#donut review

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Lidl Chocolate Doughnut

We're back again so soon after the last review. This doughnut was bought as a fun treat to top off a nice day, which makes a first for this review blog! I had just enjoyed my first Nando's in about five years with some friends we were visiting. It is their favourite restaurant and we love that for them.

Where from?

This doughnut was picked up from the Lidl bakery in the UK. Lidl is renowned for its bakery. They have a seeded loaf that I would probably kill for. But we're here to talk about doughnuts. Full disclosure: I did not eat this doughnut on the day of purchase. This doughnut was eaten for breakfast the following day because I was offered a pastel de nata and it would have been criminal to say no.

Initial Thoughts

It is sometimes difficult to parse my initial thoughts. I was a bit food drunk when I bought this doughnut and would have been in awe of very little. But I distinctly remember just being a bit chuffed that there was a doughnut left for me. It looks unassuming and yummy. Forgive my photo which was taken after travel in my handbag. The cracked topping shouldn't colour your opinion.

The Bread

Now let me tell you. I bit into this doughnut and had to take a minute to recover. The bread so so perfectly smooth and soft. It was like biting into brioche, though not as buttery. You can see in the photo that the dough is slightly underproofed. But not so much as to impact the flavour and texture of the bite.

The Topping

The topping had just enough sweetness and chocolateyness for its presence to be made. It did taste like the doughnut had been dipped in perfectly tempered chocolate, rather than some approximation of chocolate flavoured sauce. It had just enough of a snap to it before it melted in your mouth. It wasn't chocolate with a doughnut (as you might see with loaded doughnuts), but the perfect balance of doughnut with chocolate.

Final Verdict

These are the best doughnuts I've reviewed on this blog so far. If you're near a Lidl right now, go in and get one! They are completely delicious.

Do you have any doughnut suggestions, questions or ideas? Reply to this post! And you can support by sending a gift card to your favourite doughnut shop using this email: doughnutdaily.blog [at] gmail [dot] com (UK based only at this point, thank you!)

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Germ T Ripper's quick donut critique #122 w/ Eric Dillinger

[bluepoodle7]

#Kroger #KrogerBakeryFreshGoodnessYeastRaisedGlazedDonut #YeastRaisedGlazedDonut #DonutReview

I tried the Kroger Bakery Fresh Goodness Yeast Raised Glazed Donut and these were good. These were light and airy. These didn't taste greasy and not too sugary. I ate these right out the packaging and didn't feel heavy when I ate it. These were great warmed up.

Got from the Kroger Clearance.

[crippledgiraff]

I regret to inform you that my Etsy Sticker store is apparently supporting extremist groups.

Every purchase you make goes towards the acquisition of stinger missiles for our brave freedom fighters in Western Massachusetts

[sexilene]

you smell like a candystore!

🍭 Aquolina Pink Sugar (ofccc!)

🍭 Perlier Vanilla Strawberry

🍭 Dolce&Gabbana Dolce&Gabbana Pour Femme (marshmallows)

🍭 Mariah Carey Dreams (those caramel apple lollipops)

🍭 Britney Spears Midnight Fantasy

🍭 Aquolina Simply Pink by Pink Sugar

🍭 Somethin Special Pink Coconuts

🍭 I Smell Great Angel Cake (like icing yummm)

🍭 Moschino Toy 2 Bubble Gum

🍭 Faberlic Candy Story

🍭 Nobile 1942 I Zucchero Candito

🍭 Circus Fantasy

🍭 Demeter Fragrance Cotton Candy

🍭 Lush Snow Fairy (sooooo goooood omg and the lotion/powder makes yonger guys 'at least the ones i know' go crazy for u idkkk)

🍭 Tutti Délices Barbe a Papa

🍭 Thierry Mugler Womanity Eau pour Elles

🍭 Montale Sweet Oriental Dream

🍭 Montale Mukhallat (strawberry bubble gum)

🍭 MAC Candy Yum-Yum

🍭 Aquolina Pink Sugar Berry Blast

🍭 Michel Germain Sugarful (i love this oneee!)

🍭 Victoria's Secret Tease Sugar Fleur

🍭 Casaniche Bubble Gum and Caramel

🍭 Britney Spears Radiance (bubblegum)

🍭 Britney Spears Rainbow Fantasy

🍭 Parfums de Coeur Body Fantasies Signature Cotton Candy

🍭 Gale Hayman Delicious Cotton Candy

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Sonic The Hedgehog (2020) Movie Review!

While I was sick recently, I was holed up in my room trying not to infect the rest of my family. I'd been reading Sonic fanfics in the meantime, and this gave me the idea to finally watch the DVD I got of the the 2020 Sonic movie, and then of course, I wanted to write a review, because it's fun (and my wife seems to like them)! I'll put a divider here, because this review does contain spoilers for most of the plot points, so this is your warning before you read on!

To get the unfortunate bits out of the way, the movie had a rough start, with the strange first design of Sonic becoming a social media trend of snark and negativity that I remember making me pretty depressed. In response to the backlash, Paramount changed up Sonic's design to something cuter. I've heard mixed claims saying that during this time the artists for the movie were abused with crunch, while others claim this didn't occur, so I'm not sure about whether or not it happened, but I hope not.

A worried Sonic ball, hiding from badniks....

With that unpleasantness out of the way, the movie eventually finished and came out, and at-least on tumblr I saw a lot of folks seemed to really enjoy it. My little brother expressed interest in watching it with me, so eventually while out shopping with my wife I picked up copies of the first two movies.

This movie does commit the act of "Hollywood Video Game Adaptations" by largely changing the source material and basically creating another AU for the Sonicverse, and I know that's a turnoff for some, so this wouldn't be every one's cup of tea as many folks would prefer something rooted in one the already established Sonic worlds. I was able to enjoy the film though, and found it quite cute, sweet and funny. It also gave warm fuzzies to see my favorite childhood video game hero in his first big screen movie adaption.

The Story follows Sonic as he is ousted from his home world by his owl mom to live on Earth, after a tribe of echidnas attacks their house. Sonic is ordered to live in hiding, and is given a bag of magic teleportation rings that he is to use only in an emergency to escape to another place.

As ordered, Sonic lives on Earth in secret, in a town called Green Hills. He spies on the humans and enjoys learning about Earth, but is still very lonely as he isn't allowed to interact with them. Some of his favorite humans are a local couple that he has named "Donut Lord" and "Pretzel Lady". One night, while playing at a baseball field at night, Sonic gets so upset about his isolated life that he causes a massive power surge with his speed, drawing attention to his location.

Dr. Robotnik meets Donut Lord!

The government calls in Dr. Robotnik (and his minion/boyfriend Agent Stone), whom in this universe is an earthling rather than a resident of Mobius. He is played by Jim Carrey as a delightfully fun and strange villain throughout the film. He takes over the search for the source of the power surge, and eventually closes in on the cave Sonic has been living in.

In a panic, Sonic decides he'll need to bail on this world, though he hates the thought of having to do so, being so fond oft it. He sneaks into Donut Lords home to use one of his teleport rings, when Donut (aka Tom) finds him and shoots him with a tranquilizer dart gun. One of Sonic's rings opens up and since Donut's shirt made Sonic think of San Francisco, that's where the portal leads to and Sonic's rings end up there.

After getting to know each-other, Sonic and Donut end up fleeing as vigilantes both from the government and Dr. Robotnik. Eventually they make it to San Francisco, Sonic gets his rings back, and he has a big showdown with Robotnik where he ends up sending Robotnik through a portal to the mushroom world he was originally going to go to. Donut Lord and Pretzel Lady end up adopting Sonic, and the movie wraps up as Sonic sees his new bedroom in a really sweet scene. Mid credits, we also get a teaser showing Tails arriving on Earth!

One of the movie's more badass looking scenes.

Outside of the aforementioned issue that creating an entirely new Sonic AU for the film will alienate some folks, my only other criticism is that I would have liked to learn more Sonic's owl mom, as she seemed pretty cool. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the film quite a bit. It was colorful, pretty, Sonic was adorable, Robotnik was very funny, and Sonic's new friends were quite likeable. Definitely a recommended watch for anyone curious about the film. :) I may end up watching the sequel sometime soon, too!

[vg-bird-reviews]

This unnamed cutie from Donut County Il her sm

5/5

she looks so kind

[girlvinland]

There is a donut situation going on at work rn and it’s making lose it a little.

[ginsenginsomnia]

Please Tell Me! Galko-chan : Otako and Donuts

[bobmckenzie]

GUYS... GUYS. OMFG.

IM SO HAPPY I CANTWGBEJENEKD I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW FANTASTIC AND ACCURATE THIS IS IM GONNA CRY... AUGAHAYHAHAHAH IT COULD NOT HAVE COME OUT ANY BETTER !!!!!!

[doughnutdaily]

The Morrisons Mini Doughnut

These doughnuts were brought to me as a little treat when I was in the middle of a very stressful project at work. And they were just perfect for a little injection of joy. They come packaged in a cup. Who doesn't want a whole bunch of tiny doughnuts in a cup?

Where from?

These doughnuts are from Morrisons in the UK which has an excellent selection of cakes and treats. They are often found by the front entry gates or right by the self service tills and have been taunting me for some time.

Initial Thoughts

As we've already agreed, a cup full of tiny doughnuts is joyful and should be a regular feature in your diet to achieve a happy and healthy life. The cup contains two different types of doughnut, chocolate and pink with sprinkles, which is a treat compared to the packs of four identical doughnuts that you're usually bound to in the supermarket.

The Bread

These doughnuts were quite sweet and claggy. Even as such a small size, each bit did gum up my mouth a fair bit. I think they might have been overworked before proofing.

The Topping

The choice of two types of doughnut in the cup was delightful. They looked nice all tumbled on top of each other. The pink doughnuts are excessively sweet. With a higher ratio of bread to topping, maybe this would have been better balanced. But the bread itself was quite sweet. The chocolate was disappointing too. Despite the rich colour, the chocolatey flavour couldn't cut past the overwhelming sweetness.

Final Verdict

Would I buy these again? Absolutely, I would. The concept of tiny doughnuts in a cup is just too cute to resist. I would return daily, if I could, just to make sure I hadn't gotten a too sweet batch. I enjoyed that I could stick these in my handbag and take them on a road trip. There is endless whimsy in offering your travelling companions a small doughnut as you hurtle towards your destination in a 22 year old car with more knocking noises that we should probably ignore. But I would probably not send you out with your hard earned cash to buy a pack. They're just too sweet!

Do you have any doughnut suggestions, questions or ideas? Reply to this post! And you can support by sending a gift card to your favourite doughnut shop using this email: doughnutdaily.blog [at] gmail [dot] com (UK based only at this point, thank you!)

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Germ T. Ripper's quick donut critique #113 w/ Mateo Valentine

[donutdrawsthings]

Here's finally this year's art review! A year generally focussed on wholesome slice-of-life moments.... with a few cheeky exceptions hehe

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Dollars to Donuts

Dollars to Donuts, Curlicue Games, 2018

Dollars to Donuts (D2D) takes place inside a donut shop where bakers and servers rush to get donuts to patrons. It could easily have been one of those "better as a board game" setups, but there's more going on here than just a simple game mechanic and some talking.

I say "donut shop", but the way it's described the location really sounds more like a diner. The art backs that up. It's black-and-white photos of a 50s-style diner, including bakers, waitresses (and a waiter), and various folks sitting at the bar with their donuts and coffee. The photos are very nicely done. They're definitely not actual period photos. I can tell because there are multiple non-white people in them. Might be stock art, might be original. Either way, they work.

One of the rare features of D2D is "troupe"-style play. The game most people think about for troupe play is Ars Magica. It's not required, but Ars assumes that each player will have three characters: one mage, one companion (a favored, highly skilled non-mage), and one "grog" (warrior or servant). You can thus play scenarios at multiple different levels of power. Normally you all play a particular level of character at once to keep things balanced, but if everyone's ok with it you could have a mixed group.

In D2D, everyone has three characters: a baker, a server, and a patron. You're expected to switch between them fluidly as the game plays out, basically responding with the right character when someone calls their name. I can imagine this getting very chaotic and potentially stressful. However, if you have the right group of improv-friendly players, I can also imagine it really getting across the hectic feel of a busy diner.

The three character types have different game stats. Bakers have three attributes: Quality, Speed, and Efficiency. Servers have three gauges instead - you spend points from them as the game goes along. Those are Kindness, Agility, and Poise. Patrons have two negative attributes - Worry and Trouble - and one negative gauge - Hunger. They also have Issues, each of which is tied to either Worry or Trouble. If you play multiple sessions of the game, the patrons come in with a new set of Issues every time. Any continuity in their situation is entirely up to the play group. Play mostly revolves around resolving the patrons' issues without having their Hunger score go too far into the negative.

The dice mechanic is a simple d6+attribute, with two target numbers. Roll high and things go well, low and they go badly, and in the middle there's either no change or some of each. Points in gauges get spent to adjust the die roll upwards or downwards. There's also a timer involved (one per player, actually) and a few minigame-type setups for person-specific tasks.

D2D is in a weird space that's part one-shot LARP and part board game. I think that pushing it more solidly one way or the other could have resulted in Curlicue Games having a better final product. They threaded the needle, but the thread is a little bare for having gone through. My strongest suggestion, if this were to stay as an RPG, would be to make it explicitly GM-less, instead of just giving the GM practically nothing to do. Really, it just needs to lean in a particular direction.

Dollars to Donuts is available in Kindle format via Amazon's impenetrable AI-filled maze of schlock ebooks. I sent a suggestion that they might want to make it available in PDF, but they'll probably also want to fix up the book's trade dress so that certain major donut companies don't sue them.

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