2014 Disney Gift Guide: More Disney Gift Ideas!

Well, we’ve officially arrived at the busiest season of the year, as we sit nestled right between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Still in need of some great gift ideas? If so, our friends at MickeyFix.com likely have just the thing for the Disney fan in your life (or the one in your mirror 😉 ). In fact, they spend all year scoping out the most fun Disney finds around… Take a look!

While nothing exactly replicates the feeling of eating popcorn on Main Street, U.S.A., this Mickey Popcorn Popper may well provide the next best thing!

Mickey Mouse Popcorn Popper

And ditto for this Classic Mickey Waffle Iron, for those days you don’t happen to wake up at Pop Century or Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort.

Mickey Mouse Waffle Maker

This Disney Sketchbook Serveware features Mickey Mugs, Minnie Mugs, a serving bowl, and a platter available for individual purchase. They’re so reasonably priced that you could get the whole kit and caboodle for one person, or divide it among several recipients. It’s a gift and a drawing lesson all in one!

Disney Sketchbook Platter

Here’s a few points for us for mentioning something as healthy as apples in a post 🙂 … Did you know there is [Read more…]

News! Peppermint Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich Debuts at Epcot’s L’Artisan des Glaces

By Kim LaPaglia 3 Comments

One of our favorite sweet spots year-round is L’Artisan des Glaces in Epcot’s France pavilion at Walt Disney World.

Learn About:L'Artisan des Glaces

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They’re always dreaming up awesome new treats that incorporate their fresher-than-fresh ice cream and sorbets.

With decadent eats throughout the year (Ice Cream Martini!!) and specialty items for holidays, L’Artisan continually surprises us with house-made ice cream concoctions.

And now for the 2014 holidays, L’Artisan has unveiled a new Peppermint Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich! This lovely treat is made with their very own peppermint ice cream.

Holiday Peppermint Ice Cream Sandwich

And don’t forget to indulge in their gingerbread ice cream this season as well — part of [Read more…]

DFB Black Friday Sale: Our Best Deal Ever!

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Whew! I hope you had an awesome Thanksgiving Day yesterday! But today feels kind of like a sit-around-the-house-and-plan-a-Disney-trip kind of day, so it’s time to carry on the holiday weekend with a little more celebrating… .

Check out our biggest DFB Guide Discount EVER!

The DFB Everything Bundle — Half Off This Weekend

When it came time to offer you something truly special for our Black Friday Sale, we couldn’t think of anything better…than giving you everything.

Disney Food Blog Guidebooks

And that’s why we’re announcing that, for this weekend, you can purchase the DFB Everything Bundle for 1/2 off the already deeply discounted price! Just enter code Everything50 at the check-out.

What does the Everything Bundle include? The name says it all — Everything! When you purchase the DFB Everything Bundle, you get all of the following DFB Guides:

A Pre-Order of The DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining, 2015 Edition, Due Out [Read more…]

Review: Pumpkin Cheesecake and Pecan Pie Tart at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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With Autumn waning, and the Winter Holidays just around the corner, we couldn’t resist offering you one last beautiful, delicious look at this colorful season.

Fortunately, a trip to The Mara provided a couple of great options to celebrate the season.

Autumn Chocolate Pecan Tart

Having enjoyed lunch in the Parks, I decided to drop by The Mara and see what was new in the pastry case. I was excited to see lots of Fall colors and flavors! The first sweet that caught my eye was this Autumn-Themed Chocolate Pecan Tart.

The bold colors of the Chocolate Garnish were the perfect complement for the season. And I was intrigued by the obvious color in the Whipped Cream that topped the Tart.

Autumn Chocolate Pecan Tart

Cutting into the Tart, it was obvious that this was a rich, moist pecan pie filling — nothing dry about this!

Chocolate Pecan Tart — Cross Section

And the cinnamon-y and buttery flavors were perfect together. I think the whipped cream was [Read more…]

Save! Announcing the DFB Guide 50% Off Thanksgiving Day Sale

By AJ 4 Comments

Happy Turkey Day, everyone!! Whether you love holiday shopping or you’d rather avoid the madness altogether, we can agree on one thing: Saving money is a win/win!

So we are super excited to announce our DFB Guide Thanksgiving Sale!

Get The DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining e-Book TODAY for 50% Off!

The DFB Guide to Walt Disney World® Dining e-Book is an instantly downloadable PDF guide, featuring over 450 full-color pages of photographs, information, and advice about our favorite subjects — food and dining in Walt Disney World.

Our team of Walt Disney World food experts have put together the most comprehensive guide to Walt Disney World food and dining available. With more than 25 years of experience eating and drinking our way through the Parks and Resorts, we’ve learned a thing or two — and we love sharing our secrets with you!

So What’s the Big Deal?

Order today, and you’ll get our 2014 Edition as an immediate download, AND we’ll email you our 2015 Edition (for free!) as soon as it’s published in late January 2015! That’s a two-for-one deal right there…

…But it gets even better! This weekend only, we’re offering this great deal for 50% off the regular price! Get BOTH guides for under $10 — just use code TURKEYLEG for that 50% off discount.

It’s guaranteed to help you navigate your way to delicious dining on your next trip! And if you’re ready to get yours now, head on over to DFBStore.com to pick it up!! Don’t forget to use code TURKEYLEG today for the 50% off deal.

And with a brand new, completely updated edition releasing in early 2015, you can get started enjoying the current guide right away, and have the new one at your fingertips as soon as it drops!

What Do You Get with the DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining e-Book?

With the DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining, you’ll enjoy so many fun and useful features that were created with saving you time and money. We know your Disney dollars are valuable; we want to help you to make the most of them!

Here are just a few of the things you’ll find in our DFB to Walt Disney World Dining: [Read more…]

Disney Food Pics of the Week: Awesome Krispie Treats!

By AJ 3 Comments

We are back with a sweet installment of Disney Food Pics of the Week — courtesy of YOU!

If you love to snap and share food pics, then you should definitely check out our Flickr Page — Disney Food Blog Photo Extravaganza — where DFB readers share all of their Disney Food Photos.

Today, we’re celebrating a treat that’s loved by both kids and kids at heart! Let’s check out a few super cool Krispie Treats that feature Disney Flair!

Turkey Leg Krispie Treat

Photographer: Jobber99

When is a Jumbo Turkey Leg not made of meat? When it’s made of cereal, marshmallows, and butter, of course! The Turkey Leg Krispie has to be one of the most awesome Krispies we’ve seen. Which one do you prefer — the savory or sweet version?

Is It Turkey or Is It a Krispie??

Mickey Krispie Treat Covered in Reese’s Pieces

Photographer: Bowler Hat Girl

Krispie Treats are pretty much awesome by themselves. But if we were going to try to make them better, I’m pretty sure that a dunk in Chocolate and a roll in Mini-Reese’s Pieces would probably spring to mind!

Mickey Krispie Covered in Reese’s Pieces — Yes Please!

Ice Cream Cone-Shaped Krispie Treat

Photographer: Riniel Calaelen

In another stellar example of Krispie-as-another-food, one of our readers spied this [Read more…]

Review: Porterhouse for Two at Yachtsman Steakhouse in Disney’s Yacht Club Resort

By Brooke 15 Comments

Today, we have a real treat for you. It’s time to highlight a special dinner at Yachtsman Steakhouse.

Learn About:Yachtsman Steakhouse

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This signature dining spot, located at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort, offers up a full array of classic steakhouse fare. But you’ll also find innovative dishes with an emphasis on using seasonal ingredients.

While we often find our favorites still on the menu during a visit, we can always count on some surprises. We had the pleasure of dining there with some friends on a recent trip, and I just had to share with you a glimpse of our special meal.

32 Ounce Porterhouse for Two at Yachtsman Steakhouse

I always enjoy a visit to Yachtsman Steakhouse. (Check out this dinner review of a full meal we enjoyed here recently.) While the atmosphere isn’t particularly inspired, we’ve had some truly amazing meals here!

A quick look at the menu will show you what I mean about the combination of steakhouse-classics-meets-seasonally-inspired fare. And notice the emphasis on Charcuterie — something we’re seeing in other signature restaurants like California Grill as well.

Menu — Click to Enlarge

But even though it’s tough to make a choice from all of those steaks, we were after just one thing: the 32 Ounce Porterhouse for Two.

After we placed our order, we were surprised with an Amuse Bouche — this Savory Mickey Waffle! This had to be just about the most adorable started to a meal, ever. The Sweet Potato Waffle was delicious, and I loved all of the little touches on the plate.

An Amuse Bouche Featuring a Savory Mickey Waffle

Soon, however, we were ready to dig into the main course — that beautiful Porterhouse! It’s presented tableside already cut into pieces. I thought this was a great touch, and made sharing a much neater situation.

You can see that the meat was cooked to the medium rare temperature that we requested. In fact, it was a little on the rare side. The dry-aging process lends complexity and depth to the flavor and makes the meat very tender.

The steak comes with plenty more to share as well, including the Trio of Classic Steakhouse Sides: creamed spinach, mushrooms, and onions.

32 Ounce Porterhouse for Two with Trio of Steakhouse Sides

32 Ounce Porterhouse for Two with Trio of Classic Steakhouse Sides

And I couldn’t help but order the killer [Read more…]

Dining in Disneyland: Big Hero 6 Teriyaki Street Dog & Coconut Milk Tea from Award Wieners

By Heather 5 Comments

If you haven’t seen Big Hero 6 yet, then you need to get to the movie theater ASAP. My whole family, teenager included, enjoyed it. I’m now totally in love with Baymax.

So, when I saw that there were Big Hero 6 special menu items at Award Wieners in Disney California Adventure, I was all in.

There are two special menu items, the Teriyaki Street Dog and Coconut Milk Tea that are definitely worth a visit to Award Wieners.

Big Hero 6 Meal Description

Both items are unbelievably delicious. I’m normally not a hot dog person (I’ll take a corn dog over a hot dog on any Disney day), but the flavors in the description intrigued me.

The Teriyaki Dog is a Teriyaki glazed all beef hot dog served on a Garlic Chive Roll. It’s topped with Wasabi Mayonaisse and Ginger, Carrot & Cucumber Slaw. If you’re not into spicy, don’t let the word wasabi scare you away. I’m only a mild spice type of person (so this means I’m just mildy boring, right?) and I could totally handle it. In fact, I really loved it.

The mayo had just a little bit of kick to it and combined with the flavors of the hot dog and slaw, it was perfect.

Big Hero 6 Teriyaki Street Dog

The Teriyaki Street Dog is $8.50. [Read more…]

News: Gingerbread House at Disneyland’s Grand Californian Debuting November 27th

By Kim LaPaglia 3 Comments

The sights and smells of a NEW gingerbread house will be opening at Disneyland’s Grand Californian Hotel on November 27, 2014!

A team of 25 artists, engineers, and bakers are busy creating this edible wonder. Measuring in at 7.5 feet tall and 12 feet wide, the baking process alone takes 1,400 hours!

Artistic Rendition of Gingerbread Display

And the recipe is enormous!

More than 500 pounds of gingerbread
60 gallons of frosting and icing
100 pounds of isomalt sugar
50 pounds of granulated sugar
50 pounds of powdered sugar
2 gallons of egg whites
1 quart of lemon juice

If the seasonal aromas make you hungry, you’ll want to purchase your own [Read more…]

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