For the love of doughnuts

Today is national doughnut day. As I walked in the door the sweet, sweet smell of sugar, frosting and fried goodness wafted towards me and all but pushed me in the office kitchen.

One glazed doughnut and extreme sugar rush later, I realized that I LOVE manufactured holidays like National Doughnut day. Who cares that a consortium of doughnut makers collaborated, and maybe even schemed, to put this holiday on the map? I don’t. My stomach didn’t. My jeans might later, but that’s a different story.

The point is, today is a day to appreciate doughnuts in all their glory. Bernard’s bakery in Newport is a great place for some fresh doughnuts. As is the doughnut shop in Lebanon. In fact, if you drop by the Doughnut Shop at 4am, they’ll sometimes give you yesterday’s doughnuts for free.

So, why NOT celebrate? Glazed, powdered, jelly-filled, sprinkled, crème-filled, frosted…DELICIOUS!