Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love Quotes

“ HEJ HEJ! CAFÉ MENU

RULLEKEBAB
Original (Rullekebab)----shaved seasoned beef, fresh flatbread, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, kebab sauce
Blue Kebab (Rullekebab med blåmögelost)----Original Rullekebab with blue cheese
Shroom Kebab (Rullekebab med champinjoner)----Original Rullekebab with mushrooms
Hej Hej! Special Rullekebab----Original Rullekebab with pineapple, blue cheese, jalapeños

HAMBURGARE
Hand-patted, local grass-fed beef, homemade buns

The Classic----beef, choice of cheese, bun
The Gettysburg----caramelized shallots, mushrooms, blue cheese, bacon, balsamic glaze
The Farfar----two patties, four slices of American cheese, four pieces of bacon
The Gruff Burger----goat cheese, fries (on top!), caramelized shallots, poutine gravy to dip
The Valedictorian----pepper-jack cheese, bacon, guacamole (from Rosa's)

POMMES FRITES
Fresh-cut fries

Plain----with cheese or gravy to dip
Loaded Kebab Fries----fresh-cut fries, chopped kebab meat, red and white kebab sauces, crumbled feta, diced jalapeños and tomatoes
Goat Cheese Poutine----fresh-cut fries, house-made gravy, goat cheese crumbles


MUNKAR
Äpple Munk----fresh donut, cinnamon sugar, filled w/ apple and sweet cream
Bär Munk----fresh donut, sugar, seasonal berry jam, sweet cream
Munkhål----baby donuts (holes), cinnamon sugar
Special Munk----daily and seasonal specials


CUPCAKES
Vanilla Wedding Cake, Devil's Food, Lemon, Strawberry Cheesecake, Weekly Specials

SEASONAL TREATS
Homemade Apple Crisp à la Mode
Apple Fritters
Pumpamunk
Saffron Buns”
― Jared Reck, Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love

“And then the quiet two-and-a-half-hour bus ride back in the dark, just the soft glow from people’s phones going on and off throughout the bus around us, like we were inside a jar of lightning bugs in summer.”
― Jared Reck, Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love

“HAMBURGARE
Hand-patted, local grass-fed beef, homemade buns


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POMMES FRITES
Fresh-cut fries


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MUNKAR
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― Jared Reck, Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love

“I wonder if maybe Farfar's heaven would be steering his own kart, inside the game, his gray ponytail slowly flapping in the lessened gravity of Rainbow Road, cackling as a smiling puff-cloud fishes him out of the abyss after he goes sailing over the guardrails. I'd wave as I pass, careful as always, decelerating my standard kart around the sharp turns, just waiting for him to come barreling past me yet again.”
― Jared Reck, Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love

“At our annual March Madness Mario Kart Tournament---along with the twins and Javy, Maggie and Juliet---when Lou's Toadette nearly upset the top-seeded Yoshi in the second round but got blasted by a blue shell right before the finish line, and Lou started swearing and couldn't stop. Farfar couldn't stop grinning, his hands folded behind his head, the rest of us crying from laughter.
(I was in seventh grade when I realized March Madness had anything do with basketball.)”
― Jared Reck, Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love

“What is the Wii U, Gubben?" Farfar said, unable to keep the grin off his face as he balled the wrapping paper in his hands and stared at the box in his lap. "Don't we already have a Wii?" Then, more concerned, "How much did you spend on this?"
"Not too much," I said, grinning back. "It's refurbished."
"And old," Jorge added helpfully.
"And old. Nintendo's already moved on to newer systems. Plus," I said, tossing a second present onto Farfar's lap and picking up his blue Wii remote from the coffee table, strumming the rubber bands holding the battery cover in place with my thumb. "This system's backward compatible."
I watched Farfar peel back the paper one his unauthorized second present and nod to himself. He let out a sound like a deeply satisfied bear.
"Oh, god," Maggie said, laughing.
"Let's hook it up, Gubben."


"They released a deluxe edition for the newer system," I explained, leading to our lengthy, highly technical discussion of Mario Kart 8 for Wii U vs. 8 Deluxe for the Switch, while I hooked up the new system to the TV”
― Jared Reck, Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love

“Were there even a lot of food trucks around then? I thought the big boom was just a few years ago with that Korean barbecue truck in LA."
Lou researches everything. Farfar smiled.
"Amir's family ran a popular kebab shop in Mariehamm. It was a pretty easy transition for him---at least as far as the actual work. Me, not so much. I could cook a little bit, but I had never made munkar before in my life. They just made me happy, and I knew that is what I wanted to offer, as strange a combination as it is."
"I don't know," Lou said. "If you ever go to the Gyro Fest at the big Greek Orthodox church in York, people eat a huge gyro, then go back for honey puffs. Doesn't seem like that much of a stretch."
"Looo, this is why you're my favorite person.”
― Jared Reck, Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love

“We stuck with the traditional Äpple Munk and the favorite munkhål, but we also added a seasonal one I'd been working on in Mrs. Bixler's room during this dramatic lull in school-apple leftovers. I'd perfected a pumpkin cream cheese filling to go with a cinnamon sugar coating. It was like if pumpkin pie and donuts had a baby, and that baby turned out to be the Chosen One from the prophecy. Pumpamunk.”
― Jared Reck, Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love

“Have we discussed the birds and the bees, Gubben?" Farfar said, just as we started our third lap on Wario's Gold Mine, the one track I hated almost as much as Rainbow Road.
"Uh... I'm pretty sure that was covered in online health."
I launched my red shell, which he deftly blocked with the banana peel he'd been holding on to.
I finished fourth after getting hit by a stupid ricocheting green shell, Farfar's Yoshi already halfway through its victory lap.”
― Jared Reck, Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love

“Okay, Gubben, this time you have to pick your least-favorite character with your least-favorite vehicle."
I picked Peach, to which he raised his eyebrows.
"You hate Peach, Gubben? Seems a little...misogynistic."
"What are you talking about? Princess Peach is a horrible representation of women---how many times does she wait for Mario to save her?" I realized I sounded a little like Lou. You know, if Lou's rants ever extended into classic Nintendo characters.
Farfar picked Toad.
"Seems a little... mycogynistic, doesn't it?"
He just chuckled. "Stupid mushrooms."
I picked the Super Blooper for Peach, Farfar picked the Booster Seat for Toad, and we spent the next hour laughing and yelling disparaging things at the screen.”
― Jared Reck, Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love

“Farfar had the Wii already fired up when I stepped out of the bathroom from my shower, the menu music from Mario Kart blaring from the living room TV. Koopa---the cat, not the character---was curled up on Farfar's lap in his spot at the end of the couch. One hand held his beer on top of his stomach, the other ran through Koopa's gray fur, both of their eyes closed in bliss.
I sank into the other end of the couch and grabbed my controller.
"All cleaned up and ready for your whooping?" he asked, pronouncing it, like always, with long OOs, like the crane. He raised his beer to his lips with his eyes still closed. This was probably number two already.
"Not tonight, old man. I'm in the zone, and you're looking tired."
His eyes were open then, a smirk on his face, and he produced his special blue remote---the best Lillajul gifts I'd ever gotten him---from the cushion beside him.
"Do you need to ease in with Mushroom Gorge, or are you ready to play for real?"
"I'm ready for any course you want," I said, smirking back.
He just chuckled---without the jollity he gave the guys outside C of C, I noticed---went straight to Rainbow Road, and promptly destroyed me.
Afterward, sinking back into the couch with a third beer and a number of victories under his belt, he let out a long sigh.
"You did good today, Gubben."
I smiled.
"I'm picking a new character.”
― Jared Reck, Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love

“Goat cheese poutine.
Fresh-cut fries. Thick, rich beef gravy. Some other secret goodies splashed in. And creamy, tangy goat cheese.
Jösses, the stuff was life-changing.”
― Jared Reck, Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love