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Apr 25, 2013

News: Carl's Jr./Hardee's Return Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Biscuit

Carl's Jr. and Hardee's now offers the Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Biscuit.

Just like it sounds, the breakfast sandwich consists of a split Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage, folded egg, and American cheese, on a Made from Scratch Biscuit.

Apr 24, 2013

Review: Taco Bell - Cantina Steak Burrito

Taco Bell's Cantina Steak Burrito was recently updated with new, thick-cut marinated steak. In addition to the steak, the burrito features Latin rice, black beans, romaine lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo, corn and pepper salsa, and creamy cilantro dressing.

My local Taco Bell has them on the menu for $4.99 each.

News: Arby's - New King's Hawaiian Roast Beef Sandwiches

Getting in the summer mood, Arby's is offering new, limited-time King's Hawaiian Roast Beef and Roast Beef & Swiss sandwiches. The sandwiches' key feature is that they come on a soft and sweet King's Hawaiian sandwich bun.

The King's Hawaiian Roast Beef & Swiss includes an extra 1/3 portion of thin-sliced roast beef, Swiss cheese, pickles, and a creamy Dijon sauce.

News: Red Robin's 2013 Spring Menu includes Spring Beer Shake

Red Robin's 2013 Spring Menu features yet another Beer Shake in what has become a bit of a thing for the burger chain. The alcoholic dessert this season is the new Spring Beer Shake made with Blue Moon Belgian White Beer.

The menu also features the return of the 5 Alarm Burger and a range of appetizers at the $3, $5, $7, and $9 price points.

Here's a look at the full menu:

News: Carl's Jr. Tests Pop-Tart Ice Cream Sandwich

Carl's Jr. is testing a Hand-Scooped Strawberry Pop-Tart Ice Cream Sandwich out in Costa Mesa, CA. The dessert is basically a frosted strawberry Pop-Tart broken in half to sandwich a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The going price is $1.49.

The Pop-Tart Ice Cream sandwich test was initially reported by Food Beast, who spotted the sandwich on Instagram.

If you're looking to try it, you can find it at the Carl's Jr at:

Apr 23, 2013

Review: Jack in the Box - Blueberry Muffin Oatmeal

Jack in the Box's first oatmeal offering, new, limited-time Blueberry Muffin Oatmeal, purports to deliver the taste of two breakfast staples in one. It consists of blueberry muffin-flavored oatmeal topped with a blend of dried blueberries and currants, plus streusel topping.

A cup/bowl goes for $2.29 at my local Jack in the Box.

News: Cap'n Crunch Gets His Own Late Night Talk Show

In the spirit of Space Ghost and the late Johnny Carson, Cap'n Crunch is getting his own late night talk show. The unique marketing move could be awesomely entertaining or supremely awful for the beloved cereal icon.

News: McDonald's Launches Egg White Option for Breakfast

I mentioned it back in April, and now it's here: McDonald's offers the new Egg White Delight McMuffin nationwide, as well as an option to switch out regular egg and American cheese for egg whites and white cheddar on any egg and cheese breakfast sandwich.

Apr 22, 2013

Custom Order: Wendy's - Hot Chili Seasoning with Fries

Wendy's Hot Chili Seasoning is a non-commonly-known sauce they offer to add a bit of heat and depth to their chili. Since chili goes well over a baked potato, I decided to try Hot Chili Seasoning over Wendy's French fries (I know my logic is astounding).

The sauce is free, you just have to know to ask for it.

News: Krispy Kreme Hero Appreciation Day BOGO Dozen Offer on April 28

April 28 is National Superhero Day and Krispy Kreme is hoping you'll celebrate with the real-life everyday heroes in your life by offering a buy one dozen donuts, get one dozen Original Glazed Donuts free to share with your favorite heroes.

News: Jack in the Box - New Pina Colada Smoothies

Jack in the Box is already looking forward to the summer with new, limited-time Pina Colada Smoothies.

The new frozen drink is made with a blend of Minute Made fruit juices and nonfat frozen yogurt.

My local Jack in the Box is offering them at $3.19 for a 16-ounce regular and $4.19 for a 24-ounce large.

Apr 21, 2013

Review: Campbell's Chunky - Creamy Chicken and Dumpling Soup

Campbell's Chunky Creamy Chicken and Dumpling Soup is probably not as popular as their Chicken Noodle; it sports a lot of the same ingredients: chicken, carrots, celery, and peas, but in a creamy chicken soup.

An 18.8-ounce can cost me $1.50 on sale, but can range around $3 regularly.