Peach Cobbler

Chef Mickey's Village Restaurant
Disney Village Marketplace

I was so disappointed when I realized this recipe called for canned peaches instead of fresh. I later made a fresh peach cobbler - which was better than this recipe. Nothing about this recipe stands out - it's a standard canned peach pie recipe with no bottom crust. That's it. Pretty average.
3 mickeys.

Apple Walnut Cobbler

Concourse Grille
Disney's Contemporary Resort

The recipe called to put the filling in 4 individual soufflé dishes. I was lazy (and only one 2), so I made it into one giant "soufflé" dish - a.k.a. pie.

I thought this recipe was great. While a fairly normal recipe, the walnut topping was a wonderful addition.
4 mickeys.

Lo Mein Chili

Coral Isle Café
Disney's Polynesian Resort

We were pleasantly surprised by this recipe. It had WAY more heat than we expected (perhaps my "dash" of Tabasco was a bit too dashy). Be ready to have something to drink while you eat. The heat isn't excessive though, it's just present, and it goes away quickly. It is sort of like chili on spaghetti, but instead it's on Lo Mein noodles. Such a fast, easy recipe and so yummy. I will be making this again!

4 mickeys

Jambalaya (pork)

French Market Restaurant
New Orleans Square, DISNEYLAND Park

French Market Restaurant still exists at DISNEYLAND, and it still serves Jambalaya! The menu appears to now serve a chicken and seafood Jambalaya instead of pork and seafood.

This Jambalaya is packed full of meat - pork, ham, polish sausage, Italian sausage, and shrimp. The recipe itself does not have a ton of heat. It would have had more heat had we used the right pepper. I sent my husband out with the grocery list. I asked for a yellow chili pepper. He brought me a yellow pepper. Not nearly as hot. You could also use spicy Italian sausage instead of mild like I used. It's also packed with veggies, which I loved. Onion, celery, green pepper, zucchini, and okra fill in the gaps. I greatly enjoyed this recipe (minus the stomach ache I had later because the shrimp was cooked into it - even though I didn't eat them). 4 mickeys.

Bridgetown Beef Fajitas

Bridgetown Broiler
Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort

If I would have been smart I would have made the chicken and beef fajitas at the same time. But I wasn't. So instead I made them 6 months apart. It is literally the exact same recipe, just different meat. I think that the chicken held the flavor of the marinade better than the beef did. Once again, 4 mickeys.

Key Lime Pie

Chef Mickey's Village Restaurant
Disney Village Marketplace

I'm not a big fan of anything lime. I particularly don't like key lime pie. Let me rephrase - the only key lime pie I've ever liked is one made by a co-worker of mine. Hers is amazing.  This pie was simple to make, beyond the fact that my hands were exhausted trying to squeeze all the fresh key limes. My advice to you - get a tool for this, or use get your husband to finish it like I did. :-)
Over all it was good, but not amazing. Nothing about it made me want more - yet again I don't like key lime pie. I let the rest of the family rate this one. They gave it 4 mickeys.

Green Beans

Chef Mickey's Village Restaurant
Disney Village Marketplace


Once again, another non-existent restaurant.

The recipe is plain and simple, but very good. the fresh green beans are boiled, then cooked with olive oil, tomatoes, onion, and bacon. Yum. I will be making these again!
4 mickeys.

Salmon Gasmande with Sauce Tripoli

Contemporary Resort Banquets
Contemporary Resort

Once again, you will have to rely on my husband to know how this tasted. I had a horrible time getting the salmon cut and rolled correctly. I eventually gave up and just wrapped it around the filling and cooked them. The filling contains crabmeat, capers, shallows, tarragon, basil, white wine, and oysters. The sauce is then added to the top. It was pretty average (according to him). I can't say too much more because I didn't eat it. Sorry!

Bridgetown Chicken Fajitas

Bridgetown Broiler
Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort

Bridgetown broiler is one of the little kiosks in the "food court-quick serve" area of Caribbean Beach Resort.

The one thing you need to remember is that these fajitas have to marinate over night...I forget to read ahead almost every time and wind up making alternative dinner plans! :-) The marinade on these is great. If you are looking for a spicy flavor you might want to add spicy salsa because the recipe itself has little to no heat.

Overall, 4 mickeys.

Stuffed Chicken Breast

Disney- MGM Studios Theme Park

Where was this served? I have no clue, the cookbook doesn't say. Somewhere in the park.

The recipe is in three parts: the chicken, shrimp mousse, and champagne sauce.
I can't say much about the mousse...I'm allergic to shellfish, but Greg said it was okay. The sauce on the top was good though. I don't drink, but almost anything cooked in some form of alcohol is typically good.  Even though the recipe seemed complicated and long, it really didn't take very long to prepare or cook. The most annoying thing was cutting the pockets into the chicken. I gave up and just sliced the pieces in half and make it into a "sandwich."
3 mickeys.

Turkey Chili

Mazie's Pantry
Disneyland Hotel

I've been looking for information about this restaurant, but I've found virtually nothing. All I know is that it's not there anymore. Perhaps it's now Tangaroa Terrace or Goofy's Kitchen? If anyone knows, please leave a comment!

I like all things poultry, but my husband likes red meat. He actually enjoyed this turkey chili. It was so easy to make and didn't take very long, at least as far as chili is concerned. It was ready in about 1.5 hours.  It wasn't a very spicy chili, but you can always add more heat to it if you wish.
4 mickeys.

Turkey Burgers

50's Prime Time Café
Disney- MGM Studios Theme Park

Now referred to as Hollywood studios, this restaurant is still in existence, although according to WDWinfo, this burger is no longer on the menu.

The main thing that sets this burger apart from other burgers is the cranberry chutney (or cranberry sauce)...which I realized I didn't have as I was assembling it. A score of 0 to me for reading ahead and being prepared. Of course, Greg and I don't like cranberry sauce, so it was not that big of a deal that it was missing. While I'm sure it would have changed the flavor, overall the burger was good. We give it 3 mickeys. Pretty average.

Beef Barley Soup

 

 

Steerman's Quarters
Disney Village Marketplace

And yet another restaurant that no longer exists. Okay, so you probably thought I no longer existed either. Even worse, you might have thought I gave up on my quest. Rest assured, I did not. I was just a bit occupied....with a 2 year old and a very pregnant body. It held me back a bit. But have no fear, I was still cooking through Disney (a bit slower I do admit).

This is the second beef barley soup recipe, a bit different from the one in the 1986 book.  It was good, but nothing about it was exciting. I actually think the one from the 1986 book is better. It's a basic beef, barley, carrot, celery, onion, and base soup.

3 mickeys.