Today’s blog is strictly for you food lovers!! Cruising and food go hand in hand so I thought it only right that I bring you a cruise food blog. All the dishes that feature appeared on the various menu’s throughout my most recent cruise on board Ventura – Bon Appetit!
Atlantic Shrimp Cocktail with Avocado Mayonnaise and Tortilla ChipsBeach House Sizzler – Chicken and King Prawn with extra Zucchini. Served with Rice or ChipsBaked Mushroom Alfredo. Garlic, Spinach and Parmesan Sauce. Served with Garlic BreadCuban Pulled Lamb Tortilla Wrap. With Caramelised Onion, Fries and Minted Mayonnaise.Mixed Platter of Prosciutto, Olives, Focaccia and PrawnsGrilled Chicken Breast with Parmesan Risotto. (This also came with Ratatouille but I asked for it without)Dark Valrhona Chocolate and Grand Marnier TartAsparagus and Parmesan RisottoGrilled Grass-Fed Sirloin Steak with French Fries and Creamy Green Peppercorn Sauce.Baked Goat’s Cheese on Walnut Bread with Fruit and Nut Quinoa and Stir-Fried VegetablesGrilled Marinated Halloumi Cheese with Flat Breads, Baked Peppers, Aubergine Caviar and Tzatziki Dressing*Poached Eggs Hollandaise with Smoked Salmon on a Warm Muffin*Chocolate Fudge CakeTandoori Chicken Breast with Bombay Potatoes, Cucumber and Onion Salad*Warm Chocolate Brownie with Strawberry Compote*Potato Skins Filled With Cheese, Bacon and topped with Sour Cream and Spring OnionNachos Served With Salsa, Guacamole, Sour Cream and JalapenosChicken, Coconut and Sweetcorn Soup With Crispy Fried NoodlesClassic Tiramisu Made With Savoiardi Biscuits and Espresso Coffee*Strawberry Cheesecake*Diavola Pizza With Mushroom, Onion, Salami and Mozzarella
All images marked with * were taken on a previous Ventura cruise but all featured on the menu’s from last week. In fact many of my fellow P&O Cruisers will recognise a few of the dishes above! I could add so many more but then the piece may last for several days!
Go on, grab an early lunch I won’t tell anyone, I’m sure you could eat all of the above now! 😉
There’s just something special about the dining on a cruise. It’s both the food and the company. I’m glad though that it’s not just me who takes photographs of the food!
As always with ship food, and this is my number one complaint, there is a complete lack of vegetables. They should be filling half of the plate and yet they never do!
Hi Jill 🙂 Thank you for your comment. I always photograph the food before things like vegetables and potato’s are added (always looks better) but I must admit there was a never ending array of fresh fruit and vegetables throughout the cruise including savoy cabbage, green beans, sugar snap peas, cauliflower, asparagus, courgette, spinach, garden peas, you name it and they served it daily. I always ask for extra courgette on one particular dish and i often find myself submerged in a plate of garden peas with others 🙂
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There’s just something special about the dining on a cruise. It’s both the food and the company. I’m glad though that it’s not just me who takes photographs of the food!
I loved the nachos starter and combo sizzler at the beach house!
As always with ship food, and this is my number one complaint, there is a complete lack of vegetables. They should be filling half of the plate and yet they never do!
Hi Jill 🙂 Thank you for your comment. I always photograph the food before things like vegetables and potato’s are added (always looks better) but I must admit there was a never ending array of fresh fruit and vegetables throughout the cruise including savoy cabbage, green beans, sugar snap peas, cauliflower, asparagus, courgette, spinach, garden peas, you name it and they served it daily. I always ask for extra courgette on one particular dish and i often find myself submerged in a plate of garden peas with others 🙂
WOW! thanks Danielle now I am hungry…LOL! can’t wait for sept 15th,