BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Ask and you shall receive! 1. I promise that all canines were present, although I don't have a ton of photos of them from this trip. This is what you see if you look in the back seat at pretty much any point in our 1400 mile journey Here are Brady and Lyn hanging out in their pen Little Lyn remaining ever vigilant (oh and you can see how close we were to the sidewalk) While Brady and Lyn are content to hang out in the pen, Bz prefers the tie out. In this instance she's pooped out from a romp at the dog park Brady hanging out on his chair in the camper Doggie dorm, located below the bar (see below for photos of the bar) Luckily we had the portable pool packed as our pooches are definitely NOT used to the heat. Lyn considers this her personal spa... 2. so some of you know that we have a bunk slide in our TT that we bought because it perfectly fit 3 dog crates - aka the doggie dorm. Because it was a bunk slide, there's even a tv hookup there so we can leave them with something to watch while we're out. Each crate is equipped with a comfy bed, water bucket, pillow, chew toy and Disney plush - which surprisingly none of them have ever shredded even though they're at least a couple of years old. We ripped out the couch and bunk to install the 3 crates... and then DH made and installed a bar above it for the 2 leggeds. Here's what it looked like when we very first installed it a couple of years ago... That top part actually opens up so that we can put a couple of fans in there that will blow down on the dogs if they need some extra air flow. And here's what it looks like now and in use... Sooo.... when I post "the bar is open" I am not kidding! :rofl2: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alexwyattmommy 181 Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Nice set up for the dogs. I love their dorm rooms. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 bartender make them strong too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Can I be reincarnated as one of your dogs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 So your dogs' names are Jose, Jim and DeKuyper? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Beautiful. I think I shed a tear when I say the bar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Also as the Official Bartender of the NFO I must insist all libations must go through rigorous quality control testing. All samples must be a minimum of 16 oz and in a sealed unbreakable container. I will be PMing you the address to our two independent testing facilities in Oklahoma and Tennessee. Long live the NFO!Long live our Dear Leadee!Long live Mo's Bar! DaveInTN 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 I am enjoying your report, Mo. Love the tater tots for breakfast. I always fix tater tots for breakfast when we're at the Fort, too. It's interesting how many things you tried at the Food and Wine Festival that I didn't. This year, we didn't stop at Hawaii or Greece. Probably because we always took a left upon entering the World Showcase, and were stuffed by the time we got to Greece and Hawaii. I also have never tried to snails, and I'm not sure that I ever will. There are too many other things that I'd rather eat first. Looking forward to seeing and hearing about more of the stuff you ate. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 So your dogs' names are Jose, Jim and DeKuyper?I think their names are Jose, Jim, and Jack. They wanted all "J" names like the Duggars-19 kids and counting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 I'm in! Nice first day dole whip! When do we get to the caramel shop? Seems like there should be a 30 pic update coming that is devoted to all things caramel. Plus, I am sure you will provide some pics of those wonderful MSB cinnamon rolls. Right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Nice set up for the dogs. I love their dorm rooms. Can I be reincarnated as one of your dogs? You might say they're a wee bit spoiled, but hey - it's their vacation too! :) bartender make them strong too Indeed he does. So your dogs' names are Jose, Jim and DeKuyper? I think their names are Jose, Jim, and Jack.They wanted all "J" names like the Duggars-19 kids and counting.Now why didn't we think of that?? Beautiful.I think I shed a tear when I say the bar. Also as the Official Bartender of the NFO I must insist all libations must go through rigorous quality control testing. All samples must be a minimum of 16 oz and in a sealed unbreakable container. I will be PMing you the address to our two independent testing facilities in Oklahoma and Tennessee.Long live the NFO!Long live our Dear Leadee!Long live Mo's Bar! CHEERS! :doublebeer: It's interesting how many things you tried at the Food and Wine Festival that I didn't. This year, we didn't stop at Hawaii or Greece. Probably because we always took a left upon entering the World Showcase, and were stuffed by the time we got to Greece and Hawaii. I also have never tried to snails, and I'm not sure that I ever will. There are too many other things that I'd rather eat first. It took us 3 separate trips to get all the way around and try everything we wanted to, and even then we missed a few things I'd have liked to try. We did make it back to the few things we enjoyed the most, which were the spicy hand roll, mongolian beef steam bun (coming up) and... escargot. yum When do we get to the caramel shop? Seems like there should be a 30 pic update coming that is devoted to all things caramel. Plus, I am sure you will provide some pics of those wonderful MSB cinnamon rolls. Right? Caramel shop is coming up next! As for the cinnamon rolls... :dmmhu: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 cinnamon rolls from disneyfood blog - AC in A2......Aaron 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Moving along... CARAMEL SHOP!!!! Because we were focusing on F&W, we snagged some deliciousness to bring home for later... I got the chewy caramel bar and DH the pecan bar. Both have a delicious layer of shortbread under that amazing caramel. I also snagged a dark chocolate sea salt caramel. I'm still hoarding that for a rainy day. Back on the Food & Wine front, this year the Cheese booth had a new offering... That's the Almond Crusted Blue Cheese Soufflé with Fig Jam$3.25 - DDP Snack Eligible The lighting in that photo is poor but this was pretty amazing if you like blue cheese, and figs, and soufflés. It was light and fluffy and melted in your mouth. The sweetness of fig jam was the perfect balance to the blue cheese. Next up... CHINA I was happy to see this return again... Mongolian Beef in a Steamed Bun$5.00 - DDP Snack Eligible Love this dish. The beef was tender, the sauce flavorful without being too spicy and the steam bun is fluffy and chewy all at the same time. And who knew a few fried noodles for crunch could add so much to a dish? SINGAPORE It took us a while to find this booth, as it had moved quite a distance from its location last year, and of course I'd forgotten to grab a map. We didn't eat anything here, but we did have this... That innocent looking cup contains a Singapore Sling featuring Hendrick’s Gin and Cherry Herring (garnished with Cherry Man Farm-to-Market All-Natural maraschino cherry). It costs $8.00 - quite a lot for such a small cup, right? Well that little cup tastes like delicious cherries ...and will knock you on your hiney! Want the most alcohol bang for your buck at F&W? Skip all the $9 slushies and $12 beers in the commemorative cups and get yourself a couple of these. And a designated driver. Since we only shared one of these little devils, we stopped off in Mexico for a fiesta frozen margarita... As you can see, it was still quite hot that day and this melted super quickly. Didn't make it any less delicious. We had one last stop on this F&W outing... ARGENTINA Grilled Beef Skewer with Chimichurri Sauce and Boniato Purée$5.25 - DDP Snack Eligible The beef here is good, and so is the puree, but the star here is the chimichurri sauce. I've joked that you could pour it over rocks and it would be delicious. I'm pretty sure that's accurate. That's it for this round of F&W. There will be more F&W coming up later on, but next up will be... Lunch at Trails End, aka..."I know fries are cooked, why can't they seem to serve them hot?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 cinnamon rolls from disneyfood blog - I think I can hear Aaron banging his head against a wall. AC in A2......Aaron 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 I think I can hear Aaron banging his head against a wall.payback for all the references Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Why? What did I say? I am going to start a new segment of the NFO. CRA. Cinnamon Rollers Anonymous. Anyway, the chewy caramel bars are where it's at. That margarita looked tasty too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 All the food looks great. I've only heard of the Chimichurri sauce but haven't tried it anywhere. Everyone that try's it loves it. I've Got to find a local restaurant that serve it. It looks yummy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 I want a MSB cinnamon roll. Covered in chimichurri sauce. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 I want a MSB cinnamon roll. Covered in chimichurri sauce.Hear Hear! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roller ... aka Ed 351 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 You are both wrong! The Chimichurri Sauce goes with the Steaks at The Yachtsman Steakhouse ... the MSB Cinnamon Roll is obviously dessert. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 ...The Chimichurri Sauce goes with the Steaks at The Yachtsman Steakhouse EVERYTHING fixed that for you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tall Lady 2 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 cinnamon rolls from disneyfood blog - This looks WAY worth the gluten torture! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 This looks WAY worth the gluten torture! It was! Unfortunately, if you walk into the Main St Bakery today and order a cinnamon roll, this is what you'll get. Yes, I know, Mo. I'll save you the effort..... :beathorse: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alexwyattmommy 181 Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Ewww! Why would you burn my eyes like that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted November 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 OK as promised... We had lunch at Trails End twice on this trip. While I can rarely justify the cost for the dinner buffet (especially when I can get a GAG to go) I do like lunch at TE. It's convenient, good and you don't need an ADR... at least we never have. We've always just walked in and been one of just a handful of tables. On our first lunch here, I was sad to see that the Oyster Po Boy was taken off the menu sometime recently, as I'd had it last year and enjoyed it quite a bit. In it's place is now...Knife & Fork Shrimp Po' Boy on Buttermilk Biscuits with Tasso Ham, Country Slaw, and Béarnaise Aïoli served with House Fries$13.99 ...which is basically the exact same thing, just substituting fried shrimp for oysters. I figured, what the heck, let's give it a whirl. It was very tasty if a bit over-salted. The shrimp were firm and nicely battered (not too much) and the sauce was creamy and accompanied it well. I'm not really sure what the small slab o' "ham" was there for. It tasted very good, but really seemed like an afterthought along the lines of "Oh wait! We forgot the pork product!" DH got the same thing both times -Angus Chuck Cheeseburger with Candied Bacon, Hickory-smoked Sharp Cheddar, and Smokehouse Relish served with House Fries$14.99 It's a very good burger, cooked to order with a nice fresh roll. And while all those fries up there look pretty awesome there was just one problem... they were cold. Like, not even lukewarm. In fact my shrimp were exactly piping hot either, which considering we waited quite a while for them, was pretty disappointing. It should be noted at this point that we had Ed the server both times we ate lunch at TE. Ed is a very pleasant older gentleman, but he's honestly not a very good server. He never checked back with us either time, was slow to refill drinks (on this first trip he never did) and was even slower to bring the check. As I said, he's a very pleasant man, but in addition to being somewhat inattentive, he also always seems pretty flustered and ... well, I guess I'm not sure being a waiter is the best position for him. Ed was nowhere to be seen to inform him that our fries were cold, so we pretty much resigned ourselves to eating them. Turns out the woman eating next to us (also being served by Ed) also had cold fries. She actually tracked Ed down to let him know, and we were able to chime in as he was walking away "ours are cold too!" Ed returned about 10 minutes later with ONE order of hot fries and chastised us for not letting him know. We'd already finished our meals by then. Oh well. Our experience with Ed was a bit better the second trip... a bit. At least the fries were hot this time for DH's burger. I decided to try something different this time and went with..."BLT" Flatbread Bacon Marmalade with Melted Cheddar and topped with Arugula, Goat Cheese, and Balsamic Drizzle$13.99 I really wasn't sure what this was going to be like and mostly ordered it because I saw someone else's. It was great! The bacon "marmalade" was bacon-y and sweet all at the same time, and was really nicely balanced by the creamy goat cheese and balsamic, which all worked really nicely with the arugula. The flatbread was nice and thin and crispy. I thought this was going to be a nice light lunch, but it's a hefty portion and I actually didn't finish it. I'd say if you weren't starving, or ordered an appetizer to share, you could probably split this among 2 people. At this point I'm just kind of skipping around, but that's all for our Adventures in Trails End Lunches. :) On another occasion we wanted to grab something fairly quick and easy, so we headed to Contempo Cafe at the Contemporary. I got...Steakhouse Salad with Marinated Beef, Red Onions, Goat Cheese, Tomatoes, and Mustard Vinaigrette Dressing$8.29 This is a good and filling salad. The beef is tasty and surprisingly tender, and there's a good amount of goat cheese. DH got...Chicken Basil Pasta Orecchiette Pasta, Basil Cream Sauce, Mozzarella, and Feta Cheese with a Parmesan-Ciabatta Breadstick$8.79 A tasty dish with a creamy sauce and decently cooked pasta. Definitely filling and a decent value for the money by WDW standards. In the Random Snacks Department, DH visit "the evil empire" on Main Street and got this on 2 separate occasions... I think this is a Salted Caramel Mocha Frappuccino (or some similar longer-than-necessary name) It's extremely delicious and caramely and sweet and I'll leave it at that. One of the very few ADRs we had this trip was for Cape May Cafe. We'd never been but had heard good things so we gave it a shot. For those that don't know, this is a seafood buffet over at the Beach Club. In addition to the usual salads and sides - of which they actually had a really nice assortment - the night we were there they had a salmon dish, fried calamari, steamed clams, chowder, fish nuggets, a yummy paella and snow crab legs. I didn't go hog wild with the photos here, but did take this one... Gotta say that the crab legs here were a little disappointing. Normally when you eat snow crab you can pretty much snap them open and pull out long chunks of meat. With these you had to slice the shells completely open lengthwise and use your fork to scrape the meat out, which left you with a little pile of shredded crabmeat. Getting the normally-delicious knuckle meat out was pretty much impossible without picking through shell fragments. The cluster you see above on my plate was the only one I took and I gave up less than halfway through. That said, the calamari was dynamite! Definitely my favorite thing, although the paella was very tasty too if a bit over-salted. Actually I realized during this trip that almost all Disney food was heavy on the salt, and I'm someone that likes salt and uses quite a bit myself. There was a dessert station with an assortment of bite-sized desserts... Clockwise from top... glass o' strawberry shortcake, boston cream cake, molten chocolate bits, lemon cheesecakes with graham crust and blueberry frosting. All of these were good, but the cheesecakes were fabulous! Next up... Tea Time Take 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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