Just got back from Calgary so was not eating LC and today I won't be either b/c we have a work lunch thing that I may mention later depending on what we ordered.
So, airline food was ok not great but certainly better than nothing or having to pay $10 to get something to eat on the plane. Trip out was a nice mushroom soup that was actually really good, along with the de rigeur fruit and a chicken wrap with fake grill marks. Hello- you are feeding me on an airplane. The grill marks cannot make me believe that you are in the kitchenette grilling me something or making a panini. Nice try.
On the way back to Texas we were served some weird grilled chicken with pasta salad. This meal was a cold dish, which was fine and I did like the chicken (which means it was prob pumped full of preservatives and salt) but the pasta salad didn't do much for me. However the vodka tonic made up for it.
Dinner the first night was a pan seared Halibut with mussels in a nice vinaigrette. So simply prepared and fresh tasting and all around excellent which is not easy for fish if you ask me. Most places put too much junk on it and ruin it.
and my dinner companion had a nice hen with fresh beets . . . reports on this were also good.
On my trip back I was stuck in the airport for an extra 4 hours (yay me!) so I had some lunch at one of the airport restaurants. Beer was good, hamburger, not so much. It was actually kind of gross so I only ate about half. The fried looking thing under the cheese is some fried Canadian bacon. The way that this was described on the menu did not communicate to me that was what I was getting (it was something like pebbled bacon?). I thought I was getting crumbled bacon. What do Canadians call Canadian bacon anyway?
Oh almost forgot- the last night of my trip I had a nice Bento box from room service at the Fairmont. Fruit, smoked salmon, banana bread, mango sauce and a bagel. I'm a sucker for smoked salmon. A light dinner was just what I wanted. That, and to go to bed insanely early which I also did, and then slept so late the next morning I missed breakfast in the dining room. Oh well. I suppose I should mention my dessert. I had a cinnamon creme brulee. It could have been great except it wasn't chilled real well and parts of it were kind of runny and not a nice custard consistency. Bad consistency on creme brulee pretty much kills it for me.
Possibly will have a post on lunch later. If not I shall return next week to regale you all with more details of Lean Cuisine meals. Until then, enjoy!
I think your halibut looks like sea bass.
ReplyDeleteIt is thick and might lead one to think so but I assure you it was halibut. Meat was not SB consistency nor was the flavor Sea Bass. However it was delicious!! Mussels were the biggest I have ever seen in my life!
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