Pinkberry Pumpkin Review

When I heard Pinkberry was coming out with Pumpkin this month I couldn't wait to try it. I love EVERYTHING Pumpkin. This is not a brand new product as it was hear but in their archives ready to come back. Now I didn't rush to try this flavor right away like I normally would because I was so busy; boy was I'm glad the wait was over.

When I tried my first bite of this creamy desert it was like eating a slice of pumpkin pie but in a frozen treat form. It had pieces of the nutmeg in it, it was light and flavorful at the same time with a pumpkin puree taste likeness. Now Pinkberry suggest you pair your Pumpkin Frozen Yogurt with Cinnamon, Whipped Cream, and Honey Grahams toppings to get the maximum flavor experience. I only got Chocolate Chip toppings and it's just as good. I love this frozen yogurt, the taste and smell opens your senses for this holiday season.


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Image: http://www.pinkberry.com/frozen-yogurt/seasonal/frozen-yogurt-pumpkin
Image: http://fastfood.ocregister.com/2010/10/20/pinkberry-to-debut-brand-new-flavor-friday/77046/

Pinkberry Hot Chocolate Review

So Pinkberry came out with a new fall flavor Friday, Hot Chocolate! I was very excited to see the poster of the new flavor coming soon. The Hot Chocolate replaced the Chocolate Hazelnut which is one of my favorites :( so that left a bruised on my heart. But it will be back again, soon! before I buy a fro-yo I get a sample of it first just to see if I like it or not.

The description of the Hot Chocolate at Pinkberry says it has a light, creamy cocoa flavor, with hints of toasted marshmallow. Yeah, it's definitely light but it tasted like, very light fudge like a fudge bar. I didn't get the toasted marshmallow taste though. It didn't pack the full, decadent, rich flavor like a cup of actual hot chocolate but it did it's best to create a light version of it and it's good enough for me to satisfy my sweet tooth until the Chocolate Hazelnut comes back. So next week when I run out of my take home size fro-yo, I'm going to get Hot Chocolate again.


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Images: https://www.pinkberry.com/frozen-yogurt/seasonal/hot-chocolate

Pinkberry Cherry Review

Pinkberry came out with a brand new seasonal flavor for the summer. I'm a little late posting this because I got besides myself for the past few months. Anyway, this flavor has bits of real cherries and it doesn't come with a selected topping. I must say, this is one of my favorite flavors beside the chocolate hazelnut. At first I thought it would be too bitter like some of their past flavors but it has a balance of tart and sweetness but light and refreshing that I just LOVE. If you love cherries I would definitely give this flavor a try.


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Image: http://www.latinofitclub.com/pinkberry-un-yogurt-con-estilo/

Pinkberry Butter Pecan Review

Pinkberry came out with a brand new seasonal flavor 2 weeks ago, it's a Butter Pecan frozen yogurt flavor. It comes with candied pecans on the side. I tried the sample yesterday because I've been wanting to try it since it came out. It was a little too sweet for me, it does have that creamy, maple and nutty flavor but it was too sweet; my sample came out almost soft-served like. I'll probably won't get a cup of it because it was a little too sweet for my taste.


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Image: http://www.latinofitclub.com/pinkberry-un-yogurt-con-estilo/

Dunkin Donuts Apple Cider Review

I was going through the drive-thru the other day and saw that Dunkin Donuts was selling apple cider, hot or iced for a limited time only. I thought I'll give it a try since I haven't have apple cider in a long time and wanted to try dunkin's version. I ordered it iced because it was at least 94 degrees hot today. It's not that bad at all, it has a strong apple flavor taste to it, it reminded me of a certain version of apple juice in the grocery store, I also tasted a little orange flavor, that's probably where the tangy or tart flavor comes from.

I wish they had the apple cider donuts to dunk but they had the pumpkin donuts instead. I haven't had the apple cider hot and probably won't be ordering it again. It's an acquired taste for me, some people may find the apple cider really good but for me it was a little too tart for me.


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Image: https://www.dunkindonuts.com/content/dunkindonuts/en/menu/beverages/icedbeverages/apple-cider.html

Pinkberry Gingerbread Frozen Yogurt Review

I know I'm a little too late on reviewing this flavor but it will be leaving soon. When I first sampled this frozen yogurt I was like, hmmm! I wasn't sure I liked it or not. So I got a cup of it, the flavor was sweet with a little hint of spice. But it tasted like it was a little too sweet and spicy, maybe too heavy on the combination. They had a sale on the Gingerbread frozen yogurt, buy a take home of the Gingerbread for $5 bucks versus the $11.50 they normally charge. That's a good deal but I couldn't handle the flavor to buy the deal. My boyfriend ended up getting half Gingerbread and half of another flavor, I tried it again and I was coughing a lot after eating it. Strange!

All in all, I wouldn't try this flavor again but if you are a big fan of Gingerbread then I would recommend this.


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Image: www.pinkberry.com

J. Alexander's Restaurant Review

I normally don't write reviews on restaurants but more on food items but I must say, I really like this restaurant. Me and my boyfriend usually go to our local restaurants to have a bite to eat but we decided to switch it up a little. He mentioned J. Alexander's prior to us going because he dined there before. The last time he was there was several months ago and he liked it. Since I never been there before I decided to look online for their menu because their website for some reason didn't have a menu. The only bugged me about the menu was that it was limited, too small. They only had a few items; 5 or 6 appetizers, a small list of entrees, wine list was limited as well.

I'm thinking maybe they'll have a better selection, so we arrive and the ambiance is beautiful and upscale, a classy restaurant for sure. We ordered drinks, I had a Pomegranate Martini which was to die for, it was sweet with very little alcohol taste to it. My boyfriend ordered the Espresso Martini and that was to die for as well, it had a couple of pieces of coffee beans for a bolder flavor. It was time to order, I ordered the Barbecue Danish Baby Back Ribs, fell off the bone goodness with Tequila Beans which I can't stop thinking about it, it was soooooo good, right along with 'not your ordinary' mac and cheese which was also a very delicious food item. I switched out the coleslaw for that and I was glad I did. My boyfriend ordered the Steak Maui with the smash potatoes, and let me tell you, the steak melted in my mouth. It was very good too. I wish I had my camera with me to take pictures because the food was outstanding.

I would definitely go back but not as a every weekend thing only because for one, it has a very limited menu and two, it's a little on the pricy side.

Bamboo Spoon Yogurt Review

I stumbled across this place when I was on lunch break with a co-worker about two weeks ago. We were eating at a restaurant a few doors down from Bamboo Spoon. As we were leaving the restaurant I notice there was a yogurt shop in the same shopping center. Everybody should know by now that I'm a huge fan of frozen yogurt. I love to try different frozen yogurt shops and usually stick with those if I like them a lot. I told myself "one of these days I'm going to try out this place."

The cool thing about this place is the fact that it's not too far from where I work, and the hours I work I can fit in time to go before I start my shift. On a Thursday, I decided I'm going to check out this place. I go inside and I was like, "WOW" the decor is nicely decorative, more like environmentally friendly and it was clean too. This is a self-serve yogurt shop which I like, I was given a sample cup to try some flavors before I buy. I sampled Chocolate Nut, Snicker Doodle, and Sugar Cookie; all three flavors were to die for. The flavors are flesh and flavorful without leaving that aftertaste. There were more but I was on time restraints as I had to be at work real soon.

All in all, I ended up mixing Creamy Chocolate and Sugar Cookie. They have a lot of toppings to choose from, I think they may have more toppings than Pinkberry. I got strawberries, pineapples, granola, Andes candies which made me have stars in my eyes, I LOVE Andes mints especially in my frozen yogurt. And at the last minute I couldn't believe my eyes, I saw that they have NERDS candy. NERDS candy!!! I LOVE nerds candy too... I'll have to definitely try that next time.

This frozen yogurt shop is a must try, I'm going to add this place on my favorite frozen yogurt shop list. I have a few favorites and this one is one of them, I'll be back Bamboo Spoon.


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Image: www.bamboospoonyogurt.com

Chocolate Hazelnut Review

Pinkberry yet again came out with another flavor, chocolate hazelnut frozen yogurt. It has decadent chocolate with hazelnut pieces mixed in for a sinful flavor. It's not too light or too heavy on taste, it also doesn't have a aftertaste like some flavors. You can taste the hazelnut pieces in the yogurt, I was very impress with Pinkberry, it didn't taste like yogurt either it tasted more like ice cream, which I love. You can get it as is in the picture with; roasted hazelnut pieces, crushed hazelnut wafer rolls and chocolate sauce.

The only thing is, Pinkberry took out the regular chocolate flavor so if you are expecting to get the regular chocolate frozen yogurt it's not going to be there. I had mine mixed with the strawberry frozen yogurt with granola, fresh strawberries, pineapples and Oreo bits. Next time I'll try the defaulted toppings that's in the picture, but if you love hazelnut plus chocolate this is a must try. My absolute favorite.

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Image: http://www.pinkberry.com/frozen-yogurt/seasonal/frozen-yogurt-chocolate-hazelnut.html

Moe's Southwest Grill Review

Since starting my new job I've been eating at local restaurants in the area on my lunch breaks. I happened to stumble across this restaurant called Moe's Southwest Grill. This place is similar to Chipotle and Qdoba as far as food items goes, the difference is you automatically get free chips and your choice of salsa with Moe's Southwest Grill, where as if you want chips and salsa you get charge for it at Chipotle and Qdoba. Moe's meat is grass-fed steak, all natural white breast meat chicken, grain-fed pull pork and ground beef and they have tofu which is organic; the other two don't have tofu.

I had the salad in a crispy salad shell with ground beef, pinto beans, mild corn salsa, sour cream, shredded cheese and cilantro.... mmm! gotta have cilantro. My free chips had a mild type of tomatillo salsa. I love Chipotle so much but I'm starting to like Moe's too because they seem more healthier in my opinion. If you had Chipotle and Qdoba and similar restaurants, then give Moe's a try.

TCBY I Love You

This past weekend I enjoyed some TCBY frozen yogurt to keep cool in the summer heat. One of my guilty pleasures is frozen yogurt, of course. Last week or so, TCBY decided to come out with Strawberry as their summer flavor. So I decided to try it with their chocolate flavor which was to die for. As for my toppings, I had kit kat, strawberries and oreos to top it off.

Recently, they added a Pomberry Sorbet flavor. What I like about frozen yogurt shops they give you samples of the flavor before you decide to buy. All of their flavors taste just like ice cream.

The Pomberry Sorbet is a mix of blueberries and pomegranate flavors that is a little tart but sweet. I had it with the Strawberry frozen yogurt with kit kat and chocolate chip toppings. The only thing I didn't like was the after taste I had after chowing down on the Pomberry deliciousness. But the subtle flavor of the strawberry frozen treat added a balance of flavor.

I would recommend trying the Pomberry Sorbet because it's a fruity and sweet treat that adds a little tartness to your pallet. There are other flavors to try depending on various locations.

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Image: http://tcby.com

Matcha Green Tea Frozen Yogurt Review

Saturday I went to a local mall after the movies just to window shop, well actually go for some Caribou Coffee until I stumble across a Yogen Fruz shop on the second level. And everyone that knows me know that I LOVE frozen yogurt because it's healthy and I'm somewhat of a health nut. There were a lot of selections to choose from but I decided to get the matcha green tea because I happen to like green tea drinks.

I'm not sure how many toppings you get but apparently certain flavors come with certain toppings to compliment the taste. After suggestions from the cashier, mines would taste better with Mochi bits, which is a Japanese rice cake. The taste was slightly odd, it didn't remind me of matcha but it reminded me of a milder, earthy flavor of imitation green tea. It almost had a salty taste to it, thank goodness the mochi helped a lot to sweeten the flavor. If I were to go back I'll have to stick with my usual chocolate frozen yogurt.

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Image: http://www.yogenfruz.com/blog/2008/09/11/new-matcha-green-tea-frozen-yogurt-at-yogen-fruz/

Bacon! Bacon! Bacon! BKs Summer Menu

Burger King has done it again... bringing out new and exciting food and drink items.

It is brought to my attention that BK is bringing out a Bacon Sundae along with other limited items this summer. The bacon sundae has vanilla ice cream, caramel and fudge, pieces of bacon and a BIG piece of bacon on top. I guess they are going for a salt and sweet type of treat.

It has 510 calories, 18 grams of fat and 61 grams of sugar. It doesn't look too appetizing to me because of the combo of bacon, ice cream, fudge and caramel sauce.


BK also added similar items of McDonald's which I came to the conclusion that BK is trying to bring in more customers due to competition.

For the rest of the summer items, Burger King is bringing out Frozen Lemonade, Sweet Potato Fries and other BBQ items.

I don't know but would you try the Bacon Sundae when it comes out?

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Image: Burger King undated product image

Delicious Delights

One of my guilty pleasures in life is awesome tea and pastries to go with. I love love love tea and have a sweet tooth to match. There's this cafe place called Julius Meinl in Chicago that have a variety of coffees, teas, pastries, and sandwiches. Julius is a Vienna cafe that serves breakfast, brunch and desserts.

There are a lot selections of teas like black, green, white, mate, rooibos, herbal and fruit tea infusion teas. My favorite tea so far is the rooibos Caramel that had caramel pieces in it. As far as desserts, my absolute favorite is the Opera which has espresso-drenched almond cake, espresso buttercream, chocolate ganache and a symbol of a music note next to it is the icing on the cake. Nom Nom Nom!!!

There are others like the Black Forest which has kirsch mousse, chocolate cake, brandied cherries, chocolate mousse. The Apfelstrudel that had apples, golden raisins, cinnamon, baked in a flaky pastry is also good. All in all this place is awesome and a must try if you are in the area or are in town for a visit.