IHOP Brings Back All-You-Can-Eat Pancakes to Kick Off 2015

In a bit of an annual tradition (and to totally torpedo your New Year's resolution to eat less), IHOP's All-You-Can-Eat Pancake deal is back starting Friday, January 2, 2015.

McDonald's Singapore Thinks An American Breakfast Means You Put Cheese & Onions on Eggs

McDonald's Singapore's new American Breakfast Platter is essentially the same as the chain's Big Breakfast (which also happens to be offered in Singapore), except the scrambled eggs are topped with a slice of American cheese and caramelized onions.

Review: Popeyes - Ghost Pepper Wings

Popeyes' Ghost Pepper Wings feature bone-in chicken wingettes and drumettes that are marinated for 12 hours in "an exotic blend of peppers" (including ghost peppers) and then battered, breaded, and deep-fried.

I paid $3.99 for six wings and a biscuit.

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.

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.

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:

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.