Have you ever wished that you could hug a doughnut without the fear of smearing glaze/sugar/oil on yourself? I never did until I set my eyes on the adorable plush doughnut that craftsters have created in an attempt to encapsulate the visual essence of doughnut in an emblem of donut-ness that—albeit inedible—leave no sticky residue. Heidi Kenny of My Paper Crane, home of more adorable anthropomorphic plushes than you could ever imagine, makes five varieties of smiling plush donuts. They also come in handy collectible keychain form....
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Doughnut wisdom through the ages: "Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole!" —McLandburgh Wilson "You mean this stuff feeds on bad vibes!" " Yeah, like a cop in donut factory." —From a scene in Ghostbusters II "Mr. Scorpio says productivity is up 2%, and it's all because of my motivational techniques, like donuts and the possibility of more donuts to come." —Homer Simpson "Anyhow, the hole in the doughnut is at least digestible." —H. L. Mencken "When Krispy Kremes are hot, they are to other doughnuts what angels are to people." —Roy Blount, Jr. "A bagel is a doughnut with the sin removed." —George Rosenbaum...
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Serious Eats talks to Bret Stetka, the man behind The Blognut, our favorite blog dedicated to all things doughnut....
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We all love doughnuts, and why not. They’re sweet, they’re doughy, they’re fried, they’re cheap, and they are the ultimate good-bad food. That is, even when they’re bad, they’re still pretty good. But on National Doughnut Day, we're concerned with finding the
best doughnuts in the nation. With the help of some doughnut-loving friends, we've compiled the
National Doughnut Honor Roll. Grab some milk or coffee and dig in!
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In celebration of National Doughnut Day today, participating Krispy Kreme stores in the U.S. are offering customers a free doughnut of their choice. Find a Krispy Kreme near you....
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What's been unexpectedly interesting to me in all the doughnut reading and tasting we've been doing in preparation for National Doughnut Day (June 1) has been all the attendant terminology. So when Serious Eats overlord Ed Levine suggested I compile a doughnut glossary, I jumped in. With all the geographical differences and regional nomenclature, the task was almost as difficult as picking a perfect dozen. But here is a doughnut glossary of sorts. Consider it a work in progress, to be amended with suggestions from readers of all regions. doughnut: First things first, a doughnut is a sweet deep-fried piece of ring-shape dough or batter. Though technically not doughnuts, those that are flattened spheres injected with jam, jelly, or custard...
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