-=> Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> I used to have McD's but it got to be such a PITA that I finally 
 DD>86ed it to the bit bucket and moved on to easier-to-use apps.

 SD> It's better than it used to be but it's still poorly designed.

"New & Improved" may be new but the jury is still out on improved.

 DD> I got a blackened chicken sandwich w/mashed potatoes on my way home
 DD> from AutoZone yesterday. Most excellent (and filling) late lunch.

 SD> That does sound both delicious and filling.

The breading on the blackened chicken is minimal - unlike their original
chicken sandwich. I snagged 4 of their "Tuesday Specials" yesterday. Ate
the drumsticks for supper and will do the thighs in 2 meals later in the
week. The price is UP from just last year from U$1.29 to U$2.19. OWTCH!!
It's still a bargain - just not a "killer" bargain.

 DD> As long as they are using the guns on each oth
 
     8B

 DD> Didja use breakfast sausage or Italian?

 SD> Breakfast since it was all I had on hand but I did but some sweet
 SD> Italian sausage today from ALDI.  Spent about $50 but bought about
 SD> two weeks' worth of groceries.

I buy my Italian (and breakfast) sausage freshly made at Humphrey's.
Last time I bought it was @ U$1.99/lb so I stocked up and sucky bagged
the excess. I'm still eating off of that.

 DD> I taught a young toots at a McDonald's how to do that. Her cash
 DD> register didn't tell her how much change I was to get and she was
 DD> lost. So I taught her how to use the sale as the starting point and
 DD> progress from pennies to dollars to get back to the tender. She was
 DD> amazed.  Bv)=

 SD> Yes, they usually are that such a skill exists.  I need to start
 SD> carrying cash more often.  I can lose track of things easily using
 SD> my debit card for lots of small purchases.  When I was
 SD> younger, I dealt primarily in cash with checks for large
 SD> purchases (usually over $100).

I use plastic for nearly everything. And check my bank's running tally
A) to see where I am, money wise and B) to make sure nothing "odd" has
been paid for without my knowledge (IOW - been hacked). My credit card
plastic gives me 3% to 5% "rewards cash" for using their plastic. AmEx
is 3% for $$$ spent at gass station and grocery stores and 1% on all
other purchases. MasterCard (from PayPal) same deal and 5% on PayPal
purchases. Discover has a rotating 5% rebate that changes quarterly - 
currently it's on restaurants/fast food. Until the end of June. Then
next quarter it's gas stations and digital wallets (something I steer
clear of). 

About the only things I use ca$h for these days is waitress bait. I get
dollar coins, half-dollars and U$2 bills at my bank. When I return to a
place after leaving a "funny money" tip I generally get amazing service.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Pan Roasted Wild Salmon w/Grape Tomatoes & Wilted Spinach
 Categories: Seafood, Vegetables, Greens
      Yield: 4 servings

     20    Whole grape tomatoes; pref
           - organic
     24 oz Wild Alaskan salmon
     10 oz Fresh organic spinach
      1 tb Grass-fed butter
    1/2 ts Fresh ground black pepper
    1/4 ts Celtic sea salt

  Set oven @ 400§F/205§C.

  Add butter to a medium oven-proof saute pan and heat
  over medium high heat.

  Rinse salmon, pat dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

  When butter has melted and pan is hot, add the salmon
  fillets - skin side up - to the pan.

  Cook 2-3 minutes. Do not turn.

  Add the grape tomatoes to the pan around the fish and
  stir gently, cooking 2 more minutes.

  Flip the fish.

  Place the pan in the oven to complete cooking to desired
  doneness (2 minutes for medium-rare; 4 minutes for
  medium-well).

  During the last minute of cooking, place the fresh
  spinach leaves over the salmon and allow to wilt.

  Remove from oven, layer spinach on plates and top with
  salmon and tomatoes.

  UDD NOTES: If you can get "organic", great. Otherwise
  use what you got. The "Celtic sea salt" is a pretension
  - according to the Mayo Clinic, Celtic sea salt is
  nutritionally the very similar to table salt. Just use
  regular butter (salted or unsalted - your choice) in
  place of the "Grass-fed" called out in the ingredients
  list.

  RECIPE FROM: https://discoveryeye.org

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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