THE DAILY DONUT 2012- RUTHIE'S SURPRISE!

Got a nice surprise upon my arrival at work at BRF(www,bethanyresortfurnishings.com)the other day. One of my thoughtful co-workers had stopped by Ruthie's Bethany Bakery on Garfield Parkway in downtown Bethany Beach, DE(www.bethanybeachde.com) and picked up some of Ruthie's delicious OVERSIZED donuts!

As you may recall from an earlier blog, Ruthie and Bobby decided to increase the size of their donuts this year. I measured the new donuts to be a full 5 inches round and extra fluffy. Nice work guys!

Ruthies Chocolate Glazed

I quickly made this donut disappear! Who knew I could preform magic tricks?! There is always magic in the air when donuts are around. This yeast raised donut was extra fluffy and chewy- a true sign of freshness! Thanks to my thoughtful co-worker and Ruthie!

EAT HAPPY!

THE DAILY DONUT 2012- HOCKER'S ORPHANED DONUTS

HOCKERS G&E SUPERMARKETS

Needed supplies for BRF(www.bethanyresortfurnishings.com) the other day, so I headed to the local Hocker's G&E Supermarket(www.hockersmarkets.com) in Ocean View. Hockers G&E is one of those locally owned businesses that has everything. There are two locations, Ocean View and Clarksville, and each location has a grocery store and hardware store side by side. If you can't find what you are looking for here, chances are, you don't really need it. They have everything from toys to fishing equipment, movies to make-up, even an in store BAKERY! As a side note Hockers has the largest ice cream selection of any grocery store I have seen. There are ice creams here that I have never tried- just saying.

Whenever I have to stop by Hockers G&E, I always stop by the bakery department to see if they have any orphaned donuts. What are orphaned donuts, you ask? 

HOCKERS G&E ORPHANED DONUTS

I can never pass up the day old or "orphaned donuts", as I like to call them. As much as I love donuts, I hate to think that these perfectly good donuts will end up in a trash pile. I can't help but "adopt " these unwanted waifs and share them with others. Also, Hockers donuts stay amazingly fresh for days and the price can't be beat!

HOCKERS ANGEL CREME FILLED LONG JOHN

This is a great donut and an especially lucky find in the "orphaned " donut bin. This Long John donut is filled with delicious light fluffy angel creme inside the yeast raised donut and topped with vanilla AND chocolate frosting! SCORE!

Next time you are in a grocery store or bakery ask about the "orphaned " donuts. You will not be sorry! Not only will you be getting a great deal on a great donut, you will be saving some of these lovelies from a trashy ending.

Saw a beautiful rainbow on my way home! Coincidence, I think not! I believe this was my reward for rescuing those "orphaned" donuts! 

EAT HAPPY!

THE DAILY DONUT 2012- CARTER'S MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADUATION

Early Summer is Graduation time. I can't think of a year in recent history that someone in our family has not graduated from something. Are we a really smart group or just a really large group? I will let you decide. This year nephew Carter graduated from Middle School and cousin Justin graduated from High School. Congratulations guys! Great job by both of you!

I know you are asking yourself, "What would Keithaccino bring to a Graduation?" Donuts of course!

ENTENMANN'S SOFTEES

Entenmann's Bakery started in Brooklyn, NY in the late 1800's baking bread and other delicious items. By the 1950's, Entenmann's was a household word, even the most popular singer/actor of the time, Mr. Frank Sinatra(www.sinatra.com), had an Entenmann's Crumb Coffee Cake delivered to his house at least once a week. Today Entenmann's is part of the Bimbo Bakery USA family and loved around the world.(www.entenmanns.com)

I took a sample bite of Carter's Graduation Donut, just to make sure it was fresh!(someone has to handle Quality Control) It passed with flying colors, but I still sampled a couple more just to be certain.

Carter and Mom(Aunt Julie) ready for Middle School graduation. CONGRATS C-MAN!(the "C" stands for Carter- I think he got all "A's")

You can't have a celebration without DONUTS and FIREWORKS!

In Donut related news... Entenmann's and The Salvation Army debuted the new 1 FOOT GIANT Donut on June 1st, 2012(National Donut Day). The donuts were quickly taken into police custody and never seen or heard from again. Calls to the NYC Police Department, when answered, could not be understood, sounded like the person answering the phone had a mouthful of donut!

I WANT ONE!

EAT HAPPY! 

THE DAILY DONUT 2012- KRISPY KREME "HOLE IN ONE"

Krispy Kreme will always be my first real "donut love." I can still remember my first fresh, HOT off the line Honey Glazed! WOW! Excuse me while I wipe the drool from my chin!

Hot Glazed Goodness!

My first Krispy Kreme experience was at the Krispy Kreme at 2401 Battleground Ave in Greensboro, NC. I was attending the High Point Furniture Market for my employer, Mitchells Interiors(www.mitchellsinteriors.com) and we were staying in Greensboro. Not everyone knows that Krispy Kreme is a North Carolina company started in 1937 in Winston-Salem, NC. Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and High Point make up the Piedmont Triad(www.piedmonttriadnc.com), these three great cities are all within about 10 minutes of each other depending on where you are in each city. Well, I was standing in the Krispy Kreme store on Battleground Avenue staring at the HOT, FRESH, DONUTS, coming down the line right at me!

Yes, just like the picture above! If you can look at that donut line and not want a donut, I am sorry, but you are reading the wrong blog. This is what it is all about -baby! Call it Donut Heaven, Donut Nirvana, whatever- this is the mother lode! I imagined myself at the end of the line catching donuts in both hands and my mouth! I could watch that channel a l l  d a y  l o n g! That week in 1987, I think I ate over 28 Krispy Kreme donuts. An average of 6 donuts a day over a 4 day period. Thus began a long and satisfying love affair with Krispy Kreme. I love them so much, I even purchased a few shares of the stock. I figured it was a good investment with all the support I have been sending their way for years!

This light means STOP! HOT DONUTS NOW! It should be obeyed whenever possible.

I needed a Krispy Kreme fix recently, and since we do not have a Krispy Kreme shop in this locality(hint, hint Krispy Kreme Gods) I had to make due with KK's from the box. Almost as good if you put one in the microwave for 8 to 10 seconds! Once my donut was hot I decided to add a little ice cream to cool things down. If you were not aware- ice cream and donuts go well together! Do not take my word on this, you must try it for yourself, and call me when you are ready- I can be there in 10 minutes, tops! I topped my Hot KK with Blue Bunny(www.bluebunny.com) Strawberry Banana Frozen Yogurt. I call it a Hole-In-One! Delicioso!!

EAT HAPPY!

THE DAILY DONUT 2012- DUNKIN STYLE!

                DUNKIN DONUT DAY 2012!    

On National Donut Day 2012 I had to work at BRF(www.bethanyresortfurnishings.com). I am still waiting to be paid to eat donuts and visit donut shops all around the world! Wouldn't that be COOL! Well, a guy has to have a dream!

Fortunately for me, there is a still fresh and new Dunkin Donuts in Bethany Beach in the Midlesex Plaza at 33292 Coastal Hwy, better known as Rt1S. Give them a call 302-539-1454 or track them down at www.dunkindonuts.com. 

The staff at this Dunkin Donuts was super friendly and excited about Donut Day. I always get a little goofy and excited in donut shops(kid in candy store = Keithaccino in donut shop), so these ladies were very helpful in selecting my donuts(as seen below) and even introduced me to a new long awaited DD introduction.

DUNKIN DONUTS DOUBLE COCOA CREAMPUFF DONUT

The above donut has always been one of my favorites, but sadly, it has been long left out of the DD delicious donut line-up. No longer, this delicious double chocolate angel creme-filled beauty was introduced to coincide with the opening of the new movie, Men in Black III(www.meninblack.com).    Dunkin Donuts introduced a group of dark chocolate donuts inspired by the movie, I will attempt to sample each one of these in the coming weeks.

My co-worker at BRF, Melissa, was having a tough day, but when she tried on a pair of DD Homer Simpson Donut Goggles, everything seemed a little better. to quote Homer, "Is there anything a donut can't do?" I think not!

EAT HAPPY!