Walt Disney’s Chili and Beans

This was a good chili recipe, I didn’t love it but the boys in my house did, probably because of all the meat! 1/4 cup olive oil, divided 1 pound beef stew meat 1 onion, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 pound ground beef 1 tablespoon cumin 1/2 tablespoon chili powder 1 tablespoon onion powder … Continue reading

Brownie Bites

I got a new silicone brownie bite pan so decided to give it a go with this Disney recipe. Brownie bites are so hard to get out of the pan but the silicone pan made it a snap and they were just the right size. I left some plain and I sprinkled some with powdered … Continue reading

Safari Skewers

We are still missing Disneyland over here so I am still making Disney food. These were part of Courtney’s birthday dinner. We had them at Disneyland in Adventureland at the Bengal Barbecue the last time we were there. We had been eating so much sugar that the Bengal Barbecue was a welcome change of pace. … Continue reading

Cookies and Cream Mickey Cupcakes

Made these cuties for the neighbor kid’s birthdays. They are pretty easy to make and really cute! Still missing Disneyland so the Disney baking is in full swing around here. CUPCAKES 24 red cupcake liners 3 tablespoons butter, softened 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/3 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon baking … Continue reading

Bengal Beef Skewers

It was my daughter’s birthday and she wanted kabobs so we decided to give this Disney knockoff recipe a try and it was almost as good as the ones we had at the Bengal Barbecue at Adventureland in Disneyland. I added some veggies to ours but the originals are all beef. 1/2 cup teriyaki sauce … Continue reading

Lemon Blueberry Lunch Box Tarts

Made some more lunch box tarts yesterday, this time lemon blueberry. The fam said they were delicious but I think they liked the Nutella ones more and honestly, can you blame them? 1 (17.3 oz) box frozen puff pastry sheets 3/4 cup lemon pie filling or lemon curd 1 cup fresh blueberries 1 egg 1 … Continue reading

Chocolate Hazelnut Lunch Box Tarts

I made these little beauties last night for a treat for the fam. They were awesome and gone in a flash, the sign of really good treats. Look at how poofy they got! Like biting into a little chocolate cloud. It’s another Disney recipe, this one is from Toy Story Land in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. … Continue reading

Caramel Pecan Bars

These were seriously so good and pretty easy to make. I highly recommend them. 1 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 cups flour 1 (4.51 oz) bag Werther’s Original Soft Caramels, unwrapped 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk 3/4 cup chopped pecans 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 Preheat oven to 350. … Continue reading