Pastries You Donut Want to Miss

These treats are amazing no mater the source

Cleo Kilpatrick |

Photo Editor

Did you know that there are a-glazing donuts all around the Twin Cities? This classic American cuisine is loved by many, but I believe there is a difference between a donut you buy at a grocery store, like Jerry’s or Lunds, and a donut you buy at a classic bakery, like A Baker’s Wife or Glam Doll Do nuts.

I tried multiple donuts, a classic cake donut from Lunds (various locations around the Twin Cities, open 6 a.m. - 10 and compared it to a classic cake donut at Glam weekends). When it comes to donuts, I look for frosting that melts in your mouth as you bite into a moist base. A donut should have creamy frosting and the cake part should have a good texture. When I tried the Lunds donuts, they were your classic do nuts with vanilla frost ing and sprinkles. As I bit into the donut it met all the criteria. But there wasn’t a distinct flavor that stuck to my taste buds. It tasted like every other donut. When I bit into a Glam Doll Donut, it left a sweet taste on my tongue that made me want to take another bite.

Doll Donuts (2605 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.

GlamDollDonuts

had creamy frosting and soft and moist cake, and as a bonus, it had a unique flavor that made it taste like something special. In my opinion, if you are deciding whether to go to a grocery store or bakery to get a donut, choose the bakery. The donut from the bakery will have a unique flavor and make you want even more donuts!

Gluten-Free Alternatives Prove Not So Bad After All

Chicken nuggets equally delicious

Anna Tao | Staff Writer

What I worried about most was being able to eat the same food as my friends and family, the same food I had in my childhood, and the wonderful nostalgia that came with it. Food is so much more than nutrition. It is tradition, culture, and an overall shared experience with loved ones. Restricting those can feel frustrating, but with a little help, navigating a dietary restrictive diet can be simpler and more reminiscent of past times than previously thought. As more products of all dietary restrictions make their way onto the shelves of accessible grocers, so have gluten-free options due to their recent surge in popularity and the increase of those aware of and diagnosed with gluten intolerances, sensitivities, and celiac disease. As someone who must avoid gluten clinically, discovering the world of gluten-free chicken nuggets felt like a massive revelation. They are so loved by all. Through months of testing, two nuggets particularly stood out as especially palatable: The Perdue Breaded Chicken Breast Tenders and the Applegate Chicken Nuggets. Both products are popular within my household because they are easy to find in common stores.

Gluten-free products can also be frustrating as they can be overpriced; however, both products are priced the same as the equivalent gluten-filled products, with Perdue sitting at $10.59 for a 22 oz bag and Applegate for $12.69 in a 16 oz bag. surrounds the chicken within, providing a diverse set of textures in tandem with the juicy interior. A com- pair with any preferred condiment. My choice of honey mustard particularly shines with this pairing, combining a sweet tang within the sauce with the salty crunch of the breading and juice within the tender.

The Applegate product had promising factors upon the first bite. The chicken filling was spread thinner than some chicken nuggets, however, that provided the ability of the nugget to also be crunchy.

The Perdue product was a true surprise in the product’s crunch and juice factor. While still remaining juicy, it is perfectly crisp within the recommended bake time. An almost popcorn chicken-like coating mon problem many seem to find within chicken tenders is the issue of tough, grisly bits finding their way into it, however, I, nor any of my family members, have encountered this issue. The product can also perfectly

An additional surprising perk is, the size of the nugget, with the Purdue tender being the size of a normal nugget and the Applgate being smaller. The size of the nugget, allows a single nugget to be easily consumed within one crunch-filled bite. The nugget filling is not dry either, still being perfectly juicy within. The most interesting thing about this nugget was the pairing of condiments, specifically the Chick-Fil-A honey mustard sauce. Initially, I didn’t expect much of it, but the first bite immediately reminded me of the flavors and crunch of a Mcdonald’s chicken nugget paired with a Sweet and Sour sauce packet. As one can imagine, this combination was truly remarkable for me since McDonalds became inedible to me, and low and behold, this became a staple within my household. Gluten-free products can be frustrating because of the constant amounts of trial and error to find a delicious product, but this review hopefully has led you to the discovery of a staple food, maybe even for those who do eat gluten.