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Dec 7, 2014

Review: Trader Joe's - Peppermint Pretzel Slims

Trader Joe's Peppermint Pretzel Slims feature thin pretzel crisps with a sweet creamy coating sprinkled with crushed peppermint.

A 6-oz bag was $2.99.

Hershey's Offers New Cookies 'n' Mint Nuggets for Holidays

Hershey's offers new Cookies 'n' Mint Nuggets for the holidays. The candies feature milk chocolate with chocolaty cookie bits and a cool mint flavor.

They come individually wrapped in festive green and silver foils and are sold in 10-oz bags for about $3.

KFC's New Kentucky Pie is Ironically Not Available in Kentucky

KFC's new Kentucky Pie is only available in Australia and features chicken breast pieces in gravy topped with a layer of mashed potatoes stuffed inside of a flaky pie crust.

Dec 6, 2014

Review: Nonni's - Gingerbread Biscotti

Nonni's Gingerbread Biscotti features gingerbread-flavored biscotti dipped in sweet icing.

The suggested retail price is $3.29 per 6.88-ounce box but I received this courtesy of Nonni's.

$1 Crunchwrap Sliders Coming to Taco Bell Later This Month

New $1 Crunchwrap Sliders are on the slate at Taco Bell and should arrive at a location near you late this month (probably between the 15th and 20th).

A smaller take on the Crunchwrap Supreme, the $1 Crunchwrap Sliders come in three varieties: Beefy Cheddar, Spicy Chicken, and BLT. You might remember they were spotted in testing earlier this year.

McDonald's Hong Kong's Holiday Drinks Look Better Than Starbucks'

While McDonald's holiday drinks here in the States aren't much to look at, over in Hong Kong, they offer a trio of festive holiday drinks, each complete with a different stenciled latte art design that looks better than the typical whipped cream and drizzle of Starbucks.

Dec 5, 2014

Frozen Friday: Jimmy Dean Delights - Golden Roasted Turkey

Jimmy Dean Delights Golden Roasted Turkey frozen meal features a bowl of sliced roasted turkey, cubed carrots and potatoes, and diced celery in a creamy herb sauce.

An 8-oz box was $1.49 on sale.

Starbucks Offers New Honey and Almond Hot Chocolate in Europe for Christmas

Whereas the US gets the new Chestnut Praline Latte this winter, Starbucks is offering the interesting combination of honey and almond in hot chocolate over in Europe this holiday season.

The new Honey and Almond Hot Chocolate features mocha and almond syrup mixed with steamed milk and topped with chocolate whipped cream plus mocha and honey drizzles.

2014 Krispy Kreme Holiday Donuts and Specials

Krispy Kreme trots out Snowman, Holiday Sprinkles, Red Velvet Cake and Wreath Donuts for this year's holiday donut selection.

- The Snowman Donut is a snowman-shaped yeast donut decorated with white icing, a red icing scarf, and a smile.

- The Holiday Sprinkles Donut features a chocolate iced donut with red and green sprinkles.

Church's Chicken Offers New Oreo Biscuit Bites

The latest menu item from Church's Chicken is new Oreo Biscuit Bites.

A twist on the bite-sized version of their signature biscuit introduced earlier this year, the new version comes with Oreo cookies mixed into the biscuit batter before baking and are covered in icing.

Dec 4, 2014

Review: Popeyes - Spice Box Chicken

Popeyes' Spice Box Chicken features thin strips of white meat chicken marinated, battered, deep-fried, and then tossed in a blend of 12 spices.

An order came out to $3.99 and included a side and biscuit.

Carl's Jr. Tests "Aporkalypse" Breakfast Sandwich

Carl's Jr. is calling it the "Aporkalypse" and it's a huge breakfast sandwich they're testing that includes all three pork-based breakfast meats: bacon, sausage, and ham.

It was spotted recently out in Ontario, CA by the guys over at Wreckless Eating.