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THE NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL’S ANNUAL ‘WING REPORT’ EXPECTS AMERICANS TO EAT 1.4 BILLION CHICKEN WINGS THIS SUPER BOWL SUNDAY. When the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Tampa Bay Bucs in Tampa, Americans will eat enough wings to circle the earth three times. Now you…
We almost wish the weather turns cold enough for this great soup It’s irresistible. An incomparable heartwarming bowl of caramelized onions and rich beef stock topped with toasted French bread and melted Comté cheese makes you wish for cold weather. For all its goodness, it’s…
Call it a Flatbread if you want, but this is really a Pizza. And who doesn’t love pizza? There’s very little we like more than pizza. In this recipe, it’s called a Flatbread. I am not quite sure why because the dough in this recipe…
This meal is a sum of its parts: A sublime Fried Chicken, my take on Sicily’s Caponata and great Pesto topping a crispy toasted Baguette. When I was looking around for something special to serve as a supper for guests, I came across this extraordinary…
Melissa Clark’s latest book “Dinner in French” (Clarkson Potter 2020) is a winner. The latest in a long line of books created by The New York Times’ Melissa Clark, “Dinner in French” is surprisingly weeknight-friendly. Veteran Francophile Clark, who spent her childhood summers in France,…
Andrew’s sister Lauren and I have an ongoing contest to find people who comment on a recipe they’ve so radically altered it bears no resemblance to the original. Despite having tinkered with the ingredients, the quantities, the cooking time until the recipe is unrecognizable, you’d…
I’m not going to deny it. I love beef. But times, as they say, have changed. I try to go meatless more. But there’s this primal desire for Beef. I wondered how I could put a healthy spin on a Steak dinner and voilà, I…
Let’s be honest: Balsamic Vinegar has taken the place of red sauce Italian in terms of being found almost too often. It’s unfortunate too that America’s love affair with this ingredient is so completely antithetical to the way it’s used in Italy. There, it…
CLARKSON AVENUE CRUMB CAKES
I have to confess, when it comes to Baked Goods, we’re Cake Snobs. Andrew is such a superb baker that homemade is practically all we ever eat. And when it comes to Crumb Cakes, Andrew’s own is at the top of our list of favorites. So what a surprise it was to be sent an incredible Crumb Cake—a wonderfully moist cake piled high with irresistible crumbs—that rivaled Andrew’s own. It was from the Clarkson Avenue Crumb Cake Co. (www.clarksonavecrumb.com) and made right on Long Island from a family recipe that started its life in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Owned and operated by the Mother and Son team of Susan and James Walsh, Clarkson Avenue took its name from the Brooklyn Street Susan grew up on in the 1950s and 60s. Food was a point of pride in the neighborhood. But no one could top Susan’s recipe for Crumb Cake. With great pride, she crafted her cakes lovingly. And her Crumb Cake became an obsession not just to her family and friends but to everyone lucky enough to try her all-natural creations.
Son James picked up his mother’s joy of cooking. At age 14, he worked at a local bagel store. It was there that he first came up with the idea of turning Susan’s Crumb Cakes into a business. Susan resisted the young entrepreneur’s pleas until finally 20 years later, James prevailed and Clark Avenue Crumb Cake Co came into being. And what they’ve done with Crumb Cakes is simply astonishing.
There are so many varieties they’ve even started a Crumb Cake of the Month service. You’ll fall in love with flavors like Cookies and Cream, a chocolate cake topped with crème and Oreo crumbs. Or Kitty’s Carrot Crumb cake, a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and cinnamon crumbs. Or Almond Love Crumb Cake, an almond cake with chunky cherry preserves and almond crumb. All can be delivered anywhere in the USA.
Don’t you deserve a sweet treat today? Go to www.clarksonavecrumb.com and you’ll be wowed by all that’s on offer including some great deals. Tell them we sent you.
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