Food Reviews
Kraft Mayo with Olive Oil and Cracked Pepper
On a recent shopping trip I purchased Kraft Mayo with Olive Oil and Cracked Pepper Reduced Fat Mayonnaise. I happen to love fresh cracked pepper and often add it to what I am making. I felt that this would taste good in tuna salad, pasta salad and other dishes …
McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract
Since I bake a lot and like to make fancy drinks McCormick’s Pure Vanilla Extract is a staple in my kitchen! I first learned about McCormick’s Pure Vanilla Extract when I had first gotten into baking quite a few years back. I could not find it in my country …
Publix Rotisserie Chicken
I love rotisserie chicken. To me, it is much more flavorful than any roast chicken that I have ever made at home. I like to eat it when I go out to restaurants that specialize in rotisserie chicken. However, I do not have a restaurant of that …
Tim Tams chocolate cookies
I first discovered Tim Tams from Youtube.com, believe it or not. One of the people I subscribe to is an Australian girl that puts together some very creative and funny videos, even if her topics tend to be very random. She kept talking about something called Tim Tams and …
Miss Vickie’s Chips
Seeing the growing popularity of Miss Vickie’s chips lead me to try a bag from the vending machine one day when I had a passing fancy for a bag of chips. The flavor I tried was Sea Salt and Malt Vinegar, since I really like salt and vinegar chips …
Asia Specialties Crispy Noodle Shrimp
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 …
Neuro Drinks - Neuro Sleep
I am all about vitamin therapy and using things naturally occurring to help in sleep, pain relief, and whatever other problems that may arise. So of course, Neuro Drinks are right up my alley. There are so many kinds, both non carbonated and lightly carbonated, containing vitamins to aid …
Bubble Gum Cigarettes
I remember when we were kids, we used to think how cool it would be to have smoke coming out of your mouth. My cousins and I had great fun with the bubble gum cigarettes, which we used to fake our parents into thinking we were smoking out in …
Everest, Kitchen King Masala (Spice Blend Powder)
When it comes to making vegetarian dishes tasty there is nothing like Indian Cuisine. The variety of dishes found in Indian cooking is vast.
Each and every state in India has its own unique dishes and variations.
I love to cook a variety of cuisines from all over the …
Hipp organic formula milk
I discovered hipp organic formular milk whislt shopping in the supermarket and what attracted me was the price. It was over £2 cheaper than the leading brand formular milk I was currently buying. So the first thing I looked at was the ingredients and nutritional information. I was amazed …
Pepsi Throwback
Ah the glories of the soft drink known as Pepsi. Back in the early 90’s,there was Crystal Pepsi which was as clear as water, no artificial coloring was added to it. Then along came Cherry Pepsi. Then in the early 2000’s, Pepsi with lime hit the scene. The newest …
Chocolate Sunbars Health Food
I am guilty of craving chocolate. I have certain times that I just seem to really want chocolate more than others. I end up snacking on high-sugar, high-fat chocolate candy bars. I did a survey on snack food eating habits. After the survey was done, I had a coupon …
Mrs. Freshley’s Pecan Danish
I enjoy pecans and pecan-flavored treats, but unfortunately, I cannot say that I enjoy Mrs. Freshley’s Pecan Danish. The reason I cannot say that I enjoy this flavor variety is because the pecan flavor is somewhat disappointing. It is not as strong and scrumptious as I was hoping it …
Tim Tams White biscuits
I’ve always enjoyed eating Arnott’s Tim Tam biscuits since I was a little kid, and after not having them for a few years, I decided to buy a packet while I was at the grocery store recently. To my surprise, I noticed that they’d added many new …
Gulden’s Spicy Brown Mustard
I just found out about Gulden’s spicy brown mustard about a month ago when my mom’s husband brought it over for a cook out and forgot to bring it home. So I found it in the fridge and tried some on a turkey sandwich. It was delicious!
Gulden’s …
Green Giant Fresh Valley Steamers
We made shredded pork sandwiches for dinner the other night and, to go with them, we decided to make a bag of Green Giant Fresh Valley Steamers vegetables.
The sandwiches were good. The vegetables were actually a bit of a disappointment.
Green Giant used to offer quality when it came to …
KFC Halo-Halo Krush
I also work for the food industry business and I consider each food establishment around the globe must be like brothers and sisters working hand in hand in providing ultimate food quality and costumer satisfaction. My job requires me to work with the technical aspect of food items served …
Blue Bunny Cookies ‘N Cream Ice Cream Sandwich
Blue Bunny Cookies ‘N Cream Ice Cream Sandwich turned out to be quite a disappointing ice cream sandwich. What made the sandwich so disappointing? Well, there seemed to be very little flavor to enjoy here. For example, neither the vanilla nor the chocolate flavors did very much for my …
Pepsistuff points
I drink a lot of pepsi. So when pepsi came out with their pepsi points I was thrilled because it meant I could get a little something back from all the money I spend on their product. I like most people am skeptical though of contest though at first. …
Asian Noodle Stir Fry: Amy’s Frozen Dinner
The Asian Noodle Stir Fry is not one of my favorite dishes by Amy’s Meals. The portion is to small and it does not fill me up. To me this makes it a bad meal because it is 300 calories. I do not like that because I would …
Stouffer’s Lasagna with Tomato Sauce & Italian Sausage
I thought that I would enjoy Stouffer’s Lasagna with Tomato Sauce & Italian Sausage because first of all, I like Italian sausage, and second of all, I really enjoy lasagna products from Stouffer’s. Somehow though, my liking of both these things resulted in me not liking this lasagna. Perhaps …
Hamburger Helper Cheeseburger Macaroni
Honestly, you really don’t need the hamburger helper to make this kind of food. All you really need is to buy some macaroni from the store and the beef. The only thing missing is the seasoning, so that’s how they get you to buy the hamburger helpful. But this …
Carnation White Chocolate Hot Chocolate
I really like this mix. It’s a powder you can buy at the grocery store with all the other hot chocolate mixes, but it’s white chocolate instead. Yum.
It is a little bit too sweet sometimes, and that can give me a bit of a headache, but if you use …
Nestle Rolo Cookies
These lovely big cookies, called Rolo Cookies from Nestle, were going cheap at Sainsbury’s and I just had to have them. They only cost me 50 pence, reduced from one pound and for that you get five big, thick, crumbly cookies. They are called Rolo Cookies because …
Cloverleaf Chunk Light Tuna
The product is sold in a 170g can. It uses yellow fish tuna marinated in water. I would have to rate this one as an average product. It is not really tasty nor anything special that I would recommend. But I do have to say that I have definitely …
Nutrigrain cereal bars
Once again Kelloggs have done it again. Nutrigrain Cereal Bars are bars with cereal grain and jelly filling that are only 140 calories and a great breakfast item to really keep you full and feel like you
had a big breakfast. They come in a variety of flavors, …
Breyers Caramel Praline Crunch
Breyers Caramel Praline Crunch is one of the better and tastier ice cream creations to come out of Breyers. First off, I am a real lover of caramel, and this ice cream definitely delivers on the caramel flavor. The caramel swirls are really pretty plentiful and offer up a …
Mrs.Smiths Apple Pie
You will easily be able to convince people tah you cooked it yourself when you cook a Mrs.Smiths Apple pie. this is by far my favorite of the frozen pies. The pies is made so well that when you cook it, you would think taht you had made it …
Red Tea Healthy Properties
Red Tea is a variation of green tea that has been kept in wooden barrels for decades, developing its healthy properties.
Its Chinese name is Pu-Erh tea, and it was known i Ancient China as the Emperor’s Tea, because only emperors were allowed to have it.
All properties of red tea …
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 …
Dongsuh Brown Rice Green Tea
To say that I am a tea fanatic is an understatement. I absolutely adore tea and consider it to be a daily necessity. My cabinet is packed full of tea boxes, tins and canisters. I have everything from English breakfast to your fruity herbal tea.
I was browsing at the …
Healthy Choice Café Steamers Balsamic Garlic Chicken
I’ve tried a lot of the Café Steamers but this is the first Mediterranean Café Steamer I purchased. I’ve tried Healthy Choice’s Mediterranean Pasta from their All Natural line and wasn’t too happy with it. But this steamer had a lot of components I liked, such as …
Keeber Elfin Crackers
I tend to eat out of the vending machine at work way too often. When I find myself looking for something to eat I am usually left with little or no healthy alternatives. Torn between purchasing chips or a candy bar I discovered Elfin Crackers. Elfin Crackers are essentially …
The Cookbooks Company Cooks
It is very difficult to describe The Cookbooks Company Cooks store in Calgary to anyone who has not been there before, other than that it is a Calgary institution and it is a store for everything and anything to do with cooking. It is eclectic and has specialty and …
Wolfgang Puck Italian-Style Wedding Soup
I haven’t been to an Italian wedding and so can’t tell you how authentic this soup is. I will tell you that for something out of the can, this really is a tasty soup — it could stand a little perking up, but it isn’t too salty like …
Betty Crocker - Fudge Brownies
Betty Crocker - Fudge Brownies are really quite delicious! Between the chocolate and the chocolate fudge, there is a whole lot of rich chocolate to be enjoyed! Chocolate lovers will most certainly enjoy these brownies! In addition to the rich chocolate flavor of the brownies, they also remain most …
Blend 45 Coffee
I do not regularly buy Blend 45, I choose to buy Nescafe Coffee and Great Taste brand of coffee. The reason why I bought one it is either I get tired of tasting Nescafe or Great Taste is not available. In addition, if I want to save money I …
Horlicks Malted Milk Drink
Horlicks malted milk drink is a nutritious bedtime drink which is promoted as an aid to a restful night’s sleep. When it was first produced back in 1873, it was intended to be used as a substitute for mother’s milk for babies, but with scientific advances it was …
Lipton Ice Tea
This is what I like to call the universal drink as I have never somebody who does not drink tea and it is very convenient when posing as a cold beverage as well.
I fell in love with Lipton Ice Tea from the first time I tasted it, particularly the …
Indocafe Coffeemix 3-in-1
I can’t take coffee. If I do, I get migraines. Coffee is very strong for me and I usually take my daily dose of milk tea. One afternoon I ran out of tea in the office and my colleague let me have a packet of Indocafe Coffeemix 3-in-1. I …
DIET TURBO TEA
Diet Turbo Tea is the ultra caffeinated enery drink that you can pick up at any reputable health food store. Granted, regular tea has quite a bit of caffeine but this product packs quite a punch! Probably because it has guarana and ginseng tossed in as an added kick.
And …
5-hour Engery drink
After hearing so many good things about 5-hour Energy drink, I thought I would give it a try for myself.
The first things advertised are an hour five to be exact of energy without having a crash, this drink is sugar free, and only has four calories.
I bought …
Reggae Jammin Chicken Frankfurters
We ususally buy another brand of chicken frankfurters since the other brand is cheaper, but this month my father decided to buy the Reggae Jammin chicken frankfurters instead. I’m not even sure how much it costs either, but after hearing much praises from my father about how good the …
Sobe Energize Power Fruit Punch
I tried another flavor from the elixir line of Sobe called Energize fruit punch when my neighborhood Kroger was running a sale on them for only eighty cents. Considering I’ve previously tried a previous flavor from this brand I wasn’t too hesitant to grab a bottle.
Personally I’m not …
Nagels Candy Barn
While traveling in NJ we came across a little candy store called Nagels Candy Barn located on Route 10 in Randolph NJ. This place was amazing! Every type of candy you want you can get here! We went around Easter time and were in awe at all of the …
Chick-fil-A Fruit Cup
The Fruit Cup side dish at Chick-fil-A is really quite enjoyable! This fruit cup is positively overflowing with fresh and flavorful fruit that makes of a scrumptious afternoon snack. I like to order this side dish and then save it for later in the day - maybe three hours …
Great Value: Real Mayonnaise
Great Value: Real Mayonnaise is a product that might have a slightly odd name, after all, what is with the word “real”? Yet there is nothing wrong with the mayonnaise at all. It tastes just as good as the name brand products. Whether I put this mayonnaise on a …
Helados Mexico Premium Fruit Bar Guayava (Guava) Flavor
99 cents, 80 calories, free of corn syrup, and delicious! —“ what could be better for a cold treat on a hot summer day for health-conscious adults and their children?
If you’ve never tried guava before, give it a try and see if you like the flavor! I would describe …
L’oven Fresh Mini Muffins Chocolate
These mini muffins from L’oven are about as good as the company’s blueberry mini muffins: a little above average, but not by much. What really helps make these mini muffins relatively decent is the fact that they are quite soft, moist and overall taste pretty fresh. They hold well, …
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