Hi Dave,

If you take one of their selections you'll be whisked to B&N's website
I suppose.

Probably so. Today, while waiting for a doctor's appointment, I started
a book I'd downloaded before our big spring trip but never got around
to reading. It's another Philippa Gregory one, this time about Margaret Pole, cousin to Henry VII.

I familiar with her name - but never read anyof her swcrivening. I'm
not much on 15th century settings. Or the machinations of the British Royals.

My choice, your choice. It's a whole different genre than the Tom Clancy
books I also like to read.

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My "Echomail" database in MealMaster is over 23K recipes - all I have either downloaded or uploaded from/to the echo over the years. My
Taste of Home base is approaching 6K and the NYT base is over 4K.

I don't have nearly that many, and never will, because I only grab ones that I'm pretty sure I'll make, sooner or later. The past couple of
years I've pulled out some I've had for a while and made them up,
wondered why I didn't try them earlier as they're now keepers.

Since I post a recipe with every message and the daily "bulk" recipes like the five related to each date's "food" or event and 10 from a
list of topical recipes ..... like the 40 waiting to be posted as
"Best of
2025". Even though I already have many of those in my archives I still bang in a fair amount of new stuff.

Most of them I'll go thru, just reading the recipe title. Occaisionally
one will catch my eye, like the Marry Me Chicken. Our Auxiliary
President made a version of it for our July meeting, had enough that I
was able to bring a box home to share with Steve. It was just as good
the 2nd time around (for me), first time for Steve. (G)

Here's a copykat from a joint you like ...

Title: Copycat Chick Fil A Sauce
Categories: Sauces, Condiments
Yield: 6 servings

Actually, I like my CFA fairly plain. If I'm getting a sandwich, I'll
just get a packet of mayo for it; if I'm getting strips, I'll ask for a side of pickles and also get some mayo. Basic but good; I'm not big
into ketchup or bbq sauce.

Chick Filly has never been one of my go-to places. It's OK but Lee's Famous and Popeyes are better - ofthe fats food chicken joints. Then
there are Track Shack and Ritz' lil Fryer local to me.

Only one of the above close to me is Popeyes, and the closest one there
is in Raleigh, about 12 miles from here. Cook Out just opened a few
months ago in the old PDQ location; they're famous for 40 some flavors
of milk shakes (some only seasonal). We tried Cook Out a couple of
times; they make a pretty decent chicken breast sandwich. It's not fried
like CFA but good in its own right.

Certainly CF is popular. The local store is on a "out lot" for the
local maul. The out lots also have a Texas Roadhouse and Mission BBQ.
But CF isthe one with 2drive-up lanes *alway* so full of hungey diners that the lines back up well into the street. And my mental voice says
"No way we'll wait that long" Bv)= Fast food my patootie.

Go inside; you'll get served quicker. With the antennas on the truck, we
can't go thru the drive up lanes, nor can we when towing the camper. So,
it's always inside to order, sometimes eat in, sometimes take home and sometimes eat in the camper. But yes, the drive up lines at CFA are
always busy. WF got a 2nd store a few years ago; now both of them stay
busy.

Popeyes is currently offering a 3-piece forU$5. Leg, thigh and wing

is DD> my usual selection. And with a side of coleslaw or mash & gravy
it's a DD> nice evening meal.

If it's convenient to you, go for it. I'd probably eat the wing and leg,
save the thigh for another time, or vice versa, or try to get a breast
as one of my choices. But yes, cole slaw on the side.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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