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I just finally got all caught up with your last few updates! Pete and I were at WDW for the last week and I rarely took the time to go on my computer Your meals all sounded wonderful! Sorry that your excursion was cancelled but at least you got to substitute something else. It looks like you and Luke have become professional chefs!
The cooking class looks so much fun! Luke's looks like he put a lot of effort into his. Your plate looks exactly like mine would! Lol It looks like your name is also Camo on your plate
I'm sorry you lost your recipes. I'm hoping you find them hidden someday!
This is MY kind of excursion I love to cook so this would be so much fun for me! What a bummer you can't find the recipes.
Looking forward to the rest of this day
This seems like a fun excursion and looking forward to this one on my cruise! Love the chocolate art, which really looks cool! Perhaps, you did put too much chocolate on your plantains but it's all good and I'm sure you enjoyed it! Looking forward to the rest of the cooking class!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
This really looks like a fun excursion! The plantain dish doesn't look hard to do, either. The chocolate swirls are very pretty!
The plantains were very easy to do, but I wish I had the amount of tequila and cream to do this properly at home.
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Originally Posted by Lumieregirl
What a neat "excursion"! Looks fun and delicious . I've never really thought about the process of creating plate art. I know I love it when I see it, but of course here at home I'd never think of trying it. It would be fun to do for company. Hmm ...
I had the same thought that I could replicate some of these ideas that Luis taught us for a little fancier meal.
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I'm jealous, as I absolutely love plantain and it's so rare to find any over here. That chocolate art is so neat!
I was a little leery of the plantains as they last I had eaten did not appeal to me, but not so with these.
It was so much fun! I'd definitely recommend it for anyone cruising and stopping at Cozumel.
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I just finally got all caught up with your last few updates! Pete and I were at WDW for the last week and I rarely took the time to go on my computer Your meals all sounded wonderful! Sorry that your excursion was cancelled but at least you got to substitute something else. It looks like you and Luke have become professional chefs!
Luke and I definitely looked the part of chefs in our hats and aprons. BTW I love your new sig pic.
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What fun! Sorry you misplaced the recipes though!.
I'm really disappointed I can't find the recipes. I'm hoping that as I work on the scrapbook I'll eventually uncover them.
I know my mouth flew open as Luis was demonstrating each, and I realized that none of them was that hard.
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Originally Posted by PhilsEagles08
The cooking class looks so much fun! Luke's looks like he put a lot of effort into his. Your plate looks exactly like mine would! Lol It looks like your name is also Camo on your plate
I'm sorry you lost your recipes. I'm hoping you find them hidden someday!
The "o" at the end of Cam was a heart until I tried to fill it in.
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This is MY kind of excursion I love to cook so this would be so much fun for me! What a bummer you can't find the recipes.
Looking forward to the rest of this day
I'm not much of a cook, but I thoroughly enjoyed this excursion, and poor Luis kept hearing me say so.
Wow! The cooking class excursion looks like lots of fun!
It was loads of fun, and tasty at the same time.
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Originally Posted by SuperDave
This seems like a fun excursion and looking forward to this one on my cruise! Love the chocolate art, which really looks cool! Perhaps, you did put too much chocolate on your plantains but it's all good and I'm sure you enjoyed it! Looking forward to the rest of the cooking class!
So you have booked this one, too. I hope you enjoy it has much as we did. You'll have to tell Chef Luis hi from Luke and Cam. I promised him I'd speak highly of him here on the boards.
What a fun excursion. If you ever get back to Cozumel, I recommend the Kaokao factory tour. It is not thru the cruise lines but really cool. It is a small chocolate factory located deep in the town of Cozumel. We got to grind our beans and make our own chocolate. Super nice people and very informative.
So you have booked this one, too. I hope you enjoy it has much as we did. You'll have to tell Chef Luis hi from Luke and Cam. I promised him I'd speak highly of him here on the boards.
It was the most appealing out of the 30+ excursions available through DCL! It really looks like a good one and glad the two of you enjoyed it so much! Will try to remember to say hello to Chef Luis!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
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Your meals all sounded wonderful! Sorry that your excursion was cancelled but at least you got to substitute something else. It looks like you and Luke have become professional chefs! 
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I love to cook so this would be so much fun for me! What a bummer you can't find the recipes.
Looking forward to the rest of the cooking class! 
I know my mouth flew open as Luis was demonstrating each, and I realized that none of them was that hard. 
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