Banana Gummy Bears and Blueberry Rings:
When I was in the area of Dufferin and Steeles yesterday to run some errands, starting with Home Depot, I realized that there is randomly some great places along the way to the Superstore. Well let's not give the plaza too much credit, it has two good places: Deja Vu records and Bulk Barn, the mecca of all snacking.
I immediately honed in on the candy aisle to check for a gem I used to take advantage of, the strawberry and banana rings, a variant on the peach ring idea. Unfortunately they weren't around, but in their place were blueberry rings in the familiar thin layer of sugar that coats all great candy - only 66¢ per 100g or some such Bulk Barn pricing, I was too awestruck to really care.
However, the blueberry rings alone was not even an option; whenever I go to Bulk Barn I am undeniably overcome by the feeling of being just a kid in a candy store, which is effectively true. Luckily, I didn't even need to peruse the aisles, as a few bins away held banana gummy bears, which after a quick taste test I found resembled the uber-sweet banana popsicles of youth.
And the same price as the rings, so I could mix them without a tongue lashing (or at least a frowzy, unhappy look) from the cashier!
When I got outside the store I immediately opened the bag and after trying each separately I decided to combine the flavours, rationing two gummy bears per blueberry ring. Give it a try, it is unnecessarily brilliant; I ate an unnaturally large bag in two days and I guarantee that if there were more in front of me I would keep on going.
Cherry Chocolate Bloom Donut:
Tim Horton's has been at it for a good long while, but here's a reminder that the donut of the month concept rocks. They switch it up from one tasty treat to another, continuing to perpetuate the ideals of what I can only describe as the Canadian dream: waking up every day in a small town, lining up for two hours in the morning coffee rush (for very lackluster coffee) and then taking your kid to the rink for hockey practice before relaxing at home on a lazy Saturday - all while being as polite as you can of course. Hey, I'll take that over the American one to be sure.
I could hype this donut up entirely, but I think it would be easier to take a look for yourself:
The bloom is dipped in chocolate fondant, sprinkled with cherry and chocolate and finished with a large dollop of cherry jelly in the middle - you'd better fucking believe how awesome that is. But on their website, Tim Horton's are displaying a new key lime donut... has this one run the gamut? Check out your nearest Tim Horton's now, before it's too late!
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