Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Grand Marnier Orange Slush...

Or in aliner speak: OGMS. Here are the Liner created (thanks to the @nmeres for coming up with these) recipes for the two drinks at the cart in France. The key to both of them, is serious blending. You gotta let your blender go for at least 30 seconds if not a minute. Trust me, the drinks come out so smooth when you do that. The only down side to them, is that they are so good and you will drink them so fast you will give yourself serious brain freeze! Each pool party we go through at least a 750ml of vodka!

OGMS 
Even parts, orange vodka, grand marnier, tgih Fridays orange dream mix, simple syrup, and half part sweet & sour mix. Lots of ice, blend and enjoy!

Thats the original recipe from the Nmere's. I use Grey Goose orange vodka in mine. I know this is blasphemy but I also switched to Triple Sec instead of Grand Marnier... Grand Marnier is just too darn expensive. There is a difference it the drink is cold enough that the difference isn't that noticeable. I noticed a much bigger difference switching from Three Olives vodka to Grey Goose (but I'm a vodka lover).

For the simple syrup just heat 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar in a sauce pan over high heat until it boils and all the sugar has melted. Let it cool and put in a plastic squeeze bottle for easy dispensing (I use the restraunt style clear plastic bottles very cheap and since the entre top unscrews very easy to fill and clean).

Sweet and Sour mix is also known as Sour Mix and that's how it is labeled by me.



Lemon Grey Goose Slush:

2 part grey goose citron, 2 parts s&s, 1 part simple syrup, lots of ice and blend!
I actually haven't made this one so I cannot attest to it... Sorry.

O'hana Bread Pudding and Vanilla Sauce

You asked for it and here it is! I love bread pudding, it's rapidly becoming one of my favorite desserts and I order it everywhere. This is the first time I have made this recipe and it is one of the best bread puddings I have ever had! It's the perfect consistancy - soft and creamy with a nice "chew" to it, if that makes sense. The flavor is perfect. I love challah bread (which is a very flavorful egg bread) and it just worked perfectly in this recipe. Besides that change, I also used cinnamon instead of nutmeg as I really don't like nutneg all that much.

So, onto the recipes!

O'hana Bread Pudding

5 eggs
3 cups whole milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg (or 1/2 tsp cinnamon which is what I used)
1 1/2 cup sugar
8 cups french or 'Ohana breakfast bread (I used Challah bread and it was perfect!)

1. In a Large bowl (big enough for mixture and bread) mix eggs, milk , salt, sugar and nutmeg. Set aside.
2. Cut bread in medium pieces (about 1.5" cubes), place on cookie sheet pan put in 350 degree oven.
3. Bake bread until lightly toasted, about 15 minutes. Remove bread and place in egg and milk mixture. Mix the bread into the mixture with a large spoon to let the bread soak up as much as it can, just do it gently so as to not break up the bread too much.
4. Place mixture in a lightly greased (I used Pam)10-inch cake pan (I used an 8-inch square Pyrex glass dish as that's what I had and it worked just fine) and bake at 325 degree for 1 hour. Test with a toothpick till it comes out almost completely clean. You want the pudding (wich is really a custard) to be set but not dried out. I set my oven for 50 minutes and checked every 5 minutes after that. Mine took 65 minutes to finish.
5. Let stand 5 minutes, serve hot with ice cream or the Vanilla Sauce recipe.

Vanilla Sauce
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 pinch ground cinnamon
1 egg
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 1/4 cups whole milk
1 pinch salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

For vanilla sauce, whisk 1/2 cup of light brown sugar, the flour, a pinch of cinnamon, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of melted butter, 1 1/4 cups of whole milk,and salt together in a heavy saucepan until smooth.  It will most likely start out with little lumps in it but whisk fairly vigorously for a minute or so and they will disappear.  Heat over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thickened and the sauce coats the back of a spoon, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in the vanilla extract. Pour sauce over warm bread pudding, or serve on the side in a bowl.

 Breakfast!!
Yup, it makes an awesome breakfast as well!  Just cut into 1" thick slices and grill in a pan (or electric griddle if you have one) till it gets a little toasty and warm.  Then drizzle with maple syrup and enjoy!  Best "French Toast" you've ever had!!

For those that asked, here is the Banana Foster Sauce recipe from Allears.net:
BANANA FOSTER SAUCE
4 oz sugar
4 oz brown sugar
4 oz corn syrup
4 oz unsalted butter
1cup heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
1cup spiced rum
1cup banana slices

1. Combine sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and half of heavy cream in a large pan. Bring to a boil and slowly add remaining heavy cream keeping mixture at a steady boil.
2. Add spiced rum and flambe.

3. Candy will brown slightly; cook 3 minutes until candy forms into a firm ball in cold water. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Add sliced bananas. Serve warm.



If you have any questions or comments either post them up here or better yet, drop me an email at banishwrx@gmail.com

I hope of enjoy this as much as my family did! Don't forget to check out my Sweet Cream Cheese Stuffed Pretzel recipe also found on this blog.

-Banish (aka - Jeff)

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Shipping to WDW via FedEx...

Since I have a lot on info saved on this I figured this would be easier then posting it all on Lines...


Don't ship it through the Post Office... Here is why... The US Post Office does NOT recognize Disney streets, any and all mail being sent to Disney through the US Post Office will go to the PO Box (regardless of how you address it) as the post office does not deliver to Disney directly. From the PO Box it is sorted into sections and then specific locations before it is delivered out to property. This can take quite a bit of time.

UPs, Fed Ex, DHL, any kind of courier service will deliver directly to the hotel. My suggestion would be to get the package ready and send it out about 7 days prior to your arrival (you can send it further out if you like they will hold it). If you give yourself enough time you can ship it ground service which is the cheapest.

As for who to address it to you would want to address it like this:

The name of the person who is the LEAD name on the reservation (may not be you, but it is easier to find that way)
C/O the hotel you are staying at/ Front Desk
The address of the hotel
And put HOLD for guest check in and the reservation number if you're the dilgent type, it's not required tho.

So it would look something like this 

John Smith
C/O Disney's Wilderness Lodge Front Desk
Reservation # xxxxxxewqwwtyyhkl
901 Timberline Drive
Lake Buena Vista, Fl 32830

Here is a list of the resort address' (again this can ONLY be used for courier services, US Post office will not deliver to the property directly)

Disney’s All Star Movies Resort 1991 West Buena Vista Drive
Phone: 407-939-7000 
Disney’s All Star Music Resort 1801 West Buena Vista Drive
Phone: 407-939-6000 
Disney’s All Star Sports Resort 1701 West Buena Vista Drive
Phone: 407-939-5000
Disney's Art of Animation Resort 1850 Animation Way
Phone: 407-938-7000
Disney's Pop Century Resort 1050 Century Drive
Phone: 407-938-4000
Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort 900 Cayman Way
Phone: 407-934-3400
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort 1000 West Buena Vista Drive (*)
Phone: 407-939-1000
Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter 2201 Orleans Drive
Phone: 407-934-5000 
Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside 1251 Riverside Drive
Phone: 407-934-6000
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge 2901 Osceola Pkwy.
Phone: 407-938-3000
Disney’s Contemporary Resort 4600 North World Drive (*)
Phone: 407-824-1000 
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa 4401 Floridian Way (*)
Phone: 407-824-3000
Disney’s Wilderness Lodge 901 Timberline Dr.
Phone: 407-824-3200
Disney’s Polynesian Resort 1600 Seven Seas Drive
Phone: 407-824-2000 
Disney’s Beach Club Resort 1800 West Epcot Resort Blvd. (*)
Phone: 407-934-8000
Disney’s Yacht Club Resort 1700 Epcot Resort Blvd. (*)
Phone: 407-934-7000 
Disney’s Boardwalk Inn 2101 North W Epcot Resort Blvd. (*)
Phone: 407-939-5100
Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort/Campground 4510 N Ft. Wilderness Trail
Phone: 407-824-2900 
Disney’s Old Key West Resort 1510 North Cove Rd.
Phone: 407-827-7700 
Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort 1960 Broadway
Phone: 407-827-1100 

Walt Disney World Dolphin 1500 Epcot Resort Blvd.
Phone: 407-934-4000
Walt Disney World Swan 1200 Epcot Resort Blvd.
Phone: 407-934-3000

Shades of Green 1950 W. Magnolia Palm Dr.
Phone: 407-824-3400


All hotels are in Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 

(Except Animal Kingdom Lodge which is Bay Lake, FL 32830).

3812 Springs.