These scones are so light and flavorful. I love to snack on these lovely treats while having a cup of my favorite tea. You can add any flavor or fruit you want to this recipe. Instead of the traditional raisins I added cranberries and orange zest.

Here we go!

Classic Scones – Grand Floridian

Ingredients:

4 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons baking powder
½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons margarine
2 tablespoons shortening
3 eggs beaten
1 ¼ cups milk
1 cup golden raisins

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

2. Sift the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a large mixing bowl. Add the margarine and shortening into the flour and mix until the mixture resembles coarse meal.

3. Combine the beaten eggs and milk in another bowl. Stir in the flour mixture just until the dough comes together. Fold in the raisins.

4. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to about ½ inch thickness. With a 2 inch round cutter, cut out 40 scones and move them to a lightly greased baking sheet. If you don’t have a cutter, you do them by hand. Bake the scones for 12 to 15 minutes or until they are light brown. Serve with Devonshire cream or butter and jam.

*If you want a sweeter scone you can sprinkle them with sugar before baking.

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Here is another popular beverage that is served during Epcot International Food & Wine Festival at the Belgium kiosk in the fall.  Cool coffee mixed with rich chocolate liqueur. Cheers!

Godiva Chocolate Iced Coffee- Belgium Kiosk

Ingredients

2 oz Godiva Chocolate Liqueur
1 oz half & half
4 oz hot coffee
1/2 oz simple syrup
Chocolate syrup and whipped cream for topping

Directions

1. Pour the Godiva Liqueur, coffee, simple syrup and half & half into a beverage shaker with filled with ice. Shake it up.

2. Drizzle the chocolate syrup into the glass of your choice. Pour in the mixture and top with more chocolate syrup and whipped cream.

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One of my favorite character meals is Chef Mickey’s in the Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World. This awesome eatery is a buffet restaurant serving breakfast and dinner with Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald and Pluto.  Chef Mickey’s Breakfast Pizza is fast and easy to make. It doesn’t have to be made for breakfast either. I love it as a fun appetizer cut up small for a party.

Here we go!

Chef Mickey’s Breakfast Pizza

Ingredients:

1 precooked 12-inch pizza crust
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
½ cup shredded provolone cheese
½ cup shredded mozzarella
2 eggs
¼ heavy cream
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Set the pizza crust on a baking sheet. In a medium bowl combine the cheese together. In a small bowl combine the eggs and heavy cream. You can add salt and pepper as desired. Combine the egg mixture in with the cheese mixture just enough so it doesn’t clump together. Pour the mixture into the pizza shell and bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until the cheese is set.

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This is a fun activity to make your favorite superheros at home. Both boys and girls will enjoy making these cool cookies. I can’t wait to make some Iron Man ones myself. Enjoy!

1. Whip up a batch of your favorite sugar cookie recipe and use a cookie cutter to make character cookies. They make Superhero cookie cutters in the shape of many Avengers heroes. You can also use any oval shaped cookie cutter and instead fill in the details with your decorating. Once your cookies are baked and cooled, you are ready to begin decorating.

2. You can make your own royal icing (See: How to Make Your Own Royal Icing included below) or use store-bought. Color with food coloring to achieve the various colors you want for decorating. We recommend green (for the Hulk), yellow, blue, black, white, and brown. Place each color in a piping bag.

3. Begin by outlining the cookie in your base color. (If you were starting with The Hulk, outline the entire shape in green. Color in your outline with green icing and cover the entire cookie. (You can actually use a paintbrush to “paint” your cookie.) Give the base a few minutes to dry and choose your next color. For The Hulk’s hair, outline his hairline in black and proceed to fill in with black icing. You can continue to draw features in and watch your character come to life.

How to Make Your Own Royal Icing

3 egg whites, at room temperature. We prefer dehydrated egg whites, available at most supermarkets.
4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
food coloring (optional)

Mix above ingredients with a little warm water until smooth. Add food coloring.

Who’s your favorite Avenger?

This refreshing frozen drink is served during Epcot International Food & Wine Festival at the Caribbean kiosk in the fall. I love the blend of coconut and berry flavors. I am so happy that I have this recipe to make at home in the warmer months so I don’t have to wait for fall to enjoy it again. Cheers!

Frozen Dragon Berry Colada

2 oz Bacardi Dragon Berry Rum

2 oz  Strawberry Puree

3 oz Pina Colada Mix

Strawberry

Directions

1. Pour the rum, pina colada mix, strawberry puree into a blender with ice and blend until the mixture is smooth.

2. Pour in a tall glass and garnish with a strawberry if you like.

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New England Pot Roast

Ingredients
3lbs boneless beef shoulder roast
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
2 cups roughly chopped carrots
2 cups sliced celery
1/4 cup chopped garlic
2 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
1 cup burgundy wine
4 cups beef broth
Coarse salt & ground pepper

Directions

Okay everyone, we are going to do something different. We are using a crock-pot to make this recipe. GASP! I know, but I wanted to see how it would turn out using the crock-pot and it turned out well! The beef came out so tender and fell apart  very easily with a fork. The vegetables were soft and flavorful. Overall, it tasted just as good as if I make it in the oven. It saved me a lot of time and I was able to start this dish in the morning and have it ready to go at dinner time. So toss all the ingredients into your crock-pot and remember to adjust your settings for the time you have to cook. Between 6-8 hours.

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Duffy visits with Wellington & Forsythia at the Haunted Mansion

Maple Glazed Salmon

Ingredients

Salmon
4 Salmon fillets
2 tbs olive oil
Coarse salt & ground white pepper, to taste

Maple Glaze
1 cup maple syrup
¼ cup light brown sugar
1 tbs honey

Directions

Maple Glaze
1. Mix all ingredients in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.
2. Reserve warm to drizzle over cooked salmon.

Salmon
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Brush the salmon with olive oil and sprinkle with coarse salt. In a sauté pan over medium-high heat, sear both sides of the salmon.
3. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes or until desired doneness.
4. Plate the salmon and drizzle the glaze over the top. Serve.

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The French Martini is my go to drink when visiting my favorite restaurant on Walt Disney World property, California Grill. Located on the 15th floor of the Contemporary Resort it gives beautiful views of the monorail resorts and the Magic Kingdom. California Grill serves up fresh, exciting dishes from sushi to steak. Starting the evening off with a French Martini overlooking the Magic Kingdom with great friends is pure bliss to me. Every time I make one of these drinks at home it brings me back to the fun memories and ravishing meals we shared at California Grill.

Here we go!

French Martini

Ingredients

1.5 oz Skyy Vodka
.5 oz Chambord
.5 oz Pineapple Juice
Splash of Roederer Sparkling Wine

Directions

Combine the vodka, Chambord and pineapple juice in a beverage shaker filled with ice and shake it up. Next strain the mixture into a chilled champagne flute or  martini glass. Top with sparkling wine.

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Duffy taking a break to view the beautiful Cinderella Fountain in the Magic Kingdom.