Subj : Travelling [1] To : Dave Drum From : Ruth Haffly Date : Fri Jun 16 2023 16:56:14 Hi Dave, DD> They never were my "go-to" either. One thing I used to like was that I DD> could get a baked potato instead of fries for my potato choice. Now DD> the "baker" is priced with the large fries - so it's an "upcharge" in DD> a combo meal. And it's definitely not finger food. RH> The airport branch had a very limited menu so baked potatoes weren't an RH> option for us. They had big signage for their strawberry frosty so we RH> each got one of those--big mistake in hindsight. Yes, it was caffeine RH> free but bright pink, very little strawberry flavor. Best that could be RH> said about it was that it helped wash down the cheeseburger (no regular RH> burgers available). If I go years without going to Wendy's again, I'll RH> be happy. DD> Those (airport kiosks) are necessarily "limited menu" kinds of places. DD> The regular stand-alone Wendy's will have the baked potato option and DD> they are decent plus. I'll have to take your word for it as we'd not been inside one in years prior to that. Probably even more years before we do go back in. RH> I've not tried the Popeye's sandwich, tho it does look good. Most often RH> we'll hit up CFA, tho did get some strips from Zaxby's the other day RH> just for something easy do with protein. DD> Do yourself a favour and give Popeye's a try. But not on a Tuesday DD> when the Tuesday Special of 2 pieces of dark meat is on sale at a DD> bargain. And, they are now offering "blackened" chicken sandwiches DD> without the breading. Nearest Popeye's to us is in Raleigh, and not convenient to where we're usually going. OTOH, if Steve needs a Harbor Freight fix around lunch time, it's right there. (G) DD> Mickey D's fancy chicken sandwich pertty well sucks rocks IMO. But, DD> the McChicken (regular or spicy) is decent filler for the $$$. RH> OK, but still not as good as CFA. When McDs came out with the McC, we RH> were in Savannah. Older daughter called & said "if you aren't near a RH> CFA, these are almost as good" (she was out west, nowhere near a CFA). RH> Told her we were 5 minutes from CFA. (G) DD> I used to get Chick Filly when they were in the mall location. Every DD> time I pass by their stand-alone shop (adjacent outlot to the same DD> mall) the lines of cars for the double drive-thru are stupid long. The DD> franchisee is coining money - but I'll be blowed if I'll wait on line DD> that long for DD> anyone's food. Do they have an order ahead app? We've not looked into that option for any place to eat so couldn't tell you if they do or not. Something to look into if you really want CFA. But yes, lines there are always super long at lunch time--and some stores are designed so that parking for walk in customers in almost impossible at that time. DD> Title: Tomato Florentine Soup DD> Categories: Soups, Herbs, Greens, Cheese DD> Yield: 4 Servings RH> That looks good. Steve and I both had a cup of tomato bisque as part of RH> our last meal in Fairbanks. He went on to have a chicken cordon bleu RH> sandwich with fries, no roll. I took a few of his fries and a small bit RH> of the chicken & roll but the soup hit the spot! RH> I think we're going to subsist on easy pickin's from the freezer and RH> fridge for a few more days. Probably by the end of this week/beginning RH> of next, I'll be back to proper cooking. DD> I'm going to try this next spring .... DD> Title: Deep-Fried Dandelions DD> Categories: Vegetables, Curry, Beer DD> Yield: 6 Servings RH> I'll pass, we don't like beer, either as a drink or an ingredient. DD> I'm not a fan of beer as an ingredient. And only as a beverage on some DD> social occasions. If I ever make the deep-fried dandy lions I'll DD> likely use my (previously posted - several times) "Dirty Dave's DD> Sort-Of Tempura Battter" which uses club soda for the liquid. RH> That'll work. We're not doing a lot, but doing some cooking now. DD> If my house-mate ate on the same schedule as I do I'd do more DD> elabourate cooking. As it is I do things like this .... DD> I have found that by leaving the cheese off until the dogs are ready DD> to >> CONTINUED IN NEXT MESSAGE << --- Catch you later, Ruth rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28 .... One of these days, I'll quit procrastinating. --- PPoint 3.01 * Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28) .