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Dec 30, 2014

Jack in the Box Adds New Enchilada Monster Taco

Jack in the Box adds the new Enchilada Monster Taco to their Monster Taco line up.

The new taco features an extra-long crunchy taco shell with a seasoned meat filling topped with shredded lettuce, melted cheddar cheese, and enchilada sauce.

Krispy Kreme Introduces new Triple Chocolate Donut

Krispy Kreme introduces the new Triple Chocolate Donut to welcome 2015. Additionally, there's also the new Vanilla Spice Latte.

The Triple Chocolate Donut features a yeast donut topped with milk chocolate icing, mini chocolate chips, and white chocolate ganache drizzle. Inside is a dark chocolate Kreme filling. You can expect to find it for about 99 cents (may vary).

Taco Bell Testing Oreo Molten Lava Cake

Taco Bell is testing Molten Lava Cakes topped with pieces of Oreo cookies as a potential future dessert.

The new item is testing in Indianapolis for $1.99. It features a round chocolate cake with a liquid chocolaty center topped with what looks to be whipped cream (or maybe Oreo creme?) and crushed Oreo pieces.

Dec 29, 2014

Review: Arby's - Jalapeno Hushpuppies

Arby's Jalapeno Hushpuppies are basically small, deep-fried balls of cornbread with sweet corn and diced jalapenos in them.

It cost me $1.79 at my local Arby's for an order of five Hushpuppies.

Dunkin Debuts New Chocolate Croissant and Tomato Mozzarella Supreme Bagel

To warm up the New Year, Dunkin' Donuts introduces two new menu items: the Chocolate Croissant and Tomato Mozzarella Supreme Bagel.

Free Appetizer at Outback on January 2, 2015

As a tie-in to their sponsorship of the 2015 Outback Bowl, Outback will be offering a free appetizer with any purchase at participating locations on Friday, January 2, 2015. Which appetizer you can get depends on which team wins the Outback Bowl.

Dec 28, 2014

Review: Barilla - Tomato & Basil Whole Grain Penne

Barilla's Tomato & Basil Whole Grain Penne is a shelf-stable meal of a tomato & basil sauce over whole grain penne pasta.

A 9-oz box was $2.

The Best New Fast Foods of 2014

Since I pretty much ate every new thing that came out of the major national fast food chains this year, here's a list of the best new fast food each chain put out in 2014:

Dec 27, 2014

Review: Corner Bakery Cafe - Pesto Cavatappi

Corner Bakery Cafe's Pesto Cavatappi features strips of grilled chicken and cavatappi pasta tossed in a pesto cream sauce and sprinkled with toasted bread crumbs. Crunchy garlic bread comes on the side.

An entree-size order was $8.99.

Popeyes Debuts New Ghost Pepper Wings

Popeyes goes for heavy heat with new Ghost Pepper Wings. Once regarded as the world's hottest pepper (it's now in third place), the ghost pepper measures over 1 million Scoville heat units, or a little over 900 times hotter than Tabasco sauce.

Pizza Hut Korea's Christmas Meal Looks Like a Stack of Presents

It's past Christmas but I just thought this was interesting: Pizza Hut Korea is offering new Christmas Tree Boxes as a 3-course meal in celebration of the holidays. The boxes look like green presents (complete with a red bow) and are stacked in a pyramid to resemble a Christmas tree.

Dec 26, 2014

Frozen Friday: Trader Joe's - Speculoos Cookie Butter Cheesecake

Trader Joe's Speculoos Cookie Butter Cheesecake features a vanilla cheesecake on a Speculoos Cookie crust, topped off with a layer of smooth Speculoos Cookie Butter.

A 22.5-oz cake was $6.99.