I was looking for a topic for a new blog; nothing was coming to mind so I took another exploratory trip through Carol’s trusty old Tickle Trunk. What do you suppose I found?
Six old Disney Magazine articles featuring some fabulous Disney recipes! The series of articles spans a year and a half, from Winter 2003 to Spring 2005 and contains the recipes most requested by magazine readers!
Have a look at the pages below; some of your favourite Disney dishes are sure to be there!
Here’s the Winter 2003 Issue which features:
1. Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup — from Le Cellier Steakhouse, EPCOT
2. Caramel French Toast — from Storyteller’s Café, Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel
3. Frunch — from Boma, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
4. Cheese Pizza — from Gasparilla Grill & Games, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
5. Monte Cristo Sandwich — Blue Bayou Restaurant, Disneyland
Click on each of the pages to see a larger, more readable version. You’ll want to write some of these down!
Yes, the article is a bit dated and many things have changed in the past decade. Garsparilla Grill & Games is now known as Gasparilla Island Grill, but they still serve that great cheese pizza! The Blue Bayou no longer serves the Monte Cristo Sandwich, but just a few months ago I had one just like it at Café Orleans which is right next door to the Blue Bayou. It was yummy, as always!
The Spring 2004 Issue tells how you can make:
1. Caesar Dressing — Concourse Steakhouse, Contemporary Resort
2. Breakfast Lasagna – Crystal Palace, Magic Kingdom
3. Tomato-Basil Sauce — Redd Rockett’s Pizza Port, Disneyland
4. Honey Coriander Chicken Wings — ‘Ohana, Polynesian Resort
5. Rice Cream — Restaurant Akershus, EPCOT
Hmmmm . . . breakfast lasagna! That reminds me, it’s time we went back to The Crystal Palace for breakfast. It’s a tasty dish and not at all like the name suggests. It’s a deliciously fruity “bread-pudding-like” dish; a sweet treat to get your day started!
The Summer 2004 Issue gives instructions for:
1. Kate’s Coyote Grilled Chicken – Whispering Canyon Café, Wilderness Lodge
2. Butterscotch Crème Brûlée with Almond Biscotti — California Grill, Contemporary Resort
3. Ginger Dressing — Mitsukoshi Teppanyaki Dining Room, EPCOT
4. Goofy’s Peanut Butter and Jelly Pizza — Goofy’s Kitchen, Disneyland
5. Stuffed French Toast — Cinderella’s Royal Table, Magic Kingdom
Would it surprise you to hear that I’ve sampled Goofy’s Peanut Butter and Jelly Pizza? It’s served on the breakfast buffet and I just had to try it! It’s very rich, oh-so gooey, and just as childishly delicious as it sounds!
I’ve never sampled that Stuffed French Toast, but it sounds delicious. If it’s similar to the Tonga Toast at Kona Café I may have to endure some princesses and give it a try!
Wow, I think I’ve gained a few pounds just writing this blog, so I’m going to leave it there for now!
There are three more articles and lots more recipes to go. I’ll include them all in Part II of this blog in just a few weeks.
If you can’t wait that long, or if you have a favourite Disney dish you’re wishing you had the recipe for, check out the AllEars.net recipe page HERE!
My favourite Disney recipe is the strawberry soup we had at the character breakfast at the Grand Floridian. We found the recipe. My husband does the cooking in our house. I had to eat the stuff all the time until he felt that he had perfected it. Has that put me off strawberry soup? Not a chance!!!! In fact he hasn’t made it in a while. Might just see if he can make some for tea tonight!
[Gary writes: The “Official” Disney recipe for strawberry soup is on AllEars.net here: http://allears.net/din/recipes/rec-straw.htm
See how it compares to your husbands.]
Hi Gary –
I definitely have to stop reading your food blogs so late. I just raided the “Set-Aside Halloween candy dish” after reading this one!
– Jeff
[Gary writes: Thanks for the chuckle Jeff!]
Thanks for the great recipes. One correction, you can still get the Monte Cristo sandwich at the Blue Bayou, but only at lunch.
[Gary writes: Thanks Michelle, good to know it’s still available.}