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National Donut Day Is Here! Here’s Where to Get Free Donuts All Day Long

by Karly Wood

June 4th is National Donut Day! That means it’s time to get your donut on and we’ve got your ultimate list for you to enjoy free donuts for National Donut Day all day long. Grab your coffee and get ready to hit the road to snag your very own delicious fried dough…all for free!

1. Krispy Kreme

Get your hands on the best glazed donuts around when you hit up Krispy Kreme. No purchase is necessary and you get a choice any donut! One per customer.

2. Dunkin’ Donuts

Enjoy a free donut from Dunkin Donuts when you purchase any beverage! Snag a frosty drink and relax with your fave chocolate glazed, jelly or Boston creme.

3. Duck Donuts

Enjoy a classic donut when you visit your local Duck Donuts today. No purchase is necessary to grab a free bare, cinnamon sugar or powdered sugar donut.

4. Shipley Do-Nuts

If you find yourself in Texas, head to Shipley Do-Nuts for a hot glazed donut. You’ll get one for free with any purchase.

5. Lamar’s Donuts

With 25 locations, we’re hoping you can find a Lamar’s Donuts near you. Visit your local shop to get a free glazed donut with no purchase necessary (but don’t get crazy––the offer is not good for specialty donuts!).

6. Stan’s Donuts

Chicago residents! Head to Stan’s Donuts to grab a free glazed cake donut with that coffee purchase! We can think of no better combo than a good cup of Joe and a donut, can you?

 

––Karly Wood

Feature Image: Courtney Prather via Unsplash

 

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This Starbucks Funnel Cake Frappuccino Gives Us Major Summertime Nostalgia

by Sarah Shebek

You can have your (funnel) cake and drink it too, thanks to a new Frappuccino from Starbucks! It might be the flavor you never knew you wanted and it’s serving major summertime nostalgia.

The funnel cake frapp debuts today and features the flavors of strawberry and whipped cream, appropriately topped with funnel cake pieces and a dusting of powdered sugar. Unlike the traditional Strawberry Creme Frappucino, this one also blends in coffee for a caffeinated kick; and unlike the traditional funnel cake, you’re sure to have a mess-free consumption experience—just watch the whipped cream!

“We wanted to capture the joy of this time of year, and we thought about those simple pleasures that really encapsulate summer,” said Sara Bennett, senior product developer for Starbucks R&D team. “That led us to state fairs and funnel cake – just wanting to channel that sense of carefree fun.”

Get your Funnel Cake Frappuccino starting today at Starbucks locations nationwide and in Canada. It joins the company’s other summer food and beverage offerings and is sure to have you dreaming of state fairs, sans the crowds and nausea-inducing rides!

—Sarah Shebek

Featured image courtesy of Starbucks

 

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Get Ready to Play with Your Food! This Waffle Maker Creates 3D Cars & Trucks

by Jennifer Swartvagher

Vroom vroom! If your breakfast looks like a car, then it is perfectly acceptable to play with your food. CucinaPro has a waffle maker that turns your batter into edible toy cars. 

The Cars & Trucks Waffle Maker Iron has seven unique molds to make everything from a police car to a monster truck and school bus. The non-stick electric waffle make not only makes breakfast a breeze but fun, too!

 

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Simply pour your favorite pancake or waffle batter into the non stick molds and soon you’ll have seven different cars and truck shaped mini waffles. Cover them in powdered sugar or “drive” them through puddles of syrup. 

The CucinaPro Cars & Trucks Waffle Maker is available on Amazon for $49.95.

—Jennifer Swartvagher

 

Featured photo: Amazon

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American Girl & Magnolia Bakery Join Forces for a Cupcake-Packed Cyber Party

by Erica Loop

American Girl and Magnolia Bakery are teaming up for a very special virtual event! The two beloved brands are both celebrating big birthdays: it’s American Girl’s 35th anniversary and Magnolia Bakery’s 25th.

In honor of both events, fans can take part in a cyber cupcake baking bday bash. Tune in to the American Girl Birthday Bash, Hosted by Magnolia Bakery Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. ET for plenty of cupcake-filled fun.

Magnolia’s Chief Baking Officer, Bobbie Lloyd, will help your fam to mix up their own bountiful batch of cute celebratory cupcakes.

The virtual event is $115 and includes the online cupcake decorating event and a limited-edition American Girl x Magnolia Bakery Cupcake Kit. The kit comes with six full-size and 12 mini vanilla cupcakes, colorful sprinkles, edible star decorations, food dye gel and powdered sugar (a.k.a. the main ingredients in buttercream), icing bags and decorating tips. Your kiddo will also get one American Girl Cupcake toy in the kit.

Along with Chief Baking Officer Bobbie Lloyd, the event will also feature special appearances by influencers Rachel Pitzel, Ava and Leah Clements and Zooey Miyoshi. Tickets to this virtual events go on sale Apr. 13 at 9:00 a.m. ET. Buy your ticket from Magnolia Bakery’s website here.

—Erica Loop

Photos courtesy of Magnolia Bakery

 

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Sicilian Fig Cookies (Cuccidati)

by Erin Lem

photo: iStock

Amber Guetebier, Red Tricycle’s Mobile Editor shares this recipe and tells us, “I made these for my Sicilian friend for Christmas. They are totally time-consuming (over 2 hrs from start to finish) but perfect if you want something autentico for the holidays, and if your kids are tenacious and into baking and getting covered in flour and honey. If your kids are a little less patient, try making the dough the night before. The filling is delightfully sticky and the end product has a wonderful, not-too-sweet flavor. Traditionally these are covered in a powdered sugar based icing and then covered with sprinkles, but I skip that step and add sprinkles after the egg wash to get them to stick, because you don’t want to skip the sprinkles!”

Ingredients:

Dough:
4 cups of flour
1 1/2 tbsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 sugar
1 cup butter
1 large egg
2 tbsp vanilla
1/2 cup milk

Filling:
2 cups of dried figs (soaked in warm water for about 20 minutes)
2 cups of dried dates
1/2 cup of raisins (soak in warm water for about 20 minutes)
1/2 cup of honey
1/2 cup of orange marmalade
2 tsp. cinnamon
2/3 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped

Egg wash: 1 large egg white beaten with 1 tbsp. water for an egg wash
Sprinkles

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photo: Amber Guetebier 

Method:

1. Sift together dry ingredients (flour, baking powder and salt) and then stir in sugar. Using a fork, cut the butter into the flour mixture. Tip: freeze the butter and then use a grater to shred it into the flour mix, much like you would for a pie crust. Beat the egg, vanilla, and milk together and slowly add to the flour mixture, working with hands to make dough. Turn that out on to a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes or so, until nice and smooth and soft. Divide into 4 pieces, wrap each piece, and place put in refrigerator for at least 45 minutes (or overnight).

2. Grind the figs, dates, raisins and nuts (if not coarsely chopped) in a food processor until coarse. (You can also just chop them, but a food processor is easier). Put this mix in a bowl and add the honey, cinnamon, and marmalade.

3. Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets.

4. Take out the dough and roll each piece into about a 12 inch square. Cut the dough into 4×3 rectangles. Put about 2 tbsp of the filling into the center (in a line) and roll the dough over. This makes a tube. pinch the ends and then shape lightly into a crescent. Make diagonal slits across the top, and then place onto pan. Brush with egg mix and sprinkles (before baking).

5. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.

—Amber Guetebier

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Suh-weet! Where to Find LA’s Best Ice Cream & Dessert Trucks

by Shannan Rouss

Outdoor ordering? Check. Grab-and-go setup? Check. Perfect summertime outing with kids? You bet. Whether you’re craving authentic soft serve or churros à la mode, here’s the scoop on where to find the best frozen dessert trucks in Los Angeles.

CVT Soft Serve

Back in 2014, CVT Soft Serve brought traditional, ultra-creamy ice cream to LA, via a retrofitted Mr. Softee truck. The initials in the name stand for chocolate, vanilla and twist—the only three flavors CVT dishes out. When it comes to toppings, CVT similarly keeps it classic, offering rainbow sprinkles, chocolate sprinkles and sea salt. Most weekdays, you'll find the CVT truck in Sherman Oaks or Burbank. Follow them on social media for exact times and locations. 

Online: cvtsoftserve.com

Recess Truck

Indulge in small batch ice cream (with flavors like Early Grey, Creamy Mocha Swirl and more) from Recess Truck. In addition to ice cream, Recess also serves up ice cream cookie sandwiches, sundaes and the one-of-a-kind french toast sandwiches (ice cream topped in the middle and topped with maple syrup and powdered sugar). Online: recesstruck.com

Ridges Churro Bar

Enjoy a perfect combo of creamy ice cream and crispy churros, courtesy of Ridges Churro Bar in San Gabriel. The truck will also make home deliveries in the San Gabriel Valley area. Follow them on Instagram for all the details. 

Online: instagram.com/ridgeschurrobar

Churro Boss

As the name implies, this food truck specializes in bite-size churro treats, including an à la mode option perfect for summer. The truck has been known to park in the Arts District and Monterey Park. Check them out on Instagram for exact locations and times.

Online: instagram.com/_churroboss_

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Breezy Freeze

It's the ultimate summer treat: a fluffy ice-cold snowball in flavors like pink lemonade, watermelon and cottony candy. You'll usually find the Breezy Freeze truck parked around Granada Hills—follow them on Instagram for details, plus the scoop on regular deals and freebies.

Online: breezyfreeze.com

–Shannan Rouss

featured photo: Dan Gaken via flickr

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Russian Tea Cake Cookies aka Snowballs

by Erin Lem

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Lay off the frosting covered cookies by trying your hand at these Russian Tea Cake cookies aka snowballs aka amazing morsels of goodness. Red Tricycle’s New York Editor, Julie makes these every year for her fam. We love the powdered sugar coating on these bite sized sweet treats and we bet your family will too.

Ingredients:
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/4 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
1/4 teaspoon salt
Powdered sugar

Method:
1. Heat oven to 400ºF.

2. Mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla in large bowl. Stir in flour, nuts and salt until dough holds together.

3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

4. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool slightly on wire rack.

5. Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar; cool on wire rack. Roll in powdered sugar again.

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“Like” this recipe if you’re going to make Russian Tea Cookies this year!

photo courtesy of Julie Seguss; recipe courtesy of Betty Crocker

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The Most Popular Donut in America Is…

by Erica Loop

What’s the country’s favorite donut? Offers.com surveyed over 1,000 adults to find out what America is into and it’s time to share the results. Whether you’re into glazed, jelly-filled or sprinkle-topped, get ready!

National Donut Day is Jun.7 and in addition to sharing the who’s who of donuts,  we’ve also got plenty of freebies and delish deals to score. Read on for more info on where to spend this glorious sugar-packed day!

Glazed donuts took top honors, with 36 percent of the vote. Second place went to Boston cream, followed by jelly-filled, sprinkles, powdered and twist. When it comes to fave donut chains, forty-two percent of the survey participants chose Krispy Kreme. The rest of the top six sweet eateries include Dunkin’, Tim Hortons, Daylight Donuts, Top Pot Doughnuts and Honey Dew Donuts.

Dunkin’

America’s second favorite donut retailer has a free donut deal for National Donut Day! Buy any beverage and get a tasty treat at no cost.

Duck Donuts

Register on Duck Donuts’ website to get a free bare, cinnamon sugar or powdered sugar donut on Jun. 7!

Entenmann’s

Visit the company’s website to create your own dream donut. And if you have the best idea you could win $5,000 and free donuts!

Krispy Kreme

Based on Offer.com’s stats, everyone loves these sweet treats. On Friday, Jun. 7 customers can score a freebie. And bonus, if Krispy Kreme gives away one million donuts on this special day, everyone gets another free pick (a brand-new donut creation) later in June.

Randy’s Donuts

Customers can get four glazed donut rounds on National Donut Day from 6 a.m. through noon (while supplies last, of course). In celebration of this majot donut-ish holiday, post your fave Randy’s pic with the hashtags #NationalDonutDay and #RandysDonuts on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook by Jun. 7 and you could win a free dozen donuts per week for a year. Runners-up will get donut parties with an up to $100 value and 50 third place winners will get a classic dozen.

—Erica Loop

Featured photo: Sharon McCutcheon via Pexels

 

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Drew Barrymore’s Powerful Instagram Series about Parenting Is So Necessary

by Karly Wood

Raise your hand if you’re guilty of curating the most positive moments captured on film for your social media feeds. You’re not alone and Drew Barrymore’s #TheWayItLooksToUs hashtag seeks to change the way we depict parenthood, one IG feed at a time.

In a recent video post on Instagram, the actress shared a moment when she showed up to her daughter’s school feeling less like a “proper mom” and how she immediately started to beat herself up. In response, she launched what she calls a “social media experiment” where she has since shared several moments comparing the picture perfect parent to reality.

photo: Drew Barrymore via Instagram 

Barrymore reaches out to parents in her video: ” I invite you in to present the way it’s supposed to look to you, and the way it really is. I’m going to present the same thing right back.” Since the post on Dec. 19, Barrymore has shared five posts that reveal much of the actresses personal life, struggles and joy of parenting.

The first post in her experiment? Letting her kids get dirty and play with powdered sugar—because sometimes the memories are more important than the cleanup:

As a working mom and successful actress, Drew is often made up to the nines—but there are plenty of un-made-up ugly cry moments, too:

Likewise, there’s a lot celeb moms have to do to look “perfect,” especially with industry pressure to drop the baby weight—and fast. Here’s what it really looks like for Barrymore:

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Even relationships and co-parenting were fair game in Barrymore’s confessional social media experiment. She writes, “Will and I continue to marvel at what we made and try to be the best co parents we can be.” Barrymore and Will Kopelman were married from 2012 to 2016 and have two children together.

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Her final post circles back to the powdered sugar playtime with her daughter: “Sometimes what seems like the biggest mess can be your greatest memory.”

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The #TheWayItLooksToUs hashtag has also garnered more than 1,000 tags from fellow parents chiming in to break down the walls of perfection in honor of real, raw photos about parenting. Slow clap for Drew Barrymore for sparking an important and totally necessary conversation on social media.

––Karly Wood

Feature photo: Drew Barrymore via Instagram

 

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Let Them Eat Cake at These Gluten-Free Bakeries

by Emily Hogan

Eating gluten-free with your family has never been easier (and yummier) than now! Portland is home to a near-endless supply of restaurants that cater to this special diet and all are convenient, kid-friendly and delicious. The following restaurants should be added to your “must visit ASAP” list for a great gluten-free meal!

photo: ElizabethWilk via Flickr

Café Murray Hill
Café Murray Hill boasts an intimate dining room perfect for a casual breakfast. The amazing fountain and pond out back will keep their attention, while the gluten-free blue corn pancakes with toasted hazelnuts and powdered sugar will delight their tummies.  Other gluten-free breakfast options include regular pancakes, waffles, and granola.

14500 SW Murray Scholls Dr. Ste. 103
Beaverton
503-590-6030
Online: cafemurrayhill.com

Café Yumm  
If you haven’t jumped on the Yumm band-wagon yet, it’s time to give it a try.  Bowls and wraps containing rice, beans, cheddar cheese, tomatoes, avocado, sour cream, olives, cilantro, chicken, tofu, tempeh etc., mixed with the “magic” Yumm Sauce (gluten free and dairy free) are sure to delight.  As a bonus, over 50% of the food served is certified organic and they promise to help customize your “bowl” to suit the tastes of even the pickiest little one. Locations available in Beaverton, Lake Oswego, Portland, and Wilsonville.

503-627-9866
Online: Cafeyumm.com

photo:Aaron Parecki via Flickr

10 Barrel
If you are looking for a good (not cardboard-y) gluten-free pizza to make your little one smile, try 10 Barrel Brewery downtown.  Your kiddo can enjoy a personalized 10-inch pizza while you sip their yummy gluten-free cider!  The atmosphere is wonderful, kids are free to be kids and the food is nothing short of delicious.

1411 NW Flanders St., Portland
503-224-1700
Online: 10Barrel.com

Cupcake Jones
To satisfy your sweet tooth, Cup Cake Jones offers chocolate, vanilla, or red velvet Jumbo or mini cupcakes! All of the frostings are gluten-free as well so you can mix and match a frosting with a cake.

307 NW 10th, Portland
503-222-4404
Online: cupcakejones.net

photo: rpavich via Flickr

Gluten Free Gem Bakery
The name says it all here!  The Gluten Free Gem Bakery is a dedicated and certified GFCO facility so even the most sensitive among us can rest assured there will be no cross-contamination.  Their menu changes seasonally, but there is always a variety of delectable coffeecakes, breads, muffins, brownies, cookies, cakes, and pies ready to delight!

265 N. Hancock St., Ste 105, Portland
503-288-1508
Online: glutenfreegem.com

Once you try out these restaurants, be sure to hop on over to the gluten free food allergy fest at the Portland expo center.  The event is scheduled for October 1-2, 2016 and is sure to provide gluten-free products and recommendations galore.

What is your favorite gluten-free restaurant in Portland? Tell us in the comments below.

—Emily Hogan

 

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