Happy Valentine's Day! Join me in thanking Krispy Kreme doughnuts for being so darn whimsical and cute. They made heart-shaped doughnuts in honor of Valentine's Day and are selling them for the 2 weeks leading up to the big day. We went on Feb 13th when the store was just about to close. The staff must not have had the energy to pipe Sweet Thing or Kiss Me onto their conversation heart doughnuts before they closed for the night. We didn't mind! We ate one on site and had the second one with coffee in the morning. Remember when I got these darling plates?
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It was the right thing to do. I arrived at Seattle's Famed Pike Place Market and I wove through the crowd with determination. "Where are the doughnuts?" I asked one of the vendors. I followed her gesture to the line forming in front of Daily Dozen Doughnut Company.
Their doughnuts are a perfect mini size and as I watched the fresh and wonderful batter dropping into the hot grease, I considered my order as if it was of national importance.
(How many could I eat? Was it silly to order plain? No, I really like plain doughnuts - especially when they are still warm. I have to get the maple bacon one, everybody in the food world is talking about that combo right now. Cinnamon. Cinnamon sounds wonderful...)
My mind was racing and I told myself that it was the doughnut-scented air that was making me unhinged.
My choices were: Plain, Cinnamon, Powdered, Sprinkles, Maple Frosting and Maple Frosting topped with Real Bacon. I ordered a half dozen combination of Plain, Cinnamon and Maple Frosting with Bacon (see below) but the vendor was very generous and gave me far more than 6.
At first, I enjoyed the three doughnuts (below) as I leaned on the counter and watched the crowd grow at the Pikes Place entrance and then I snacked on a few more over the next 2 hours as I walked around buying flowers and soaking up the sights. Thank you, Daily Dozen Doughnut Company. This is the way to start your Saturday in Seattle.
