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 …

I don’t eat many ready meals, finding they always taste far too salty for me and mostly have an incredible amount of fat in them. Add to this the fact that these days most ready meals take around forty five minutes to cook in the oven and you …

Aunt Jemima scrambled eggs, hash brown, and bacon breakfast is a quick, three minute breakfast before I discovered it was cheaper to just make my own. My main purpose for buying the breakfast was so that I could have a quick bite of something to eat because I never …

Anyone who has ever read one of my food reviews knows that I love ease, convenience, and quickness in just about everything. The simpler an item is to prepare, the more I like it. It’s not a surprise then when I say that I really like Pillsbury …

Marie Callender’s Country Fried Chicken & Gravy is another product I tried recently for the first time. While this variety isn’t a new one for Marie Callender’s, it was on sale, and I noticed that the gravy was provided in a pouch instead of mixed in.
I am not …

Lean Cuisine frozen dinners can be a good option for meals when you want to lose weight or when you don’t have time to cook. The meals are very convenient — you put them in the microwave and and defrost them. There are clear instructions on the …

The monster taco from Jack-n-the-box is like a bigger version of their regular taco. At least that’s what I would assume given that it costs the same amount as two of their regular tacos. When I was down south recently I had the chance to try a couple of …

I have always been a big Digiorno man myself but I decided to try something new with this one. I got one of the Freschetta Natural Rising Pepperoni Pizza from the frozen pizza section recently.
So I got home and popped it in the oven and just from …

Finally, I found a decent bagel in Washington, DC. Having grown up in NY and also being a big fan of a good bagel, living in Washington, DC for the most part means I have been deprived of one of my favorite treats.
So imagine my delight when …

One of my favorite lily?s pizzas is the super duper. The super duper comes with mushrooms, olives, pepperoni, green peppers, and red onions all on a fantastic crust with tomato sauce. This is a pizza that just makes me feel fantastic eating it. I had gotten to point before …

Another item my wife and I ended up buying at Save-a-Lot (well, actually, I was the one who picked them out when she wasn’t looking) was Dianora’s Mini Pizzas.
I have purchased similar mini pizzas in the past and wasn’t really expecting much from these. I just figured they would …

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 …

Colombo breads have been a family favorite for years. Their breads are always top quality and great tasting.
My family started buying the extra sour flavor when making garlic cheese bread decades ago. It’s just extra good with extra sour. Then we started using it for sandwiches. …

Previously, I’ve done a review for the spaghetti and meat sauce from Marie Callender’s, and now they’ve redone the product. This is the third redo that I know of in terms of product. Originally, there was the spaghetti and meat sauce and then last year they added …

Jell-o Gelatin - Peach/Watermelon is yet another delightfully delicious treat that is a part of the wonderfully amazing Jell-o Gelatin product line. For those individuals that like peaches and watermelon, you will be in for a tasty treat, that is for sure! Both the peach and watermelon flavors are …

I’m always looking for low priced groceries that my family will actually eat. I also look for convenience items to keep on hand because of our busy schedules during the day. So I thought we’d try cereal bars to prevent being late for appointments or just a quick snack. …

A magic cup noodle is a very interesting and very tasty product from Bakers. This is nothing else but the noodles which come ceiled or packed in a cup. This cup also contains some spices and some chopped and dried vegetable mixed with the noodles. We …

Most of the people love to have the dates. Actually the dates are very healthy food to eat and they are very sweet and tasty, so even the kids love to eat them. I bring the Lion king dates, which come neatly, clean and processed and also …

I’ve written a review in the past for Marie Callender’s Cornbread and it is yummy, but I saw this one recently and decided to give it a try. Overall, I have to give Betty Crocker Authentic Cornbread & Muffin Mix a good review. One of the reasons …

I used to love the taste of Marie Callender’s Pecan Pie when I was still a kid, looking through their large clear glass window and picking out a whole pecan pie to take home for dessert.
But recently when I bought a whole pie and ate it at home, …

While the Cedarlane Spinach and Monterey Jack Cheese Tamales are not exactly what I would call a meal in itself, they sure are tasty! The spinach used in these tamales is quite delicious! It is fresh and crisp and strong in taste, too! Plus, they did not go easy …

When it comes to the original Philadelphia cream cheese, I always purchased the block cream cheese for both my cheesecakes and bagels. When I found out they had a new version of the original cream cheese in a round container, I had to get it solely on the basis …

My wife and I are trying to eat healthier. And, one of the ways we are doing that is by trying to have a salad at every meal (or at least every meal where a salad is appropriate).
I have managed to get some of the ingredients out of my …

Hany is one of my favorite chocolate bars. It is not just sweet, what I like about Hany is, it tastes like ChocNut, a perfect combination of peanut and chocolate. So, if you are looking for something sweet with a different twist, go to the nearest store and grab …

Jell-o Instant Pudding - French Vanilla is most definitely one of my favorite pudding varieties! I really enjoy the flavor of vanilla, and this pudding most definitely has a terrific vanilla flavor! The fact that it is french vanilla only helps to make this an even tastier treat! The …

I am always on a quest to find better bottled drinking water that is affordable for me to drink. I have found another great drink that is bottled by the Northwest Bottling Company, and I am delighted to report that it is really affordable by the case.
I bought a …

I prefer dairy products at home, from cheese to milk It is always available in my kitchen.I tried this Fruit yogurt from Nestle, I like blended fruits. I like flavored beverage which was made from fruits. When I saw this Nestle fruit yogurt, I purchased and tried it. Yogurt …

A friend of mine came for a visit from the USA and she brought with her a very fancy looking package of chocolate chip cookies. On the package it said they are premium gourmet cookies. I had never seen this brand of cookies before so I hurriedly opened the …

This is the very first product of peanut butter I have seen being sold in India. I don’t know if there was any other product, but most of the peanut butter I see being sold in the market was imported from other countries. Anyway, in short hubby and I …

When I saw this in the supermarket for the first time at a cheap price, I was delighted to know that the Jamaican brand National was finally making a cheaper pack of chocolate chip cookies, that felt like it contained even more in one bag. Therefore, being a chocolate …

Breyers Extremely Creamy Vanilla is really not all that bad, but I honestly have had much better vanilla ice cream before. While this variety offers what I consider to be a mildly pleasant vanilla flavor, it does not excite my taste buds in such a way that my eyes …

Yoplait Orange Creme is a flavor of yogurt that I purchase every now and then, but not too often because I am not particularly crazy about the flavor of oranges. It is a nice change of pace to have though on occasion. This yogurt is certainly rich in flavor …

I like to try new stuff so when I was in the supermarket looking for new chocolates to munch on, I saw a bunch of Whittaker’s chocolates. Each came in bars of different flavors and I wanted to try every one of them. I saw their Fruit and Nut, …

SkyFlakes Crackers has been my favorite since I was a child. Unlike other crackers, it has no fillings which makes it a lesser favorite for other children. But not me. I liked it as a child because I used to make my own fillings to go with it. A …

I am a person who loves sweet treats and I am sure from reading some of my other reviews you all have deduced by now that I love wafers because they make such a nice light snack when you feel like munching something but don’t want chocolate chip cookies …

My family enjoys fried sausage for breakfast. Yet, being aware that pork sausage is fatty and generally not good for health, we wondered if there was a beef alternative. At first, it seemed that there wasn’t; stores did not have beef breakfast sausage, and nobody heard of it. Then, …

I am one of those people who likes putting hot pepper sauce on nearly everything I eat from hot dogs, to sandwiches to lasagne. Therefore, when I saw that there was a new local brand of hot pepper sauce that I hadn’t tried before, I decided to buy it. …

Jell-o Gelatin - Pineapple flavor is really a delicious variety that I love to have every other month or so. The pineapple flavor is really quite enjoyable and authentic. The gelatin captures the flavor of pineapple quite well and the result is a delightful treat! Each spoonful is loaded …

I really like Goya black beans. I like to make nachos pretty often and when I do I always use goya black beans in the mix for them. They taste great and are a wonderful addition to the nacho concoction.
I highly recommend making some black beans and adding them …

Being an ice cream cake lover, it was no surprise that I found myself drawn to the Red Velvet ice cream by Blue Bunny. Everything about this ice cream called to my sweet tooth. The creamy vanilla base, with a mix of cream cheese and the delicate red velvet …

I was at one big store few days ago and I wanted to buy something sweet, but if I buy big packs I usually eat all what’s in the pack so I decided to buy several smaller ones. So I bought several smaller packs, I mean it is better …

I’m a regular eater of Granny Goose Tortillos Chees Flavor, as well as other Granny Goose snack products. I usually crave for chips at night, and when I’m on a junk food binge, this chips is always at hand..my cupboard just never runs out of it. …

I bought a bag of Magic Noodles from a craft store in hopes of entertaining my 4-year-old niece for a while. To my surprise, that bag of noodles not only entertained her, but also entertained her 11-year-old brother, plus three neighborhood friends ages 8,6 and 5! My 11-year-old nephew …

I love chocolate and I have tried lots of different brands and flavors of it. At this point, it’s hard to surprise me with a new flavor, but I still try all the unusual chocolate I see. Green tea chocolate and chili pepper chocolate isn’t something that’s new for me. …

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 …

This item is a somewhat unique take on chili, substituting chicken for the ground beef. I have always liked chicken chili, so when I saw it in the store I picked it up.
I was expecting this chili to be a little different than it was. I was thinking the …

Yesterday I had a Franck 3in1 instant coffee drink and as I bought a bunch of them when I went to a big discount, I mean I bough severa different instant coffee drinks to try them out, today I really wanted to see the difference between Franck 2in1 and …

Me and mom prepared a chocolate cake for my sibling’s graduation day. Unlike before that we usually buy cake in bakeshops. This time we decided to surprised everybody in the family how good mom and I in baking a cake. We made a chocolate cake and we called it …

One chocolate brand which I think is older than I am is Baby Ruth. I grew up seeing my Mom biting this candy bar oftentimes and from her did I learn to like Baby Ruth too. When I see my mother unwrapping a bar, I’d run to her …

I bought a large bag of 8 oz bag of popcorn at a local store for $2.99 for a party that I was running late to. I poured the popcorn into a bowl, set it on the food table and left to mingle with others. The bag wasn’t flimsy. …