Chicken salad. Fried chicken. Potato wedges.* White house rolls.
All are great. But truth be told, the bakery takes hold of my appetite as soon as I walk through the door.
With the final sale looming on Monday, I decided to enjoy a few of my favorites in these “last days.” In no particular order:
- Tuesday: Glazed Donut
Mmm. Terry’s Bakery in Farmville had some good ones. And a hot-off-the-conveyor Krispy Kreme has always been tempting. But Ukrop’s glazed donuts are great. Simply and fresh. - Wednesday: Iced Brownie Bite
I’ve never needed an entire tray (except my birthday last year when the church gave me one), but I always picked up 3 when they were stocked in the bakery case. - Thursday: Chocolate Pie
One of my favorite pies of all time. One almost always finds its way into holiday meals in Roanoke. - Friday: Triple Chocolate Cheesecake
I stumbled onto this one day a few years ago. It’s a chocolate cheesecake on Oreo crumb crust with chocolate chips and chocolate drizzled on top. I might be eating on this one for a while. - Saturday: Rainbow Cookies
Saving these for last [see yesterday’s post]. - Honorable Mention: cinnamon coffee cake
I don’t know if it was because it was Super Bowl week or because of the snow in the forecast, but I couldn’t find a coffee cake to save my life. Oh well.
And in true Ukrop’s form, I’ll take today off. And tomorrow, the landscape of Richmond will change, yet again. So long, Ukrop’s. It’s been a good ride.
*one of the top benefits of living behind a Ukrop’s store is that when their kitchen cranks up just before the dinnertime rush, the wonderful smell of potato wedges wafts over our front yard.
