VICKIVICKI Posted May 31, 2006 #1 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I have been reading the dinner menus and I think I'm gaining weight just looking at them! I was wondering, though, if anyone had the lunch menus for the dining room? Even if you do not have the specific menus, but have eaten there and recall some of the menu choices, I would love to hear them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmimom Posted May 31, 2006 #2 Share Posted May 31, 2006 we only ate lunchin the dining room once on the last day and it made me wish we had done it more. we had ribs and they were yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Posted May 31, 2006 #3 Share Posted May 31, 2006 :) I have lunch every day in the dining room (actually, all three meals). I have a menu, but would have to type it out. If nobody posts one by this evening, I'll do that for you. They have appetizers, soups, salads, good variety of entrees, and desserts. And of course, espresso and cappuccino! One of my favorites for lunch is the Mongolian Steak Salad. Oh, so good. The Hay & Straw is as good as I've had anywhere - even my own kitchen! They also have a fish entree and a pasta entree every day, along with babyback ribs, fajitas, huge burgers, fish 'n chips, chicken, chef's salad, etc. I think the desserts at lunch are usually better than at dinner. The French pastries are wonderful.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisin' again Posted May 31, 2006 #4 Share Posted May 31, 2006 :) I have lunch every day in the dining room (actually, all three meals). I have a menu, but would have to type it out. If nobody posts one by this evening, I'll do that for you.:) Does the menu by any chance have a chicken dish that is a breast of chicken with spinach and riccotta? I'd love to know the name of it if it does! THANKS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illinoisgal Posted May 31, 2006 #5 Share Posted May 31, 2006 vowed on our upcoming cruise we would eat at least 1x in the dining room for lunch( never have before) what are a few not to miss items?/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VICKIVICKI Posted May 31, 2006 Author #6 Share Posted May 31, 2006 ohmygosh! Everything sounds so yummy so far! i'm thinking instead of the customary pound a day gain, for me it'll be 2 a day! by the way, anyone here go on a diet before their cruise to lose a few extra pounds UNDER their idel wight so that they can gorge without feeling guilty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Posted May 31, 2006 #7 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Liz - The only entree on there with spinach and ricotta is ravioli. However all I have is days 1-4, and I don't know if they rotate only these four days, or if I lost some pages...:rolleyes: Illinois - Come back here later today, and I'll have all the lunch menus typed.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illinoisgal Posted May 31, 2006 #8 Share Posted May 31, 2006 thanks Cotton, helpful as always :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrihjo Posted May 31, 2006 #9 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I found this on teh CC web site and saw that you were looking for it..My wife and I have printed this out and gone through and highlighted what we are excited about.:D Hope it helps. Luncheon Menu - Day 1 Starters and Salads California Roll SC Caribbean Pepper Pot Chilled Avocado Soup SC Medley of Garden and Field Greens Main Courses Mongolian Steak Salad Oven Fresh Sun Dried Tomato Baguette Spaghetti Zia Tereasa SC Pan Fried Fillet of King Clip Nicoise V Vegetable Fajitas Create your Own Burger Desserts Strawberry Banana Mousse Chocolate Gateau Creme Carmel Ice Coupe Black Forest Ice Cream - Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry Sherbet - Orange, Pineapple Luncheon Menu - Day 2 Starters and Salads SC Seasonal Fruit Platter Jamaican Red Bean Soup Chilled Curried Apple Soup Medley of Garden and Field Greens Main Courses Chicken Caesar Salad SC Oven Fresh Focaccia V Spinach and Ricotta Cheese Ravioli Fish n' Chips Barbecued Baby Back Ribs Create Your Own Burger Desserts Lemon Mousse German Chocolate Cake Bread Pudding Chantilly Ice Coupe Belle Helene Ice Cream - Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry Sherbet - Orange, Pineapple Luncheon Menu - Day 3 Starters and Salads Antipasto Old Fashioned German Lentil Soup SC Chilled Orange Sory SC Medley of Garden and Field Greens Main Courses Neptunes Chefs Salad Oven Fresh Whole Wheat Baguette SC Hay and Straw Pan Fried Fillet of Idaho Rainbow Trout Almondine Chinese Pepper Steak Create Your Own Burger Desserts Gingerbread Cake Apple Hollander Tropical Fruit Terrine Chocolate Sundae Ice Cream - Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry Sherbet - Orange, Pineapple Luncheon Menu - Day 4 Starters and Salads Fried Calamari Rings SC Cream of Spinach Soup Chilled Essence of Fennel and Celery SC Medley of Garden and Field Greens Main Courses Nicoise Salad Philly Steak Sandwich Linguini Gigetto SC Salmon Paillard Chicken Parmigiana Create Your Own Burger Desserts SC Pina Colada Cake Chocolate Eclair Grand Marnier Cheesecake Ice Coupe Jacques Ice Cream - Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry Sherbet - Orange, Pineapple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanie821 Posted May 31, 2006 #10 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Does the menu by any chance have a chicken dish that is a breast of chicken with spinach and riccotta? I'd love to know the name of it if it does! THANKS! I remember that on the dinner menu. Don't remember the name, but it was scrumptious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stircrzy Posted May 31, 2006 #11 Share Posted May 31, 2006 My girls (20 & 21) insisted on lunch in the dining room (in addition to dinner in the dining room) on our recent trip. It was a very nice atmosphere and we met some really nice people. We never ate at the buffet, but did avail ourselves of some tasty sandwiches one night late. It brought our dining experience to a "hole nubber lebel"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare silentbob007 Posted May 31, 2006 #12 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I usually try to eat in the dining room whenever possible. I like being served, sitting down and using decent plates and utensils, and chatting with new people ... and oh yeah ... not eating buffet food (which is fine, but never what I would call an exquisite dining experience). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perkyblue Posted May 31, 2006 #13 Share Posted May 31, 2006 ohmygosh! Everything sounds so yummy so far! i'm thinking instead of the customary pound a day gain, for me it'll be 2 a day! by the way, anyone here go on a diet before their cruise to lose a few extra pounds UNDER their idel wight so that they can gorge without feeling guilty? I'm doing it right now! Knowing I have a little extra buffer (5-7 pounds under the weight that I'm usually happy with) makes me feel less guilty about enjoying the food on the cruise. And it makes stepping on the scale after the cruise a little less depressing! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Posted May 31, 2006 #14 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Parrihjo - Thank you SO much for providing the lunch menus for these folks. I was prepared to start typing, but this saves me a lotta time.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perkyblue Posted May 31, 2006 #15 Share Posted May 31, 2006 2 questions: What is "hay and straw?" Are the lunch menus posted outside the enrance to the dining room so that we can see what the menu is before we decide where to eat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookwife Posted May 31, 2006 #16 Share Posted May 31, 2006 perky beat me to it.. what the heck IS hay and straw?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaParrotHead Posted May 31, 2006 #17 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I plan on eating breakfast in the dining room if at all possible the whole week, and lunch on the days I'm not too lazy and just want one of my FAVORITE things from the grille (the JUMBO chili dogs, yum, with fries). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalgal Posted May 31, 2006 #18 Share Posted May 31, 2006 perky beat me to it.. what the heck IS hay and straw?! I'd like to know this, too :p Also, what are the seating arrangements during Breakfast and Lunch... are they the same as Dinner? Does anyone know which restaurants are open for Breakfast and Lunch on the Valor? Is there a different ambiance in the two dining rooms? Thanks... :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisin' again Posted May 31, 2006 #19 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I remember that on the dinner menu. Don't remember the name, but it was scrumptious! I found it on the dinner menu! I know I have looked at those a THOUSAND times! But this time I found it! It's called Supreme of Chicken Canival Style. Now if someone has the recipe, I'd be set! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stircrzy Posted May 31, 2006 #20 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Lunch in the dining room is not your standard seating arrangement. They filled the tables as people arrived. The first day we sat with a nice family with two young daughters. The second day we sat with two sisters, and two couples. The third day we were off ship at lunch time. Day four we were back in the dining room with a table to ourselves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliot Ness Posted May 31, 2006 #21 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Hay and Straw (not sure if this is the same or not): "Straw and hay refers to the combination of egg pasta and spinach pasta that are used." From: http://www.mangiabenepasta.com/favorite7.html Breakfast and lunch in the dining room is handled a bit differently than at dinner. You are escorted to an open seat where you'll dine with other passengers (I guess you could request a private table, but we never have). Only one of the dining rooms will be open, and on the last set of Capers I saw for the Valor it was the Washington DR. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Posted May 31, 2006 #22 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Here's another site, but with a photo: http://www.recipezaar.com/34836 Actually, when I make it, I think it looks much more appetizing!:D When I was working as a chef, it was one of the more requested entrees; however, on our menu I called it "Straw and Hay". Some recipes use thinly sliced ham or Canadian bacon, but I always used proscuitto. The dish is very much like Fettucini Alfredo, but with a twist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton Posted May 31, 2006 #23 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I found it on the dinner menu! I know I have looked at those a THOUSAND times! But this time I found it! It's called Supreme of Chicken Canival Style. Now if someone has the recipe' date=' I'd be set![/color'] I make something very similiar. I call it Breast of Chicken Florentine 2 large boneless chicken breasts 2 tbsp. butter 1/4 cup onion, finely chopped 1 cup cooked and well-drained frozen spinach 1/2 cup Ricotta dash of garlic powder Lay chicken breasts flat on a board, and pound with mallet until thin. Sprinkle w/small amount of salt and dash of cayenne pepper. In skillet, saute onion in butter till onions are transparent. Mix w/spinach, Ricotta, and garlic powder. Spread mixture onto the chicken breasts, and roll up, securing w/toothpick. Place in a foil-lined baking dish. Cover w/foil and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Remove foil from top and bake an add'l five minutes to slightly brown. To serve, slice into 1/4" medallions. Serve over rice pilaf or wild & white rice. I sometimes make a very thin white sauce, adding a bit of white wine, for a nice glaze over all just before serving. This recipe won me $2,500 in a local chef's contest in New Orleans.:) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deborahjo Posted June 3, 2006 #24 Share Posted June 3, 2006 Cotton, your recipe sounds much better. Maybe cause it sounds like a few less calories then the other recipie did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted June 3, 2006 #25 Share Posted June 3, 2006 Isn't lunch only served in the dining room on at sea days? Port days the dining room is closed for lunch from what I remember from last year. I had the spaghetti the one day we ate lunch in the dining room and it was excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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