Chicken Pot Pie

Steerman's Quarters - Empress Lilly, WDW Shopping Village

Sorry about this horrible picture. I made this pot pie on our anniversary...for our babysitter...while we went out to eat :-) With that said, the first time I had a chance to take a picture of it or try it was in leftover form. Regardless, it was really good. The reality is that a pot pie is a pot pie. Grading against all other pot pies, this was a bit better than average. The insides were a bit different - pearl onions, peas, and mushrooms. I cheated and used canned mushrooms instead of fresh. To most people the fresh would make the flavor even better. To me I was able to tolerate the mushrooms because they were canned. I don't like mushrooms if you haven't figured it out by now. I also used boneless skinless chicken breasts innstead of chicken legs and thighs, so my meat was white instead of dark. I only did this because that's what I had in the freezer at the time. It was fairly simple to make and had a good flavor.
4 mickeys.

Raspberry Souffle

Lake Buena Vista Club - Lake Buena Vista Communities

I was nervous about making my first souffle. It turned out to not be as hard as I thought it would be. Too bad for the recipe though, it wasn't good. At all. It was awful. It had no flavor. It was like eating a fluffy egg/flour poofy thing.  I hope the other 3 souffle's in this cookbook are better!

Only 1 mickey.

Chicken Pago Pago

Papeete Bay Verandah - Polynesian Village Resort

This recipe is amazing! By far on of the top 5 recipes in this cookbook so far. It takes a bit of prep work (preparing the pineapple boats, marinating the chicken for 24 hours) and a lot of other work with the various frying, cooking, rice, and sauces to make. Believe me when I say it is all worth the effort. The marinade and the glaze have an amazing flavor. The rice is also great, especiallly as it mixes with the warmed pineapple juices. It is deffinetly worth the effort. Since the recipe is long, I won't type it out unless you leave me a comment asking me to do so.
5 mickeys!

Raspberry Fool

Raspberry Fool - Rose & Crown Pub & Dining Room, United Kingdom, EPCOT

At first we were not sure if we liked this dessert. Then we tried it again. The flavor of the cherry brandy is fairly strong, but compliments the dessert nicely. Eating it alone was not right now. It was like eating raspberry brandy flavored whipped cream (which essentially it is). We bought an angel food cake and it turned a 2 mickey dessert into a 4 mickey dessert. It was extremely good with the cake added. I wouldn't eat it any other way now. I will definitely make this again!

Tuna fish Dip

Gulf Coast Room - Contemporary Resort

Because I had the pleasure of pureeing the anchovies, I had a difficult time eating this dish. Yes, I know I eat anchovies when I eat caesar salad dressing... I try not to think about it.  The whole thing was way too fishy for me, so my husband had to judge it. Because of the intense fish flavor you can really only eat a few bits of it at once. He gives it only 2 mickeys.

Nacho Cheese Dip

Coconino Cove - Contemporary Resort

The Coconino Cove was a lounge at the Contemporary Resort. It was a night club located at the back of what is now "Chef Mickey's."

The Nacho Cheese dip was an average cheese dip. It didn't have any spice to it, so in reality it was more of a "cheese dip" than "nacho." It was good, but just average. I guess that's what you get for 1980's bar food :-)


3 mickeys

Tavern Dressing

Liberty Tree Tavern - Liberty Square, Magic Kingdom

The Liberty Tree Tavern is by far one of the best restaurants in the Magic Kingdom in my opinion. I feel that held true in the 1980's and is still true today. While it's down-home food, it's amazing.

This salad dressing is no different. It is full of flavor. If you like blue cheese dressing then you will love this. I recommend that you do NOT put blue cheese crumbles on your salad as I did in this photo - too much blue cheese. Pick a different cheese instead to balance it out. 4 mickeys!