Charlotte: Your Mom's Donuts

A very dreary Sunday morning called for a foodie adventure. [Side note: Do I sound like a broken record with the dreary thing?]

Your Mom's Donuts has been on my radar for a few months now, but the 20 minute drive had dissuaded me from making the trek. I want to go back in time and give my former, oh so naive, self a big shake. What was I waiting for?! I missed valuable donut eating months of my life!!!

If you haven't already figured it out (catch up!), Your Mom's Donuts is absolutely delectable. This is why the phrase "everything in moderation" was invented - so future RDs like yours truly can indulge in mouth-watering- dense-but-also-light-and-airy donuts without any regrets.

 

The donut shop is buried in a strip mall and very unassuming - be careful not to miss it!

They use all locally-sourced and organic   ingredients. They also serve local Pure Intentions coffee. Swoon.

We ordered a half-dozen of these bad boys but (oh so unfortunately) could only manage 3.75 donuts between the two of us. 

The line-up: Cinnamon Sugar (my #1), Vanilla glazed (TBD), Blackberry with Lemon (So sweet! So tart!), Honey Glaze with Orange, Sugar and graham (TBD), Salted Caramel (literally hot out of the fryer and with flecks of sea salt on top - I MEAN!), and Apple Pie with Apple Cider Glaze (runner-up donut. Caused many groans and exclamations).

We will definitely be back to Your Mom's Donuts. Flavors change every week!

After our donut fest we checked out McAlpine Creek Greenway Park for a nice long walk. Super cool park with tons of trails and lakes. Pairs nicely with the post-donut sugar coma.

What's the best donut you've ever had?!

2 hours in Greenville, SC

I'm deviating slightly from my usual "Strikes my Fancy Friday" post to bring you a little recap of the quick trip I made to Greenville, SC last weekend. Let's think of this as a Strikes my Fancy Friday dedicated solely to Greenville because BOY does it ever deserve it.

I've been hearing a lot lately about the wonders of Greenville and was starting to wonder if the hype was overdone. Well, I'm here to tell you that Greenville is every bit as wonderful as everyone says it is. GO VISIT!

I spent a mere 2 hours exploring downtown Greenville last Saturday on my drive from Charlotte --> Atlanta. It's smack dab in the middle of my two hometowns, woohoo!

I made a list of all of the places I wanted to see/eat at and barely made a dent. The city is charming and manageable in size, but the main thing that struck me was just *how many people* were out and about - strolling the streets, eating at sidewalk cafes, attending a matinee at the theatre, hanging out in the park, etc. It was so lively!

I could gab on and on about Greenville but instead (lucky you) I'll share some photos. Take a look for yourself!

First stop: Methodical Coffee. Very trendy (I didn't understand half of the coffee-making apparatuses they were using) and methodical (read: slow) but incredible coffee.

Next stop: Falls Park on the Reedy. Which is in the middle of Main Street. It comes out of nowhere!



 

See what I mean about all of the people?!

 

  Marveling at the Falls in out patriotic garb.

 

 Beautiful gardens on the river. There is a little French café at the top of this hill. Swoon.

 

 

 

Coolest bookstore in the old County Courthouse. This shop had the largest Food Section of books I've ever seen. Wanted them all!

  

Last, but certainly not least, stop. Poppingtons! 1 bag of Sriracha and 1 bag of Salted Caramel corn. This kept us company for the remainder of the drive to Atlanta.

 

2 hours was not nearly enough time in Greenville and I'll definitely be back.

 

Have you been to Greenville? Any more recommendations!?