Dunkin' Porkuts

Technically, getting all religious and political in a blog is my sister's sphere, not what I intend for this blog, but since it involves doughnuts, ham and cheese sandwiches, and the coffee that supposedly powers America, here I go.

Recently, the Seventh Circuit (the federal appeals court headquartered in Chicago that handles appeals from federal courts in Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin) held that, based on the circumstances of that particular case, Dunkin Donuts was discriminating against an Arab Muslim franchisee who refused to sell their ham-based foods.

While the facts are a little unusual, it got me to thinking. Recently, Dunkin Donuts has been treifing up its previously kosher stores with pig-related products, and while I don't necessarily think a lawsuit would solve the problem, it's interesting to note that when they do it, it may be considered discrimination.

Temptation!

They are distributing free boxes of Honey Bunches of Oats next to the subway station.

On the last day of Passover.

They wish to tempt me.

Ah, well, at least it isn't "free all you can eat doughnuts."

More on Krispy Kremeburgers

So, after last night's post about the amazing wheat doughnut, and its possibilities as a bun for hamburgers, I lay in bed thinking about how to try to make the whole concept palatable to the Sherbs, who is right now ill and not thinking very much about food, but even on the best of days does not appreciate a food for pure decadence.

Or foods involving suet, for that matter. (Thank you Emeril for having an example of something the Sherbs would never, ever eat).

Anyway, I was thinking about the bacon-cheeseburger on a whole wheat Krispy Kreme, and I thought - maybe I can make it a veggie bacon cheeseburger! I know Morningstar Farms has a tasty veggie burger (and, in fact, they have one in cheddar flavor if you don't want to add cheese) and also makes veggie bacon.

If you don't use the cheddar-flavored burger, you'd need to use American cheese, as real cheese will fight with the flavor of the doughnut glaze.

As for other toppings, I'm wrought. I like my burgers with onion, tomato, and condiments, but I don't know how they'd go with wheat doughnuts. Maybe Heinz 57 sauce would work - it's like ketchup, but with garlic powder and more raisins.

Well, now I'm hungry.

Less Wheaty Than Expected

I work across from a Krispy Kreme. Usually, I don't even go in, because I would end up buying a doughnut product that I will regret (either because Krispy Kreme's flavor experiments are not always delicious, or because I will eat my weight in whatever I buy), and I do not own stock in the company.

But today, I did in fact enter the House of Kreme, and tried their whole wheat doughnut.

The verdict: just as tasty as the regular doughnut. Of course, unless that's some really enriched flour, the doughnut's nutritional value is not high in anything you want more of, or low in anything you want less of.

But it would probably be a better "bun" for the Krispy Kreme bacon cheeseburger made by the same folks who did the deep-fried cheeseburger mentioned a while back.