A Donut and A Stroll Through the Park

There are few perfect days that I get to experience. Everyone jokes that the seasons around here are spring and summer. There may only be a handful of fall and winter weather days, so I appreciate them even more when I get to experience them. On this beautiful morning in New York, we found ourselves down by Chelsea and the Flat Iron District. The goal was to find the Doughnut Plant. Now, I know that one: doughnuts are not healthy for you and two: that you think they are always them same...wrong! Let me just say the Doughnut Plant does not make average doughnuts. When you visit, you can choose between yeast, cake, or doughnut seeds (aka giant doughnut holes). Not only are the flavors out of this world, but they are much bigger than your average donut. I warn you though, once you eat these you will never want to go back to the regular ones.  Since I don't eat doughnuts too often, I was okay with the splurge. Though I usually prefer cake doughnuts, I decided to try a cake and a yeast doughnut as we took in the peaceful scenery of Madison Square Park.

Yes, the square thing is indeed a doughnut... a peanut butter and jelly doughnut that is. What more could you ask for then two childhood favorites rolled into one. And boy, did it taste exactly like it's sandwich counterpart! It was crunchy on the outside and the inside was a good ratio of jelly and doughnut. The cake doughnut I had was tres leche. It was almost beyond words and I am drooling just thinking about it. The inside was soaked in the milk and then it was glazed on the outside. It wasn't too soggy or sweet and the flavors exploded in my mouth. We opted to try the seasonal flavors which were raspberry and orange blossom cashew. The raspberry one was very natural tasting, but wasn't overwhelming sweet and its color was beautiful. I wasn't sure what to expect with the orange blossom cashew, but I was pleasantly surprised. The crunch of the cashew in the outside and the twist of citrus proved to be a very complementary pair. It was a light and refreshing flavor and not something I have ever had before. All I can say is that Doughnut Plant is somewhere that you should definitely check out if you are on the area because it will completely change your view on doughnuts. It's probably really good that there isn't one here because I think I would definitely be eating doughnuts way more often than I should!

A Little Piece of Diary Heaven

There is nothing that beats something fresh from the farm and ice cream is no exception. In fact, I don't think there is a more delicious way to enjoy it. The best part about the landscape up North is that things are tucked away, so places can pop up when you least expect them. That was how my sister found this absolutely precious creamery, Woodside Farm Creamery, that she introduced me to. This farm has cows and sheep galore frolicking in the pasture, so you know that there isn't any way it could be fresher. The huge front lawn is shaded by big trees and has lots of picnic tables to sit at. It seems like it is pulled straight out of a magazine because of how much charm it has. Unlike here, most of the year has beautiful weather, so it's usually pretty packed outside. At the back of the lawn you will see this small wooden house. Don't be fooled by its simplicity because that's where all the magic happens.

Once you walk in you will notice the wall of flavors, which has everything from vanilla to black raspberry chip to peanut butter and jelly. You can get every flavor in banana splits, scoops, cones, half pints, or pints. I chose the black raspberry chip because those are two of my favorite things. The ice cream was silky smooth, well as smooth as it could be with chocolate chips in it, and packed full of flavor. It was definitely hard to not eat the whole thing! All I can say is that it's probably best that I don't live close to the creamery because I think I would be there way too often. After having that, it's hard to eat packaged ice cream. Besides, it must be pretty legit because Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds were spotted at the creamery recently, so you never know who you might run into. Make sure the next time you are in Delaware, you stop by this little piece of ice cream heaven. No matter what you choose, you can't go wrong.