Pink Saturday Celebrates National Doughnut Day

 

Today Dunkin Doughnuts is giving a free doughnut (with beverage purchase) 

to celebrate National Doughnut Day. 

I am an enormous doughnut fan and National Doughnut Day presents a great temptation. Actually every day doughnuts are a temptation, especially since this Dunkin is a block from home and I pass it almost every day. "My" Dunkin is at my closest bus stop and as I got off the bus this afternoon the pink and orange pennants were calling me, loudly. But I was on the way home from a Weight Watchers meeting and fortunately I was still inspired enough to say no thank you to a fluffy sweet doughnut. 

I did succumb to a doughnut protein bar, which isn't quite a doughnut, but still very tasty.  

My own kind of Doughnut Day treat and perfect for Pink Saturday

National Doughnut Day began in 1938 by the Salvation Army to honor the Salvation Army "lassies" who volunteered at canteens for American soldiers in France in 1917. The yummy day is traditionally observed on the first Friday of June. 

Tomorrow morning I leave for Colorado. I'm mostly packed, mostly organized and both excited and nervous. I hope to post here at least a few times, but will also be posting on Instagram daily. If you're also on Instagram, please join along in the fun. 

As ever, thanks for visiting and have a great weekend. 

Celebrating National Doughnut Day

I've seen doughnuts everywhere I've looked today -- my Facebook feed, my inbox and even in messages popping up on my phone. I've been informed it's National Doughnut Day many, many times. As someone who tries to be pastry abstinent, this has been tough for me. Knowing that there are free doughnuts all over New York with my name on them and also knowing that I will regret every sweet, greasy bite after I've inhaled them. My compromise celebration is a virtual visit to Glazed and Infused in Chicago.

I was trying to stay pastry abstinent in Chicago and was only in search of the best coffee. I asked one of the staff at the hotel where I was staying about coffee and she responded that she had no recommendations for coffee, but the best doughnuts were only a block away. It was fate and I decided my treat for the trip would be a visit to Glazed and Infused. I found the coffee, from Kenya, was very good, but the doughnuts were sensational.

 

It was a temptation to buy a t-shirt or mug here, but my suitcase and carryon were already packed solid with books. 

I was overwhelmed by the assortment pictured below, but happily, there were miniature versions of the full-sized doughnuts. There were also mini cakeball size samples, which helped my selection process. I wanted to try every one of them, but knew that would go from ecstasy to awful quickly.

Doughnut lovers heaven!



These were my choices. From left to right: glazed doughnut, apple fritter doughnut and red velvet. In the back is the maple bacon doughnut. I probably wouldn't have ordered the latter, but the guide books were very enthusiastic about it. My favorites were the glazed -- I love a good glazed doughnut, which needs no embellishment -- and the red velvet. I'm glad I tried the maple bacon, but the slice of bacon really didn't do much for me. I'd go back for the glazed one again and again. While we're talking doughnut flavors, what's your favorite?

Since doughnuts are fun, I'm linking this post to one of the most fun places in BlogLand, Pink Saturday. I've got a quiet weekend ahead and hope to catch up on a couple of long overdue posts, get in some walking, make a museum visit, and drink coffee and read (of course!). What are your weekend plans?

As ever, thanks for visiting and have a happy weekend.