Dunkin' Donuts has a new coffee flavor: Girl Scout Cookies!



You can get just about any kind of coffee - with a flavoring of coconut caramel or Thin Mint!



My drink of choice was a frozen hot chocolate with the Thin Mint flavoring. Tasted like a standard minty chocolate flavor. I am into it.

Tudor's Biscuit World announced a new blackberry biscuit recently, and it may just be my new favorite. Hot blackberries over a hot fluffy biscuit is just perfection. Have you tried it yet?

Jack-O-Lantern Pizza
Why get distracted by average, store-bought candy or pumpkin spice lattes when you can have a pumpkin shaped pizza? Here at Papa John's, we take Halloween seriously and we cater to our customers by offering fun pizza specials that can feed an entire costume party's worth of people. If you're looking to amplify your night with delicious pizza that's decorated like a Halloween pumpkin with a pepperoni border and smiley face, look no further than Papa John's Jack-o-lantern pizza, made to order and delivered to your door at a price to suit any Ghoule or Goblin. *pizza arrives uncut (Papa John's)

Have you tried one?

I've had the pawpaw ice cream. The pawpaw sorbet. And now, I had to try the pawpaw muffin. Pawpaw season at Ellen's is the best.
 

Pizza Hut released a new menu item yesterday: the Stuffed Cheez-It Pizza.

So, it's "Four baked jumbo squares of toasty sharp-cheddar Cheez-It® crust stuffed with cheese (and optional pepperoni) and served with marinara dipping sauce."

So there are two versions: just cheese or cheese and pepperoni. I got one of each to try. And, as not a huge Cheez-It fan, I was skeptical. But these four pockets have a just a little crispy cheddar exterior and are stuffed with cheese. It's like an even cheesier mozzarella stick. The pepperoni version has little chunks of pepperoni and is greasier. But overall, not too bad.

The vanilla cone dipped in butterscotch from Dairy Queen is back. It's a limited time, fall-inspired treat that ya gotta try!

It's that time for pumpkin spice donuts at Krispy Kreme. This year, they have a pumpkin spice donut with a cream cheese filling, a pumpkin spice donut and a pumpkin spice cake donut. Which ones have you tried?

McDonald's has released a new menu line: Worldwide Favorites.

The four new menu items represent different countries and are available for a limited time in America.

Here are the four:

• Stroopwafel McFlurry (The Netherlands): Our creamy vanilla soft serve, mixed with a rich caramel swirl, featuring authentic chopped Dutch Daelmans Stroopwafel caramel waffle cookie pieces. Cookies and soft serve? Yes please.

• Grand McExtreme Bacon Burger (Spain): A quarter pound* of 100 percent fresh beef** topped with thick cut Applewood smoked bacon, smoky McBacon Sauce, real Gouda cheese and slivered onions served on a freshly toasted sesame seed bun.

• Tomato Mozzarella Chicken Sandwich (Canada): Made with a grilled or crispy all white meat, juicy and tender chicken, the Tomato Mozzarella Chicken Sandwich is topped with tomato & herb sauce, creamy mozzarella cheese, slivered onions, fresh lettuce and sliced Roma tomatoes served on a freshly toasted artisan roll.

• Cheesy Bacon Fries (Australia): Look familiar? That’s right, Cheesy Bacon Fries are back! After such a positive customer reaction to Australia’s Cheesy Bacon Fries in the U.S., they’re taking a victory lap. Don’t miss our World Famous Fries topped with real cheddar cheese sauce and chopped Applewood Smoked bacon.

The stroopwafel mcflurry is my favorite - because ice cream always wins. But I also really enjoyed the tomato mozzarella chicken sandwich!

Jimmy John's came out with a new sandwich: The Frenchie.




Introducing the Frenchie. A delicious combination of all-natural* salami and capicola, hand-sliced provolone and salted butter on a baguette. Inspired by France. Made by Jimmy John's. Grab one to go for a limited time. *All-Natural: No artificial ingredients. Minimally processed. See www.jimmyjohns.com for details.

It's ramp season!

And for many of us, that means ramp dinners, ramparoni rolls .... and ramp burgers. At least at Ridge View BBQ.

For the third year in a row, the BBQ restaurant has served their ramp burger to excited crowds who line up early in the morning to get the first one of the year.

The burger is topped with a pimento cheese with bacon and ramps. And, you can "ramp up" any other item - like I did with fries.

The burger comes topped with the ramp & bacon pimento cheese, as well as lettuce, tomato and pickle.

And, you get a cool little souvenir cup.

And here are the fries with the "ramp it up" on the side.

What are your thoughts on ramps?

Have you had the special yet?

Have you tried this new pizza yet?

The seasonal Street Corn Pie is ,ade with corn, tajin and fresh jalapeños, finished with parmesan, lime, cilantro, scallions and chipotle crema. It's now available at all Pies & Pints locations!

Gotta try it!

When I went to Frank's Pastry Shop previously, I asked what their most popular donut was. They told me it was their pumpkin donut, but it's seasonal. So I marked it on my calendar for a return visit. And, it was worth it! This pumpkin donut is thick, cake-like but with a delicious sugary icing on top. Mmm Mmm.