Pei Wei Introduces Thai Inspired Bowls & More

Just a few days ago, Scottsdale-based Pei Wei rolled out two new menu items to all of their 200 restaurants nationwide.  The Supergreen Thai Coconut Curry and Thai Basil bowls are described by Pei Wei as follows:

"Supergreen Thai Coconut Curry has a spicy and sweet flavor profile, featuring chicken, carrots, green beans, Swiss chard, onions, Thai basil, fresh cilantro, scallions and lime. The aromatic Thai Basil bowl combines a sweet-savory sauce with chicken, garlic, ginger, red bell peppers, onions and green beans. Both wok-seared dishes can be ordered with a choice of rice, noodles or quinoa."

Additionally, a look at the menu shows 2 new noodle bowls: Blazing Bangkok Peanut Noodle and Chicken Chow Mein.  The Blazing Bangkok Peanut Noodle includes chicken and noodles which are wok-seared in Thai chile peanut sauce, "with ginger, red bell peppers, onion, swiss chard, and Thai basil garnished with roasted peanuts and fresh lime."  Meanwhile, the Chicken Chow Mein also includes wok-seared chicken and noodles, "tossed in savory soy sauce with green beans, swiss chard, red bell peppers, carrots, onion, garlic, and scallions."

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Cold Stone & Baskin-Robbins Roll Out New Items

Locally headquartered in Scottsdale, Cold Stone Creamery is now offering five new yogurt based items for a limited time.  The first three are part of the Yogurt Creations line and the last two are Yogurt Shakes:

• Strawberry Crumble- Dreamy Vanilla Yogurt mixed with juicy Strawberries and Graham Cracker Pie Crust
• Chocolate Banana Indulgence- Gratifying Chocolate Yogurt mixed with fresh Bananas and rich Fudge
• Berries Upon Berries- Luscious Raspberry Yogurt mixed with sweet Strawberries and Blueberries
• Shake Them Berries- Divine Vanilla Yogurt blended with sweet, juicy Strawberries, Raspberries and Blueberries
• Powered By Chocolate- Enticing Chocolate Yogurt blended with rich Fudge

Meanwhile, Baskin-Robbins is celebrating March Madness with their 3-Point Chocolate Ice Cream which is made of "chocolate flavored ice cream with a salty caramel ribbon and orange-colored caramel pretzel balls."  Only around until the end of the month, the 3-Point Chocolate can be ordered in sundae form:

The 3-Point Chocolate Sundae is also available all month long as a decadent combination of 3-Point Chocolate ice cream, hot fudge, Reese’s® Peanut Butter Sauce, crushed Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and whipped cream.

Check the links for nutritional information at Cold Stone Creamery and Baskin-Robbins.

Dairy Queen's November Blizzard of the Month - Caramel Nut Roll

Dairy Queen is getting nuts this month.  For the month of November, Dairy Queen has made the Caramel Nut Roll Blizzard the Blizzard of the Month.  The Caramel Nut Roll Blizzard is made of "Gooey caramel, marshmallow and peanuts blended with creamy vanilla soft serve."

In terms of nutrition, the medium size Caramel Nut Roll has 920 calories, 34 grams of fat, 23 grams of protein, and 103 grams of sugar.