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McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme is the combo meal absolutely no one needs

The banner hanging from a pole outside the McDonald’s on Eighth Avenue - just a block or so from Penn Station - alerts tourists and locals alike that the location is open 24 hours. In the city that never sleeps, it seems, you can grab a Big Mac and fries practically anytime insomnia strikes. I find this information oddly comforting, as if some innocent part of my brain still equates the Golden Arches with postgame celebrations and secret lunchtime jailbreaks from school. McDonald’s clearly got its hooks in me early.
A&E >  Cooking

Celebrate long life with quick-to-fix Lo Mein

I was hungry for an Asian-inspired quick dinner and thought of this dish. Lo Mein, which when translated means mixed noodles, is a staple of Chinese cooking. It’s served at birthday dinners, because the noodles represent long life.
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Community Cookbook: Mardi Gras’ Christianity and Voodoo a peculiar (but delicious) symbiosis

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the last day of a three-day festival (some believe longer) known as Carnival, characterized by plenty of celebration and indulgence. It precedes Lent, the Christian season leading up to Easter. Fasting during Lent is traditional, though not as widespread nowadays. Abstaining from meat, alcohol and/or dairy products is common in Lenten fasting. Feasting followed by fasting, that’s not unlike bears fattening up before hibernation.
A&E >  Dining

When ‘egg’ is in your restaurant’s name, rising prices hit hard

When egg prices started rising over the past year, restaurant co-owner Mike Tabb had to face a few options. But there were a couple of non-negotiables. For starters, there was no downplaying the egg options on his menus: The ingredient is literally the star of the show at the two locations of Cracked Eggery, where it shares space in bowls and between challah buns with ingredients including locally smoked salmon, lemon aioli and prosciutto.
A&E >  Cooking

Store-bought pancake mix is handy. Here’s how to make it even better.

If my 5-year-old daughter had her way, she would eat homemade pancakes every morning. But flipping a pile of from-scratch flapjacks on a busy weekday is not a reality in my home. (And try as I might, I cannot jump on the sheet pan pancake trend – rectangular pancakes just don’t compute for me.) Instead, a couple of times a week I reach for a bag of pancake mix that allows me to whip up one or two pancakes for her in about the same time it takes to toast a frozen waffle.
A&E >  Cooking

Community Cookbook: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss – a reprise

It’s a special treat for me today as we revisit a tribute to Dr. Seuss, published one year ago. Dr. Seuss, also known as Theodor Geisel, remains one of the most cherished and prolific children’s book authors. Two of his books are in the top 10 of Time magazine’s 100 best children’s books. Two are in the top 10 best-selling children’s books of all time, according to Statista. Green Eggs and Ham and How the Grinch Stole Christmas were among my favorite books as a youngster. Even today, copies of both are valued additions to my book collection.
A&E >  Cooking

You have to break a lot of eggs to make a Spanish tortilla. Or do you?

The first time I traveled to Spain, on a glorious two-week trip with my sister almost two decades ago, I followed an omnivorous diet, which was helpful in the land of jamón Ibérico and gambas al ajillo. The second time, I was vegetarian, so the menu was shorter – but still plenty satisfying: I enjoyed my fill of vegetable paella, escalivada, pan con tomate (sin anchoas, por favor) and, most ubiquitous of all, tortilla española.
A&E >  Cooking

Community Cookbook: Hey love birds, this cornish game hen and sides are the perfect Valentine’s dinner for two

My ideal date scenario involves a quiet, home-cooked dinner (no surprise there). The dinner is prepared by both participants and includes plenty of music and a little wine to create the right ambiance. Enya, Donovan, Roxette, and the Moody Blues are familiar sounds. Johannesburg Riesling has often been the beverage of choice. The music and food preparation is usually followed by a movie or two to accompany casual dining on the sofa. It occurs to me that this is a menu I would gladly prepare for such a special dinner, and I have, except for Cilantro-Lime Rice, a newer recipe.
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