Re: Give Me Liberty or Give Me the Big Cats 9/15/07 (or Give Me Both!)
Ok....assuming these menus are accurate....let's discuss the following nights for chops....
Day 4 (st Martin Day - we leave port at 6PM)
Starters
Mozzarella Salad – over arugula with a tomato basil salsa
Melon with Proscuitto
Chilled Shrimp Cocktail
Scallop and Mussels Gratin – seared with Pernod
Bouillabaisse
Tuscan White Bean Soup
Vichyssoise
Mesulun and Fennel Salad
Entrees
Ravioli Mare Monte – filled with cheese in a crabmeat mushroom sauce
Baked Perch – with sautéed spinach, balsamic and parmesan roasted potatoes and lemon sauce
Royal Sirloin – on a baked eggplant, zucchini and vegetable medley with Sicilian onions and pepper olive salsa
Vegetable paella – saffron rice with tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and asparagus tips, garnished with black olives and chopped scallions
Chef Signature Entrée
Coq au Vin – with mushrooms, bacon, caramelized baby inions, grilled polenta and crispy pancetta
Deserts
Crème Catalan
Spanish Orange Almond Cake
Chocolate Hazelnut Truffle Tart
Low Fat French Apple Flan
Sugar Free Chocolate Panna Cotta
Day 5 (Sea Day)
Starters
Fired Roasted Red Pepper Hummus – with roasted marinated zucchini and toasted pita
Shrimp Cocktail
Melon Proscuitto
Spinach Sweet Potato Dip – served warm with crisp tortilla chips
Roasted Pumpkin and Apple Soup – with crème fraiche and fried sage
Onion Soup – Caramalized onions in beed broth with Gruyere toast
Chilled Forest Berries and Buttermilk soup – a combination of fresh berries blended with buttermilk
Salad
Greek Salad for the Table
Entrees
Grey Goose Vodka and Smoked Salmson Cream Pasta
- Creamy sauce tossed with orechhiette pasta, finished with mushrooms and crushed tomatoes
Roasted Turkey – with apple bread dressing, pan gravy, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce
Grilled NY Strip Steak – Bearnaise sauce, fried potato wedges and zucchini
Indian Vegetable Curry – braised spiced garden vegetables with steamed rice and a refreshing cucumber yogurt sauce
Chef Signature Entrée
Mahi Mahi Tempura – Lightly battered and fried with homemade sweet and sour sauce, stir fried vegetables
Deserts
Brownie Madness
Key Lime Pie
Banana and Crunchy Nut Parfait
Sugar Free Key Lime Pie
Low Fat Strawberry Shortcake
Other than the desserts, which sound yummy, I can pass on either night's food! And can I toss out a 7PM dinner time, only because of wanting to catch the Quest and not knowing what night that will be? Of the two nights, I lean towards Chops on day 4, but I am open.....
Ok....discuss!
