Canadian Harmony
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- Jan 23, 2015
Here are the food photos I took on our trip over Christmas. I didn't get as many as I had wanted, nor as good of quality as I had hoped, but this will give you a basic idea I hope.Our dinner the first night was at Carthay Circle Lounge. Here's the lounge menu (sorry for the sideways).
DH and I each had the Vietnamese Twice-Cooked Beef Tacos. They were spicy, but delish! I asked for the salsa on the side. I'm not a fan of cilantro, so I took mine off.
DH and I had wine with our meal. One was a Chablis, the other one... ugh, I forget. Started with a 'c' though. Sorry. They were very nice and went well with the spiciness of the beef.
The kids had Shirley Temples - essentially Sprite with grenadine. They loved them.
We went to the WOC Dessert Party and I had asked for a Gluten Free plate for myself, as I am trying to lower my carbs. The whole table ended up getting Gluten Free plates. I don't know if this is a regular thing, but be prepared for the whole table to end up the same. The Plate had:
I love how the cheddar is Mickey-shaped. The custard was lovely! The parfait was strawberry. I was still full from dinner and couldn't finish everything, which surprises me because I can eat A LOT! I couldn't finish the cheese (ate the Brie though, because... Brie!), the strawberry, or the raspberry coulis in the middle.
We did get the bread basket though and the kids assured me it was delicious!
The drinks! The kids got hot chocolates, both times. DH and I took the 'blue' one. I think it's called the World of Color...? Anyway, really delicious and we had two because they were so good.
This is the menu of what you'd usually get as a regular plate.
On our trip, we ate at the Rose Taverne, on Belle's side. DH and I ordered the same stuff, and I didn't take photos of the kid's sandwiches. I'm Canadian (as I'm sure you can tell) and we have our own regional snobbery about poutine. I've had 'real' Quebec poutine with squeaky cheese (when you bite the curds, they 'squeak' in your mouth against your teeth) and thick beef gravy. I've had poutine with shredded cheddar cheese (not poutine but delicious nonetheless), and I've had really bad poutine over the years. Here, I had to try the poutine, but I'm not crazy about onions, so asked for the pickled ones to be left off. The beef is tender and spicier than I had expected, but it was very delicious. The waffle fries were an interesting addition instead of regular Frenched fries, and the curds were longer than what we're used to, as well as having parsley right in the cheese (which is weird but tasted fine). It was very good and filling. But if you want real Quebec poutine, you need fresh curds from a dairy or cheese shop that squeak when you bite them, a thick beef gravy, and long fries which are crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. That's it. No meat, no 'butter chicken poutine', no weird stuff.
Having said all that, this was very good and is probably my second favourite, right after the original.
I ordered both desserts - the Gray Stuff and the Rose Cake. The 'stuff' wasn't as sweet as I had been expecting and was much larger. The red velvet cake on the inside was delicious but I didn't eat the cookie underneath. The cake was light and moist and fluffy, with a subtle hint of lemon. They were both very yummy.
The Gray Stuff was a HUGE hit with all the kids.
My favourite breakfast in the Parks is the breakfast sandwich at Jolly Holiday with a cup of Abuelita hot chocolate. I introduced this little slice of heaven to my family on Christmas morning. This is our 'go to' at home on weekends now. The assimilation is nearly complete
This breakfast sandwich is scrambled eggs and bacon with cheese on top, all enveloped in a croissant. It has a small fruit cup on the side too. It doesn't look like much, but it's filling and keeps me going til lunch usually! And, it's around $10, which makes it a GREAT bargain!
We had a dinner at Paradise Pier for Christmas and I remembered too late to take a photo, but I did take one dessert photo! This cake was also available in chocolate, but by the time I got there, those ones were gone. This was a delicious cake though and was not too sweet, which was a nice change. The Jammy Dodger (as us Whovians call it) was dry and I didn't finish it.
This beer is from Hawai'i and is very similar in taste and strength to what we drink here, so I was really happy to have stumbled upon it!
We caught the Holiday parade, and I had my FIRST ever (yep, that's right), Mickey Ice Cream Bar! It was really tasty although I found I couldn't eat it fast enough to stop the chocolate covering from dropping off. Neither could DD13, who ended up with a melted pile on one of her sweaters. It's proven difficult to get out in the wash, so I strongly suggest a napkin! I was pretty happy to finally eat one!
This particular evening, we had dinner at Café Orleans. Here's the menu (the kids were lucky enough to get a kid's menu to colour, although they ordered the 'adult' mac & cheese).
DH had the chicken, iirc, and I had the Lobster Cobb with the vinaigrette on the side.
It was delicious. VERY filling and VERY yummy, but it was nice to have some greens after nearly a week of eating... not greens
I had the mint julep. I liked it as it wasn't as sweet as before... and the lack of bourbon was nice (I learned the hard way that this Tigger doesn't like bourbon).
This is the second bowl of the mac & cheese for the kids. I thought they could share the bowl but they were really hungry and devoured a second bowl (halved) too! Apparently it was very yummy.
Here's the dessert menu.
And here's our dessert! The kids hadn't had beignets before, so I had to introduce them to these fluffy donuts with dipping sauce. They were smitten.
Our final meal (that I have photos for) was at Carthay Circle Restaurant proper. The bread came and it was warm and delicious. We ended up getting a refill too.
Though our kids are 11 and 13, they were offered the kids menu nearly everywhere we went. Carthay also offered us this option.
The girls chose the pasta with marinara sauce and said it was outstanding.
DH chose a pasta and turkey sausage dish he was the best meal he'd had in years, if ever. I opted for their new addition of hangar steak and instead of potatoes, I asked for green beans. Warning: I like my steak blue rare. In this case I opted for, "as rare as the chef will allow me to have". It was perfection.
We ate at many other places too, but I'm falling behind on my food photo game, so no photos of those meals.
) anyway. I think I will like the fries and beef combination. And those beignets look so delicious!!! I hope they are DF like the ones at POFQ in WDW!!!
...forgot to add that one. Figment did like the Whoopie Pie, but it had a surprising little after-bite (maybe there was a touch of chili in the filling). The cake part was very moist. He would be willing to have it again, but it would not be one of the priority items.
