Banana Bread
Disneyland Hotel
1 cup butter
* 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 2 cups sugar
* 3 cups flour
* 2 eggs
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 teaspoons water
* 2 teaspoons baking soda
* 2 cups ripe bananas (Mashed)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together Flour, Salt and Baking Soda — Set Aside.
Mix melted Butter and Sugar until well blended. Add Eggs one at a time, mixing well after each one.
Add Water. Add Bananas and Vanilla — Mix well. Fold in Flour mixture until well incorporated. Grease 2 loaf pans and divide batter equally between the 2 pans. Bake for 1 hour or until center of loaf is firm and a toothpick inserted to the center comes out clean
Polpettine Toscane
Italy, Epcot Food and Wine Festival 2010
1 Cup (1 inch) bread cubes made from day old, crustless bread
¾ cup Milk
1 pound ground veal (or beef, turkey, pork etc.)
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 eggs
1 tablespoon of fresh Chopped Parsley
1 clove of Garlic, minced
½ tsp coarse salt (any salt will do)
¼ tsp freshly ground pepper (again, any pepper will do)
1. Soak bread in milk in a small bowl until softened (about 10 min). Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine meat, parmesan cheese, eggs, parsley, garlic, salt & pepper in a large bowl. Squeeze the milk from the bread until bread is damp but not soaking wet, and add it to the meat mixture. Using your hands, mix thoroughly. Shape into 24 (1 inch) meatballs. Transfer to a baking sheet or mini muffin pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Transfer cooked meatballs to a serving bowl.
Belgian Waffles with Berry Compote and Whipped Cream
Epcot Food and Wine Festival 2010, Belgium
Serves 4 (makes 8 4×4-inch waffles)
Belgian Waffles
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon dry active yeast
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cups milk
2 tablespoons beer
1 egg
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 stick butter, melted
Berry Compote
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon red wine
1/2 cup apple, orange, or cranberry juice
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 cup fresh blackberries
1 cup chopped fresh strawberries
1 cup fresh raspberries
For Belgian waffles:
Sift flour into a large bowl. Add sugar and yeast. Create a well in the center of mixture.
Add water, milk, beer, egg, and vanilla extract. Stir until mixture is just blended. (Don’t worry if there are lumps; they will dissolve as the batter rests overnight.) Add melted butter, and stir until just incorporated.
Refrigerate batter overnight.
Bring mixture to room temperature. Ladle waffle batter into a Belgian waffle maker; cook according to manufacturer’s instructions.
Serve warm with berry compote and whipped cream
For berry compote:
Combine cornstarch and red wine in a small bowl, stirring until cornstarch is dissolved. Set aside.
Combine fruit juice, sugar, and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer. Add cornstarch mixture, blueberries, and blackberries.
Cook 1 to 2 minutes, until berries are softened and mixture is thickened. Add strawberries, stirring to combine. Remove from heat, and gently fold in raspberries. Serve warm over Belgian waffles.
Avocado Citrus Salad
The Wave, Disney's Contemporary Resort
4 Cups of your favorite Lettuce Greens
½ cup of frisee, hand torn
1 Cup of Diced Haas Avocado
1 Cup of Orange Segments
1 Cup of Grapefruit Segments
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of pepper
¼ cup of Citrus Vinaigrette
1. Mix all Vegetables and Fruit in a bowl
2. Season with Salt and Pepper
3. Pour dressing over salad and toss gently
Citrus Vinaigrette
2/3 cup Canola oil
1/3 cup White Balsamic Vinegar
1/4 cup Fresh squeezed Orange Juice
¼ teaspoon chopped shallots
¼ teaspoon chopped parsley
¼ teaspoon chopped chives
1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 pinch salt
1 pinch black pepper
1. Combine vinegar, shallots, chives, lemon juice, orange juice and
parsley and add to a blender or food processor. Blend for 3-4 minutes
until well incorporated.
2. Slowly add in oil while the blender is running
3. Continue to blend, an additional 3-4 minutes, adding salt and
pepper.
Black Bean Chili (Black Bean soup with pork tenderloin)
The Wave, Disney's Contemporary Resort
For the beans
4 cups dried black beans
5 cups water
5 cups chicken stock
2 tea spoon salt
For the chili
1 ea pork skin
¼ cup olive oil
¾ cup diced yellow onion
1 table spoon minced garlic
1 tea spoon minced ginger
½ teaspoon minced jalapeño pepper
1 gallon ham stock
¾ pound ham hock meat
1 table spoon tomato paste
Pinch ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon ground cumin
1/3 teaspoon siracha sauce
2 ½ pounds pork loin
1. To cook beans: combine water, chicken stock and salt in a medium
pot. Add beans and bring to a simmer. Cook until lightly tender but do
not overcook, beans will finish cooking when added to the chili. Drain
off stock and cool completely.
2. To prepare the chili: heat a large pot and brown pork loin. Add
all veggies and sauté until tender. Add pepper, cumin and tomato paste.
Deglaze with half of the stock. Reduce until thickened. It should
resemble a good marinara. Add remaining stock and beans and bring to a
simmer. Add salt and reduce until chili has some body (thickness,
consistency) taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Serve with corn bread muffins.
Corn Bread Muffins
1 cup Corn Meal
2 cup All Purpose Flour
1 1/2 cups Sugar
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Powder
2 cup Canola Oil
7 ea Eggs
2 cups Milk
¼ cup canned jalapeño, chopped
Combine all above ingredients together in a large mixing bowl and mix
well, until smooth. Place batter into muffins tins and bake at 375
degrees for 20-30 minutes.
Tomato Basil Soup
Disney Cruise Line
Yield: 6 servings
1 stick butter
2 carrots, roughly chopped
1 medium onion, roughly chopped
1 stalk celery, roughly chopped
1 leek, washed well, roughly chopped
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup malt vinegar
1 (12-ounce) can tomato paste
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
5 cups low-sodium vegetable stock
1 (14.5-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup chopped basil
Garnish: cracked black pepper, sour cream, and croutons
1. Melt butter in a large stockpot over medium heat until foamy. Add carrots, onion, and celery. Season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Sauté until onions are translucent, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add garlic, and sauté until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
2. Add tomato paste to sautéed vegetables. Cook until mixture is thick and slightly dry, about 3 minutes, stirring often. Sprinkle flour over mixture, stirring to combine. Cook, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes.
3. Slowly pour in vegetable stock, whisking until smooth. Add crushed tomatoes and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, whisking to combine. Cover, and increase heat to high; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 40 minutes, occasionally whisking and scraping bottom of pot to keep from scalding.
4. Meanwhile, combine brown sugar and vinegar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until mixture is syrupy and reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Set aside.
5. Add cream and basil to soup, stirring to combine. Add reserved sugar-vinegar mixture, stirring to combine. Purée soup in the pot using a hand blender; alternatively, puree soup in batches with a regular blender. Pour pureed soup through a fine-mesh sieve into a separate stockpot or serving bowl.
6. Garnish each serving with cracked black pepper, sour cream, and croutons.