News: Taco Bell - New Mtn Dew Baja Blast Freeze

Taco Bell now offers a new frozen slush version of their exclusive flavor of Mtn Dew (because "Mountain Dew" was too long and who needs vowels except for "e") with Mtn Dew Baja Blast Freeze.

The flavor is basically the taste of Mountain Dew plus a hit of tropical lime.

News: Peet's - New Dutch Cocoa Blueberry Mocha and Hot Cocoa

For a limited-time, Peet's is pouring a new Dutch Cocoa Blueberry Mocha as well as a Blueberry Hot Cocoa.

The new drink is inspired by the flavor of chocolate-covered blueberries and the blueberry notes of their occasionally available special lot Ethiopian Super Natural coffee (I know it's not intentional, but it makes me think ghosts and spookiness that you don't usually want to associate with coffee).

Review: Pizza Hut - Big Pizza Sliders

Pizza Hut's new, limited-time Big Pizza Sliders are basically mini pan pizzas sold in a set of nine for the same $10 as Pizza Hut's regular large pizza.

You can choose up to 3 toppings for each set of three mini pizzas, essentially giving you three different combinations of toppings per order. It's good for when you're feeding a few people and they all want different toppings.

News: KFC Offers Chicken Pot Pie for $3.99

KFC returns the $3.99 promotional price for their Chunky Chicken Pot Pie for a limited time. They ran the same promotion around this time last year.

The Chunky Chicken Pot Pie comes filled with chunks of chicken, potatoes, peas, and carrots in a creamy sauce and covered buttery, flaky crust. They're normally offered for $5 to $6.

News: Krispy Kreme - Valentine Donuts Return

Krispy Kreme once again offers a limited-time selection of Valentine's Day Donuts leading up to Valentine's Day. Additionally, they're bringing back the promotion where you get 12 Valentine's Day cards (each good for a free donut) when you purchase a dozen Valentine donuts.

The Valentine Donuts available this year are:

News: Carl's Jr./Hardee's - New Charbroiled Atlantic Cod Fish Sandwich

While most fast food chains are offering some sort of battered and deep-fried fish option around this time of year, Carl's Jr. and Hardee's are offering a grilled fish option with the new Charbroiled Atlantic Cod Fish Sandwich.

The sandwich features a charbroiled Atlantic cod fillet, tartar sauce, lettuce, and tomato on a honey wheat bun.

News: Dairy Queen - February 2013 Blizzard of the Month

To get you in the Valentine's Day mood, Dairy Queen's featured Blizzard of the Month for February 2013 is the Choco Covered Strawberry Blizzard. The flavor features choco chunks with strawberries blended into DQ's vanilla soft serve.

If you want to go big, there's also a Choco Covered Strawberry Blizzard Cake available for order. In addition to the Blizzard flavor, it's layered with vanilla soft serve and fudge crunch.

Review: Taco Bell - Cheesy Bean & Rice Burrito

Taco Bell's Cheesy Bean & Rice Burrito comes off from their $1 Cravings value menu test and features nacho cheese, refried beans, and seasoned rice wrapped up in a flour tortilla.

It costs $1 and is listed as a "Cheesy" craving.

2013 Super Bowl Fast Food Ad Round Up

In case, you missed it, here are the fast food ad spots that ran during the Super Bowl (technically only the Taco Bell ad ran during the Super Bowl, the others ran before or after and are therefore "Big Game" ads).

News: IHOP - Red Velvet Pancakes Return

IHOP returns Red Velvet Pancakes to their menu. Introduced in the summer of last year, it looks like this time, its stay might be an extended one as it's now designated as a "Signature Pancake" (update: they're only around until April 14, 2013).

The dish comes in a four-stack featuring chocolaty Red Velvet Pancakes topped with a cream cheese icing, powdered sugar, and a dollop of whipped topping for good measure.

News: Pizza Hut - New Big Pizza Sliders

Pizza Hut's latest pizza novelty is new, limited-time Big Pizza Sliders, which aren't really sliders at all, but instead, are 3.5" mini-pizzas meant to be an alternative to the pizza slice.

Each "slider" can be topped with up to three toppings and come in orders of three and nine. The bonus is that you can top each slider individually (in the 3-piece order; with the 9-piece, you choose the toppings for each set of three), which leaves for a fair bit of variety.

Review: Trader Joe's - Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies

Trader Joe's Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies feature small round cookie sandwiches made with ground hazelnuts with a "creamy" chocolate hazelnut filling.

A 10-ounce box cost me $3.99.