with making them from scratch, and I just don’t get to Taco Bell as frequently as I’d like. I’ve tried various products in the past to try and satisfy my taco cravings, but Jose Ole Mini Tacos is the …

As a kid, I mostly liked sugary cereals, if given the option. But those aren’t very healthy. Mini Wheats are a good compromise cereal, because they are a little bit sweet but mostly wheat. So not the most healthy in the world, but a pretty good start to a …

I made chili last night and realized I was out of kidney beans. Since my parents were actually closer than the store was, I figured I would just stop by their house and borrow a couple cans.
They had the brand Happy Harvest; a cheaper brand I know they buy …

The Spicy Chicken Cool Wrap is my favorite wrap served at the Chick-fil-A fast food restaurant. The reason it is my favorite is because of the three wraps, this one, I feel, offers the most flavor. Part of the reason it has such a good flavor is because the …

I love eating corn chips for snacks and very recently I have had the chance to really appreciate the mix of a nice, chunky dip with some good old fashion tortilla chips. Since I have recently indulged in Tostitos Creamy Spinach Dip, I also enjoyed the taste of having …

I picked up Pepperidge Farms Vegetables in Pastry Broccoli in Cheese Sauce, by chance at my local supermarket.
I was looking for something different and healthy to have for supper, and these two pastry-pockets seemed to fit the bill.
We don’t get a lot of Pepperidge Farm products in my small …

Now here is a simple yet scrumptious sandwich that I love to order at Chick-fil-A. The Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich is a very simple sandwich, yet the flavor it offers and its size are two factors that make this simple sandwich a winner in my eyes and stomach! This chicken …

Another guilty pleasure of mine is buying “Charles Peanut Gems” whenever I can find them. These are chocolate covered peanuts that have a candy coating. In a sense they remind me of a cheaper, more Caribbean brand of M&Ms since it have blue, yellow, green brown and red chocolate …

There are a couple of companies that sell frozen cinnamon French Toast sticks, like Farm Rich and Aunt Jemima, but with those companies, I am paying for the name as well as the advertising and design that went into promoting the French Toast. With Walmart’s Great Value brand, I …

Well, I finally broke down, on doctor’s orders and started drinking Green Tea. I tried a couple of brands and then I tried Lipton’s. I’ve been drinking other Lipton teas all of my life so I figured their Green Tea would be a good bet. My …

Even when I was just a kid, I am very fond of the 7 Up Commercial where there’s a cartoon image of a man with this soft drink. As I grow older, I have tasted almost all soft drinks and all the competitors of 7 Up just like Mountain …

Blue Bunny Premium Ice Cream Banana Split is really an incredible creation combination of flavors! There is pineapple as well as cherry pieces mixed within the creamy vanilla ice cream. There is also a strawberry, banana and fudge layer of ribbons. Lastly, there are mixed nuts added to the …

I am not a tea drinker. Whenever I am drinking tea, I feel like I am sick. It is because whenever I have fever, tea is what my family requires me to drink. Honestly, I do not have a problem with tea and Lipton tea tastes good. The only …

I love pizza and have tried almost every kind of frozen pizza known. My preference is pizza from the restaurants such as Pizza Hut and Papa Johns but frozen pizza is my next choice. I have to say that I have had better experiences with Tombstones frozen pizzas than …

I’ve been looking for Gloria cappuccino with chocolate flavour for quite some time now, but they never had it in any shop. I could find only the regular cappuccino flavour and vanilla one and I like those two but I really wanted to try chocolate flavour. Last week I …

Country Harvest bagels are to me the best bagels in the world! I am a huge fan of bagels, and would eat a bagel for breakfast or even lunch in any given day.
I find that a bagel relieves my craving for food a lot. And this Country …

I found Stouffer’s Macaroni & Beef to be a relatively decent meal, although certainly nothing spectacular or overly memorable. I am not even sure that I will be purchasing it a second time, actually. One of the reasons I am not sure is because this meal is really not …

My mom was in Life Grocery and spotted a bag of shirataki noodles and knew I would love these noodles. I am always enjoying new foods and ways to cook. I tried the noodles the same day my mom gave me the bag, and I instantly fell …

I am a very practical person. I wouldn’t buy things that would not be used for long periods of time unless it is emergency, thriftiness is what I am brought up at by my parents. When it comes to clothes, I would settle for cheap one s which has …

Yoplait Light Fat Free Yogurt is always a huge hit in my household. There is rarely a trip to the grocery store where I come home without it.
Most impressive to me is the huge variety of flavors that are available. There are the traditional fruity kinds like …

I find that I am trying more and more President’s Choice products in the last few years. I happened across this ready-to-serve soup and decided that it might be worth trying. This soup is almost a meal in itself; it has a very full-bodied flavor and is …

I noticed Ice Breakers is making sugar-free mints that deviate from the typical “breath-freshening” purpose. Ice Breakers Restore and Ice Breakers Energy sat in 5 neat rows beside the magazine rack, staring at me as I stood in line to buy groceries. Just the appearance of the packaging made …

I do like my crispy savoury snacks, and so when I came across the extremely cheap Tesco Value Onion Rings I had to give them a chance. As you would expect from these people, the packaging is really very simple indeed, with no more than the name of the …

This product is new to KFC restaurants, at least in my part of the world, and as such, it is quite heavily advertised. Since I pass a KFC on my way to work, I sometimes stop by to have a snack, particularly on busy days, when I don’t have …

When I bought this brand of tinned corn, I was actually thinking of adding it to the dinner so the food could be more plentiful, but in the end I ended up using it at a later date. When I used it I remember being fairly satisfied with the …

I am totally hooked on these chips. We gave them a try on a whim, and we liked them so much we have begun to buy them about once every week. We buy ours at Earth Fare grocery store, but I’m not sure what other stores sell them. Even …