Lesley Wake
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2017
Christmas at Disneyland - Food
This will be my final post on Christmas activities! Like last year, DCA hosted the Festival of the Holidays, which has yummy holiday inspired foods. Last year was disappointing as portions were small and overpriced and not too good. This year there were definitely some standouts.
Pretty much all the booths look the same:
Joy to the Sauce:
Apple Lemonade with Whipped Cream and Caramel - Yum, repeated
Beef Short Rib with Smashed Potatoes and Gravy - Favorite dish, repeated 2x!
Seared Salmon Filet with Lemon Caper Sauce - Yum, also repeated
Chips, Breads & Holiday Spreads
Cranberry Pear Tart with Rosemary-infused Cream - Another winner and repeated (though I did pick out the cranberries)
Holiday Duets
Macaroni and Cheese with Cornbread Crumbles - Fine, but the cornbread didn't really add anything; I would have just preferred toasted breadcrumbs!
Cookie Butter and Jelly Cheesecake - Bleh! So bad and a chemically aftertaste. Even though the portion was 2 cakes, I could only eat 2 bits of one!
Warm Chocolate Float with Whipped Cream and Brownie Crumbles - Fine, but they put my brownie crumbles in the drink which got caught in the straw a lot
Grandma's Recipes
Beef Brisket with Brown Sugar-glazed Carrots - Not too good; meat was very fatty and carrots were underdone and no glaze on them
Merry Cherry Pineapple Punch with Assorted Jellies - Unexpectedly good and I liked the texture difference with the jellies! Felt like I was in the 70s or something!
Blissfully Braised
Braised Pork Belly Adobo with Garlic Fried Rice
Braised Lamb Cheeks with Mediterranean Cauliflower
-I'm reserving judgment on these, as it was a mistake for me to get them! I don't like spicy, or Indian food...so...
Festive Holiday Extras
Baked Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes - Not my favorite; I did like the burnt cheese flavor but wish that could have gone with the mac and cheese rather than potatoes
Pineapple Kesari with Golden Raisins - Took me a while to figure this out and ultimately decided I didn't like it. Sort of like a firm, but moist polenta, with very little flavor.
Sherbet Holiday Punch - Another meh. It was literally a scoop of sherbet ice cream with Sprite.
A Twist on Tradition
Chocolate Yule Log with Candied Chestnuts and Clementine Compote - Not my favorite. Very flavorless and almost no cake.
Pumpkin-spiced Float Cocktail with Cream Liqueur, Vanilla Ice Cream and Pumpkin Seed Brittle - Not my taste, maybe someone else would have liked it more!
Winter Sliderland
Holiday Ham Slider with Pineapple Relish - Lots of ham, which was very moist, even though it looked dry. Though did get a bit greasy.
Roasted Turkey Slider with Cranberry Sauce (mine ordered sans cranberry) - Yum, tasted like my mom's turkey soup in sandwich form. And huge amount of turkey!
I have a couple last things I may grab this weekend or next week, as well as a repeat of the Turkey slider:
Warm Polenta and Chilled Crab Salad
Green Bean and Mushroom Casserole with Crispy Onions
Frosty Frosé – Frozen Rosé, Blue Curaçao and White Cranberry Juice with a Mint Sprig
Other non festival foods:
Gingerbread Funnel Cake Fries - Very disappointing; tasted stale and no gingerbread flavor
Pumpkin Spice Bread Pudding - Just ok, not my favorite. No real pumpkin spice flavor either.
I should be able to return to September this weekend!
This will be my final post on Christmas activities! Like last year, DCA hosted the Festival of the Holidays, which has yummy holiday inspired foods. Last year was disappointing as portions were small and overpriced and not too good. This year there were definitely some standouts.
Pretty much all the booths look the same:
Joy to the Sauce:
Apple Lemonade with Whipped Cream and Caramel - Yum, repeated
Beef Short Rib with Smashed Potatoes and Gravy - Favorite dish, repeated 2x!
Seared Salmon Filet with Lemon Caper Sauce - Yum, also repeated
Chips, Breads & Holiday Spreads
Cranberry Pear Tart with Rosemary-infused Cream - Another winner and repeated (though I did pick out the cranberries)
Holiday Duets
Macaroni and Cheese with Cornbread Crumbles - Fine, but the cornbread didn't really add anything; I would have just preferred toasted breadcrumbs!
Cookie Butter and Jelly Cheesecake - Bleh! So bad and a chemically aftertaste. Even though the portion was 2 cakes, I could only eat 2 bits of one!
Warm Chocolate Float with Whipped Cream and Brownie Crumbles - Fine, but they put my brownie crumbles in the drink which got caught in the straw a lot
Grandma's Recipes
Beef Brisket with Brown Sugar-glazed Carrots - Not too good; meat was very fatty and carrots were underdone and no glaze on them
Merry Cherry Pineapple Punch with Assorted Jellies - Unexpectedly good and I liked the texture difference with the jellies! Felt like I was in the 70s or something!
Blissfully Braised
Braised Pork Belly Adobo with Garlic Fried Rice
Braised Lamb Cheeks with Mediterranean Cauliflower
-I'm reserving judgment on these, as it was a mistake for me to get them! I don't like spicy, or Indian food...so...
Festive Holiday Extras
Baked Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes - Not my favorite; I did like the burnt cheese flavor but wish that could have gone with the mac and cheese rather than potatoes
Pineapple Kesari with Golden Raisins - Took me a while to figure this out and ultimately decided I didn't like it. Sort of like a firm, but moist polenta, with very little flavor.
Sherbet Holiday Punch - Another meh. It was literally a scoop of sherbet ice cream with Sprite.
A Twist on Tradition
Chocolate Yule Log with Candied Chestnuts and Clementine Compote - Not my favorite. Very flavorless and almost no cake.
Pumpkin-spiced Float Cocktail with Cream Liqueur, Vanilla Ice Cream and Pumpkin Seed Brittle - Not my taste, maybe someone else would have liked it more!
Winter Sliderland
Holiday Ham Slider with Pineapple Relish - Lots of ham, which was very moist, even though it looked dry. Though did get a bit greasy.
Roasted Turkey Slider with Cranberry Sauce (mine ordered sans cranberry) - Yum, tasted like my mom's turkey soup in sandwich form. And huge amount of turkey!
I have a couple last things I may grab this weekend or next week, as well as a repeat of the Turkey slider:
Warm Polenta and Chilled Crab Salad
Green Bean and Mushroom Casserole with Crispy Onions
Frosty Frosé – Frozen Rosé, Blue Curaçao and White Cranberry Juice with a Mint Sprig
Other non festival foods:
Gingerbread Funnel Cake Fries - Very disappointing; tasted stale and no gingerbread flavor
Pumpkin Spice Bread Pudding - Just ok, not my favorite. No real pumpkin spice flavor either.
I should be able to return to September this weekend!