Real Men Can Cook – An Easy Dessert
Quite often, I’ll see a Food Network post on Facebook which will send me off looking at various recipes. That happened yesterday when I saw a dessert post which led me to another site which led to another… I wound up looking at a very simple dessert called Lemon Cream Cheese Pie. Desserts are naturally guilt-inducing, especially since I managed to lose some thirty pounds last year and have put some effort into keeping it off, so I try to find ways to lower the carb count. With this recipe, I could substitute with some lower-sugar ingredients and still keep it delicious. Herewith follows the slightly modified recipe (based on a Cooks.com item): Lemon Cream Cheese Pie Pre-made graham cracker crust (higher in sugar) OR Combine 1 1/2 C of crushed...
Read MoreRandom Observations on Celebrity Equinox
•Have you ever noticed how the slowest people will not only just suddenly stop in the middle of things but then, as if they were not a big enough obstacle, plant both hands on their hips to become an even larger impediment? •I heard the following from a fellow passenger as he exited the elevator on Deck 14 just outside the cafeteria. “Well, once more, off to the trough.” •I wonder why the Tour Desk is closed when the ship is in port. Wouldn’t that be a time when passengers might need assistance and answers to specific tour questions? •On the ship, you can tell when the thrusters engage – the whole vessel quivers. There’s a sex joke in there somewhere. •One evening Ellen and I arrived at...
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Phillipsburg, Sint Maarten
We arrived at Sint Maarten (that’s the Dutch spelling for their side of the island) shortly after dawn under clear skies. Since our tour wasn’t scheduled until 10:30, we could take our time about breakfast. As I was waiting for Ellen to get ready, I wandered out on our veranda and noticed a barge pushed by tug boats inching up to our aft starboard side. It looked industrial with a small crane in the middle of an otherwise flat and unremarkable deck, but there was nothing about it to suggest what it was there for. It was soon tied up to the ship, and I made a mental note to stop at Guest Relations to inquire about it. Curiosity, nothing more. After breakfast, I stopped at the main desk on deck three and asked the young lady what the barge...
Read MoreBasseterre, St. Kitts
The ship was docked, and the sun was up before I was on a beautiful Tuesday morning in the Caribbean. Today we were going on a history and rum-tasting tour on the West Indian island of St. Kitts. Next to us at the pier was the Royal Caribbean Brilliance of the Seas, but our ship was bigger than their ship. Nyah nyah. It was a picturesque and clean little town near the dock with the usual cluster of shops selling watches, jewelry, t-shirts and hats. (See St. Thomas.) As we waited for everyone to arrive for our tour, I glanced around the nearby square and saw a building with a Harley Davidson sign on it. Seems hogs are everywhere, even the West Indies. In the sheltered area where we waited was a small band made up of guitars, ukeleles and even a mandolin...
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