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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