The McIlhenny family treated us to this fabulous meal of fried shrimp, crawfish etouffe over rice, green beans and bread pudding. I ate two shrimp, all the crawfish - minus the rice and "sauce" - plus the green beans.
The five-course meal - each of which was paired with Australian Heath Wines - started with Duck Confit En Croute: tender duck with caramelized shallots, gouda and dill havarti cheese wrapped in puff pastry, served with pepper jelly. The soup course was a Deconstructed Oyster Rockafella Soup, consisting of tender baby spinach nested in a creamy broth, topped with crispy Louisiana oysters and crispy leeks with a dash of TABASCO habanera Pepper Sauce.
Our salad was Parma Chopped Shrimp Salad Cannoli-Style: mixed chopped greens in a light anchovy dressing with La. shrimp served in an aged Grana Pardano cannoli shell with a dash of TABASCO Green Pepper Sauce. (pictured above)
The entree was East-West Surf & Turf: miso-braised pork shank served with lobster eggroll, braised napa cabbage and fuikake mashed potatoes.
Finally, the dessert was a Brule Fruit Kabob with Greek mojito dipping yogurt accompanied by a spiced sangria martini.
I thoroughly enjoyed a bite of duck, a bite of soup, all the salad and about three ounces of pork shank and cabbage. Taking pictures and talking to the chef worked just as I had hoped it would to take the foucs off the fact I wasn't eating complete portions.
By day's end, the total calorie count was once again just under 1200. And the afternoon schedule was loose enough to squeeze in 35 minutes on the hotel's treadmill.
Another day, on the road, on plan. YESSS!
6 comments:
You're rocking on this trip! One of my favorite things to do in restaurants now is to find ways to order "healthier". Looks like you have it all figured out!
You are amazing...I may have said that before. I surely have never had 90% of the food you describe, but I live in Iowa, so its not entirely my fault. It all sounds and looks so yummy!
Way to go for being ON PLAN!!!!!
Ditto to Erin's comment: you're amazing! I'm incredibly proud of you for staying on plan and keeping your head. Your self-esteem must be soaring!
You're doing fantastic!
(BTW, the pictures are great!)
I have to give it to you! I would have caved in long ago! Way to go!
You are kickin butt! To be around all of this beautiful food and stay on plan has to be some kind of record!! Congrats :)
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