So a couple of weeks ago I was due to post. My goal is every other week. I was getting ready for a TRIP, something I've never done before. I was experiencing some serious burnout both physically and emotionally from selling my house and undertaking new responsibilities at work. I'm back in Bloomington now and plan to eat and review either this week or next, but in the meantime.... I took several food pictures on my Norwegian Cruise Line CARIBBEAN CRUISE!!!
See that piece of cake in the upper right? (Left! Left! Editing to correct this, LOL!) My dream cake, dark chocolate with a creamy filling and a slick ganache.... TERRIBLE. I was so sad.
Crab cake. This was delicious, presented well, and yummmmy!
Prime rib, very good.
New York strip with peppercorn sauce. The meat was good. The fries were dead. We were sitting in a big group and it made for slow serving which really affected the food quality at times. :(
Not a big deal, but I actually used the often touted "life hack" of putting the straw through the tab to keep it from popping out!
Chicken burrito at the Blue Reef Beach Club in Mahahual, Mexico.
It had a good flavor, but I didn't see much recognizable chicken!
Chocolate mint mousse... This was probably the best dessert I had on the cruise, much to my disappointment. I am SO spoiled by my own baking skills. I tried a couple of cakes and muffins, but they tasted chemical and like they were low quality grocery items. I was sadly disappointed, as I had planned to follow Erma Bombeck's advice completely on this trip!
Eggs Benedict. These were good. I can finally see why my father made such a big deal out of good poached eggs! Notice the bacon? I ate bacon for breakfast every single morning. It was sometimes difficult to find pieces that were crispy enough.
Cuban Restaurant in Miami. We walked through some scary-looking places to get here,
but decided it was worth the walk!
From a Cuban buffet in Little Havana in Miami. SO. MUCH. FOOD. The best thing here was the little packet in the upper left. The server said it was ham and cheese, but definitely some Cuban version. Tasty, in any case! I think I ate less than a fourth of this food, but I got the big plateful so I could taste more things. It's not like an American buffet... all the food was out on the buffet, but you ordered items and the server loaded your plate. I should have ordered "un pocito solamente," because I know how, but it didn't cross my mind!
The $15 mojito in the Cuban Restaurant, and it had TONS of liquor.
My friends who drank them are not teetotalers like I am, and they couldn't finish them!
Aunt Erma's advice. I TRIED to follow it, really!
Have you ever gone on vacation or a visit and had the opportunity to try something completely new? Was it rewarding? or disappointing? I'd call my cruise experience mixed.
