Today’s Cranberry Orange Margarita is inspired by special Fall drinks offered at the Old Key West Resort in Walt Disney World. From the reviews I read, this drink sounded amazing. I came up with a recipe and yes, it is amazing! I definitely encourage you to try this one, it is a new favorite in …
This Hot Chocolate Mix recipe is one we’ve used in my family for years. It is an absolute favorite and must have during the cold weather. I typically make a double batch and see how long it will last. In my house full of hot chocolate lovers, I must admit, not as long as I …
This month for the Eat The World Challenge we selected Puerto Rico. I decided to look to Epcot at Walt Disney World for inspiration. There has been a Puerto Rico booth often at the Food and Wine Festival. One of the popular items from the festival is the Frozen Torched Cherry Colada. I found mention …
Disneyland recently introduced a new seasonal drink to the Mint Julep Bar in New Orleans Square; the Watermelon Mint Julep. This new drink is a variation on one of their most popular drinks, the Disneyland Mint Julep. The drink is available at the Mint Julep Bar which is a walk up window next to the French Market. …
I don’t know if you’ve been following all the news on the opening of Disneyland’s Galaxy Edge, but I’ve been excited to see all the information coming out about the new land, as well as the attractions and of course the food and drinks. To celebrate the grand opening as well as to kick off …
This Healthier Orange Julius Copycat recipe is fast to make and is a tasty treat. With the addition of Barlean’s Orange Cream instead of sugar, you have increased health benefits as well.
Christmas Vacation is one of our favorite Christmas movies, it’s one of the first we watch each year. I’ve always loved the scene with Clark and Eddie talking over eggnog with the moose mugs. I enjoy eggnog but have never been brave enough to make it homemade. I decided on trying to make a Christmas …
Dracula’s Bloody Mocktail inspired by Count Dracula and all vampires who enjoy a drink. Perfect for a party with dripping blood on the glasses! #MovieMonday
Wizarding World of Harry Potter inspired Frozen Butterbeer. #Butterbeer #HarryPotter #WizardingWorld #UniversalStudios
This month’s Theme of the Month Menu is Disneyland’s Hungry Bear. Hungry Bear is a counter service restaurant in Critter Country across from Splash Mountain. This became one of our favorites several years ago as the menu appeals to my oldest son very much, burgers and pie! In fact, all of us found menu items …
This month’s Food ‘n Flix Challenge is the movie Runaway Bride. I was inspired to create a Tropical Hurricane Cocktail based on the wedding party scene in the movie that has a tropical theme with lots of lei’s and pineapple. There is a lot of reference to eggs in this movie and I wanted to …
One of the famous menu items at Disneyland is the Mint Julep available in New Orleans Square. The drink used to be bright green and full of Creme de Menthe syrup. This was never my favorite to be honest, but they’ve given the drink an update, and now I love it. The new version is …
I just couldn’t pass up the chance to come up with a unique Mudder’s Milk recipe. Jaynestown is one of my favorite episodes in the Firefly TV series. It is full of humor and unexpected qualities in Jayne’s character that we really never experience. This episode begins with Jayne behaving oddly, disagreeing with Mal more …
This month’s Theme of the Month Menu is Firefly. As I re-watched the episodes for Firefly, I found a lot of inspiration. My first was to create a custom tea blend at Adagio and use it for my Firefly inspired Saffron’s Cider. This tea is a combination of orange, cinnamon and apple Chai accented with …
This month’s Food ‘n Flix Challenge is the movie Wreck-It Ralph, which is a family favorite. I was inspired to create this Cherry Bomb Smoothie based on the race held toward the end of the movie. My kids love video games, and we enjoy playing racing games together, so I loved the “Cherry Bomb” power …
When we visited the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood, we ordered Butterbeer with our meal at the Three Broomsticks. It was a real treat to taste what we’ve been reading about and watching in the movies for so long. For those who are not familiar with Butterbeer, it is a drink …
The Wizarding World Hot Butterbeer recipe below helps satisfy my craving for this delicious drink between visits to the park. When we visited Universal Studios Hollywood, Hot Butterbeer wasn’t available as the weather was just too hot. We are hoping to be able to go back to the park to see the Holiday decorations and …
I was inspired to create this Evil Queen Poison Apple-tini cocktail from the movie Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs. The evil queen is one of my favorite fictional witches. She is so vain and so cruel, she thinks nothing of killing someone just because she is jealous. And to go to the lengths of …
I wanted to come up with a Haunted Mansion cocktail for my Haunted Mansion dinner party and decided on this Essence of Death Cocktail. My son came up with the name, it seemed to fit the theme well. This drink looks a bit gray and ghostly and is actually quite yummy. We also really liked …
This drink recipe inspired by Disneyland Bengal Barbecue Venomade is actually a combination of what I was able to find for Venomade and Pomegranate Piranha Lemonade. The Pomegranate Piranha lemonade has a passion-fruit mango foam which sounds both tricky to duplicate at home and to be honest, not all that appealing to me. The Venomade …
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Recently Disneyland has introduced a new beverage at the Bengal Barbecue in Adventureland called the Jungle Julep. It is described as a tropical slush with a mixture of grape, orange, pineapple and lemon on the menu. From what I have read, it is similar to a fruit punch but blended with ice. It is a …
We were fortunate enough to visit Universal Studios Hollywood last summer and tried their Pumpkin Juice. I have wanted to go particularly to see the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. We were not disappointed. The park is amazing. There are details everywhere that make you feel like you stepped into the books or movie. Even …
Living in California, we really love fresh fruit and enjoying the outdoors and we also love Melon Margaritas! With Cinco de Mayo upon us, I thought I would come up with a fresh fruit drink to celebrate. I think this is light, fresh, fruity and refreshing. Watermelon, honeydew melon and fresh lime juice combine for …
The Tatooine Cocktail was a drink offered at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for Star Wars Weekends. This is a tropical, sweet and fruity drink that is refreshing. We used our glow cubes from ElecTRONica in Disneyland as we do not have the Death Star glow cubes, although that would be really fun! The glow cubes I’ve …