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May 27, 2013

Review: McDonald's - Berry Pomegranate Smoothie

McDonald's new Berry Pomegranate Smoothie features blueberry and raspberry purees with pomegranate juice as part of a smoothie base mix blended with ice and lowfat yogurt.

A small 12-ounce cup retails for $2.29 in my area, but I received this one courtesy of McDonald's.

Around the World: McDonald's Hong Kong - New Black and White Burgers

McDonald's Hong Kong is going with a black-and-white motif for their latest limited time burgers: the Black Burger and the White Burger.

News: New Iron Chef America Frozen Meals

Photo Credit: Iron Chef America
The Iron Chef America brand is lending itself to a line of "A La Cuisine" home meal kits (the name seems to be a play on the Chairman's famous catch phrase, "Allez Cuisine"). The line currently features eight varieties: Mongolian Beef, Butter Chicken, Sesame Beef, Spicy Szechuan Chicken, Chicken Garam Masala, Sweet & Sour Chicken, Thai Green Curry Beef, and Mandarin Orange Beef. They're meant to serve four people and take about 12 minutes to prepare.

May 26, 2013

Review: Cracker Jack'D - Spicy Pizzeria and Buffalo Ranch Intense Mixes

Cracker Jack'D Intense Mixes are crunchy mixes with "big, intense flavor" and come in two varieties: Spicy Pizzeria and Buffalo Ranch. Both feature a mix of hard pretzel pieces, crunchy corn kernels (think Corn Nuts), and crispy corn sticks but with different flavorings.

A 3.5-ounce package comes with a suggested retail price of $2.49. I received these courtesy of Cracker Jack'D.

News: Jamba Juice - BOGO Smoothie Offer Through June 2

Jamba Juice kicks off the summer by offering a "buy one, get one free" deal on any smoothie of any size via coupon.

News: Church's Chicken - New Texas Chicken

Church's Chicken introduces new, limited-time Texas Chicken. Evoking the backyard grill, the new chicken is neither breaded or battered and is instead dusted with "a special blend of Texas seasonings that melts into a barbecue glaze."

May 25, 2013

Review: 7-Eleven - Oddball Orange Slurpee

7-Eleven's Fanta Oddball Orange Slurpee is a limited-time flavor on rotation this summer. It's a kumquat-flavored Slurpee slush drink.

I picked up a 20-ounce cup for 49 cents under the Memorial Day weekend promo, but they're normally around $1.49.

News: Red Baron - New Hawaiian and Spicy Pepperoni Pizzas

Red Baron is out with a few new pizzas that add a little more flavor than the standard frozen pizzas.

The new varieties being offered are Classic Crust Hawaiian, Fire Baked Spicy Pepperoni and Deep Dish Singles Hawaiian.

News: Fatburger to Sell Frozen Patties at Walmart

Fatburger is branching out into the frozen food aisle and will offer their signature beef patties in frozen packs of six exclusively at Walmart starting in June (although select locations are already selling them).

Each box will contain six third-pound patties for a total of 2 pounds and be priced around the $7 to $8 mark (varying with location).

May 24, 2013

Frozen Friday: Ben & Jerry's - Volun-Tiramisu Ice Cream

Ben & Jerry's Volun-Tiramisu ice cream is available exclusively at Target and features coffee marscarpone ice cream with cocoa dusted coffee rum lady finger pieces.

I picked up a single-serve cup for $1.19.

News: Panda Express - Free Orange Chicken on May 31 and June 21 After 9pm

Panda Express once again switches to summer hours at participating stand-alone/street (i.e. non-mall) locations and are celebrating by offering free single entrees of their popular Orange Chicken after 9pm on this upcoming Friday, May 31 and again on Friday, June 21 (Summer Solstice).

Around the World: McDonald's Japan - New Mega Potato Order of Fries

Just in case a large order of fries isn't enough for sharing, McDonald's Japan is offering the Mega Potato for a limited time. Twice the size of a large order of fries, I'm surprised they didn't just offer it in a bucket. Instead, they went with a ridiculously wide version of a large fry container.