All Entries in the "Reviews" Category

REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY – Good, Better, Best Wines

GOOD, BETTER, BEST WINES – A NO-NONSENSE GUIDE TO POPULAR WINES

Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Alpha; Original edition (April 6, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1592579779
ISBN-13: 978-1592579778

Book description – As much as Americans love the finer things, 90% of the wines bought in America are popular big brands that cost less than $15 a bottle—yet [...]

REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY – Substituting Ingredients

SUBSTITUTING INGREDIENTS: THE A TO Z KITCHEN REFERENCE

By Becky Sue Epstein
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks; 4 edition (June 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1402239246
ISBN-13: 978-1402239243
About the book: – Substituting Ingredients includes less expensive ingredient options, nontoxic household cleaner solutions, simple recipes for condiments, sauces, marinades and spice mixtures.
Author and senior editor at Intermezzo magazine, [...]

REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY – Sprinkles Cakeshooters

If you watch television you probably know how popular cupcakes are right now. Who doesn’t love a cupcake!  One of the great things about cupcakes is that you can hold them in your hand, winding up with (hopefully) a moist, tasty personal sized cake all for yourself. Unfortunately, while you’re holding a cupcake you don’t [...]

REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY – Breyers Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream

One of the things we love in our house is ice cream. Not a week goes by that I don’t have to buy it at the grocery store. We all have our different favorites, of course. Since surgery I try to be more mindful of what it is I’m eating, and often choose lower fat [...]

REVIEW – Jose Ole Beef & Cheese Mini Tacos

My son loves tacos. There was a sale on Jose Ole Beef & Cheese Mini Tacos so I bought a package. The package was on sale for $3.99. According to the package one 4 piece serving contains 230 calories and there are about 7 servings in a box. The box I got did have 28 [...]

REVIEW Eggspress Egg Cooker

We use a good amount of eggs in our house. One of TJ’s favorite snacks is hard boiled eggs. I love egg salad. When I entertain I usually make deviled eggs. There’s one common thread for all of those types of eggs – they involve peeling the egg. I don’t know about you but I [...]

REVIEW – PF Chang’s Home Menu Frozen Meals

Wouldn’t it be nice if anytime we craved a certain food all we had to do to get it was open the freezer? That would be cool! One food I have never been able to cook well is Chinese food. I admit, I stopped trying after the great Chinese food fiasco of 1978. Now, we [...]

REVIEW – Rivoli’s Pizza, Toms River, NJ

In the area I live in there’s no shortage of pizza. I discovered that one of my favorite restaurants, Rivoli’s, had opened a pizza shop, Rivoli’s Pizza. The pizza shop is located just across from the restaurant on the opposite corner. The shop offers pizzas and hot and cold subs.
We stopped and picked up a [...]

REVIEW – Chili’s Restaurant And A Shout Out To Eat Out

RB and I really don’t get to spend that much time alone together. With that in mind I reinstituted Friday Date Night a couple of months ago. On most Fridays we have a sitter for CJ now. Once he’s there then we go out and do something. Sometimes that something is nothing, sometimes it’s a [...]

REVIEW – Starfrit 6″ Ceramic Blade Chef Knife

I don’t consider myself especially adept or handy with a kitchen knife. For years they felt uncomfortable in my hands and it took me forever to cut things because they were just uncomfortable to hold. As a result I hated cutting things and was not sure of myself if I did need to cut something. [...]

REVIEW – Amazing Taste Seasoning Packets

I’m always looking for ways to save time and money, as well as new ways to cook things. Recently I had the opportunity to try the line of Amazing Taste Seasoning Packets.
About Amazing Taste – Move over Rachel Ray and Jamie Oliver, Adam Taki can do it FASTER, CHEAPER and HEALTHIER, taking their 10 minutes [...]

REVIEW – iSi Pro Tongs Review

There are some things I just don’t like to cook because it seems like I always get hurt while making them. I have gotten burnt from splatter while frying more times than I care to remember, which is why I won’t cook bacon anymore. (I make RB do it.) I had tried tongs but they [...]

REVIEW – Byron’s Fully Cooked Pork BBQ

There are some foods that we really enjoy eating and wish we could have more but that I just don’t have time to make during the week. Some of these foods that can be cooked outside, but who wants to stand outside in 104 degree weather like we had this past week. Pulled pork is [...]

REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY – Lawry’s Marinades

Nothing says summer like backyard grilling, and as the weather heats up, more families are heading outside to fire up the grill.
This summer savor the sizzle by breaking out of your “bore”-becue routine. Take a “cue” from Lawry´s to help turn your dull dinner into a mouthwatering meal!
Lawry’s newest marinades allow you to infuse your [...]

REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY – What’s New From Kraft Foods

I love trying new products and food is certainly no exception. Kraft recently invited me to try some of their newest products for 2010. I received a gift basket containing the following items, or coupons for them.

New KRAFT HOMESTYLE DELUXE Macaroni & Cheese Dinner: a delicious homemade taste complete with a crunchy breadcrumb topping.
New KOOL-AID [...]

REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY – Wanchai Ferry Beef And Broccoli

Doesn’t it stink when you’re in the mood for Chinese food and noone else wants to order out? Or maybe not everyone in your house likes Chinese food. Or maybe you just can’t cook Chinese food well. (I can’t, see my egg foo young story if you doubt my word.) Wanchai Ferry frozen entrees are [...]

REVIEW – Land O Lakes Spreadable Butter With Canola Oil

I love the taste of butter. It can make such a difference in the taste of food. It’s not hard to work with for cooking but it can be difficult to work with for eating. Did you ever want just a schmear for a bagel or waffle? Try to spread butter from a quarter pound [...]

REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY – Finish Quantumatic Automatic Dishwasher Detergent Dispensing System

FINISH, the #1 recommended dishwashing detergent brand by more dishwasher brands, has recently introduced a new product – the Finish Quantumatic dishwashing detergent dispenser. Finish Quantumatic is the ideal solution to revolutionize your kitchen routine because it dispenses the powerful performance of FINISH Quantum – so you’ll never need to pre-rinse. The innovative new product [...]

REVIEW – The Vegetarian Slow Cooker By Judith Finlayson

THE VEGETARIAN SLOW COOKER: Over 200 Delicious Recipes
by Judith Finlayson
Robert Rose; February 2010
Softcover/$24.95
ISBN: 978-0-7788-0239-6
“To me, there’s more to using a slow cooker than just putting food on the table. In my opinion, the meals it allows you to prepare nourish both body and soul. There are few experiences more pleasurable than coming home to be [...]

REVIEW – Friis Coffee Savor Canister

We love our coffee. I like to pick up a few flavors or types and put them in the fridge, giving us variety. The problem with this, unfortunately, is that the coffee doesn’t usually taste as good after the bag has been in the fridge for a while. We bought a glass container to keep [...]