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Beauty and the Beast [Week 2] – The Grey Stuff, Custard, French Potato Soup, Crescent Rolls (sausage-filled and chocolate filled), Cream Cheese Pesto Spread, Salmon Pate, Misc Hors d’oeurves, Berry Pie, Beef Ragout, Cheese Souffle, Blueberry Box Pie En Flambe, Chocolate Pudding (mousse) en Flambe

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Quick links: Custard | French Potato Soup | The Grey Stuff | Crescent Rolls (sausage filled and chocolate filled) | Cream Cheese Pesto Spread | Salmon Pate | Misc Hors d’oeurves | Beef Ragout | Cheese Souffle | Berry Pie | Blueberry Box Pie En Flambe | Chocolate Pudding (mousse) en Flambe | Verdict

 

Yay! Onto week two of Beauty and the Beast! This week will cover the first half of the Be Our Guest song.

There is SO much delectable food this week, including the long awaited GREY STUFF!!!!! (Yes, before you go and ask the dishes, I’ll tell you that it is delicious). So relax, pull up a chair as DisneyMeals proudly presents, Beauty and the Beast pt 2.

Cogsworth Custard

So before the song even starts, when Cogsworth is fighting against feeding Belle, he gets knocked into a custard-like substance.

(Credit: Disney)

(Credit: Disney)

That brings us to our first recipe. Homemade Custard!

Cogsworth Custard
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
20 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
20 min
Ingredients
  1. 200 ml milk
  2. 50 ml heavy cream
  3. 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
  4. 80 g caster sugar
  5. 2 eggs
  6. 2 tablespoons flour
Instructions
  1. Combine milk and vanilla in a saucepan. Heat until it starts to softly boil.
  2. While the milk is heating, beat the eggs and sugar in a medium bowl until the mixture is a pale yellow.
  3. Add the flour and stir.
  4. Add the boiling milk and mix well.
  5. Pour the mixture into the pot and cool over a low heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens.
  6. Serve warm or place in refrigerator and serve chilled
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Soup Du Jour (French Potato Soup)

Now onto the song. The first food sung about is Soup du Jour, which actually means Soup of the Day.

(Credit: Disney)

(Credit: Disney)

That means I got to pick any frenchy soup I wanted. I made a really really good Creamy French Potato Soup!

Soup Du Jour (French Potato Soup
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Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
45 min
Total Time
1 hr 15 min
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
45 min
Total Time
1 hr 15 min
Ingredients
  1. 4 c diced potatoes
  2. 1/2 c finely chopped green onions
  3. 1/2 c chopped parslay
  4. 4 Tbsp good olive oil
  5. 1 qt chicken broth, low salt
  6. 1 Tbsp salt
  7. 1/2 tsp pepper
  8. 2 c heavy cream
  9. 4 Tbsp all purpose flour
  10. 1 bay leaf
Instructions
  1. 1 Saute potatoes, onion and parslay in oil. Cover and cook on medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes, until pototpes are tender and translucent.
  2. 2 Add stock, bay leaf and seasonings. Mix together cream and flour. Add to potatoes. Simmer 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf. To serve:heat and garnish with chives.
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The Hors d’oeurves

The next couple of recipes are all on one plate. So I won’t provide separate pictures for the each recipe.

(Credit: Disney)

(Credit: Disney)

The Grey Stuff (It’s Delicious)

Ok ok, we’re always asked if we have made the grey stuff. It is one of the most requested recipes on this blog. We finally have it for you. We took from what Be Our Guest restaurant makes in Disney World. I figure their recipe should be close, as they are official. So without further ado, here is the recipe for the Grey Stuff!

The Grey Stuff
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Prep Time
15 min
Total Time
1 hr 30 min
Prep Time
15 min
Total Time
1 hr 30 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 1/4 cups milk
  2. 1/2 cup heavy cream
  3. 1 package (3.4 oz.) Instant French Vanilla Pudding Mix
  4. 1 tub (8 oz.) Whipped Topping at room temperature
  5. 3 tbsp Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
  6. 15 Oreo cookies
Instructions
  1. Gently whisk the vanilla pudding, milk and heavy cream in a large bowl
  2. Chill mixture in refrigerator for 15 minutes
  3. While chilling, place Oreos into a food processor or blender and blend until they are a dust.
  4. Mix the Oreo powder with the chilled pudding mixture
  5. Add the chocolate pudding mixture and stir.
  6. Carefully fold in the whipped topping until uniformly mixed
  7. Chill in refrigerator for 1+ hours.
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Crescent Rolls (sausage-filled and chocolate filled)

There are 2 different crescent rolls on the hors d’oeurve plate. One with a sausage inside and one with something else. I had no idea what that something else was, so I decided it was chocolate. This is a recipe for the crescent rolls. You may insert whatever you would like in the middle before you roll and cook them. Also, Pillsbury crescent rolls would be a good substitute if you don’t want to go through this lengthy process

Crescent Rolls with sausage or chocolate
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Prep Time
25 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
3 hr 10 min
Prep Time
25 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
3 hr 10 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
  2. 1/3 cup warm water
  3. 1/4 cup white sugar
  4. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  5. 1 eggs
  6. 1/4 cup butter (room temperature)
  7. 2 cups all-purpose flour
  8. 1/8 c butter (softened)
For Filling
  1. 15 lil-smokey sausages
  2. or 1/2 cup Nutella
Instructions
  1. Dissolve yeast in warm water.
  2. Stir in sugar, salt, eggs, butter, and 1 cups of flour.
  3. Beat until smooth. Mix in remaining flour until smooth.
  4. Scrape dough from side of bowl.
  5. Knead dough, then cover it and let rise in a warm place until double (about 1 1/2 hours).
  6. Punch down dough.
  7. Roll into a 12-inch circle.
  8. Spread with butter.
  9. Cut into 10 to 15 wedge.
  10. Place filling inside of roll (whether it be sausage or nutella)
  11. Roll up the wedges starting with the wide end.
  12. Place rolls with point under on a greased baking sheet.
  13. Cover and let rise until double (about 1 hour).
  14. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 12-15 minute or until golden brown.
  15. Brush tops with butter when they come out of the oven.
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Cream Cheese Pesto Spread

The hors d’oeurve with the olive is probably something from the artist’s imagination. I decided to interpret it as a creamy pesto spread!

Creamy Pesto Spread
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Prep Time
5 min
Total Time
5 min
Prep Time
5 min
Total Time
5 min
Ingredients
  1. 1/4 cup Pesto
  2. 1 1/4 cup Cream Cheese
  3. 1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
  1. Place all ingredients into a bowl and mix until uniformly mixed.
  2. Place on crackers or bread and enjoy
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Salmon Pate

On the left side of the plate, there is a cracker with a pink blob on it. Some Disney Meals fans helped me sleuth that it was probably a salmon pate. 

Salmon Pate
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Prep Time
7 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
17 min
Prep Time
7 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
17 min
Ingredients
  1. 150 g Salmon fillet
  2. A couple leaves of fresh parsley
  3. Salt and pepper to taste
  4. 1 tub of garden vegetable cream cheese
  5. 1 tbs lemon juice
Instructions
  1. Grill the salmon fillet, topped with fresh parsley and salt and pepper.
  2. Add cooked fillet to a food processor with cream cheese and lemon juice
  3. Blend until pureed.
  4. Serve on crackers
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Misc Hors d’oeurves

There are some Hors d’oeurves that don’t really have recipes.

  • On the right, presunto with cheese on top
  • On the right by the presunto, a cracker with red caviar
  • On the left, a mini-sandwich. I put Nutella in the middle

Beef Ragout

Some dishes begin to dance in front of Belle. The first is Beef Ragout.

(Credit: Disney)

(Credit: Disney)

Beef Ragout, I found out, is a French beef stew.

Beef Ragout
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Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
1 hr
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
1 hr
Ingredients
  1. 1 1/2 pounds cubed beef stew meat
  2. 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  3. 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  4. 2 (14.5 ounce) cans Italian-style diced tomatoes
  5. 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
  6. 4 carrots, chopped
  7. 2 potatoes, peeled and chopped
  8. 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  9. 2 tablespoons Dijon-style prepared mustard
Instructions
  1. Combine meat and flour in a large plastic food storage bag and toss to coat evenly.
  2. In a 6 quart saucepan brown meat in hot vegetable oil.
  3. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
  4. Add diced tomatoes, beef broth, carrots, potatoes and thyme.
  5. Bring to boil; reduce heat to medium-low, cover; and simmer for 1 hour or until beef is tender.
  6. Blend in mustard and serve.
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Cheese Souffle

The next dancing dish is a Cheese Souffle.

(Credit: Disney)

(Credit: Disney)

I was SUUUUPER nervous about making this. I had never made a souffle before and I had always heard how hard it is.  And….well it is hard. I messed up and accidentally put in too many eggs. But surprisingly, it turned out great. 

Cheese Souffle
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Prep Time
35 min
Cook Time
25 min
Total Time
1 hr
Prep Time
35 min
Cook Time
25 min
Total Time
1 hr
Ingredients
  1. 2 tablespoons finely grated parmesan cheese
  2. 1 cup milk, whole
  3. 2 1⁄2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  4. 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, unbleached
  5. 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
  6. 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
  7. 1 pinch ground nutmeg
  8. 4 large egg yolks
  9. 5 large egg whites
  10. 1 cup gruyere cheese, packed coarsely (about 4 ounces) (can substitute for swiss cheese)
Instructions
  1. Position rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 400 degrees.
  2. Butter 6-cup (1-1/2 quart) souffle dish.
  3. Add Parmesan cheese and tilt dish, coating bottom and sides.
  4. Warm milk in heavy small saucepan over medium-low heat until steaming.
  5. Meanwhile, melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat.
  6. Add flour and whisk until mixture begins to foam and loses raw taste, about 3 minutes; do not allow mixture to brown).
  7. Remove saucepan from heat; let stand 1 minute.
  8. Pour in warm milk, whisking constantly until very thick, 2 to 3 minutes.
  9. Remove from heat; whisk in paprika, salt, and nutmeg.
  10. Add egg yolks 1 at a time, whisking to blend after each addition.
  11. Scrape souffle base into large bowl.
  12. Cool to lukewarm. DO AHEAD; can be made 2 hours ahead.
  13. Cover and let stand at room temperature.
  14. Using electric mixer, beat egg whites in another large bowl until stiff but not dry.
  15. Fold 1/4 of whites into lukewarm or room temperature souffle base to lighten.
  16. Fold in remaining whites in 2 additions while gradually sprinkling in Gruyere cheese.
  17. Transfer batter to prepared dish.
  18. Place dish in oven and immediately reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees.
  19. Bake until souffle is puffed and golden brown on top and center moves only slightly when dish is shaken gently, about 25 minutes (do not open oven door during first 20 minutes).
  20. Serve immediately.
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Berry Pie

She picks the cherry off a pie. 

(Credit: Disney)

(Credit: Disney)

We just made a mini pie for this.

Berry Pie
Full berry pie
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Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
30 min
Total Time
45 min
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
30 min
Total Time
45 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 pie crust
  2. Pie dough for the top of pie
  3. 5 cups blackberries (or mixed berries)
  4. 1/2 cup water
  5. 1 cup sugar
  6. Blueberries and cherry to top
Instructions
  1. Place the berries into the prepared pie tin.
  2. Heat water to a boil
  3. Reduce heat and add sugar and stir until thickened
  4. Pour sugar water mixture over berries
  5. Place flattened pie dough on top of pie
  6. Cut slits in top of pie for ventilation.
  7. Cook for 30 minutes or until the pie is a golden brown
  8. Top with berries and a cherry
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Pie (en flambe)

So it is a little bit unclear of what is en flambe. I took to assume that pie and pudding are joint and en flambe, even though Lumiere only flambes the pie. 

(Credit: Disney)

(Credit: Disney)

(Credit: Disney)

(Credit: Disney)

(Credit: Disney)

(Credit: Disney)

Here’s the recipe for the box pie

 

Blueberry Box Pie en Flambe
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Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
40 min
Total Time
1 hr
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
40 min
Total Time
1 hr
Ingredients
  1. 2 pints blueberries (4 cups)
  2. 3⁄4 cup sugar
  3. 6 tablespoons cornstarch
  4. 3 tablespoons water
  5. 1 teaspoon lemon rind, grated
  6. 1 tsp lemon juice
  7. 1/4 tsp Cream of Tartar
  8. 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
  9. 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
  10. 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  11. 1 egg, well beaten with
  12. 1 pinch salt, for egg washing top of pie
  13. 2 tablespoons sugar, for top of pie
  14. 2 boxes of pie dough mix
  15. 2 tbs rum
Instructions
  1. Combine 1 cup berries with 3/4 cup sugar in pan.
  2. Simmer on low heat until sugar is melted and mixture is very liquid; about 5 minutes.
  3. Combine cornstarch and water in bowl.
  4. Add to pan with blueberries.
  5. Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to full boil and is clear and thick.
  6. Pour hot mixture into large bowl.Cool until warm.
  7. Fold in remaining 3 cups of blueberries, lemon rind, lemon juice, cream of tartar, cinnamon, nutmeg and butter.
  8. Let cool.
  9. Prepare the pie dough as directed.
  10. In a box-shaped dish (we used a 9x7 bread pan), line with pie dough.
  11. Add the filling to the dish.
  12. Add top crust and brush with egg wash, sprinkle with sugar.
  13. Preheat oven to 400°F but reduce heat to 375°F when you put pie in oven. Bake about 40 minutes. Check pie halfway through baking; cover edges with a strip of foil if edges are getting too brown.
For Flambe
  1. In a heatproof container, pour 4 tbs rum.
  2. With a long match, immediately light rum on fire.
  3. Let burn for a bit and then pour onto the pudding.
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Pudding (en flambe)

We made a video of flambe-ing the pie and pudding.

And here’s the recipe for the mousse/pudding

 

Pudding en Flambe
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Prep Time
25 min
Cook Time
5 min
Total Time
2 hr 30 min
Prep Time
25 min
Cook Time
5 min
Total Time
2 hr 30 min
Ingredients
  1. 6 ounces semisweet baking chocolate, chopped
  2. 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  3. 3 eggs, separated*
  4. 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
  5. 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
  6. 1/2 cup heavy cream, cold
  7. 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  8. 2 tbs Rum for flambe
Instructions
  1. Place the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl and place over a saucepan containing barely simmering water (or use a double boiler).
  2. Melt the chocolate and butter together and stir with a wooden spoon until smooth.
  3. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
  4. Add the egg yolks to the chocolate, 1 by 1, beating with a whisk until incorporated.
  5. Set aside.
  6. In another bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy.
  7. Add the cream of tartar and continue to beat.
  8. Gradually whisk in 1/4 cup sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form.
  9. Beat heavy cream in a chilled bowl until it begins to foam and thicken up. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and vanilla. Continue to whip the cream until it holds soft peaks.
  10. Gradually and gently fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture to lighten it.
  11. Then, delicately fold in the whipped cream.
  12. Take care not over work the mousse.
  13. Divide mousse into 4 individual glasses.
  14. Cover and chill for several hours.
For Flambe
  1. In a heatproof container, pour 2 tbs rum.
  2. With a long match, immediately light rum on fire.
  3. Let burn for a bit and then pour onto the pudding.
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Will it be a Dinner that’s Never Second Best?

Oh man, this was amazing. The grey stuff really was the best. Everyone that tried it raved about it. There really wasn’t a bad food out of all of this.

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Verdict:

Custard – 8.5/10

French Potato Soup – 9.5/10

The Grey Stuff – 10/10

Crescent Rolls (sausage filled) – 7/10

Crescent Rolls (chocolate filled) 6.5/10

Cream Cheese Pesto Spread – 7/10

Salmon Pate – 7/10

Presunto with Cheese – 7/10

Red Caviar on Cracker – 6/10

Sandwich with Nutella – 6/10

Beef Ragout – 7/10

Cheese Souffle – 8.5/10

Berry Pie – 8/10

Blueberry Box Pie En Flambe – 8/10

Chocolate Pudding (mousse) en Flambe – 8.5/10

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Beauty and the Beast [Week 1] – Baker’s bread (Pumpkin bread, French Rolls and Baguettes), Pink French Yogurt Cake, Raw Eggs, and [ginger] beer

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Quick links: Pumpkin Bread | Rolls | Baguette | Cake | [Ginger] Beer | Eggs and the rest | Verdict

 

Bonjour! So this week is Beauty and the Beast. Lucky for you and us, there are TONS of foods shown in this movie. So instead of just one week dedicated to the movie, you get FOUR! This week covers from the start until Be Our Guest. Be Our Guest itself will be divided into two weeks and then we’ll do one of Be Our Guest and onward. So now we invite you to relax, let us pull up a chair as Disney Meals proudly presents – Beauty and the Beast!

 

Baker’s Pumpkin Bread

There are a lot of different foods shown in the Bonjour song. The first lyric when you actually get into the song is “There goes the baker with his tray like always. The same old bread and rolls to sell.”  

(Credit: Disney)

(Credit: Disney)

We have made normal bread in other posts, so we decided to make some pumpkin bread. There is a man in the town that is lugging around pumpkins, so it’s not a far stretch that the baker could be carrying pumpkin bread. (Plus, we just really like pumpkin bread)

Baker's Pumpkin Bread
Serves 24
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Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
50 min
Total Time
1 hr 5 min
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
50 min
Total Time
1 hr 5 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
  2. 4 eggs
  3. 1 cup vegetable oil
  4. 2/3 cup water
  5. 3 cups white sugar
  6. 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  7. 2 teaspoons baking soda
  8. 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  9. 2 tsp lemon juice
  10. 1 tsp rum
  11. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  12. 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  13. 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  14. 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Grease and flour three 7x3 inch loaf pans or 1 9x4 inch pan and then 6 cup cakes.
  3. In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, rum, lemon juice, oil, water and sugar until well blended.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger.
  5. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended.
  6. Pour into the prepared pans.
  7. Bake for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven.
  8. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
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Baker’s Rolls

The baker also has rolls.

(Credit: Disney)

(Credit: Disney)

So we made some yummy french rolls that are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside

 

Baker's Rolls to Sell
Serves 4
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Prep Time
2 hr 30 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
2 hr 45 min
Prep Time
2 hr 30 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
2 hr 45 min
Ingredients
  1. 3 1/2 cups bread flour
  2. 1 teaspoon of salt
  3. 1 package of active dry yeast
  4. 2 tablespoons of white sugar
  5. 3/4 cup of lukewarm water that is divided
  6. 1/2 cup of lukewarm milk
Instructions
  1. Sift the flour and salt in a bowl and then set aside.
  2. Mix 1/4 cup of water with yeast and stir until it has dissolved.
  3. Mix in the sugar and let stand for about 10 to 15 minutes.
  4. Make a well in the flour and pour the yeast mixture in.
  5. Add the milk and 1/4 cup water and mix together.
  6. Add the rest of the water slowly until dough is soft and moist.
  7. Knead for about 8 to 10 minutes.
  8. Place in oiled bowl and cover it with a damp towel.
  9. Let rise for about 2 hours.
  10. Place dough on floured surface and punch down.
  11. Cover it again and then let it rest for about 5 minutes.
  12. Divide it into 10 pieces.
  13. Roll each piece into oval shape and then place on a baking sheet.
  14. Cover with damp towel and let rise for about 30 minutes.
  15. Slice a slit down the center (vertically) on each roll.
  16. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes.
  17. While rolls are at rest, place a dish that is oven proof and with about 1 1/3 inch of water in it in the lower part of the oven and heat it to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
  18. Bake the rolls for about 15 minutes and then let cool down. Serve.
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Marie the Baguettes!

Now, the movie doesn’t actually show the baguettes, but I love the line the baker says. “That’s nice. MARIE, the baguettes! Hurry up!”  So we made some baguettes.  They were similar to the rolls, but I think this recipe is better.

 

Marie, The Baguettes!
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Ingredients
  1. 3/4 cup water
  2. 1/4 cup milk
  3. 2 1/2 cups bread flour
  4. 1 tablespoon white sugar
  5. 1 teaspoon salt
  6. 1 package yeast
  7. 1 egg yolk
  8. 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
  1. Sift the flour and salt in a bowl and then set aside.
  2. Mix 1/4 cup of water with yeast and stir until it has dissolved.
  3. Mix in the sugar and let stand for about 10 to 15 minutes.
  4. Make a well in the flour and pour the yeast mixture in.
  5. Add the milk and rest of the water and mix together
  6. Place dough in a greased bowl, turning to coat all sides.
  7. Cover, and let rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes, or until doubled in bulk. Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.
  8. Punch down dough.
  9. On a lightly floured surface, roll into a 16x12 inch rectangle.
  10. Cut dough in half, creating two 8x12 inch rectangles.
  11. Roll up each half of dough tightly, beginning at 12 inch side, pounding out any air bubbles as you go.
  12. Roll gently back and forth to taper end. It might help to have damp hands.
  13. Place 3 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet.
  14. Make deep diagonal slashes across loaves every 2 inches, or make one lengthwise slash on each loaf.
  15. Cover, and let rise in a warm place for 30 to 40 minutes, or until doubled in bulk.
  16. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  17. Mix egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water; brush over tops of loaves.
  18. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown
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Pink French Yogurt Cake

In the song we also see the baker walking around with a pink cake.

(Credit: Disney)

(Credit: Disney)

I decided to make some French Yogurt cake and frost it with pink cream cheese frosting. Even though I accidentally overcooked it a bit, it turned out really well and tasty. 

 

Pink French Yogurt Cake
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Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time
35 min
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time
35 min
Ingredients
  1. nonstick vegetable oil spray
  2. 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  3. 2 teaspoons baking powder
  4. 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  5. 1 cup sugar
  6. 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
  7. 3/4 cup whole-milk Greek yogurt
  8. 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  9. 2 large eggs
  10. 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  11. 2 tablespoons raspberry jam
  12. 1 can cream-cheese frosting (can dye pink with red food coloring)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Coat a 9" circular cake pan with nonstick vegetable oil spray. Dust with flour; tap out excess.
  3. Whisk 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, and 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt in a medium bowl.
  4. Using your fingers, rub 1 cup sugar with 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest in a large bowl until sugar is moist.
  5. Add 3/4 cup whole-milk Greek yogurt, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 2 large eggs, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; whisk to blend.
  6. Fold in dry ingredients just to blend.
  7. Pour batter into prepared pan; smooth top.
  8. Bake until top of cake is golden brown and a tester inserted into center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes.
  9. Let cake cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Invert onto rack; let cool completely.
  10. Frost with cream cheese frosting
Notes
  1. Can be made 3 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature. Makes 1 layer of cake. For a 2 layer cake, double recipe.
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[Ginger] Beer

As it is normal for Disney movies, there is lots of alcohol. So when Gaston is in the tavern, and everyone is singing about how great he is, there is a lot of beer shown.

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(Credit: Disney)

So we decided to make some ginger beer! It turned out well!

[Ginger] Beer
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Prep Time
15 min
Total Time
24 hr 15 min
Prep Time
15 min
Total Time
24 hr 15 min
Ingredients
  1. About 1/4 pound ginger, peeled
  2. 1 cup sugar
  3. 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  4. 1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast
  5. About 2 quarts water
Instructions
  1. Grate enough ginger using fine grater to measure 3 1/2 tablespoons, then put in a fine-mesh sieve set over a bowl to collect juice, pressing on solids and then discarding. I also found that putting the ginger in a coffee filter or a teabag and let it steep in 1 cup of hot water for 15 minutes does the job too.
  2. Place funnel in neck of bottle and pour in 3 tablespoons ginger juice (reserve any remaining for another use).
  3. Add sugar, lemon juice, yeast, and a pinch of salt.
  4. Fill bottle with water, leaving about 1 1/2 inches of space at top.
  5. Remove funnel and screw cap on tightly.
  6. Gently shake bottle to dissolve sugar.
  7. Let stand at room temperature until plastic feels hard and no longer indents when squeezed, 24 to 36 hours.
  8. Chill ginger beer until very cold.
Notes
  1. Ginger beer keeps, chilled, 1 week.
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5 Dozen Eggs, and the rest

Now for the fun part. Gaston eats 5 dozen eggs now that he is grown.

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(Credit: Disney)

I had never eaten raw eggs plain. So I ate some rocky style. It actually wasn’t that bad.

Back to the Bonjour song, A sheep eats a corner of Belle’s book.

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(Credit: Disney)

So I ate some paper for good measure.

There is also a wedding cake shown for Gaston’s failed proposal.

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(Credit: Disney)

You can refer to Lady and the Tramp for a good Wedding Cake recipe.  There is also some wine shown in the tavern. You can check out Fantasia for that.


Will it Make you the Size of a Barge?

So everything was really good. The baguette was better than the french rolls. The pumpkin bread is delicious especially with a little butter on it. The cake, although overcooked was really really good and would probably be even better if it were cooked right, and the ginger beer wasn’t all that bad!

 

Verdict:

Pumpkin Bread – 9/10

French Rolls – 7/10

Baguette – 8/10

Pink Yogurt Cake – 9/10

Ginger Beer – 6/10 first sip 7/10 once you get used to it

Eggs – 5/10

Paper – 5/10

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Rescuers Down Under – Pea Soup, Boiled Eggs, [Bonus] Hedgehog Slice

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Rescuer’s Down Under was one of my very favorite movies as a kid. I really wanted to be Cody and scale giant walls in Australia to save HUGE eagles. Watching it again made me relive all my childhood fantasies. I always remembered the food in this. PEA SOUP! I quote this line too often.

 

Pea Soup!

Right after Cody gets caught, we see a fancy restaurant for humans, then on the chandelier, there’s a rodent section, complete with cricket waiters. One of the humans drop a pea, which is picked up by one of the bugs and given to the bug chef.

Pea soup is now on the menu. 
I had never made pea soup before. We don’t see what is already in the thimble the chef uses to make the pea soup, so I took some liberties in this recipe, assuming that he got some other items that humans might have dropped.

PEA SOUP!
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Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
25 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 teaspoon olive oil
  2. 1 large onion, sliced (about 1 1/2 cups)
  3. 2 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  4. 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
  5. 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  6. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  7. Freshly ground black pepper
  8. 1 (10-oz) bag frozen peas
  9. 4 teaspoons plain greek yogurt or sour cream (optional)
Instructions
  1. In a large pot, heat the olive oil over moderately-low heat.
  2. Add the onion, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
  3. Add the broth, spices, salt and a few turns of freshly ground black pepper and bring to a boil. Add the peas and cook just until defrosted.
  4. In a blender, puree the soup in 2 batches until very smooth.
  5. If serving hot, return the soup to the pot and bring just to a simmer.
  6. If serving cold, transfer to the refrigerator to chill.
  7. Ladle into bowls.
  8. Stir the yogurt so that it is smooth and top each serving with a swirl of yogurt.
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Not Joanna Eggs

One of the best scenes in the movie is when Joanna is stealing the poacher’s eggs.

To make this super realistic, I would have to swallow a whole uncooked egg. I’m not sure if I can physically do that, so I opted to make a hardboiled egg and eat that.

To make good hardboiled eggs, put the eggs in a pot and cover with about an inch of water. Make sure you don’t overcrowd the pot with eggs. Bring the water to a roaring boil. Once it reaches the boil, turn the heat to a low and let it simmer, covered for 10-12 minutes. Strain the water and let the eggs sit in cold water for at least another 10-12 minutes before serving.  I also found this handy chart of what the eggs look like at certain cook times.

 

 

[Bonus] Hedgehog Slice

Joanna is also shown eating animal crackers.

(Credit: DIsney)

(Credit: DIsney)

Animal crackers aren’t really a recipe, but it prompted me to make an Aussie dessert. Hedgehog Slice. It’s basically a fudge-type food with biscuits (or animal crackers) inside.

Hedgehog Slice
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10 min
Total Time
40 min
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10 min
Total Time
40 min
Ingredients
  1. 250g animal crackers or other biscuit cookie such as Maria cookies or Biscoff cookies (crushed into small pieces)
  2. ½ cup soft brown sugar
  3. ¼ cup cocoa
  4. 100g dark or milk chocolate, chopped
  5. 1 Tbsp golden syrup (can be made with 2 tsp light corn syrup and 1 tsp dark molasses)
  6. 100g butter
  7. 1 egg
  8. (optional: ½ cup desiccated coconut)
Chocolate topping
  1. 200g dark chocolate, chopped
  2. 50g butter
Instructions
  1. Lightly grease a 20cm (8in) square cake tin and line the base and sides with baking paper or grease.
  2. In a large bowl combine animal crackers, brown sugar, (coconut), and cocoa.
  3. In a small saucepan, over a gentle heat stir chocolate, golden syrup and butter until mixture is melted and combined.
  4. Cool slightly.
  5. Whisk in egg.
  6. Pour mixture into the dry ingredients and mix well to combine.
  7. Spoon into prepared tin and press firmly into the tin with the back of the spoon.
  8. Chill while preparing the chocolate topping.
Chocolate topping
  1. Melt chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over hot water until melted.
  2. Stir to combine. Spread over the chilled slice.
  3. Refrigerate until topping is set.
  4. Cut into small squares to serve
Notes
  1. I found it tastes better when refrigerated overnight.
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Will it make you Soar with Marahute?

So, I think I overseasoned the pea soup. The recipe provided is less seasoned. Needless to say, I wasn’t too happy with it. However, I LOVED the hedgehog slice. It was delicious and probably VERY fattening.

Verdict:

Pea Soup – 5/10

Joana’s Egg – 6/10

Hedgehog Slice – 9/10

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The Little Mermaid – Shrimp, Crab, Les Poissons, Baguettes, Wedding Cake

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Quick links: Shrimp | Crab | Les Poissons | Baguettes and Wedding Cake | Verdict

 

Les poissons, les poissons! How I love les poissons. Love to chop and to serve little fish. First I cut off their heads, then I pull out their bones. Ah mais oui, ca c’est toujours délice.

Little Mermaid is one of the Disney all-time greats. It has some great food too if you’re a seafood lover. So become a nasty fish-killer and check out all the food from Disney’s The Little Mermaid.

 

Shrimp

To establish Ursula’s evilness, the first shot of her shows her eating live shrimp.

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(Credit: Disney)

We weren’t brave enough to pop a live shrimp in our mouths, but we tried to keep them as untouched as possible. 

Shrimps
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10 min
Total Time
10 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 bag frozen shrimp (or fresh shrimp if you want)
  2. Pot full of water
  3. Sea Salt
Instructions
  1. Fill a pot with water and add sea salt
  2. Bring water to a boil
  3. Dump the shrimp in and boil for 3 minutes.
Notes
  1. Cooked shrimp should be a C shape, if they go full O, you've cooked them too long.
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Also, here’s a homemade easy ****tail sauce

 

 

Sebastian’s Crab Meat

For a French cook that is employed by royalty, I really question his cooking methods. Maybe there’s something I don’t know and if anyone has more info on his cooking style, let me know.  But when the chef finds Sebastian, he throws Sebastian in a sauce and then flour,

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(Credit: Disney)

as if he was preparing to fry him. It is like he’s breading him for frying or baking in the oven. But instead, he stuffs him

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and he throws Sebastian in a pot of boiling water, where the flour and sauce would just come off.

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(Credit: Disney)

So we followed the same pathway as Sebastian did.

Sebastian Crab
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15 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
25 min
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
25 min
Ingredients
  1. 4 live crabs
  2. 1 c. White Wine
  3. 2 tbs lemon juice
  4. 1 onion
  5. 1 celery stock
  6. 2 tbs fresh parsley
  7. 1 tbs sea salt
  8. crushed pepper
For the sauce
  1. 1 c french salad dressing
  2. 1/4 cup white wine
  3. 1/4 cup milk
  4. 1 egg
  5. salt and pepper to taste
  6. flour to coat
Instructions
  1. Fill a pot with water so that it'll cover the crabs, add the white wine, salt, pepper and lemon juice
  2. Bring pot to a boil
  3. Add the onion, celery and parsley
  4. In a separate bowl, combine the salad dressing, white wine, egg, milk salt and pepper
  5. Get your crab. If it's been in the fridge or icebox, it'll be less active and easier to coat.
  6. Dip the crab in the sauce and coat it in the flour
  7. Now undo all that work and throw it in the pot and boil for 7-10 minutes
  8. Serve on a bed of lettuce with lemon wedges, fresh parsley and croutons
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But also, here’s a recipe for a stuffed crab that makes more sense.

What the Chef should have done
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Cook Time
40 min
Total Time
1 hr 10 min
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
40 min
Total Time
1 hr 10 min
Ingredients
  1. 4 live crabs
  2. 1 c. White Wine
  3. 2 tbs lemon juice
  4. 1 onion
  5. 1 celery stock
  6. 2 tbs fresh parsley
  7. 1 tbs sea salt
  8. crushed pepper
For the stuffing
  1. 1/2 c fresh mayo
  2. Fresh parsley and spinach
  3. Croutons (cut into smaller pieces)
  4. Salt and pepper
For the sauce
  1. 1 c french salad dressing
  2. 1/4 cup white wine
  3. 1/4 cup milk
  4. 1 egg
  5. salt and pepper to taste
  6. flour to coat
For the crab
  1. Fill a pot with water so that it'll cover the crabs, add the white wine, salt, pepper and lemon juice
  2. Bring pot to a boil
  3. Add the onion, celery and parsley and let boil for a few minutes
  4. Add the crab and boil for 7-10 minutes.
For the Stuffing
  1. Remove the crab and let cool.
  2. Preheat the oven to 375F.
  3. Clean out the crab and set aside the meat.
  4. Add the meat to a bowl with fresh mayo, parsley, croutons.
For the breading
  1. In a separate bowl, combine the salad dressing, white wine, egg, milk salt and pepper
  2. Dip the stuffed crab in the sauce and then coat it with flour.
  3. Place on a baking sheet and cook in oven for ~20 minutes, until the stuffing starts sizzling and the breading gets golden.
  4. Serve on a bed of lettuce with lemon wedges.
Notes
  1. I have not tried this recipe, but anyone that does, let me know how it is.
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Les Poissons

So les poissons is french for the fishes.  The chef during his ear-worm song, makes some yummy fish appetizers. 

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(Credit: Disney)

We made these with with olives and added a little swiss cheese.
 

Les Poissons
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5 min
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10 min
Total Time
15 min
Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
15 min
Ingredients
  1. 1/2 lbs fish (I used salmon)
  2. Sea salt
  3. 1/2 cup butter
  4. 1 small block swiss cheese
  5. Green pitted olives
Instructions
  1. Like the chef on Little Mermaid, rub the fish with the salt. (You may remove the head and gut it before this)
  2. Melt butter in pan on a medium heat.
  3. Place the salted fish in the pan and let cook for ~10, until the fish has reached 145F
  4. Remove from pan and cut into cubes
  5. Cut the swiss cheese into cubes as well
  6. Place 1 cube of fish on top of 1 cube of swiss cheese, top with an olive and skewer with a toothpick.
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Baguettes and Wedding Cake

We have made baguettes and wedding cake before, as it was shown on Little Mermaid. So for those recipes, check out Pinocchio for the baguette and Lady and the Tramp for the Wedding Cake. 

 


Will it Make you use a Dinglehopper?

Sadly, we don’t really love shellfish and crustaceans except for shrimp. So we weren’t too crazy about the crab. But crab lovers will hopefully love it., The shrimp was good and the fish was great.

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Verdict:

Shrimp – 7/10, ****tail sauce – 5/10

Crab – 5/10

Les Poissons – 7/10

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Oliver and Company – New York Hot Dogs, Cat Food Concoction, Chocolates for Dogs, Pink Champagne Cake

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Quick links: New York Hot Dogs | Cat Food Concoction | Chocolates for Dogs | Pink Champagne Cake | Verdict

 

Fire up some Billy Joel and get ready for some NYC action. I actually really like Oliver and Company, even though it is one of Disney’s lowest rated films. It also has really great food, especially if you’re a cat or dog! 
There is some food in the movie that we didn’t make because it was featured in other movies. For the bread recipe when they steal bread from a truck,
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see Stromboli’s French Bread from Pinocchio.
For the dog biscuits that they give Fagin,
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see the Kanine Krunchie recipe from 101 Dalmatians

 

Stolen NYC Hot Dogs

Dodger is one sly dog. He tricks Oliver distract the hot dog cart guy and in turn steals the yummy hot dogs.

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(Credit: Disney)

To make this more authentic, I recommend using Sabrett Hot Dogs. If you can’t come by those, at least use all beef franks.

NYC Hot Dogs
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10 min
Total Time
12 min
Prep Time
2 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
12 min
Ingredients
  1. 4-8 All Beef Hot Dogs
  2. 4-8 Hot Dog Buns
  3. Mustard
  4. Any other toppings
Instructions
  1. Boil a pot of water
  2. After it has reached boiling point, put the dogs in the pot and take it off the heat.
  3. Cover the pot and let the dogs steam for 6-8 minutes
  4. Place toppings on.
Notes
  1. If you have a steamer, you may use that to steam the buns.
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Jenny’s Cat Food Concoction

If you have a cat, you’ll love this recipe. When Jenny first gets Oliver, she brings him back to her giant house and makes a who-know-what concoction to give to him.

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(Credit: Disney)

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You see some sort of cereal or bran, eggs, and a bunch of messy dishes. Fortunately, when I made it, I didn’t make as big of mess as she did.

Jenny's Cat Food Concoction
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5 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 can mackerel
  2. 1 egg yolk
  3. 1/3 cup oats
  4. 1/3 cup evaporated milk
  5. 1 bag of cat treats
  6. 1/4 cup whipped cream
Instructions
  1. Mix oats and evaporated in bowl.
  2. Once mixed, add egg and mackerel
  3. Add Cat treats and mix until blended
  4. Top with whipped cream (or don't)
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Chocolates for Dogs

I know, I know, chocolate is really bad for dogs. But we see Georgette eating chocolates from a heart-shaped box and doing yoga.

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(Credit: Disney)

I searched and found that Carob, a chocolate substitute, and its cleared by ASPCA as non-toxic for dogs. So we made some molded chocolates filled with peanut butter. Our dog loved them!  We also made some milk-chocolate candies for us too 🙂

Chocolates for Dogs
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1 hr
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1 hr
Ingredients
  1. 1 Bag Carob
  2. 1/2 cup milk
  3. 3 tbs peanut butter
Instructions
  1. Heat up the milk over a very low heat
  2. Add the carob chips a little bit at a time
  3. Stir vigorously with wooden spoon.
  4. Once all the chips are added, you might need to add a couple more splashes of milk until the carob is creamy
  5. Let the carob cool a bit
  6. Fill candy mold 1/2-3/4 way full with the carob
  7. Place peanut butter in a pastry bag (or a plastic bag with its corner cut)
  8. Squeeze a little dab of peanut butter on top of the carob in each mold. About the size of a big pea.
  9. Cover the peanut butter and fill rest of mold with carob
  10. Place in freezer for about an hour or until the carob solidifies. You may also place in fridge, but wait longer for the solidification.
Notes
  1. You might need to hold the pan off the stove a bit if it gets too hot and you start to smell it burn.
  2. For milk chocolate, melt the milk chocolate in a microwave on a low heat, stirring every 30 seconds, or melt in a double boiler. Follow the rest of the instructions. You may place anything you wish in the middle of the chocolates. I put in Nutella and raspberry jam.
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Pink Champagne Cake

At the end of the movie, everything is good and every is around Jenny as they celebrate her birthday.

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Being super rich, she probably had a fancy cake (even though you only see a generic pink cake). How do you make a fancy cake? With champagne of course! This is a somewhat difficult and time consuming recipe. Just a head’s up.

There is also chocolate, strawberry and vanilla ice cream shown in the movie. This cake pair well with Neapolitan ice cream! So pick some of that up from the store.

Pink Champagne Cake
Serves 10
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Cook Time
25 min
Total Time
1 hr 25 min
Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
25 min
Total Time
1 hr 25 min
For the Champagne Reduction
  1. 2 cups (480 ml) champagne, pink champagne or sparkling wine
For the Champagne Velvet Layer Cake
  1. 2½ cups (280 grams) sifted Self-Rising Flour
  2. 2 cups (400 grams) granulated sugar
  3. ½ cup (1 stick/113 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  4. ¼ cup (48 grams) shortening
  5. ¼ cup (56 grams) vegetable oil
  6. ½ cup (120 ml) champagne reduction
  7. ½ cup (120 ml) buttermilk, at room temperature
  8. ¾ cup (180 grams) egg whites (about 6), at room temperature
  9. ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) pure almond extract
  10. ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) pure vanilla extract
  11. Extra flour and shortening to prepare cake pans
  12. 1 cup raspberry jam
  13. 2 containers of buttercream frosting
  14. Red food coloring to dye the frosting
Prepare the Champagne Reduction
  1. In a medium heavy saucepan over medium-high heat, bring champagne to a boil.
  2. Boil until reduced to ½ cup, about 15 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat; set aside to cool completely.
  4. Meanwhile, arrange oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 350ºF.
  5. Grease three 8-inch round with shortening or oil.
  6. Line bottoms with parchment or wax paper cut to fit the size of pans.
  7. Grease paper linings and dust lined pans with flour, tapping out the excess.
  8. Set aside.
Prepare the Champagne Velvet Layer Cake
  1. Mix self-rising flour and sugar until well combined and aerated.
  2. Add butter, shortening and oil and mix until thoroughly combined.
  3. Mixture will be very thick.
  4. In a 2-cup glass liquid measuring cup, whisk together champagne reduction, buttermilk, egg whites and extracts using a fork until well blended.
  5. Slowly add half of the liquid mixture to the batter and mix.
  6. Then beat until thoroughly combined, scraping down the sides of bowl as necessary with rubber spatula, about 2 minutes.
  7. Add remaining liquid mixture and beat just until smooth and thoroughly combined, again scraping down the sides of bowl as necessary.
  8. Using rubber spatula, scrape and pour batter into prepared pans dividing evenly (a little over 2 cups of batter per cake pan).
  9. Smooth tops evenly with rubber spatula and then rap each pan on counter surface 2 to 3 times to expel any air bubbles. This step will create a nice level cake.
  10. Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes.
  11. Cool cakes in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes.
  12. Run thin metal spatula around edges of each cake to loosen, then invert onto wire rack and peel away parchment or wax paper.
  13. Turn right side up onto wire racks (using an additional rack to flip) and cool completely or wrap while still warm to retain moisture.
  14. Wrap each cake layer tightly in plastic food wrap and keep at room temperature until ready to fill and frost.
To Assemble, Frost and Fill the Cake
  1. Mix a couple drops of food coloring into the frosting to turn it into a nice pink color.
  2. Use a scant ¾ cup frosting between each layer.
  3. After frosting each the bottom and middle layer, pipe a simple ¼-inch border of buttercream around the perimeter of the cake to act as a dam to prevent the filling from going over the edge of the cake layer.
  4. Following this, lightly spoon about 4 tablespoons of the Raspberry Filling on top of the buttercream in the center. Using a small angled metal spatula, carefully spread the filling outward to the dam border of buttercream.
  5. Carefully place the next cake layer on top and press down gently.
  6. Proceed to frost the cake as desired with remaining buttercream.
To Make a Rose Cake with “Rose Swirls”
  1. Use a scant ¾ cup frosting between each layer and then proceed to frost the cake with a “crumb coat” or thin coat, but not too thin.
  2. The cake should have good coverage and you should not see the cake peeking through the frosting.
  3. Next, assemble your pastry bag with coupler and tip.
  4. Fill pastry bag and twist closed.
  5. Make sure your hands are not too warm or your buttercream will get too soft. You are now ready to pipe roses!
  6. To pipe roses, start at the bottom and work around the cake to complete a full circle of roses. T
  7. o pipe each rose, start in the center of where you want your rose to be. T
  8. hen pipe in a circular fashion counter-clockwise going around the center point once or twice depending on the size of roses you desire.
  9. The roses don’t need to be perfect!
  10. This is what is so great about piping swirled roses as they look lovely shabby and chic.
  11. It is best to end in the same place each time and I like to end at the top right side of each rose.
  12. Once you complete the first row around the cake, continue with the next row and then the top. To fill in any gaps, I like to pipe small stars or flourishes that contour the rose swirls. Rose Cakes are the best. So simple, but so stunning!
Adapted from http://wickedgoodkitchen.com/pink-champagne-velvet-layer-cake/
Adapted from http://wickedgoodkitchen.com/pink-champagne-velvet-layer-cake/
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Will it make you get the Street Saviore Faire?

Overall, this was a really good haul. Hot Dogs were great, the cake was one of the best cakes I’ve ever had, and if you were a cat, I’m sure you’d love the concoction. The dog chocolates were pretty disgusting for humans. I don’t really like carob. But my dog loved them. But the milk chocolate candies were amazing.

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Verdict:

Hot Dogs – 7/10

Jenny’s Concoction – 3/10 (for humans) 10/10 (for cats)

Dog Chocolates – 3/10 (for humans) 10/10 (for dogs)  Human Chocolates – 10/10

Pink Champagne Cakes – 10/10

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Black Cauldron – Apple Porridge, Toad Soup, and Call-back Medieval Recipes

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Quick links: Apple Porridge | Toad Soup | Call-Back Medieval Recipes | Verdict

 

I’d say that this is probably one of the most unknown Disney movies ever made. I think Disney has even forgotten they made it. Good thing too, it is probably one of the worst Disney movies. It’s enjoyable at times, but ultimately falls pretty flat. It’s a shame too, because I really liked the books on which it was based growing up. Most of the food featured in this movie we have made before (they aren’t very creative when it comes to medieval-type dishes usually).
Despite the horribleness of the movie, it had lots of firsts. It was the first Disney animated movie to receive a PG rating and it almost got a PG-13 rating, it’s the first not to feature any songs, it’s the first to use computer technology and it’s the first not to feature credits at the beginning of the movie.

 

Apple Porridge

The first thing shown at the beginning of the movie is some kind of porridge the pig farmer is making for his oracular pig. Although, it apparently isn’t very tasty porridge.

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It doesn’t say exactly what’s in it, so I took some liberties of course. Later in the movie, the annoying but charming Gurgi steals an apple from Taran.

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So I decided to make some apple-infused porridge. And unlike the film, it turned out pretty good.

Apple Porridge
Serves 2
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Cook Time
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Total Time
13 min
Prep Time
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Cook Time
8 min
Total Time
13 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 cup oats
  2. 2/3 cups water
  3. 2/3 cups milk
  4. 1 apple (sliced into small chunks)
  5. 1/4 cup brown sugar
  6. 1 clove (crushed)
  7. 1/4 tsp salt
  8. 1/8 tsp cinnamon
  9. 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  10. 1/4 tsp vanilla
Instructions
  1. Mix the water and milk and bring to a boil
  2. Add the oats and salt
  3. Reduce heat to medium
  4. Cook uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally
  5. Add the apple and the rest of the ingredients and cook covered for 3 minutes
  6. Serve hot
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Toad Soup

Toward the end of the movie, the group meets a couple of witches. One of them turns Fflewddur Fflam (awesome name, I know) into a frog and tries to stick him in a pot of boiling water. 

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(Credit: Disney)

I looked everywhere for a place that sold frog meat, but couldn’t find any. However, I did see that a local Chinese restaurant (and a pretty famous and good one at that) called Lao Sze Chaun has some frog dishes. So I went there and ordered some frog soup.

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Frog, unsurprisingly, tastes a lot like chicken, but very bony. I actually wasn’t able to eat much of the dish because it was UNBELIEVABLY spicy. One of the spiciest things I have ever tried. But if you’re ever in Chicago, I recommend you go to Lao Sze Chaun. Just try one of their other dishes.

Call-Back food

Being a movie set in the middle-ages, they showed the staple cooked ham and turkey.

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(Credit: Disney)

We have made a couple of different recipes of ham and turkey. So I’ll leave the links to those recipes here.

Willie’s Medieval Chicken from Mickey and The Beanstalk

Ichabod Crane’s Ham

 


Will it Raise an Army of the Dead?

The porridge was really really good. I guess I didn’t make it exactly to the specification of the movie…unless people in the movie just don’t like sweet porridge. 

Frog tastes like dark-meat chicken. Not bad. 

Verdict:

Porridge – 8/10

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Fox and The Hound – Fresh-from-the-Cow Milk, Raspberry Jam, Foxy Birthday Cake

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Quick links: Fresh Cow Milk | Raspberry Jam | Foxy Birthday Cake | Verdict

 
I swear I didn’t cry when the widow drove Tod out to leave him in the forest. I was cutting onions…cuz this is a food blog. No crying here, just onions. Man, this movie is good, and so sad. It could be because dogs and foxes are so cute. There wasn’t too much food in the movie, but the highlight was the widow’s raspberry jam!

 

Fresh-from-the-Cow Milk

There are a few times where fresh milk is shown.

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(Credit: Disney)

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(Credit: Disney)

There really isn’t a recipe besides buying a cow, and milking it. But we wanted to experience what Tod experienced. Selling raw milk is illegal here, except if the milk is sold directly from the farm. So we drove 1.5 hrs outside the city to a dairy farm and got a gallon. Man, it was delicious. So rich and creamy. Some people even claim it’s better for you. So if you’re in an area where you can get some fresh milk, I highly recommend it.

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Widow’s Raspberry Jam

When Tod is getting chased by Amos Slade, we see the widow cooking something on the stove.

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(Credit: Disney)

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(Credit: Disney)

We’re not sure exactly what it is, other than it is some red substance in a pot. I figure, why not make some raspberry jam. It makes sense that the widow would be making something like that.

I had no idea that making raspberry jam was so easy! It turned out delicious.

Widow's Raspberry Jam
Yields 6
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Total Time
30 min
Total Time
30 min
Ingredients
  1. 4 cups mashed raspberries
  2. 4 cups sugar
  3. 2 Tbs Lemon Juice
Instructions
  1. Place raspberries in a large pot
  2. Using a potato masher, mash the raspberries
  3. Heat the raspberries on high until they reach a full boil
  4. Boil for 2 minutes
  5. Remove from heat
  6. Add the sugar and lemon juice
  7. Place back on stove and bring to boil again
  8. Boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly
  9. Remove from heat
  10. For a thicker jam, beat with an electric beater for 4 minutes
  11. Pour in jars and refrigerate.
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Tod’s Birthday Cake

In the saddest part of the movie…that I definitely didn’t cry in…the widow is driving Tod away. She looks at a photo of him on his birthday with a big ol’ cake.

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(Credit: Disney)

We have experience making treats for dogs from the 101 Dalmations post, so we decided to make a doggie cake because foxes and dogs are pretty similar, right?

Our dog loved the cake.

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Tod's Birthday Cake
Serves 4
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Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
40 min
Total Time
1 hr 10 min
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
40 min
Total Time
1 hr 10 min
For the Cake
  1. 1 egg
  2. 1/4 cup peanut butter
  3. 1/4 cup cooking oil
  4. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  5. 1/3 cup honey
  6. 1 cup shredded carrots
  7. 4 pieces bacon (save grease for frosting)
  8. 1 cup whole wheat or white flour
  9. 1 teaspoon baking soda
  10. 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
For the frosting
  1. 1 package of cream cheese
  2. 1/3 cup peanut butter
  3. bacon grease from cooked bacon
  4. 1 tbs milk
For the cake
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 6 cup ring mold.
  2. Combine the egg, peanut butter, oil, vanilla, and honey, if desired, in a large bowl; blend well. Stir in the carrots and bacon, mix thoroughly.
  3. Sift together the flour and baking soda and fold into the mixture.
  4. Spoon cake batter into prepared pan.
  5. Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes.
  6. Let cake cool in pan for 10 minutes; then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
For the frosting
  1. Place package of cream cheese in bowl
  2. Add in the peanut butter, bacon grease, and milk
  3. Beat with electric beater until smooth.
  4. You may add veggie oil to thin it out or corn starch to thicken it up as desired
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Will it Make us Best of Friends?

The milk was amazing. The raspberry jam might be one of my favorite recipes. We tried it on crepes that day too and it was divine. Our dog loved the foxy cake (and it wasn’t HORRIBLE for human consumption).

Now go watch Fox and the Hound. It’s on Netflix. 

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Verdict:

Milk – 7/10
Raspberry Jam – 10/10
Foxy Cake – OHMYGOSHFOOD!/10 for dogs, 5/10 for humans

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The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh – Honey, Hero Cake, Hero Shortbread Cookies with Jam, Succotash, Wheat Bread, [BONUS] Squash Alfredo Penne

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Quick links: Honey! | Hero Cake | Hero Cookies | Wheat Bread | Succotash | Squash Alfredo | Verdict

 

 

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We’re upgrading to a custom domain! Starting this week, the blog will now live here: https://disneymeals.me! I’ll have a link from the old site to the new site next week too if you forget. Also, with that change, over the next couple of weeks, I’m going to be giving the site a visual facelift. So keep on checking back for the shiny new upgrades. Now onto the post

 

 
I’m so rumbly in my tumbly. Time to munch an early luncheon. Haha. I had forgotten how clever and witty Winnie the Pooh was. I was smiling the whole time and it really brightened my wife’s mood. Of course, when you think of Pooh bear, you automatically think of honey. I love honey. So this week was amazing for me.

 

Honey!!!!!

Pooh loves his honey. Here’s some honey!

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(Credit: Disney)

HONEY!
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Ingredients
  1. 1 Honey of Honey
  2. 3 Honeys with Honey
  3. Honey to taste
Instructions
  1. Stick your hand in honey pot or bee hive
  2. EAT EAT EAT!
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Pooh’s Hero Cake

At the end of the flood, Pooh erroneously gets made into a hero for eating honey out of a pot while he floated down the river. Graciously, Pooh let little Piglet  join in later in the movie. Even though Piglet was the real hero.  It amazes me how loving and unassuming all the characters are.

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(Credit: Disney)

 

My wife wanted to try this soda cake recipe. Since we don’t really know what kind of cake Christopher Robin and friends are eating (other than it was pink with chocolate frosting), we decided to make it.

Pooh's Hero Cake
Serves 8
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Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
25 min
Total Time
30 min
Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
25 min
Total Time
30 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 Box White Cake Mix
  2. 1 Can Strawberry Soda (12 oz)
  3. 1.5 containers Chocolate Frosting
Instructions
  1. Place cake mix in the bowl. Don't add any of the ingredients mentioned on the box.
  2. Mix in strawberry soda
  3. Put into baking pans and bake as instructed on box
  4. Let cool and then frost with chocolate frosting
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Piglet Hero Shortbread Cookies with Jam

Along with the Hero Cake, there were some cookies with jam centers.

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(Credit: Disney)

Piglet Hero Cookies with Jam
Serves 12
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Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
14 min
Total Time
34 min
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
14 min
Total Time
34 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 cup butter, no substitutes
  2. 2⁄3 cup sugar
  3. 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract or 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  4. 2 cups all-purpose flour
  5. 1⁄2 cup jam, for the centers
Instructions
  1. Cream butter and sugar
  2. Beat in extract
  3. Gradually blend in flour
  4. Cover and refrigerate for an hour
  5. Roll into one-inch balls and place one inch apart on un-greased cookie sheet
  6. With the end of a wooden spoon make a indention in the ball and fill with jam
  7. I have used Variety of jams and jellies Raspberry being the best! but Apricot is yummmie too, along with apple, blackberry, blueberry the possibilities are endless.
  8. Bake at 350 for 14 to 18 minute.
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Rabbit’s Wheat Bread

Pooh invades Rabbit’s house to get something to eat. Rabbit offers Pooh some bread with condensed milk or honey. Pooh responds “Honey please, but no bread” Oh silly bear.

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(Credit: Disney)

But we made some wheat bread like rabbit and tried eating it with honey AND condensed milk

Rabbit's Wheat Bread
Serves 24
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Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
2 hr 45 min
Total Time
3 hr 15 min
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
2 hr 45 min
Total Time
3 hr 15 min
Ingredients
  1. 2 3⁄4 cups hot water
  2. 1⁄3 cup olive oil, any oil is fine
  3. 1⁄3 cup honey
  4. 2 tablespoons molasses
  5. 1 tablespoon salt, Sea Salt is good
  6. 7 1⁄2 cups of 100% whole grain wheat flour
  7. 2 tablespoons dry active yeast
Instructions
  1. Place the first five ingredients in the bowl and mix.
  2. Add: 2 Cups 100% Whole Grain Wheat Flour. (to cool the water and end up with warm dough) Mix then add 2 Tbs of Dry Active Yeast. If your not sure about your yeast proof it in a little warm water first.
  3. Add: 4 Cups of 100% Whole Grain Wheat Flour.
  4. Mix until the consistency is some what even. Then continue to slowly add flour 1/2 Cup at a time until the dough quits sticking to the sides of the bowl. It should be tacky to the touch. The trick is to have enough consistency to stand up with the least amount of flour so the bread will be fluffy. It will most likely be 6 1/2 cups but in any case do not exceed 7 1/2 cups of wheat flour. You can trade one cup of wheat flour for one cup of all purpose white if you wish. Don't over mix or the bread will be tough.
  5. When your dough is finished, leave it in the mixer, cover the bowl and let it rise for about 30-45 minutes. The dough will be larger but it doesn't need to double.
  6. Grease two bread pans with Crisco. You can also flour the pans to reduce sticking.
  7. Mix the dough again just enough to knock it down at least close to the original size.
  8. Drop the dough on a floured surface so you can work the dough and shape it. Shape it with your hands to make a nice ball getting enough flour on it so it isn't sticky. Divide the ball in half and do it again. Shape the loaves by turning the dough under it's self over and over. When the dough is shaped the sides and ends will be sealed and all you will see is a nice oblong shaped loaf with smooth sides and top. Drop the loaves in your bread pans and let them rise until almost doubled. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 for 36 minutes. If you forgot to preheat 41 minutes. (gas oven).
  9. When done turn the bread out of the pan to a rack to cool. You can eat it right away (a great time for real butter) don't wrap it until completely cooled. (Condensation will make it soggy) Put in tinfoil to store on the counter. If you put it in the refrigerator it will turn into a brick. Enjoy.
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Gopher’s Ssssssssuccotash

Pooh gets fat and gets stuck in Rabbit’s hole. Gopher is hired to get him out. In the middle of the night he appears with a mighty fine lunch. Summer squash, Summer salad, succotash, and honey.

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(Credit: Disney)

Since summer squash and summer salad are pretty straightforward, and we already covered honey, we made some succotash. I had never really known what it was. It actually is a pretty tasty side.

Gopher's Ssssssuccotash
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Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
30 min
Total Time
45 min
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
30 min
Total Time
45 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 cup butter, divided
  2. 2 cups fresh lima beans
  3. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  4. 4 fresh tomatoes, peeled and chopped
  5. 2 teaspoons white sugar
  6. 4 ears fresh corn kernels, cut from the cob
Instructions
  1. Melt 1/2 cup butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in lima beans and salt, and cook until tender, about 20 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, in a separate saucepan heat tomatoes, sugar and remaining 1/2 cup butter.
  3. Cook until tomatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
  4. Stir tomatoes into lima beans and add corn; cook 10 minutes more.
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[BONUS] Squash Alfredo Penne

So since lots of veggies are shown in Winnie the Pooh (like the summer squash and some from rabbit’s garden), I decided to make a nice pasta dish that incorporated many of the dishes.

This is a 100% original Disney Meals Recipe.

Squash Alfredo Penne
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15 min
Prep Time
15 min
For the sauce
  1. 1 Acorn Squash
  2. 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
  3. 2/3 cup cream
  4. 1/3 cup milk
  5. 1/2 tsp basil
  6. Salt and pepper to taste
For the rest
  1. 1/2 box penne (cooked)
  2. 2 Fresh Tomatoes
  3. 1 Summer Squash
  4. 1 tsp thyme
  5. 1/2 tsp salt
  6. 1/2 tsp pepper
  7. 1 tbs olive oil
  8. 1 lbs chicken (diced)
  9. 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
  10. salt to taste
  11. 2-3 tbs butter
For the sauce
  1. Preheat oven to 350
  2. Cut Acorn squash in half
  3. Place squash halves in a baking dish
  4. Fill bottom of baking dish with about an inch of water
  5. Cook squash halves for an hour
  6. When the squash are done, scoop out of skin and place in blender or food processor with parmesan cheese, cream, milk and spices
  7. Blend and then transfer into pot and simmer on low
For the rest
  1. While the Acorn squash is roasting, cut the summer squash into thin discs and dice the tomatoes.
  2. Place them in a bowl with olive oil, thyme, salt, and pepper
  3. Shake the bowl up so the spices get evenly dispersed.
  4. Melt 1 tbs butter in a pan
  5. Brown the diced chicken
  6. After the chicken is cooked, add the rest of the butter to melt
  7. Add the tomatoes and summer squash, and balsamic vinegar
  8. Cover and cook on medium low for 30-45 minutes.
  9. Add the chicken and veggies to cooked penne and add the acorn squash alfredo on top.
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Will it Stop the Rumbly in your Tumbly?

I love Winnie the Pooh. The show was so great and the food was tasty. I could probably just eat all the honey just like him. The cake had a nice twist. The bread was nice and moist and tasted great with honey and not as good with condensed milk, but still good. The cookies were nibbly numbly. The succotash was something I didn’t expect. It made for a great side. I might make it more often.

Verdict:

Honey – 15/10
Hero Cake – 8/10
Hero Cookies – 9/10
Wheat bread – 8/10
Succotash – 7.5/10
Squash Penne – 8.5/10
 

 

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Sword in the Stone – Shortbread Cookies, Turkey Leg, Water Strider, Roast Pig, Honey Cake

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I think Sword in the Stone is one of the least plot driven movies in the Disney Universe. Arthur (Wart) basically has fun with Merlin until he randomly pulls out the sword and is king. End movie. It’s a fun movie though…although, it doesn’t have much food.

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Sleeping Beauty – Cake with no wands & Cake with wands, Strawberye, Bread Pudding, Gingersnaps, Hippocras (Spiced Wine), Brussel Sprouts, Sweet Potatoes, Almond Rolls with jelly, Pistachio-Almond Rice Pudding, Berry cake with Lemon Icing.

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Food isn’t a huge part of this movie. The most notable food in sleeping beauty is the horrendous cake Fauna tried to make. However, you may remember the feast the kings stand by when they drink and sing their “Skumps” song. We skipped over the ham, fish and the turkey that was shown in that scene, for those recipes, see Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, Pinocchio, and Make Mine Music.