I am always on the lookout for ways to liven up meals in my house. I confess that I am not much of a cook. I also work long hours and do not want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen preparing meals. On …

I gained almost 20 pounds since I started working as a full time call center agent. This is because I lack exercise with the habit of sleeping in daytime after a full lunch meal. And even today that I stopped working and just chose to stay in my business, …

Not many years ago, foods labeled “Organic” were considered odd foods only consumed by health food “nuts” who don’t mind essentially tasteless edibles.
But times have changed, thank goodness, and now the masses are beginning to appreciate the health benefits of organic items, many of which actually taste great! …

Pringles is my favorite chips. They taste great. It’s true about once you pop you just can’t stop. I almost always eat the whole thing of pringles. They have so many different flavors. I like almost all of them. My favorite kinds are the regular, sour cream and onion, …

Craving some pastry, I had recently purchased Entenmann’s Pineapple Pie at our local Walmart. It was small, only 4.75 oz a one-person size. The pie came nicely packaged in a white box with a picture of a pineapple on it and a plastic window that allowed to see …

I would like to play captain obvious for a moment and say that this particular sauce can only really be enjoyed by fans of spice. So I will, and just have. With that out of the way, let’s find out why this sauce can actually improve your quality of …

My son saw a commercial on television for Hamburger Helper microwave singles and asked me if I would get some for him. I went to the store and it would actually be a lot cheaper to make the hambuger helper and place into individual snack containers than it was …

This product from the seasoning and spices range at Tesco is a welcome addition to any spice rack. It’s a garlic powder/salt type of thing, so doesn’t have the potency of a fresh alternative or the flavour of a paste, but for the money, it’s a good alternative that’ll …

Beware! The Girl Scout cookies that were on order recently have arrived. My husband came home from church yesterday (I was sick and couldn’t go) and underneath each arm was a box of Girl Scout cookies. One of my students is in the second grade and …

Wu Long Tea vs. Oolong Tea- What is it? And does it really make you lose weight?
What is Wu Long/Oolong Tea?
Chinese Oolong tea is categorized somewhere between Green and Black tea. The difference is in the harvest process of Oolong tea leaves. Oolong is only partially dried, and not …

I did not like this cereal at all because it is just way too sweet and the strawberry flavor is so incredibly artificial that it is terrible! The strawberry flavor is really nothing at all like the taste that a real strawberry has. I was very disappointed by this …

I should probably not watch television as much as I do because one is never sure what they will learn. I stumbled across a program about how chewing gum is made and was educated in the fact that the gum base is a mixture of rubber and plastic, …

I was not too impressed with the Italian sausage that came on this frozen pizza. I have to complaints in regards to the sausage: firstly, the amount of sausage topping was on the skimpy side and secondly, the sausage did not have much flavor. It was just sort of …

Little Debbie Cranberry & Orange Muffins make for a flavorful addition to breakfast or a satisfyingly filling afternoon snack that can tide me over until dinner time. These muffins are nice and soft, and they taste fresh too even if I have been storing them for a while. Of …

I am a heavy tea drinker. I think that I drink an entire pitcher of tea in the winter and even more during the hotter months of the year. My favorite tea is Lipton tea bags. I like the convenient 100 count boxes and they are …

I have not tasted many brands of beer. However, one of the very few I have gotten to taste is a brand of beer called Guiness. I believe it is a beer which comes from either the UK or Ireland too. Nevertheless, I know that I have seen …

There is a Moe’s near by where I work, so I will often stop by and pick up a quick lunch or grab dinner on my way home. Moe’s specializes in burrito’s, but I often find that the burritos are much too large for me to be able to …

Tang Strawberry is one of the flavors of Tang Powdered Juice. I tried it after I was satisfied with the previous flavors. I decided to try all of Tang’s variety of flavors. I really thought this brand have the ability to perfect all kinds of flavors, reducing every fruit …

The Real McCoy’s is a very tasty brand of British crisps, and I have always found most of their varieties to be extremely tasty. This Flame Grilled Steak flavour has always been one of my favourites, and I am happy to say that it has been around for a …

A large, 300-gram bag of Arnott’s Shapes was given to me by a friend recently. It was the first time I saw and tasted this product as it has never really been available in the grocery stores I frequent: Shopwise and Waltermart, both in Makati City.
Arnott’s Shapes is …

Its Christmas time and my husband and I decided to buy sweets as gifts to family friends and for our own consumption. It was my first time to buy Amul Dark Chocolate and I can say that I like it. It was not a typical dark chocolate that was …

One of the best halo-halo I’ve ever eaten is the one by Chowking. First of all, halo-halo is one of the most popular Filipino refreshments and Chowking is one of the most popular food chains in the country. Among the main ingredients of the halo-halo are crushed ice, milk …

I like Stouffer’s food: I think it’s the best in term of quality and taste. I saw a pizza in the grocery store when I browsing the “junk food” aisle. The thing that caught my attention about the Stouffer’s pepperoni bread pizza is that the crust of the pizza …

I am a big fan of ramen noodle soups, and Maruchan is my favorite brand of these soup products. I have tasted and enjoyed many flavors of Maruchan ramen noodle soups, such as picante chicken, beef, oriental, and others. However, until last week I had never seen the …

During the Halloween time of the year, some stores sell Marvel Comic Superhero candy sticks. They are small sticks of candy that come in small boxes (two to a box and 60 boxes in a bag) with different superheros on them. It seems like the majority of …

I was introduced to Bush beans a few years back by my mother who absolutely loves Bush bean. I have been using them ever since. They are brand that you can not go wrong with when you are in a hurry for a meal or need something …

Maxim has come out with Mocha Gold, a coffe mix of instant coffee, powdered cream, and sugar, all wrapped neatly in an individual-sized package. Lovely. I’m drinking a cup of it as I’m writing this review, in fact. It’s sweet, without being too sugary, as the sugar content is …

I’ve always liked Green tea but never the one you have to prepare by yourself because that one always tastes really bad, it is very bitter and it really stinks, specially when it gets little bit cold. So now I don’t even buy those green tea bags, if I …

I decided to make brats the other night and, after realizing I didn’t have anything in our pantry, ran up the street to Walgreens so I could pick up some things to go with them.
One of the items I ended up buying was a packet of Cheddar Broccoli Rice …

I started smoking Bugler Tobacco, instead of my regular brand at the time, which was KOOL, simply because it was cheaper ($4.25 as opposed to $6.75) and I needed a break from the menthol. I expected to notice a considerable difference in the taste and the quality of the …

I happened to buy the curry Puff in IKEA Malaysia. This is the curry puff that I like most and there is no other places curry puff can beat it. The size is a bit bigger than the regular one, it has chicken meat, potato, onion, curry …

When I first discovered cookies with coconuts I was rather young and I really adored them for quite some time, then somehow I stopped eating them and I wasn’t actually paying any attention to them because I discovered cookies with chocolate chips which I liked much more. But the …

Corona beer is unique in the taste and other great thing is the smoothness of the beer. I normally drink five to six bottles of Corona beer at a stretch easily. However the liquor content of six percentages makes it well a light beer compared with many other brands. …

The latest offerings of Kentucky Fried Chicken are a great treat for those on the go. I am talking about the latest “Snack Box” they have now. This has several variants or combination of KFC products. The combination includes a mix of poppers and chicken wings, poppers and funshots …

Among all the chocolates Lindt are really one of those that I can’t resist. I like chocolate but Lindt is a special kind of chocolate, they have different kinds of chocolates but as I like dark chocolate Lindt Berne is one of my favourite. Lindt Berne small chocolate comes …

You may be someone who is naturally adventurous. On the other hand, you may be the entire reverse. You may be quite happy to see what the world looks like on TV and have no great wish to travel to foreign parts where they speak other languages. It may …

I go to Trincity Mall quite often and most of the times when I go there I love to have Caesar’s Chicken Noodles. Now Chicken Noodles may not sound like much of a dish or meal but it is good fast food in my opinion.
I first sampled their chicken …

I am a keen quaffer of Scotch whisky and I can claim a degree of discrimination when I drink it. Like all unique drinks of any kind, there are certain brands of Scotch which may lay claim to excellence in their own, if no one else’s eyes. Amongst those …

I love to have a few quick breakfast options in the freezer for days when we are in a big rush to get out the door! One of my children’s favorites are French toast sticks. I usually buy the name brand French toast sticks, but we are …

Nescafe Green Blend is a new instant coffee which has the benefit of high levels of naturally occurring polyphenol antioxidants. Regular coffee contains some antioxidants anyway. I knew that antioxidants were supposed to be good for you but, on looking it up, they are essentially vitamins and …

I am a food aficionado. I love to eat and discover new things about food. This is how I do my pastime with my daughters. Baking and cooking with them alone. One of the finger foods that I really like is Calamares. It is a very famous appetizer in …

Maggie noodles is the 2 minutes noodles, which is dam easy to prepare. It is the most liked snack of every child in India and it is also the favourite snack for most of the younger generation or I must say all the people. This noodle is …

I like Santal juices but they are not cheap, actually they are quite expensive so I afford them when they are on a discount or if I really like a particular taste and I feel like drinking it.
Santal Top Fruit Therapy Pineapple and Lime drink with Lemon Balm …

This Pasta Side suffers from the same problem that plagues some of the other Pasta Sides, like the Cheddar Broccoli variety. The problem I’m referring to is the lack of beef. That’s what the Pasta Side is called, and yet the pieces of beef are so super small that …

Packaged brownies will never, ever taste as moist or as fresh as freshly baked brownies at home. That being said, these pre-made brownies aren’t bad, but they aren’t as moist and soft as I would have liked them to be. They get softer if I warm them up in …

I love eating whole wheat foods from time to time and “Excelsior ALl Natural Whole Wheat Biscuits” are one of those foods. In fact, ever since my grandmother introduced me to them years ago, I have found a few other reasons to like them since.
The very first reason …

I have been drinking Slim-Fast for about 2 years solid now. I have one for breakfast every morning. I only like the rich chocolate royale flavor shake. The other flavors gross me out leaving a weird after taste. The rich chocolate royale flavor is really good though. The bars …

Blue Bunny Premium Ice Cream Peanut Butter Panic offers a whole lot of peanut butter flavor! This peanut butter ice cream has fudge swirls as well as peanut butter cups. Each and every spoonful is just loaded with peanut butter! The peanut butter ice cream is creamy and quite …

As I have said in my reviews too many times, I am a lover of any potato chips, though I have my personal favorites, I’d say i do have a couple of chips that I still prefer over the others. One of them is Pringles, of course. Like their …

I had the opportunity to try Ener-G-Foods Wylde Sesame Pretzels when making a trip to the neighborhood discount food store. Every time I go there I always catch a bin of new things, usually little snack packets that is a dollar or less. I thought “Hey for …