Yeah, I'm back to blog more about my fabulous vacation. Did I mention the food....? You haven't eaten until you have eaten on a cruise. There is food EVERYWHERE and at EVERY TIME OF DAY!!!!! Good grief. Let me just say, I love food. It is really apparent by the size of my backside, but all jokes aside, I love to eat. We had our seating in the Platinum Dining room and the food was out of this world. Our waiter Garry was always willing to make some suggestions, and there were no less than at least 5 choices from appetizers to desserts and everything inbetween. I was able to indulge in some of my favorite things and try some new dishes that sounded delish.
In addition to the formal dining rooms, there were numerous buffets that featured what the cruise line called "A taste of the Nations" which meant a new cuisine every day. I made an absolute pig out of my self on the day that they had a chocolate buffet....no shit. My eyes were bugging out and my tongue was dragging the floor as I tried to act all cool and calm when asking for a slice of this and taste of that. I was so naughty I had to go back to the room and take a nap. It was worth it and I would do it again.....gladly.
Our waiter in the dining room picked up on the fact that we all really liked a couple of certain desserts (could it be that we were making oohhh and ahhh noises loud enough to bother others, don't know) He was kind enough to offer to get the recipes for my sister in law and I so we could recreate the desserts for ourselves at home. Great, we say. Smug that we were special enough to get the coveted recipes. He came over with the recipes, and we thanked him graciously for his thoughtfulness, and read the recipes, only to discover that the Bitter and Blanc recipe for the bread pudding was able to feed 700 people!!!!
So, if you are gonna be in town, let me know and I will whip up a few and I am sure that there will be a couple of leftovers you can take home.