Frozen Friday: Banquet - Creamy Pasta Carbonara

Banquet's Creamy Pasta Carbonara frozen entree features linguine pasta with a cream sauce, parmesan cheese, peas, and bacon bits.

Ever the destination for frozen food diners on a budget, Banquet dinners normally cost about $1.50 but go on sale often for a buck or less.

News: Subway - FebruANY Once Again! Any Regular Footlong for $5

The FebruANY promotion returns to Subway for the month of February. As you may have guessed, it means that Subway is selling any regular Footlong sandwich for $5 during this month starting at 7 am.

As far as the national menu goes (regional menus may vary), the Big Philly is the non-Regular sub (because it has double meat you see).

Subway is also running an instant-win promotion, Footlong Nation Appreciation, which runs through 3/11/12. You can get codes to enter online on specially marked 30-ounce cups and Doritos Nacho Cheese Chips at your local Subway shop. Prizes include free Footlongs for life. You can check out the official rules here.

News: Yoplait Now Available in Lactose Free Version

Apparently, February is Lactose Intolerance Awareness Month which makes it a great time for Yoplait to kick off the launch of their new Yoplait Lactose Free yogurt for the millions of Americans with lactose intolerance.

Yoplait Lactose Free is available in four flavors: Strawberry, Peach, Cherry and French Vanilla, and contains no artificial sweeteners. It's also 99% fat free.

Yoplait Lactose Free is the first lactose-free yogurt from a major yogurt brand and is available nationwide for a suggested retail price of $0.90 per cup. Like all other Yoplait products, Yoplait Lactose Free is made with milk from cows not treated with rBST.

News: Yogurtland - Free Frozen Yogurt and Toppings for National Frozen Yogurt Day

California-based self-serve frozen yogurt chain, Yogurtland, is celebrating National Frozen Yogurt Day this Monday, February 6, by offering free frozen yogurt and toppings from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at all participating U.S. Yogurtland locations.

They have 16 flavors to choose from, including the two new limited-time flavors: Yo Frappe, a coffeehouse-inspired creation of caramel, mocha, and a hint of real java and Mango Mixer Tart, a non-fat yogurt that blends fresh mango, passion fruit, green apple, and pineapple.

In addition there are more than 35 toppings to choose from, including fresh fruit, crunchy nuts, bits of candy, and hot fudge.

News: Baskin-Robbins - New Seasonal Valentine Cake Bites

Baskin-Robbins has added two limited-time Valentine's-themed Ice Cream Cake Bites to their line of bite-sized ice cream cakes.

The new flavors, available only through the end of February, are Love Potion #31 and Chocolate Dipped Strawberry.

The Love Potion #31 Cake Bite features Love Potion #31 ice cream layered atop chocolate cake, covered in a chocolate-flavored coating and finished with a raspberry-flavored chocolate drizzle. Love Potion #31 ice cream consists of White Chocolate and Raspberry ice creams swirled with a raspberry ribbon mixed with raspberry-filled chocolate hearts and chocolate chips.

News: Starbucks - New Chicken Sausage Breakfast Wrap

Starbucks has a new Chicken Sausage Breakfast Wrap in their breakfast sandwich line up.

Each wrap consists of Italian-style chicken sausage, cage-free egg white omelet, and fire-roasted veggies (red bell peppers, green zucchini, mushrooms, and yellow bell peppers) in a wheat wrap.

Starbucks is also running a promotion until February 4 where you can get any breakfast sandwich or wrap for $2 with the purchase of any handcrafted beverage.

News: Dunkin' Donuts - Valentine's Seasonal Offerings 2012

Like rival donut chain, Krispy Kreme, Dunkin' Donuts is also once again out with Valentine's-Day-themed donuts this year.

This year, Dunkin' is again frying up heart-shaped donuts, offering the Cupid's Choice Donut and the new Chocolate Heart Donut.

The Cupid's Choice Donut consists of a heart-shaped donut filled with Bavarian Kreme, finished with strawberry icing and a mix of pink, white, and red heart-shaped sprinkles.

The Chocolate Heart Donut is a chocolate frosted heart-shaped donut filled with vanilla buttercreme and topped with chocolate chips.

Not returning is last year's Cupid's Cocoa Donut.

News: Krispy Kreme - Seasonal Valentine Donuts for 2012

As what is an annual tradition, this year's Krispy Kreme limited-time Valentine's line up features three donuts:

The Drizzled Heart: a chocolate iced, heart-shaped donut drizzled with red icing.

The Heart with Sprinkles: a heart-shaped donut topped with white icing and red and white sprinkles.

The Chocolate Iced Glazed with Sprinkles: A classic chocolate iced doughnut showered in red and white sprinkles.

In addition to the donuts, Krispy Kreme also has a special Valentine’s dozen offer:

News: Burger King - Free New Onion Rings

Burger King is giving out free value-sized orders of Onion Rings this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, February 4th and 5th at participating locations (No purchase necessary. Not valid during breakfast hours).

According to Burger King's Facebook page, these onion rings are new. I guess they do look a little different but it is a promotional product shot so it's hard to say and I can't find any other information on the matter.

In addition to the onion ring giveaway, Burger King is also offering a chance to win a $10 BK Crown Card (i.e. gift card) for "Liking" them on Facebook.

News: Chipotle - Half-Off Burritos by the Box on Super Bowl Sunday

Chipotle has a sweet deal this upcoming Super Bowl Sunday where you can pick up their Burritos by the Box ordering option by ordering at least 6 burritos anytime (during restaurant hours) on Sunday, February 5th and you'll get half of your order for free.

Burritos by the Box costs $7.80 per person in my area and includes chips and salsa/guacamole (It's one bag of chips and side of sour cream for every two burritos ordered). The burritos are made with: cilantro-lime rice, vegetarian black beans, mild fresh tomato salsa, and cheese plus your choice of chicken, steak, carnitas, barbacoa, or vegetarian options

You can download the order form for your local Chipotle from their website.

Fine print: "Offer valid only for orders picked up on Sunday, February 5th, 2012. Minimum order size is 6 burritos. Maximum order size is 100 burritos. For orders of 50 burritos or more, please allow at least 24 hours notice. Limit one order per customer."

Feature: Inside Krispy Kreme's Home Factory

Or Q and the Donut Factory if you will. As I mentioned before Krispy Kreme flew me out to Winston-Salem, North Carolina for their Krispy Kreme VIB ("Very Important Blogger") Summit. Upon arrival, I, along with a group of bloggers, was given a tour of their factory which until very recently, did not make donuts.

Review: McDonald's - Chicken McBites

Following the footsteps of KFC, McDonald's is out with new, limited-time Chicken McBites which are battered and deep-fried bite-sized pieces of chicken breast.

I got a "shareable"-sized 10-ounce box for $4.99.

Review: Klondike - Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Bar

The Klondike Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Bar is a relatively recent variation on your standard chocolate and vanilla Klondike bar where instead of vanilla, there's mint chocolate chip ice cream instead and the chocolate is dark instead of milk. Nice, right?

A box of 6 bars goes for $5.29 at my local supermarket but is around $3.00 to $4.00 on sale.

Review: Popeyes - Spicy Cajun Wings

Popeyes' Spicy Cajun Wings are a limited-time menu item featuring marinated, battered, and deep-fried chicken wingettes and drumlettes.

I picked up 6 pieces for $3.99 which is a little bit more than the 50 cent wing promotion KFC is running.

Frozen Friday: Jose Ole - Steak & Cheese Flour Taquitos

Jose Ole frozen Steak & Cheese Flour Taquitos (aka Flautas) are a convenient, microwavable option for taquitos.

They come in a 22.5-ounce box of 15 taquitos for $6.49 a box or around $5.00 on sale.

News: Popeyes - New Garlic Pepper Wicked Chicken

Popeyes has a new limited-time menu item out, a new take on a previous limited-time offer, Garlic Pepper Wicked Chicken.

Taking the same thin strips of chicken breast as Wicked Chicken, the new dish tunes the formula by marinating the strips in roasted garlic and cracked black pepper.

To promote the new, limited-time item, Popeyes is offering an order of Garlic Pepper Wicked Chicken, Cajun fries, a buttermilk biscuit, garlic parmesan dipping sauce, and a mini bottle of Tabasco sauce for $3.99.

News: Papa John's - Free Pizza if America Correctly Calls Super Bowl Coin Toss

Papa John's has a neat promotion going on where Papa Rewards members stand to gain a free large, 1-topping pizza and two-liter bottle of Pepsi MAX if America correctly calls the Super Bowl coin toss ("heads" or "tails").

You can enroll in Papa Rewards and place your vote for "heads" or "tails" at the Papa John's website.

News: Nature Valley Introduces New Protein Bars

Nature Valley, best known for its granola bars, is extending its line with all-natural Nature Valley Protein Bars which feature 10 grams of protein, five grams of fiber, and less than 200 calories per bar.

The new bars come in two flavors: Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate and Peanut, Almond, and Dark Chocolate.

A box of 5 chewy bars carry a suggested retail of $3.89.

Review: Domino's - Parmesan Bread Bites

Domino's Parmesan Bread Bites are a new menu item largely overshadowed by the launch of Domino's Stuffed Cheesy Bread. Parmesan Bread Bites feature oven-baked, bite-size breadsticks lightly sprinkled with a blend of Parmesan and Asiago cheese, seasoned with garlic and more Parmesan.

I picked up 16 bite-sized pieces for $2.99.

News: Hardee's - New Country Fried Steak 'N' Gravy Platter

Hardee’s is out with its new Country Fried Steak ‘N’ Gravy Platter. The platter is one of those big breakfast options with a breaded, deep-fried beefsteak smothered in sausage gravy, Hash Rounds, a folded egg, and a house made buttermilk biscuit.

The new Country Fried Steak ‘N’ Gravy Breakfast Platter is available at participating Hardee’s restaurants starting at $2.79. Prices may vary by location.