The article showed up again when I grabbed the May paperwork. It's a nice time of the year to do things outside, so I asked Hubby Tony if he was interested. He quickly said yes. There was nothing on the calendar for this morning so we decided to crawl for doughnuts, but we put our own spin on the activity.
A couple of decades ago my stomach would have easily taken in multiple fried sugary treats. Now it would rebel. Tony picked two of the locations that were a half hour on foot from each other and suggested we walk instead of drive.
Our first stop was
Vincent Van Doughnut
(located in the Grove neighborhood), where everything is hand made and
artesian. I chose Lemon Lavender yeast doughnut, which was glazed and topped
with lemon zest and lavender buds. Tony ordered a wonderfully dense Blueberry
cake doughnut, topped with a thick layer of blueberry frosting.
There was an option to eat in, which we did. The associate placed each doughnut on a china plate and we carried them to a table where we cut each in half and shared.
After ingesting the first pair of doughnuts we set off towards the second bakery. Thirty-five minutes later we arrived at Pharaoh's Donuts, which was tucked away in a small storefront in the Central West End neighborhood. The display case had a nice selection of old-school, basic donuts. This time I ordered a traditional glazed and Tony chose crumb-topped buttermilk cake.
We walked back to the car via a different route and by the time I was sitting inside I had almost completed my 10,000 step goal for the day. I considered that a good offset for some of the calories I consumed on the adventure.
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Love it! I have a weakness for donuts so I try to stay clear. Actually I read where donuts are a little healthier than bagels and cream cheese.
ReplyDeleteI try to limit my donut eating to an occasional treat. Interesting about the bagels.
DeleteSuch a cool idea! I myself would MUCH prefer to do a donut crawl than a pub crawl. The donuts you chose look good too, Smart of you to walk off some of those calories. I like trying a new or specialty donut once in awhile. One of the best I tried was a lemon meringue donut.
ReplyDeleteLemon meringue! Sounds interesting.
DeleteFirst of all, it was great that you could walk to 2 doughnut shops as we do not even have 1 where we could do the same 😕. Second, the ones you described sounded 😋
ReplyDeleteI guess I should have added that the first one was a 20-minute drive from the house.
DeleteGood looking donuts! -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI love how you turned a sweet idea into a fun, healthy adventure with Tony. There’s something special about sharing simple pleasures like doughnuts and a good walk together. New post: https://www.melodyjacob.com/2025/05/lochwinnoch-nature-reserve-travel-guide.html
ReplyDeleteThose doughnuts look very different and rather moreish. All your walking offset any 'naughtiness.'
ReplyDeleteIn the moment I thought I wanted even more sweets, but later in the day I was really glad I hadn't.
DeleteHow wonderful to live in an area where you can do so much walking and do lots of fun things along the way. It's the thing I miss most about living in San Francisco. Fresno is NOT a walkable city. One could easily get run over here if they walked as much as you did for those four doughnuts.
ReplyDeleteYour comment reminds me of parts of Modesto, which were not pedestrian-friendly at all.
DeleteYep, Fresno, Merced, Modesto, even Stockton to some extent. They seem to have all been laid out on the same grid.
DeleteI don't care for donuts but if they look pretty, I might try a bite. The blueberry one sounds too dense. The lavender one just right though. Although I wouldn't eat it.
ReplyDeleteI love donuts, they are a weakness for me. It's a good thing there's no donut shop within walking distance from where I live. LOL
ReplyDeleteI understand!
DeleteWhat a fun activity. I can say I have never done a donut crawl, but if my husband & I ever get to St Louis we need to do our crawl!😁
ReplyDeleteI love donuts, but my favorite are those little pop in your mouth donut holes. Hubs and I get a box of mixed flavors every now and then. Quite a treat.
ReplyDeleteDonut holes disappear WAY too fast when I'm around and I don't bring them into the house anymore.
DeleteWe've been getting Krispy Kreme's at Dierbergs lately. I get an assortment of 12 and they are gone in no time.
ReplyDelete"Gone in no time" is the reason why I don't pick them up :-)
DeleteThat blueberry cake doughnut looks perfect.
ReplyDeleteI'm more of a yeast donut than cake donut fan, but this one was very good.
DeleteNow that's a delicious post.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
:-)
DeleteThat sounds like a lovely treat.
ReplyDeleteChicagoland has Stan's Donuts. Their lemon pistachio is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteLast year when I visited Chicago we made it to one donut shop called Do-Rite Donuts & Chicken. I will have to keep Stan's on the radar for next time.
DeleteOh goodness...these donuts look so good. It has been a good long while since I have had one. I remember going to Biloxi Miss when my grandson was in AF school and one place he took us to was a place that made donuts out of potatoes. Oh my ...the best I've ever had and there was no way anyone could have believed they were made from potatoes.
ReplyDeletePotato donuts sound very interesting.
DeleteSounds like a blessing you could eat two donuts and stay untroubled by the grace of God🙏
ReplyDeleteI am glad you could achieve your task of 10,000 steps as well which seems justified because of calories consumed 🤗