What’s for Dinner Tonight?

[WorldWacky]

Day 1 of vacation and we have already eaten way too much!

For lunch I had tuna tartar, ceviche, lobster, and coconut cream puff

For dinner I had a crab cake, lobster bisque, grilled branzino with spinach, and key lime pie.

I was so full I couldn’t have a post dinner drink

That all sounds SO delicious!

Got home from work yesterday with plans of ordering our usual Friday night pizza, but dh asked if I wanted to go out! Uhhhh…yeah. We went to Don Quijote, a Mexican restaurant. He had their Arroz con Pollo and I had something new to me so I don’t remember the name. It was a marinated flank steak with a cheese enchilada, refried bean, guacamole, yellow rice, tomatoes, onions and lettuce. I had a blood orange margarita with that. It was all so good.

 

[gmi3804]

Not dinner, but dessert. I'm bringing this to a dinner party at friends' house tonight. Cook's Country's S'mores Pie. Graham cracker crust, brownie filling, milk chocolate ganache top layer, then a cooked Swiss meringue to mimic the marshmallow, before finishing with a kitchen torch. Can't wait to cut into this one!


Brownie filling.



Milk chocolate ganache layer.


Swiss meringue "marshmallow."

 

[evilmommie]

@gmi3804 that pie looks amazing!!!

 

[evilmommie]

No idea on dinner…on way to take DGS back home. We sometimes stop off at one of our fav seafood restaurants on the way home, but have some chores to do with the animals…not sure if I’ll have time. HUNGRY!

 

[tarheelmjfan]

DS was waiting for us at our house, when we got home last night. He wanted a lamb shawarma wrap from a restaurant up the street that he'd been missing. Naturally, that's what we got.

Tonight was grilled salmon, spinach & roasted butternut squash.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Back from WDW and the fridge is empty so raided the freezer and found some goodies to defrost for a few days worth of meals.
Tonight it was hot and sour soup and all I had to do was add the tofu (don’t like the taste of frozen tofu).
I’ll fill in what I ate on vacation later when I’ve more time.

I'm looking forward to all the details.

Day 1 of vacation and we have already eaten way too much!

For lunch I had tuna tartar, ceviche, lobster, and coconut cream puff

For dinner I had a crab cake, lobster bisque, grilled branzino with spinach, and key lime pie.

I was so full I couldn’t have a post dinner drink

Have a great vacation! It looks like you've gotten off to a great start. Sounds delicious.

 

[Giraffe_Zen]

Tonight was spaghetti with meat sauce, and side salads.

 

[LoveDaisy]

Food run down for our first day at sea.

Breakfast: omelette and fruit with mimosas
Lunch: clam chowder, coconut shrimp, and coconut cream pie with French martinis
Dinner: calamari, risotto, lemon cheese cake with champagne
After dinner drinks: champagne

It is DH birthday today.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Food run down for our first day at sea.

Breakfast: omelette and fruit with mimosas
Lunch: clam chowder, coconut shrimp, and coconut cream pie with French martinis
Dinner: calamari, risotto, lemon cheese cake with champagne
After dinner drinks: champagne

It is DH birthday today.
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to him.

Which cruise line?

 

[LoveDaisy]

to him.

Which cruise line?

We are on Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas. Since it’s his birthday we did the dining package and are checking out all the specialty restaurants.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

We are on Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas. Since it’s his birthday we did the dining package and are checking out all the specialty restaurants.

Good to know. We've never tried RCCL, because we've heard the food wasn't very good. Since we would definitely book the dining package, it appears we'd be happy sailing with them. Maybe, the ship makes a difference.

 

[LoveDaisy]

Good to know. We've never tried RCCL, because we've heard the food wasn't very good. Since we would definitely book the dining package, it appears we'd be happy sailing with them. Maybe, the ship makes a difference.

I think the included food is fine, same as other cruise lines I’ve been on. We did the unlimited dining package. It was $220 a person for the week.

With the dining package we can have dinner every night at a specialty restaurant, lunch at sea at specialty restaurants. In addition to $20 a person a day credit that can be used in the bars that offer food. A few places still have an additional charge. We are going to hibachi and that is an extra $10 a person and chef tasting (10 courses I think) is extra. We aren’t doing that one it’s just too much food.

This ship has a steakhouse, Italian, seafood, Mediterranean, sushi, hibachi, wonderland (it’s one of those food science places), and the chefs table

Below are 2 pictures I took from the windjammer buffet yesterday at lunch. This was not an up charge restaurant, so if your curious about what is included. Top picture muscles, clams, and tuna tartar. Bottom picture is ceviche.

 

[hardcorestitch]

Walmart fried chicken.

 

[evilmommie]

@LoveDaisy Happy Birthday to your hubs!! Looks like you’re going to have a fabulous time.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

I think the included food is fine, same as other cruise lines I’ve been on. We did the unlimited dining package. It was $220 a person for the week.

With the dining package we can have dinner every night at a specialty restaurant, lunch at sea at specialty restaurants. In addition to $20 a person a day credit that can be used in the bars that offer food. A few places still have an additional charge. We are going to hibachi and that is an extra $10 a person and chef tasting (10 courses I think) is extra. We aren’t doing that one it’s just too much food.

This ship has a steakhouse, Italian, seafood, Mediterranean, sushi, hibachi, wonderland (it’s one of those food science places), and the chefs table

Below are 2 pictures I took from the windjammer buffet yesterday at lunch. This was not an up charge restaurant, so if your curious about what is included. Top picture muscles, clams, and tuna tartar. Bottom picture is ceviche.
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That looks & sounds right up our alley. We'll have to check into it. Perfect embarkation port for us.

 

[WorldWacky]

Tonight dh made surf & turf - grilled, marinated shrimp and London broil, roasted baby potatoes and peas.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Last night’s dinner was a cup of asparagus purée soup and a gratin of baked gnocchi with cheeses. A bit heavier than wanted but still good.

 

[ddluvsdisney]

@LoveDaisy Happy Birthday to your DH. What a great b-day!!

 

[LoveDaisy]

That looks & sounds right up our alley. We'll have to check into it. Perfect embarkation port for us.

I am from CT, it is such an easy drive and it’s so nice not to have to fly. We took the Anthem of seas out of the same port last year.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

I am from CT, it is such an easy drive and it’s so nice not to have to fly. We took the Anthem of seas out of the same port last year.

It's about a 20 minute drive for us.