{"id":17353,"date":"2022-01-05T17:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T17:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-news\/?p=17353"},"modified":"2026-02-27T22:19:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:19:29","slug":"home-cooking-at-cafe-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/01\/home-cooking-at-cafe-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"Home cooking at Cafe Mac\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can find dishes from all over the world in our dining hall, Cafe Mac. Our chefs&nbsp; make crave-worthy dishes \u2014 built on whole grains, deep-color vegetables, fresh fruits, and lean or plant-based proteins \u2014 that people look forward to eating every day. But with a little ingenuity, you can create your own tasty recipes, too. 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Also, on chilly day, put chili on curly fries and top with cheese.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br><\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014 Maddie Alqatami&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Cafe Mac Egg Salad<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hard boiled egg from salad bar<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">M<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ayo from the sandwich bar<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mustard from the sandwich bar<br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Salt and pepper from the tables<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Instructions: Mix and consume<br><\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014Emmy Curtiss<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Cinnamon toast with a twist<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My Cafe Mac secret recipe: naan, honey, and cinnamon sugar<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>\u2014Tate Nelson Munnich<\/em>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Ice cream sundae<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make an ice cream sundae with the waffle toppings in Cafe Mac when it\u2019s breakfast for dinner! 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