Don's Donuts.

My son was once talking with his friends about food. They were imagining the worst food on earth. One of his buddies said, "take sugar, mix it with a little white flour and deep fry it." My son said, "you just described a donut."

And if it's a donut from Don's Donuts, not only is it deep fried sugar, it's also covered in thick maple or chocolate frosting that melts to the shape of the donut. They also do a nice glaze as well. As donuts go, Don's are pretty good. In fact, they are the best donuts I've ever tasted. We have a bit of a tradition on grand kid birthdays. We call it a breakfast donut cake. It's a Don's cinnamon role plopped in the center of a plate and ringed all the way around with donut holes. It barely fits on a large dinner plate. If you get the cinnamon role frosted with maple or chocolate, it's one honkin plate full of sugar. Fortunately the little guy is too little to know or care about this "tradition." Unfortunately, because the older grandkids did really good today in their basketball games, my husband treated them by buying donuts. I haven't had a donut in a while. Tonight I had two. Good going down but not so good once down. I knew this when I ate them.

I don't actually like the aftertaste of processed sugar mixed with grease. I think it's like Adam Lambert. On the one hand initially very appealing, on the other - when you really think about it, not very appetizing.