Roasted Garlic and Grilled Eggplant Whipped Potatoes

Epcot Events

Wow, this was awesome. Who would think that eggplant in potatoes would be great?! You actually roast a whole head of garlic, squeeze it in, add in a cooked and pureed eggplant, and whip it into fresh mashed potatoes, milk, butter, salt, and fresh ground pepper. Simple ingredients...so good.

4 mickeys. 

 

Walt Disney's Own Chili and Beans

Walt Disney's Personal Recipe

 This is by no means a spicy chili. I used the Optional ingredients list to make it spicier, but becuase I didn't have a Mexican Chili pepper I had to add the powder version instead. It didn't make it spicy. Overall it was good if you want a non-spiced chili. I would like to try making it again with the added chili pepper.

3 mickeys.

Minestrone

L'Originale Alfredo di Roma Ristorante - Italy Showcase, EPCOT

 I cheated a bit on this recipe..I used frozen spinach instead of fresh. I did, however, use and soak dried beans for this recipe. It was very spinachy, but good. The flavor was good and not too salty. The veggie combos were great. 4 mickeys.

Walnut Poultry Stuffing

Walt Disney World

The recipe book didn't specify where this was used, so I assume it was used in multiple locations. This is ...wait for it...the last bread recipe in this cookbook! It was a good stuffing. Me with my non-thinking brain made it without a poultry to stuff...so I baked it instead. It had a good flavor, but was fairly average. 3 mickeys. 

Twinkie Tiramisu

Everything Pop! Shopping and Dining - Pop Century Resort, WDWR

I went out of order a bit and went for a newer cookbook. I made this for a brunch potluck at church...because tiramisu is great for breakfast....

Pop Century is one of the value resorts on the Disney property.

Knowing I had this recipe before me, I had to make a snap decision when Twinkies were about to become extinct. We bought 4 boxes the day of the announcement. We used 2 on this recipe. It was worth it. While it looks like a big, complicated recipe, it really isn't. You make the Expresso Syrup and the Mascarpone Filling, then layer it all with the sliced up twinkies. So good!
5 mickeys!

Pear Mel'ono

Papeete Bay Verandah - Polynesian Village Resort

I was a bit concerned going into this recipe. It could either be awesome, or go drastically wrong. First you poach the pears in various brandys and spices. Then you make the sauce. It was sooo good! It takes a bit of time and chilling, but it's worth it. The dessert is fresh, not overly sweet, but very satisfying for your sweet tooth!
4 mickeys!

 

Dark Chocolate Cake

Farmers Market, The Land Grille Room - EPCOT

I was so excited about this cake. I made it for birthankmas...yes, birthankmas. My husbands family came out to visit us between thanksgiving and Christmas, plus we were celebrating birthdays, so it all combined together. I figured since they were making pies that I should make a cake..only appropriate for a birthankmas!
I wish all my effort would have been worth it. The cake is very dense. The icing is good, however I didn't let my butter warm enough before whipping it in (note: it doesn't say to use room temp. butter in the recipe, but you need to). I was the only person that finished my slice, and that was out of sheer determination. So sorry dark chocolate cake, but you only get 1 mickey. So disappointing.

 

Vegetable Soup

Village Restaurant - WDW Shopping Village

Another great soup recipe!  Once again, I didn't have celery...oops. I cheated and used canned beans instead of cooking dry ones myself. It really didn't seem to make a difference, and saved a ton of time. Just make sure you rinse the beans well before adding them in. It didn't take long to prep this recipe, and about 45 minutes for it to cook up. Totally worth the time. 4 mickeys!

Beef and Barley Soup

King Stefan's Banquet Hall - Magic Kingdom

 Yum yum yum!
I was definitely make this soup again. It had a great flavor and was easy to make. We used the left over roast from a previously made Disney recipe. The only thing I didn't have for the recipe was celery, but it didn't seem to effect it at all. It wasn't too salty either. I would highly recomend it!
4 mickeys!

Beef Wellington

Verandah Restaurant - WDW Shopping Village

First, I apologize for the gross picture. We started eating and I realized we didn't take a photo.

Second, I messed this up royally. I cut the puff pastry the wrong way, so it would roll as directed in the recipe.

The chicken livers were very salty, but it wasn't the recipes fault. I take this factoid from my husband who actually ate them. I did not. I can't bring myself to eat things I have previously dissected in college.
Overall it wasn't bad, but it wasn't exceptional either. A normal 3 mickeys.