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TODAY IS DONUT DAY

January 10, 2011 in food by Moye | 2 comments

EATING MY FIRST DONUT IN A YEAR.

OMG YOU GUYS, I DID IT. TODAY IS DONUT DAY AND YES, THIS DESERVES ALL CAPS.

I managed to go through a full 365 days without enjoying a delightful glazed treat made from dough. It was probably one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to go through (especially when I was in New York and faced a Dunkin Donuts on every single city block), though I probably made up for it 100 fold with the amount of danishes, cinnamon rolls and muffins I stuffed in my face for the past 12 months.

Who cares! I brought a dozen yummy donuts to work, my friend brought another and even Lisa sent over a box! IT WAS A DONUTRAVAGANZA.

I’d like to thank everyone (except for B) for their ongoing support in this bet and for all the weird looks they gave me when I explained what was going on. I won’t say how many donuts I consumed today except that it was more than one and I will be trying to burn off the thousands of calories with a round of Dance Central. Goodnight.

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No More Donuts!

February 23, 2010 in baking, food, Thoughts by Moye | No comments

Ugh. This is so annoying. It’s not even the end of February and this ban against donuts is getting hard and harder. At first I thought it would be easy, since I’m not surrounded by these delicious fried breakfast treats, but then friends started sending me pictures of their local Dunkin Donuts over Twitter (which is really mean) and now THIS.

Last night, I came home to a brand new Williams Sonoma catalog with a cover that featured–you guessed it–homemade donuts as part of their “comfort food recipe” selection. Awesome. So it doesn’t matter that there aren’t any Dunkin Donuts around me. I can just deep fry my own donuts at home. And look at all their donut accessories! AHH.

Wait, what? Is that donut too small for you? Then check out this Giant Donut Cake Pan where you can bake your very own enormous donut, complete with chocolate glaze and sprinkes.

This is ridiculous. LEAVE ME ALONE, DONUTS. 10 more months.

The universe hates me.

PS. So I have this theory. I really want that Giant Donut Cake Pan. Since it’s really a cake (and not deep fried like a donut), it doesn’t count as a donut, right? So I can eat this and still keep my resolution, right? RIGHT? Right.

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Time To Make Moye Donuts!

February 9, 2010 in baking, food, Thoughts by Moye | No comments

The evil Dunkin Donuts (evil because they will never say if and when they’re expanding to the West Coast) is hosting their annual “Create Dunkin’s Next Donut” contest where you can (duh) create your own special fried treat with a chance of having it turned into an actual real donut.

I’m almost a month into my 2010 bet to not eat a donut for a whole year, which is going quite swimmingly if you even cared, but I’m still having a lot of fun trying to invent delicious and awesome flavors.

For example, here’s the one I made for B. It’s got all of his favorite things, all mixed up together into complete and utter grossness: a blueberry cake donut stick with peanut butter frosting and Heath bar crumble topping. GROSS. Thank god they didn’t offer any banana options.

So here’s my ultimate favorite donut of all time!

BAM! Maple glazed bar topped with sprinkles in the official Dunkin Donuts colors (pink and orange). What can I say? I like to keep things classy, simple and completely unoriginal. There is nothing better than a maple bar.

Too bad I can’t even eat one until 2011. ;_;

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Unbreakable Vows of 2010

January 10, 2010 in Fashion, food, Thoughts by Moye | 4 comments

I know, I know. Blog posts about New Years Resolutions are awful, but how else are people going to share promises that they can’t keep? I think I did a good job with my 2009 resolutions. I did go to the gym multiple times a week (though I did take some breaks) and I did completely stop watching The Hills–which was easy, because everyone REALLY hates Speidi now so I’m not bombarded by their faces anymore, and the universe now includes Jersey Shore.

So here goes for 2010:

  • No more shopping at Forever 21 or H&M: As addicting and amazing as those stores can be, I can’t buy their clothes anymore. They’re too cheap, they’re ill fitting and they’re too fickle. I always end up donating the numerous items to Goodwill after several months because they stop looking good (or I keep getting fatter) and my closet can’t fit it all. So this is it. If I’m going to buy new clothes, then they have to be good quality. Or the same quality for 3 times the price, because let’s be honest. Anthropologie is like the same thing, right? They just like to make their customers think their clothes were made in some rustic converted barn factory with antique mason jar windows set in a field of sweet pea blossoms.
  • No more food photos: The whole world enjoys taking photos of their food. I understand. I’ve done it a billion times. It’s also nice to document the result of your hard labor in the kitchen, especially if they’re homemade cinnamon buns. But enough with the restaurant food pictures! Enough with all the random camera flashes that interrupt your meal with temporary blindness at the dinner table! And no one cares what kind of hotdog you got at the latest food truck.

    • For me, the tipping point on this decision was while we were trying to enjoy the food at Ludo Bites, where they had cleverly set up an actual light box for food bloggers to use. This meant a steady line of people moving back and forth from their table, carrying each dish to take a nice picture of it. This also meant there were probably 30 photos of the same exact dish showing up on 30 different foodie blogs later that night. COME ON NOW. What happened to just sitting down to enjoy the atmosphere, the conversation, and the food? You know, the taste? That thing you’re paying for? Let’s be clear. I support food blogging. But I don’t support it in my face while I’m trying to enjoy the food that they’re so excited to tell the world about.

    But I’m still allowed to take photos of my pies.

  • No Donuts: Today I made a bet with B that I would be able to NOT eat a donut for a whole year. I had just stuffed a delicious maple glazed donut in my mouth when I agreed to this bet, which could have led to making this stupid decision, but I know they’re unhealthy and I know I can feel my cheeks swell every time I eat one. So it’s only good if I cut these delicious fried treats completely out of my diet. I’m not quite sure if a bet counts as a resolution and I am still unclear on what prize I’ll win if I can keep this up for 12 months but I already have a feeling that 2010 is going to suck balls. :(

Why did I sign up for this!?

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