News: Baskin-Robbins - February 2014 Flavor of the Month

February tends to mean Valentine-themed flavors and Baskin-Robbins embraces the trend with new Love Potion #31 Dark ice cream for the flavor of the month.

Essentially a chocolate version of their seasonal Love Potion #31 (which is also currently available), Love Potion #31 Dark features chocolate and raspberry-flavored ice creams mixed with raspberry-filled white chocolate hearts and a raspberry-flavored ribbon (the original Love Potion features white chocolate ice cream and chocolate hearts).

News: Subway - February 2014 Featured $5 Footlong

Subway's Featured $5 Footlong for February 2014 is the once permanent $5 mainstay, Meatball Marinara. It comes with Italian-style meatballs in a marinara sauce plus your choice of cheese, veggies, and condiments (I recommend asking for a sprinkle of oregano and parmesan).

Review: Nabisco - Marshmallow Crispy Oreos

Marshmallow Crispy Oreos is one of two new flavors for the iconic cookie (the other is Cookie Dough). Each cookie features a marshmallow-flavored cream mixed with small granules of crisped rice and sandwiched between two Golden Oreo wafers.

A 12.2-ounce package retails for about $2.99 but I received these courtesy of Nabisco.

News: Muller - New Dark Chocolate Corner Yogurt Flavors

Muller's latest addition to their Corner line of yogurt features a series of dark chocolate pairings. There's Dark Chocolate & Cherry, Dark Chocolate & Raspberry, and Dark Chocolate & Pecan Granola.

News: Snyder's of Hanover - New Korn Krunchers Corn Snacks

Snyder's of Hanover ventures into corn snacks with recently-launched, new Korn Krunchers, a line of "boldly flavored corn snacks" that basically looks like a corn-based version of their flavored hard pretzel pieces.

The company describes the new baked snacks as delivering 'big, bold taste and a light, crispy texture."

Reference: Subway's Local/Regional Breads and Toppings

Subway actually has quite a list of breads and toppings/ingredients that are only found in certain areas of the US.

Here's a handy reference on which items you may or may not find at your local Subway:

Regional/Local Breads Selection

- Hearty Italian
- Jalapeno Cheese
- Monterey Cheddar
- Parmesan Oregano
- Roasted Garlic
- Rosemary & Sea Salt

Review: Nabisco - Cookie Dough Oreo Cookies

Cookie Dough Oreos are one of two new limited-time flavors for the number-one selling cookie in the US (the other is Marshmallow Crispy). It features chocolate wafers sandwiching chocolate chip cookie dough-flavored creme.

For whatever reason, they come in 12.2-ounce packages rather than the standard 15.25 of other Oreo flavors. You can expect to find them for $2.99 each, but I received these from Nabisco.

News: Yogurtland - Free Yogurt and Toppings on February 3, 4-7pm

Yogurtland is celebrating their National Frozen Yogurt Day (which is apparently a different day than rival Menchie's similar celebration) on Monday, February 3, 2014, from 4 - 7pm, by offering free yogurt and toppings at participating locations.

Guests will also receive a collectible color-changing spoon and commemorative cup to go with their choice of yogurt and toppings.

News: Menchie's - Free Frozen Yogurt on February 6, 2014

Menchie's will be again be celebrating their National Frozen Yogurt Day this year on Thursday, February 6, by giving away free six-ounce cups of frozen yogurt via coupon.

Frozen Friday: DiGiorno - Pizzeria Supreme Speciale Pizza

DiGiorno's Pizzeria Supreme Speciale Pizza comes topped with Italian sausage, pepperoni, red and green peppers, and caramelized onions.

A 21.3-ounce pizza was $4.99 on sale.

News: Jack in the Box - New Bacon Insider Burger

Since Jack in the Box is already known for the Bacon Shake, they seem to have decided to be known for the bacon-with-bacon-and-more-bacon burger with the release of the new, limited-time Bacon Insider Burger.

Around the World: Burger King Vietnam - New Kimchi Pork and Szechuan Beef Burgers for Chinese New Year

Over in Vietnam, Burger King is going with the spicy flavors of kimchi and Szechuan sauce in two new, limited-time burgers for Chinese New Year.

News: McDonald's - New Habanero Ranch Sauce Dipping Cups

McDonald's now offers their Habanero Ranch Sauce in dipping cup as an available option to go with Chicken McNuggets. 

Review: Starbucks - Old-Fashioned Donut

Starbucks' Old-Fashioned Donut is made with sour cream and comes with a light glaze.

It's among the cheapest items in the bakery display at $1.50 a piece.

News: Jack in the Box - New Nacho and Bacon Ranch Monster Tacos

Jack in the Box expands their taco selection with new, limited-time Nacho and Bacon Ranch Monster Tacos.

News: Sonic - New Chili Cheese Pretzel Dog

Sonic has brought back their Pretzel Dogs for a limited time and have expanded the selection with the new Chili Cheese Pretzel Dog.

News: Burger King Testing Chicken and Waffle Sandwich

Burger King is testing a new Chicken and Waffle Sandwich, which, basically like it sounds, appears to be their value-chicken patty sandwiched between two Belgian-style waffle "buns."

Available from at least one Burger King restaurant in Pittson, Pennsylvania, the sandwiches are going for $2.29 each.

Review: Trader Joe's - Jelly Donut Muffins

Trader Joe's Jelly Donut Muffins (i.e. Trader Joe's take on the "duffin") purport to look like muffins but taste like donuts. They feature a raspberry jam filling down the center.

A 12-ounce box of four was $3.69.

News: Boston Market - New Parmesan Tuscan Chicken and Bacon Mac & Cheese

Boston Market has added new Parmesan Tuscan Chicken and Bacon Mac & Cheese onto the menu for a limited time.

Parmesan Tuscan Chicken seems to be similar to last year's Tuscan Herb Chicken but along with the "Tuscan-inspired" herbs, it adds a creamy garlic parmesan sauce to the mix. In this case, Tuscan-inspired herbs include garlic, black and red peppers, nutmeg, oregano, rosemary, and sage.

News: Carl's Jr. - New Snickerdoodle Ice Cream Sandwich

Carl's Jr. goes with the snickerdoodle for their latest iteration of the ice cream sandwich: the new Hand-Scooped Snickerdoodle Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich (or HSSCICS - pronounced "hiss sics" for short... That's a joke.).

Essentially a sugar and cinnamon-sprinkled sugar cookie, you'll find two snickerdoodles sandwiching a scoop of vanilla ice cream in the new ice cream sandwich.