Mixed Berry Scones are the perfect start to our Red, White and Blue tea party in celebration of the Olympics for Summer Games Week. I selected countries that had Red, White and Blue in their flags. Today’s country is the United Kingdom. These are delicious served with Mock Devonshire Cream and your favorite berry jam. …
Cranberry Orange Quick Bread is jam packed with orange and cranberries making for a flavor filled breakfast option. I was inspired by a baking show where the contestants were assigned a flavor combination and had to come up with a quick bread using those flavors. One of the combinations was orange and cranberry. This has …
This Spiced Pear Quick Bread recipe is a delicious way to use a favorite fruit to make a fantastic quick bread with a sweet and spicy glaze! I was inspired by a baking show where the contestants were assigned a flavor combination and had to come up with a quick bread using those flavors. One …
Maple Swirl Bread is made from a beautiful smooth enriched dough filled with maple sugar and pecans is a perfect Christmas morning treat. I have never used or even heard of maple sugar before trying this recipe. I must admit, I’m wondering where it has been all my life. The smell alone is heavenly and …
It’s beginning to feel like fall, or maybe that is just wishful thinking! This has been a bit of a challenging year so I think I just feel the need to move into Autumn and celebrate changing things up a bit. These Disney’s Pumpkin Muffins smell and taste heavenly and are just what I need …
Epcot Norway School Bread from Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe. Delicious sweet roll topped with vanilla icing, toasted shredded coconut and vanilla pudding. In Norway, it is also referred to as skolebolle ‘school bun’ or skolebrød ‘school bread’. I have never tried the School Bread from Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe at Walt Disney World, however, it is consistently mentioned as a …
Classic Water Bagel recipe to get you started baking this amazing breakfast bread. Once you try these you’ll never go back to store bought bagels. I have never made bagels before so I really wanted to give them a try. Now that I have I wonder why I haven’t done this sooner. These Water Bagels …
Holiday Bread Wreath Tear and Share is inspired by Great British Baking show. My theme for the 12 Days of Holiday is the Yule Ball from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I wanted a potluck recipe with ties to the British and thought this would be a lovely addition to the holiday menu. …
We’re celebrating Football season with #TailgateParty recipes. I created Dutch Oven Party Twist Loaf as who can resist a tasty, flavorful, savory bread to share during a football party. You can make this bread and serve warm while your guests watch the football game in your living room. Alternatively, you can prepare ahead of time, …
These Brioche Buns are inspired by my son’s favorite hamburger bun. When the #BreadBakers announced this months challenge to bake bread with seeds, I knew I needed to come up with a great Brioche roll that we could make here at home. These turned out so soft and delicious, I know they will be a …
Pumpkin Cranberry Scones are based on original Disney recipe from Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa Garden View Tea Room. This is a perfect quick breakfast option or afternoon tea with fantastic fall flavors! Pumpkin Cranberry Scones Recipe Pin for later! Foodie Extravaganza Foodie Extravaganza is where we celebrate obscure food holidays or cook and …
This recipe comes from my great aunt. I always remember I loved her baked treats. Everything always tasted amazing. Her waffles, chocolate chip cookies, homemade ice cream, pies…. all were delicious. It was always a treat to go to her house. I remember this Zucchini Bread from when I was young and always thought her …
Flo’s V8 Café Oat Bran Muffin is a healthy option while eating at the Disneyland Resort. While their muffin served at the resort is small, this recipe is for full sized muffins and are delicious, in addition to being good for you. Flo’s V8 Cafe Oat Bran Muffin Recipe Eating healthy at Disneyland is an …
I’m joining Muffin Monday this week with Disneyland Jolly Holiday Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins. These muffins are full of chocolate chips and a Chocoholic’s dream breakfast! Perfect with a cup of tea or coffee. This is my first time participating in the group as I just love muffins. The group is hosted by Stacy from …
A slice of Pizza Braid is a yummy handful of hot and cheesy pizza, customized to fit your tastes. It’s also great to pack in lunches as the topping are on the inside! Making a pizza braid is simple and fun. To start, you make a pizza dough. This recipe includes cheese powder in the …
March 17 is National Irish Food Day, or National “Eat Like and Irishman” Day. St. Patrick’s Day is one of our favorite holidays. We have true Irish heritage, my husband is about half Irish. We like to celebrate by trying different Irish recipes each year. This year I decided to make Irish Cheese and Walnut …
Chocolate Chip Mickey Muffins inspired by menu item at the Boardwalk Bakery at Walt Disney World. These are super easy to make and super tasty!
This month’s #BakingBloggers theme is Cast Iron Cooking. I must admit that I found this a difficult challenge as almost all our cooking is done in cast iron. My husband has collected cast iron cooking pieces for years, so we make our eggs, bacon, pancakes, hamburgers, chili, soups, almost anything in cast iron. He even …
Pumpkin Apple Jumbo Muffins are a pefect autumn morning treat. With just a hint of pumpkin and fresh apple pieces, and a sweet crumble topping! #MondayMovieChallenge
This month’s #BakingBloggers topic of the month is Vampires Beware! We’re Baking with Garlic! All those who participate in the challenge must bake with garlic as an ingredient. I decided on a family favorite, Garlic Cheesy Knots. These are soft, chewy, fresh baked bread sticks tied in knots and smothered in garlic and Parmesan cheese. Yum! This …
King Arthur Flour #Bakealong Challenge Butterflake Loaf. Pizza and Butterscotch variations.
This month’s King Arthur Flour Challenge is Gruyere Stuffed Crusty Loaves. The recipe included here is as I made it. I used all-purpose flour instead of bread flour. A long time ago we started experimenting with recipes and ended up with soooooo many varieties of flour. I’ve found I just don’t want to store and …
This month’s King Arthur Flour #bakealong challenge is Classic Challah Bread. I really liked the look of the bread and was a little worried about the braid, but once I watched the video below, I was actually excited to try it. I really love the look of the six strand braid in the bread and will …
This month’s Food ‘n Flix Challenge is the movie Clueless. It was fun to re-watch this movie while looking for food clues to inspire my recipe. There was only one Christmas scene in the movie and it was a party where the outside of the house was decorated with giant candy canes. I used this …
This months King Arthur Flour #Bakealong Challenge is Cinnamon Star Bread. I must admit when I first saw this bread I thought it was going to be difficult. Then I read the step by step directions provided by King Arthur Flour and gained the confidence to give this a try. It was so easy, and …
When I was watching Charlie Brown Thanksgiving this year for my Monday Movie Challenge, I decided I wanted to recreate the entire kids Thanksgiving meal. The meal was quite simple, something kids could pull together on their own without a lot of help. The meal consisted of jelly beans, pretzel sticks, buttered popcorn, buttered toast …
After seeing the pictures of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion Holiday Gingerbread House this year, I decided to make Haunted Mansion inspired Spider Bread as part of my themed Haunted Mansion dinner menu. This years house stars Oogie Boogie and there are bugs everywhere, specifically spiders. You can see one below next to the dinner plate as …
The Prancing Pony Rustic Walnut Bread is inspired by The Hobbit Desolation of Smaug. At the beginning of the movie we see Gandalf join Thorin Oakenshield at the Prancing Pony in Bree to discuss Thorin’s mission to reclaim the dwarf’s homeland. Both men order a plate with rustic bread, a wedge of cheese and a …
Our scone dish at the Butchart Gardens Tea was Candied Ginger Scones. These were a nice start to the tea menu and had a very mild ginger taste. The scones we had at the tea had powdered sugar sprinkled on top. I chose the raw sugar as we really liked it with the candied ginger. Be …
When I saw this month’s King Arthur Flour Bakealong challenge for Cinnamon-Apple Twist Bread, I was really excited to try it. I love cinnamon and apple and the recipe looked both a little challenging and delicious. Turns out, it is actually quite simple to make, but it does take a lot of time as there …
My Magic Buttermilk Biscuits are inspired by this month’s film for the Food ‘n Flix Club, To Kill A Mockingbird. I found this club and decided it would be fun to join in. To Kill A Mockingbird Movie I have never seen this month’s movie, although I do recall reading the novel in 9th grade. …
I have been looking at the King Arthur Flour Bakealong challenges for a few months now and decided it was time to jump in and give one a try. I made the Golden Focaccia recipe for the August 2017 challenge. The recipe was easy to follow and we liked the result very much, we demolished it. …
The Tiger Tails served at Disneyland’s Bengal Barbecue are soft white bread. When thinking through my Adventureland Menu I decided that Hawaiian Sweet Rolls would be a perfect addition to the flavors included in the other recipes. We buy these Hawaiian sweet rolls for special occasions and they disappear quickly, so I thought it would …
Delightful Banana Nut Bread is a family favorite. This bread is light and delicious. Banana and walnut flavors really shine. We make this bread quite often. It is great for those hectic mornings or for taking with you to an outing. We often attend swim meets on the weekends. That usually means we arrive at the pool …
Star Wars is such a fun theme to work with because you can really challenge our thoughts on normal food, such as Blue Milk Hamburger Buns. Blue is not a color we think of as normal when we go to select bread, however, it is a lot of fun to make and eat blue bread! …
