I traveled to Normal, Illinois to participate in a scavenger hunt type race with friends. I asked all over town the day before the race for a donut shop recommendation and only one was ever mentioned, Denny’s Donuts. One lady told me there was no other place to get a donut, end of story. Off… 

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This month has been full of celebrations in honor of my hubby’s milestone birthday. One of the celebrations included a trip to the Lake of the Ozarks for a few days at a friend’s lake house. Usually this time of year affords great fall foliage viewing at the lake. Instead, we were treated to several… 

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Recently I had an early lunch with a girlfriend at Ingredient in Leawood. I’ve had lunch and dinner there several times but had never tried breakfast. I don’t think I was even aware they offered breakfast but for some reason, while ordering lunch their breakfast menu caught my eye. Donut holes with a wide variety… 

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Somewhere around 30 donut adventures ago, I tried to find a locally-owned, non-chain donut shop in Chicago. I failed. Dunkin’ Donuts appeared on every street corner and I couldn’t find a single donut worthy of an adventure. In the 8 months since, I have seen Dat Donut in Chicago mentioned in several lists of the… 

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On a cool, windy weekday, Em and I went to Carolyn’s Country Cousins Pumpkin Patch in Liberty, MO. I had heard at least a gazillion radio advertisements for the pumpkin patch and they all mentioned pumpkin donuts. The pumpkin patch is just a few miles from my house so no excuse to miss this donut… 

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Every year in the Fall, I hear lots of advertising for the Louisburg Cider Mill’s Cider Fest. The news reporters often broadcast from there and lots of friends go every year. The chatter about cider donuts alone was enough to convince me to go! John and I went to the Louisburg Cider Mill on the… 

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While driving through Independence on our way to the Santa-Cali-Gon Festival, we saw this sign at a convenience store. Misspelling aside, it looked like a place to visit on a donut adventure. John and I went back on a rainy weekday to check out the donuts. As we pulled into the parking lot, I noticed… 

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Last time I shared our visits to Heitzman Bakery and Nord’s Bakery, both in Louisville. Today’s blog post is about where the donuts went and who ate them! Here’s where you get a little glimpse into my world outside of visiting donut shops. I’m an artist and most often work with balloons. I work with… 

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(This is part one of Week #38’s donut adventure. Next time I’ll share the eating of the donuts…) Still in Louisville and armed with another donut tip from a local, John and I headed to Heitzman Bakery. When we pulled into the parking lot, we noticed a sign that said, “STILL OPEN.” Did that mean… 

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While working in Louisville, Kentucky, John and I were interviewed by the Courier-Journal newspaper for an article related to our work (more on that another time). The photographer covering the story, Bill Luster, suggested we visit Plehn’s Bakery for donuts. Plehn’s Bakery is located in St. Matthews, a charming area full of locally owned businesses…. 

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