Frozen Friday: Fruttare Coconut and Milk Popsicles

Fruttare is Unilever's worldwide brand for juice- or milk-based popsicles that was just recently introduced here in the U.S. Coconut and Milk Fruttare bars are mostly milk, sugar, water and coconut in frozen form.

A box of four bars typically costs about $3, but I received these courtesy of Unilever.

News: Red Robin - New Wolverine-inspired Burgers

Red Robin is doing a cross-promotion with this summer's The Wolverine movie (the super hero not the animal) and offering two Wolverine-themed burgers: the Berserker Burger and the Kuzuri Style Tavern Double burger.

Review: McDonald's Egg White Delight McMuffin

McDonald's Egg White Delight McMuffin is a new option on McDonald's Egg McMuffin and substitutes the egg and American cheese for grilled egg whites and white cheddar processed cheese. The rest of the sandwich is the same: a toasted English muffin with 8g of whole grains and extra lean Canadian bacon (i.e. smoked ham).

My local McDonald's offers these for $2.89 each.

News: Jack in the Box - New Summer Menu Items

Jack in the Box welcomes summer with four new menu additions: Jack's Big Stack, Big Waffle Stack, Loaded Chili Cheese Wedges, and Iced Coffee. The tagline accompanying the new items is "Go Big or Go Hungry."

Jack's Big Stack comes on toasted Sourdough bread with two jumbo beef patties, American cheese, pickle slices ,onion rings, mustard, and mayo onion sauce.

News: Wienerschnitzel - New Jalapeno Cheese Corn Dog

For a limited time this summer, Wienerschnitzel serves up the new Jalapeno Cheese Corn Dog. It features a jalapeno and cheese stuffed hot dog with a deep-fried coating of corn meal batter. It's a basically a spicy option for corn dog fans.

Also featured this summer are new Summer Sippers, and new Chili Burgers.

Summer Sippers are flavored lemonades with Strawberry, Mango, and Blackberry options available. They're made with a base of Tropicana lemonade.

News: Papa John's - Double Bacon Six Cheese Pizza is Back

Papa John's limited time pizza continues this month with the return of the Double Bacon Six Cheese Pizza.

The pizza comes topped with Canadian bacon, hickory-smoked bacon, 3-cheese blend (provolone, Asiago, and Fontina), mozzarella, and Parmesan-Romano cheeses.

Review: Arby's - Apple Turnover

Arby's Apple Turnover is a flaked baked pastry with a sweet apple filling and a drizzle of sweet icing.

It's a value menu item at $1 a piece.

News: Chili's - One Million Flatbread Giveaway

Chili's is looking to promote their new flatbreads by offering them for free (via coupon) to up to one million customers who sign up for Chili's email club through chillismillion.com. If you're already signed up, you can still claim a coupon via the website.

The coupon is good for a free, full-sized flatbread for dine-in only (obviously they're hoping you won't just sit there and eat only the flatbread).

Around the World: Domino's India - Indian Tacos

Behold... Domino's India's Taco Indiana! It's basically an Indian taco but could also be considered a semi-calzone.

I'm not sure about the "Indiana" portion of the name, but I'm pretty sure it has more to do with India (I think it's another way of saying "Indian") proper rather than the state of Indiana.

News: Togo's Returns BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich

Togo's returns their BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich for a limited time this summer. The sub features pulled pork in Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce with coleslaw on fresh-baked white bread.

The sandwich is available in both regular 6-inch and large 9-inch sizes, starting at $6.25.

Review: Starbucks - Asiago & Cheddar Bavarian-Style Pretzel

Starbucks Asiago & Cheddar Bavarian-Style Pretzel is a hand-made, Bavarian (soft) pretzel layered with Asiago and cheddar cheese inside and flecked with Asiago outside.

These go for $2.25 each in my area.

Around the World: Pizza Hut Canada Unveils Poutine Pizza

Pizza Hut Canada unveils the new Cheesy Beef Poutine pizza as a "tribute to the classic Canadian street food favorite." It features shaved seasoned steak, fries, cheese curds, mozzarella, and gravy instead of pizza sauce.

The pizza is part of a new menu meant to celebrate the country's "diversity and multicultural outlook." Other pizzas on the menu include the Creamy Butter Chicken, Asian BBQ, Grilled Chicken Club, and Smoky Maple Bacon.

Review: El Pollo Loco - Mexican Cobb Salad

El Pollo Loco's Mexican Cobb Salad comes with diced, fire-grilled chicken, diced bits of bacon, sliced avocado, shredded jack cheese, black beans, pico de gallo, iceberg and romaine lettuce blend, and crunchy tortilla strips with a cup of creamy cilantro dressing.

One of these salads costs $6.19 in my area.

News: IHOP - New Signature Summer Pancakes

IHOP draws inspiration from jelly donuts and tiramisu for this year's new Signature Summer Pancakes. The rather elaborate pancakes are Banana Graham Nut Pancakes, Jelly Donut Pancakes, and Tiramisu Pancakes.

Here's a look at what you can expect from the new pancakes:

Banana Graham Nut Pancakes feature sliced bananas grilled inside buttermilk pancakes, layered with marshmallow cream, graham cracker crumb, and and honey-roasted pecans, topped with cinnamon cream cheese.

News: KFC - $3.99 2-Piece Grill Deal

With summer putting people in the barbecue mood, KFC is looking to channel that spirit into Kentucky Grilled Chicken sales with their new, limited-time $3.99 2-piece Grill Deal and 10-piece mixed Grill Bucket for $14.99.

The 2-piece Grill Deal includes two pieces of Grilled Chicken, an individual side and a biscuit for $3.99.

News: Taco Bell Tests Pork Carnitas Option for Cantina Bell Menu

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Taco Bell is trying out a pork carnitas option for their Cantina Bowls at a few locations in Southern California.

The test item features carnitas, Latin rice, black beans, a new spicy "green chili crema," and cheddar cheese that is steamed so that it melts, and then topped with sour cream, pico de gallo, corn salsa.

Review: Panera Bread - Peanut Butter Dream Cookie

Panera Bread's Peanut Butter Dream Cookie is a peanut butter cookie featuring all-natural peanut butter, toffee with almonds, and peanut butter-flavored chips.

It's $1.69 per cookie in my area.

News: Auntie Anne's - New Mini Pretzel Dogs

Auntie Anne's offers new Mini Pretzel Dogs as a bite-sized miniature version of their Pretzel Dogs. The mini dogs each feature a mini Nathan's Famous all-beef hot dog wrapped with a fresh-baked pretzel.

News: Hot Dog on a Stick - $1 Corn Dogs on June 13

Hot Dog on a Stick is celebrating what would be the 100th birthday of its founder on this Thursday, June 13, by offering their signature Hot Dog on a Stick (fresh battered and fried corn dog) for $1 each from 4pm to 8pm (limit 1 per person).

The deal isn't as good as in previous years where they were giving them out for free (and with no limit at some locations!), but $1 for a freshly battered and fried corn dog is still pretty nice (and certainly cheaper than you'd find at a fair).

Review: Tasty Bite - Kung Pao and Pad Thai Noodles

Tasty Bite's Kung Pao and Pad Thai flavors are part of their Asian Noodle line of all natural Asian noodle dishes. The Kung Pao is described as "fresh cooked noodles and vegetables tossed with peanuts in a zesty sauce" and the Pad Thai is described as "fresh cooked noodles topped with vegetables and crunchy peanuts." Both meals are vegan and kosher.

The 8.8-ounce microwavable pouches carry a suggested price of $3.29, but I received these courtesy of Tasty Bite.