Doughnut Days
I’ve decided, beyond what the traditionalists say, that it’s officially summer. And do you know what that means? Doughnut Days. Each year the family goes on a vacation to Del Mar, CA. Have you been there? Go there. And see this.
The view from our wedding site and favorite pic nic site.
And see this. And then when the races begin, get up early and go to Doughnut Days at the track. It’s all you can eat doughnuts, a little bit of watching the ponies work out, and lots of fun.
Sprinkles?
Glazed?
Or crumb doughnut. Is that technical term? Crumb?
Wash those doughnuts down with OJ or,
…way too much cream and sugar.
See those hands and those binoculars? They belonged to an experience doughnut eater and handicapper.
That expert is my dad. I think his record for doughnut day is 11 doughnuts. And do you see those bones? Yes, not covered by one ounce of fat. How is this fair or possible? Don’t ask. My husband’s the same way. Can’t. Stand. It.
Watch out. He’s a serious eater. One time, he ate an 11 egg omelet with 4 pancakes and 3 strips of bacon, and then dessert.
So you know where I’ll be this summer. If you stop by Del Mar, please say hi to me and my thighs. Because with doughnut days, who even knows. But in all seriousness, can you help me get a jumpstart? What’s your favorite homemade doughnut recipe? Maybe I’ll have my very own doughnut day at my house. Just to see if dad can out eat his record.
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Julia — May 11, 2010 @ 4:04 pm
I might have to come down and visit you for doughnut days. My fave donut, plain cake with chocolate frosting and chopped peanuts. Yes, I am the only one who actually LIKES those and doesn’t just eat them because they are the last ones left in the variety box.
Maria — May 11, 2010 @ 10:22 pm
I don’t like doughnuts. Gasp:) But my hubs does, he is obsessed. It was his b-day over the weekend so I treated him to his favorites. He was in heaven!
Ashley — May 12, 2010 @ 10:49 pm
It’s a semi-homemade recipe but growing up my mom would let my sister and I buy the Phillsbury ready made biscuits–the kind that come in the cardboard cylinders that burst off! We’d use small cookie cutters to punch holes in the middle of the biscuits to make a doughnut shape and doughnut holes. Put a little vegetable oil in a pan and fry the doughnuts and holes until browned. Fill a paper bag (lunch bag size) with sugar and cinnamon or your favorite spices. Immediately put the cooked doughnuts into the paper baggie and shake until they are covered in yummy sugar and cinnamon. Super easy, super delicious
blackbird rider — July 19, 2010 @ 10:26 pm
Eating, loving, singing and digesting are, in actuality, the four acts of the mirthful opera known as the freshness, and they pass like bubbles of a grit of champagne. Whoever lets them break without having enjoyed them is a entire fool.