voodoo doughnuts

June 8, 2009 at 2:06 pm · Filed under In the Kitchen and Foodstuff

Friday evening we fed on Vietnamese food and then had a beer listening to blues from a man with white socks, bare knees, and a weathered face. Not a lot of time for a Portland tour but Faron’s parents suggested ending the night with a stop at Voodoo Doughnuts.

They knew exactly what would impress me.

Pink boxes?!! And cereal covered doughnuts…?!!

A 24-hr doughnut shop somewhere downtown with a line-up (but a very short, quick, tolerable one) of people seeking after-bar/club calories. A rotating case displays the insane creations; some look too good to eat, some to strange and others confirm to you that yes, love does exist.

We bought half a dozen:
* a bacon maple bar
* a plain donut with a blue (fruity) glaze and pink sprinkles (hello, simpsons donut?)
* what they call “Triple Chocolate Penetration” (chocolate doughnut, chocolate glaze, and cocoa-puffs)
* a fruit loop donut
* a captain crunch donut
* AND what I think they call “Dirty Snowball” (chocolate cake doughnut covered with pink marshmallow glaze and surprise filling)

I tried every one and they were all glorious. A few a little weird (Dirty Snowball) but wonderful nonetheless. I give them 2 sticky thumbs up!

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flying vancouver to portland

June 8, 2009 at 9:27 am · Filed under Travels

The week before last on a sunny Friday I went straight to the airport after work and boarded a plane to Portland. Part of me was hoping for rainy weather that I could say a satisfied farewell to but in the end I was lucky for the amazing view.

Mount Rainier:

Mount St. Helens:

Alaska Airlines serves complimentary microbrew and wine. I counted the contents of my airline snack to make sure they were not skimming the fat elsewhere to make up for the cost. Nope, it all looks good.

We double thanked them on a comments card, blinked two more times an then we were in Portland.

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