Frozen Friday: Banquet - Rigatoni & Italian Sausage

Banquet's Rigatoni & Italian Sausage is one of Banquet's new frozen entrees and features Italian sausage in marinara sauce over rigatoni pasta with shredded mozzarella cheese.

They tend to cost about $1.39 at regular price or at $1.00 or less on sale for an 8-ounce box.

Review: Jamba Juice - Apple Cinnamon Pretzel

Jamba Juice's Apple Cinnamon Pretzel is one of the baked goods in a revamped lineup and is all-natural and flavored with apple sauce, apples, and cinnamon.

It can be toasted and costs $1.95.

News: 7-Eleven - Free Coffee from 7am to 11am on National Coffee Day

7-Eleven is celebrating National Coffee Day tomorrow morning, September 29th, 2011, by offering free medium-sized cups of fresh-brewed hot coffee at participating locations in an event they're calling "CofFREE Day."

It's more like "CofFREE Morning" though; the promotion only runs from 7am to 11am.

Still, not bad at all for those looking for their morning pick me up.

In summary: Free medium-sized hot coffee at participating 7-Eleven stores on Thursday, September 29th, 2011 from 7am to 11am.

News: Krispy Kreme - Free Coffee for 2011 National Coffee Day

This Thursday, September 29, Krispy Kreme is celebrating National Coffee Day and their new Krispy Kreme Signature Coffee Blends by giving a free 12-ounce cup of House Blend Coffee to guests who visit one of their shops.

Krispy Kreme Signature House Blend is one of Krispy Kreme's new Signature Coffee Blends (along with Dark Roast and House Decaf) and is described as "a smooth, medium-bodied, Latin American blend with a balanced flavor profile for the everyday coffee drinker."

This offer is limited to one free 12-ounce House Blend Coffee per customer at participating U.S. and Canadian Krispy Kreme retail shops on Thursday, September 29, 2011.

News: Popeyes - New Dip'n Chick'n

Popeyes is following up their limited-time (and now gone) Rip'n Chick'n by changing a letter and going with new, limited-time Dip'n Chick'n.

Instead of a freaky hand-shaped fried chicken breast, Popeyes goes a bit more normal with breaded and fried breast meat chicken scoop-shaped medallions served with a double portion of blackened ranch sauce.

The blackened ranch dipping sauce consists of a buttermilk ranch dressing mixed with onion, garlic, a blend of peppers and Magic-brand blackened seasoning.

Dip'n Chicken'n is available for a limited-time with Cajun fries and a biscuit for $3.99 through October 23, 2011.

News: Carl's Jr./Hardee's - New Steakhouse Burger

In their take on the type of burger served up in a steakhouse, Carl's Jr. and sister (considering their main consumers, shouldn't it be "brother"?) chain Hardee's offer up the Steakhouse Burger created by none other than the mythical god of hamburgers (at least according to the commercial), Hamblor.

The Steakhouse Burger features mayo, A.1. Steak Sauce, crumbled blue cheese, crispy onion strings, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, and a charbroiled beef patty on a sesame seed bun. As far as the beef patty goes, you can get it as a single patty, double patty, or an Angus Six-Dollar Burger (aka Thickburger) patty.

You can check out Hamblor and his supernatural burger creation methods after the jump.

Review: Wendy's Spicy Bacon & Blue Chicken Sandwich

Wendy's Spicy Bacon & Blue Chicken Sandwich is something they've been testing here and there and features a crispy fried spicy chicken filet, lettuce, tomato, thick applewood smoked bacon, blue cheese crumbles, and the same steakhouse sauce they used on the Bacon & Blue Cheeseburger.

It's a buck more than the regular Spicy Chicken Sandwich at my local Wendy's coming in at $4.99.

Review: Taco Bell - Crunchy Taco Supreme

Taco Bell's Crunchy Taco Supreme features a crunchy corn tortilla shell filled with seasoned ground beef, reduced fat sour cream, shredded lettuce, shredded cheddar cheese, and diced tomatoes.

My local Taco Bell sells 'em for $1.29.

Review: Old El Paso - Garlic Chili Chicken Tortilla Stuffers

Old El Paso's Garlic Chili Chicken Tortilla Stuffers are a convenient meal option offering seasoned rice, chicken, pinto beans, and peppers in a microwavable pouch.

A 9.5-ounce bag costs about $3.49 or around $2.00 on sale.

Frozen Friday: Klondike - What the Fudge? Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches

Klondike's new What the Fudge? Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches feature vanilla ice cream with a dollop of chocolate fudge inside sandwiches by two pieces of brownie.

They come in a box of four for about about $5 or between $2 and $3 on sale.

News: Domino's - New Artisan Pizzas

In a pretty bold step as far as The Big Three pizza chains go, Domino's is out with new Artisan Pizzas which feature new, hand-stretched "artisan-style" crusts in three varieties: Spinach & Feta, Italian Sausage & Pepper Trio, and Tuscan Salami & Roasted Veggie.

Each pizza is a  rectangular 13" x 9" meant to feed two people and cost $7.99 per pizza.

Review: Carl's Jr. - Sunrise Croissant

Carl's Jr.'s Sunrise Croissant is basically your standard run-of-the-mill breakfast sandwich (bacon or sausage, egg and cheese) but on a croissant.

My local Carl's Jr has them for a promotion price of 99 cents but they regularly cost $2.49.

Review: Wendy's - Dave's Hot 'N Juicy Cheeseburger

Dave's Hot 'N Juicy Cheeseburgers are the new representation of the Wendy's premium burger touting "juicier, thicker beef," "new premium toppings," and "buttered, toasted buns."

I picked up the 1/4 pound version for $3.59 but you can also double and triple up on patties if that's more to your liking.

News: Burger King Expands Dessert Menu with Soft Serve

Burger King has expanded their dessert offerings with new soft serve offerings to go along with their pre-existing shake line-up.

The new soft serve includes premium sundaes, traditional sundaes, and good old plain soft serve in a cup or cone.

Premium sundaes are available with peach and granola for a suggested retail price of $1.79 and with double brownie, OREO or M&M’s for a suggested retail price of $2.49.

Traditional sundaes cover the standards with chocolate fudge, caramel and strawberry for a suggested retail price of $1.

Plain soft serve cones and cups are available for a suggested retail price of 89 cents.

Review: McDonald's - Caramel Apple Sundae

McDonald's Caramel Apple Sundae is a new slightly different permutation of their Hot Caramel Sundae and comes with vanilla soft serve ice cream, diced apples, caramel, and chopped peanuts.

It's available for a limited time for $1.49 and also comes in a yogurt parfait version.

News: Pizza Hut - Any Pizza for $10 Returns

In time for football season, Pizza Hut returns their "Any Pizza for $10" deal.

For a limited-time, customers can pick any size pizza, with any crust (extra for Stuffed Crust), and any toppings (including specialty pizzas) for an even $10.

Fine print: additional charge for Stuffed Crust, some Pizza Hut restaurants might charge for extra cheese, price and participation may vary. Delivery charges may also vary.

News: Ben & Jerry's - New Schweddy Balls Flavor

In honor of the eponymous holiday SNL skit starring Alec Baldwin, Ben & Jerry's has launched a new, limited-time flavor: Schweddy Balls.

The new flavor keeps with the holiday theme featuring Fair Trade vanilla ice cream with a hint of rum mixed with fudge covered rum balls and milk chocolate malt balls.

The skit features Mr. Baldwin as Pete Schweedy, owner of Seasons Eatings, a holiday bakery, as he hawks his holiday treats, Schweddy Balls, on NPR.

It can be viewed after the jump.

News: Sonic - New Bacon & Blue Dog and Kickin' Coney

Sonic has two new premium beef hot dogs: the Bacon & Blue Dog and the Kickin' Coney.

The Bacon & Blue Dog features a all-beef hot dog covered in crisp bacon, shredded lettuce, tomatoes and blue cheese dressing on a poppy seed bun.

The Kickin' Coney takes the Sonic Chili Cheese Coney and adds some crunch and heat with crispy onions and chipotle BBQ sauce.

Both hot dogs are available for a very reasonable $1.99 each.

News: Sonic - Pumpkin Pie Shake Returns

Pumpkin Pie Shakes are back for a limited time for the fall at Sonic.

Sonic's Pumpkin Pie Shakes are made with ice cream, pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon, and pie crust pieces blended all together and finished with whipped topping and more pie crust pieces.

News: Jamba Juice -$2 Oatmeal and All-Fruit Smoothie Coupons

Jamba Juice has some nice coupons this month for their Slow Cooked Steel-cut Oatmeal, Fruit & Veggie Smoothies, All Fruit Smoothies, and baked goods.

The coupons are printable and available online here. They're valid from Wednesday, 9/14/11 until Tuesday, 9/27/11 and are as follows:

• "$2 Slow Cooked Steel-cut Oatmeal"
• "$2 Fruit & Veggie or All Fruit Smoothies (sixteen size)"
• "$1 Baked Good with purchase of any menu drink"