Hexagonal gourmet donuts from Donut Hive

 

Donut Hive

I got a surprise box of gourmet donuts from the office delivered from Donut Hive and, boy, was the family excited! We all enjoy a delectable hit of sugar every so often (often, is very open to interpretation 😊 )! Plus, the donuts looked so scrumptious! We couldn’t wait to try them all!

I haven’t heard of Donut Hive before so I did a little check--Donut Hive was formerly known as The Box Donut, a chain making square donuts, but now makes hexagonal donuts. I would say though that unless you looked really hard, it was hard to see that these were hexagonal. I think the box-shaped ones were more unique. Beyond shapes, the quality and taste have to rise above!

 

Donut Hive donuts

Anyway, we got the following flavours:

     ·         Mango Passionfruit-- with mango passionfruit cream, citrus sprinkles, and honey  

·         Cookie cream-- with Belgian gold chocolate filling and a Lotus cookie (a shortbread spiced cookie)

·        Salted Caramel and Brownie—with cream and Belgian gold chocolate filling and topped with brownie bits

·         Pistachio and Lemon curd—with lemon curd cream, Belgian white chocolate filling and topped with pistachios

·         Raspberry and Chocolate—with Belgian ruby chocolate filling and raspberry frosting and bits and chocolate drizzle

·         Rainbow—no filling, topped with Belgian milk chocolate and rainbow-coloured cereal balls

 Overall, the donuts were fresh and light. They don't taste oily at all and the flavours were refreshing! Most of us in the fam, however, are partial to chocolate (except DD#1), so we preferred those with chocolate filling to those with fruity fillings. We totally enjoyed these donuts and would definitely buy again when we finally get to head over to Yorkdale Mall! They have delivery, though and are great surprise gifts!

 

Shawarma love at Osmow's

Shawarma at Osmow's

 It might seem a bit weird but I do get shawarma cravings once in a while. Maybe it's the sauce, maybe it's the spice, but there--now, it is out. My fam is never surprised when I announce that I want to eat shawarma. The closest shawarma place we have is Osmow's. 

 When we first discovered this place, we didn't realize it was a chain, we were more fixated on figuring out what the name of this joint is! Can I just say, it's a bad font! Anyway, good thing is that it tastes great! And you can customize what you want to include in your order.  Some of us like pickles, some of us hate onions, but we all like the garlic sauce and the heat.

While hubby enjoys the lamb shawarma wrap, the girls and I always order the regular beef shawarma wrap. Grandma likes chicken shawarma. Hubby tried their super size one time, and it was so huge, he had to eat it over two meals. Soggy on the second installment, but filling nonetheless. 

The ingredients are fresh and the medium heat is just right for us (it does get us reaching for tissues). There is sufficient meat, although I would prefer a better ratio of meat to lettuce. The sauce is really good, though. 

Beef Shawarma at Osmow's

They have other items on the menu (like falafel, philly cheese, kofta), but since I pretty much only go there to get what I am craving for, these have not yet been tried. There are other good shawarma places, but not as close to us. Osmow's is my go to place for shawarma.