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Dec 15, 2013

Around the World: Domino's Singapore's New Cheesy Crust Looks Better than Stuffed Crust

Domino's Singapore recently unveiled new Cheesy Crust as a crust option on their pizzas. The concept isn't new or groundbreaking but there are a few small tweaks that makes it sound a lot better than your typical stuffed crust pizza (especially considering that Domino's doesn't even offer stuffed crust here in the US).

Around the World: McDonald's Swiss-Themed Burgers

McDonald's Switzerland is in the midst of an annual Swiss Weeks line of limited-time burgers featuring local tastes and ingredients. And just what does Swiss ingredients mean? Swiss beef and Swiss cheeses (but not Swiss cheese as we know it).

Dec 14, 2013

Review: Hot Cocoa with Marshmallow Three Musketeers Minis

Hot Cocoa with Marshmallow Three Musketeers Minis are here for the holidays and are touted as "whipped up, fluffy chocolate-on-hot-cocoa taste."

A 10-ounce bag was $2.99 on sale.


Around the World: McDonald's France Goes with the Breads of America

McDonald's France is currently running a limited-time American-themed promotion called "Breads & America" featuring burgers with various "American" buns.

News: Sour Patch Kids Branch Off into Gum

Stride Sour Patch Kids packaging.
Rejoice Sour Patch Kids fans, now your (possibly) favorite sour candy is a new Stride gum line coming in January.

New Stride Sour Patch Kids sugarfree-gum will come in Redberry and Lime flavors. I'm not exactly sure what a Redberry is but I'd hazard a guess it's a generic berry flavor colored red or maybe a combination of all berries that are naturally red (i.e. raspberries and strawberries).

Dec 13, 2013

Frozen Friday - Totino's - Meatball Marinara Rolls

Totino's Meatball Marinara Rolls feature their signature pizza rolls but with a filling of meatballs and marinara sauce.

A 19.8-ounce bag was $2.99 on sale.

Preview / Review: Post - Poppin' Pebbles Cereal

Post is trying something new with their Fruity Pebbles brand of cereal by adding "poppin' pieces" to it and calling it "Poppin' Pebbles," which basically sounds like Fruity Pebbles plus Pop Rocks.

They won't be available in stores until January but I was sent a box to try them out.

News: El Pollo Loco - Limited-Time Shredded Beef Menu

El Pollo Loco is offering a new shredded beef menu for a limited time. The menu features a new shredded beef sandwich, taco, and quesadilla.

Shredded beef was first offered by the chain around this time last year with a similar menu. The beef is slow-simmered in a stew of tomatoes, onions, garlic, cumin, chipotle peppers, chiles, and Mexican oregano and shredded by hand to order.

Neat! Oreo Posts Snack Hack for Dipping Oreos Neatly

Oreo recently posted a pretty sweet way to dip and serve Oreos on their Facebook page and Vine. They call it "The Mini Dipper" and you can check it out below.

Basically, the idea is to use the plunger of a French press coffee maker as a platform to raise and lower your Oreo cookies into milk.

Dec 12, 2013

Review: Sonic - New Natural-Cut Fries

Sonic's new Natural-Cut Fries are skin-on French fries that replace their previous version. They're cut from whole, unpeeled russet potatoes and then blanched and dusted with starch before frozen and shipped out to Sonic locations.

A small order was $1, but I received this one courtesy of Sonic.

Around the World: Pizza Hut Singapore - Double Decker

They regaled us last year with the Double Sensation Pizza for the holidays and this Christmas, Pizza Hut Singapore looks to top that (literally) with new Double Decker Pizza.

As the name suggests, the Double Decker features a hand-tossed Stuffed Crust pizza with a smaller thin-crust pizza stacked on top of it.

News: Popeyes - New Cherry and Cream Cheese Pie

The "_ 'N Cream Cheese Pie" appears to be a regular thing at Popeyes recently. They've done strawberry and blackberry so far and the latest is the new Cherry 'N Cream Cheese Pie.

Like the name suggests, the bubbled and crispy deep-fried pie is filled with a cherry compote and cream cheese.