Review: Carl's Jr. - Oreo Hand-Scooped Ice Cream Sandwich

Carl's Jr.'s Oreo Hand-Scooped Ice Cream Sandwich offers a fresher take on the stuff you find in the frozen food aisle with oversized Oreo cookie wafers (around 3" in diameter) sandwiching a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

It carries a suggested price of $1.49 but it's a little pricier in my area at $1.69.

News: Dairy Queen - January Blizzard of the Month - Strawberry CheeseQuake

Dairy Queen starts of 2012 with Strawberry CheeseQuake for January's Blizzard of the Month.

The Strawbeery CheeseQuake Blizzard features real pieces of cheesecake and strawberries blended in with Dairy Queen's vanilla soft serve.

As always, you can also get the Blizzard of the Month as an ice cream cake and it will only be available through the month of January.

News: Baskin-Robbins - Berry Nut Honey Frozen Yogurt - January 2012 Flavor of the Month

For those of you looking to eat a little lighter for the new year, Baskin-Robbins offers a lighter Flavor of the Month for January with new Berry Nut Honey Frozen Yogurt.

Featuring honey and vanilla-flavored frozen yogurt with a triple berry ribbon and sweet honey oat almond pieces, the new flavor offers 140 calories and 4.5 grams of fat per 2.5-ounce scoop (compared to 200 calories and 12 grams of fat for last month's flavor) as well as live and active cultures.

Berry Nut Honey Frozen Yogurt is available nationwide during the month of January by the scoop (in a cup or cone), in a sundae or in hand-packed pints, quarts and half-gallons.

News: Papa Murphy's - New Chicken Parmesan deLITE Pizza

Being the new year and all, quite a few fast food chains angle for your dining dollars with healthier fare. Take-and-bake pizza chain Papa Murphy's is no different and is out with the new, limited-time Chicken Parmesan deLITE Pizza.

Chicken Parmesan deLITE Pizza features grilled chicken, vine-ripened tomatoes, aged parmesan cheese, chopped garlic, fresh spinanch on Papa Murphy's crispy thin crust.

You can pick up a large for $9 or less with a coupon (check their online coupons for your applicable local coupons)

Review: Little Caesars - Pepperoni Deep Dish Pizza

While the mainstay of Little Caesars' empire is the Hot-N-Ready pizza, they do offer other options including a Deep Dish Pizza that I tried recently at $7 for a large with one topping.

The Deep Dish Pizza features a thick square pizza baked in a deep-dish pan and cut into eight triangle-cut pieces. I picked pepperoni for my topping.

News: Dunkin' Donuts - Sausage Pancake Bites are Back

For a limited time, Sausage Pancakes Bites have returned to Dunkin' Donuts.

Ideal for on-the-go eating, the bite-sized mini-corn-dog-looking Bites feature a mini sausage link nestled inside a maple-flavored pancake shell.

Sausage Pancake Bites carry a suggested retail price of 3 for $1.59 and are for a limited time only.

News: Pizza Hut - New Mighty Monday Promo

Looks like Pizza Hut has a new Monday promotion (replacing Big Mondays) dubbed "Mighty Monday."

On Mondays only, Pizza Hut is offering any P'Zone for $4 (compared to the normal price of $5 plus). The P'Zone is Pizza Hut's version of a calzone and is available in three varieties: Meaty, Pepperoni, and Supremo.

Each P'Zone comes with marinara sauce on the side for dipping.

News: Papa John's - New Tuscan Six Cheese Cheesesticks

Like Domino's recent menu addition, Papa John's adds a new variety of cheesesticks to liven up its menu with Tuscan 6-Cheese and Italian Herb Cheesesticks.

Mirroring Papa John's Tuscan Six Cheese Pizza (but without the sauce), these breadsticks come topped with a blend of six cheeses (Mozzarella, Parmesan, Romano, Asiago, provolone and Fontana cheese) and Papa John's special blend of Italian seasoning for extra flavor.

They're available in 10-inch and 12-inch sizes for $6.50 and $7.50 (price may vary). There's a special promo price on them that saves you 50 cents on a 10-inch for $6.

News: Panda Express - Firecracker Chicken Breast Returns for Chinese New Year

With the Chinese New Year around the corner (January 23, 2012), Panda Express is celebrating by once again bringing back Firecracker Chicken Breast.

The entree features marinated chicken breast, red and yellow bell peppers, and onions tossed in a wok with a zesty firecracker sauce.

Like last year, Panda is offering a free coupon for a free serving of Firecracker Chicken Breast redeemable only on January 23 via their Facebook page.

News: KFC - $11 Weekend Bucket

Along with their limited-time 50 cent Hot Wings promotion, starting this weekend, KFC is offering an $11 Weekend Bucket deal.

For the duration of the limited-time promotion and only on Saturday and Sundays, 10 pieces of mixed bone-in chicken (white and dark meat) in any variety of your choice (Original Recipe, Extra Crispy and/or Kentucky Grilled) can be had for $11 (at participating U.S. KFC locations).

Frozen Friday: T.G.I.Friday's - Sizzling Chicken Fajitas

T.G.I.Friday's Sizzling Chicken Fajitas frozen meal features a ready-to-assemble tray of grilled white meat chicken, seasoned strips of bell peppers and onions with a side of cheesy rice and 3 mini-flour tortillas for wrapping.

It retails for around $4.29 which means you're looking at the $2 to $3 range on sale.

News: Arby's - The Fish Sandwich is Back

Fish is back on the menu at Arby's for a limited time with the Fish Sandwich.

Featuring the standard breaded fish filet, shredded lettuce, tartar sauce on a sesame seed bun, you can count of these to be around until sometime after Lenten season (April).