Frozen Friday: DiGiorno Meatball Marinara Pizza

DiGiorno's Meatball Marinara Pizza is topped with Italian-style meatballs, mozzarella cheese, and marinara sauce. It's part of their Italian-Style Favorites line, which come on a rising crust pizza with a "touch" of olive oil and herbs.

A 27.9-ounce pizza was $5.00 on sale.

News: Carl's Jr. and Hardee's Promote New Buns with BOGO Offer

Carl's Jr. and Hardee's restaurants will be promoting their new fresh-baked Buns this month with a "buy one, get one free" offer on Original Six Dollar Thickburgers (Carl's Jr.) and 1/3lb. Original Thickburger (Hardee's) on every Monday in December. They're calling the deal "Monday Bunday."

News: Olive Garden Adds a Burger to the Menu

Olive Garden is taking a step outside of their traditional Italian fare and trying their hand at burgers with the new Italiano Burger.

As the name suggests, it's a burger with an Italian flare featuring crispy prosciutto, fresh mozzarella cheese, arugula, marinated tomatoes, and garlic aioli on the standard hamburger patty and bun.

Review: El Pollo Loco - Mexican S'mores

El Pollo Loco's new Mexican S'mores features mini marshmallows, chocolate chips, and graham crackers inside of  a 12" chocolate flour tortilla that is folded into a hexagon and pressed before dusted with powdered sugar.

I bought one for $1.99.

News: Cold Stone - 2013 Holiday Flavors

Cold Stone Creamery is offering two minty flavors of ice cream for a limited time this holiday season: White Peppermint and Peppermint Mocha.

The holiday flavors are featured in Cold Stone Creations and can also be had as part of a shake or ice cream cake.

News: Carl's Jr. / Hardee's Offering "Eat Like You Mean It" Boxers for Holidays

In a bit of an odd choice, Carl's Jr. and Hardee's are offering branded boxers sporting the happy star logo and the words "Eat Like You Mean It" as a potential gift for your loved ones this holiday season.

The boxers are being sold online at www.eatlikeyoumeanit.com for $20 each and come with free shipping.

News: Starbucks Offers Metal Gift Card for the Starbucks Fan That Has Everything

Starbucks is once again offering an exclusive, limited-edition, rose gold-hued metal gift card for the Starbucks fan who already has it all. There are only 1000 of these and they're being sold tomorrow, Friday, December 6, exclusively on Gilt.com starting at noon EST.

Each card is hand-assembled and made of an artisan rose base metal with rose color coating. The traditional Starbucks lettering is laser-etched onto the card.

Review: McDonald's - White Chocolate Mocha

McDonald's White Chocolate Mocha is the newest addition to their holiday menu and features Rainforest Alliance Certified espresso, white chocolate-flavored syrup, and steamed milk topped with whipped cream.

A 12-ounce small-size cup goes for $2.39 but I received this one courtesy of McDonald's.

News: El Pollo Loco - New Mexican S'mores

El Pollo Loco is doing an interesting take on the s'more with the new, limited-time Mexican S'mores. It's pretty much a s'more wrapped up with a chocolate flour tortilla into a hexagon-shaped quesadilla.

News: The Coffee Bean - 2013 Holiday Drinks

The Coffee Bean's holiday menu for this year features new Toffee Nut Lattes and Ice Blended drinks plus the return of Red Velvet Cocoa, Winter Dream Tea Latte, and Peppermint Mocha Latte.

News: Sonic Offers a Pair of Minty Desserts for Holidays

Sonic is offering some seasonal flair with two minty desserts: the Holiday Mint Shake and Chocolate Holiday Mint Molten Cake Sundae.

Review: Wendy's - Brioche Bun

Wendy's new brioche bun comes packaged with the limited-time Bacon Portabella Melt... on Brioche. The bun promises buttery sweetness. The rest of the burger consists of a quarter-pound beef patty, sautéed portabella mushrooms in cheddar cheese sauce, thick-cut Applewood Smoked Bacon, and two slices of American cheese.

I picked one up for $4.69.

News: Baskin-Robbins - December 2013 Flavor of the Month

Baskin-Robbins' Flavor of the Month for December is new Peppermint Bark in the Dark.

The new flavor features crunchy peppermint bark mixed into chocolate ice cream along with peppermint candy and a white chocolate-flavored ribbon. Besides getting it by the scoop in a cup or cone, it's also available in a layered sundae, milkshake, or Cappuccino Blast.

News: Krispy Kreme - 2013 Holiday Donuts

Krispy Kreme is offering a trio of Holiday Donuts this year as well as a couple of holiday deals.

The Christmas selection is available through December 30, 2013 at participating Krispy Kreme US and Canada locations and includes the Snowman Donut, Holiday Sprinkles Donut, and Red Velvet Cake Donut.

Review: Subway - Gingerbread Cookie

Subway's Gingerbread Cookie is new and just here for the holidays (although past limited-time cookies like the Birthday Berry Cookie and Raspberry Cheesecake have made a habit of sticking around... at least, at select Subway stores).

I bought one for 60 cents but they can also be had at 3 for $1.25 (may vary).

News: Domino's - Half-Price Pizza This Week

Domino's is running a weeklong promotion they're calling Global Domino's Week (as in the promotion is valid in 42 of the countries that have Domino's locations including the US) and offering a 50% discount on the regular menu price of any pizza ordered online this week.

News: Dairy Queen - December 2013 Blizzard of the Month

December sees the Candy Cane Chill Blizzard returning to Dairy Queen as the Blizzard of the Month.

The Candy Cane Chill Blizzard consists of candy cane pieces and choco chunks blended into vanilla soft serve.

Review: Gingerbread Twix

Gingerbread Twix are a holiday flavor for the well-known cookie bars and feature a gingerbread-flavored caramel rather than actual gingerbread cookies.

A 10-ounce bag was $3.00 on sale.

News: Panera Bread - 2013 Holiday Menu

Panera Bread's holiday menu this year is anchored by the new Signature Hot Chocolate with Chocolate Chip Marshmallows and the new Fontina Grilled Cheese sandwich.

There's also new Chicken Tortellini Alfredo and Country Style Mushroom with Truffle Soup as well as some returning favorites.

Here's Panera's full 2013 Holiday Menu:

News: Subway - December 2013 Featured $5 Footlong

Subway's $5 Featured Footlong returns this December, after a hiatus last month, with the Chipotle Chicken and Cheese.

The sub features a base of sliced, grilled chicken, a choice of melted cheese, and Chipotle Southwest Sauce plus you choice of veggies, bread, and condiments.

December is also Subway's Customer Appreciation Month and to celebrate, they're offering 6" Cold Cut Combo and Meatball Marinara Subs for a discounted $2 each.