$24.00 for two 1/4 pounders, large fries and drinks. We only do it once or twice a month.
That is freaking outrageous. For 13 years we have lived in a very peaceful rural area in Western Lewis County WA 25+ miles away from any fast-food places as well as major grocery stores. When I worked for a living in a major city I would eat that stuff about once a day, but since retirement we don't go there. We have learned to make suitable facsimiles at home, like Quarter Pounders, garlic fries, onion rings, KFC (yes, I have a small pressure fryer and a bootleg recipe with 11 herbs and spices which is remarkable!), breakfast sandwiches, fish sandwiches, chicken sandwiches, Arby's Beef n' Cheddar, homemade pizzas, tacos, burritos, chalupas (the real thing, not the Taco Bell kind), chile rellenos (that's a chore!), pork-stew filled tamales (that's a two day ordeal but the recipe makes 48 tamales which freeze very well), and on and on. Being retired I have too much time on my hands and love to cook. I can make this stuff for 1/4 of the cost that the restaurants want to charge or less. Maybe being away from the commercial fast foods for quite a while I/We have forgotten what the "real deal" tastes like, but the homemade stuff works well for our palates these days and the bank account does not suffer.
My Colonel Sanders Kentucky Fried Chicken flour mix:
11 Spices Mix with 2 cups white flour
2⁄3 tablespoon salt
1⁄2 tablespoon thyme
1⁄2 tablespoon basil
1⁄3 tablespoon oregano
1 tablespoon celery salt
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon dry mustard
4 tablespoon paprika
2 tablespoon garlic salt
1 tablespoon ground ginger
3 tablespoon white pepper (that seems to be the most important ingredient)
This is way off topic but I am just following the recent posts.
Regards,
Jim
