Dec 24 2014

Disney’s Holiday Coffees

Looking for a festive coffee to serve Christmas morning? Why not try one of these holiday coffees that Disney is serving during their Very Merrytime Cruises. Here’s the scoop:

First up, we have the Egg Nog Mocha which is a delicious combination of
Espresso, egg nog syrup, chocolate sauce and steamed milk.

Next, we have the Paddy Mint Mocha which is a wonderful combination of
Espresso, peppermint, chocolate sauce and steamed milk.

And finally, there is the Caramel Pecan Chai which is a yummy combination of
Oregon Chai, caramel pecan syrup and steamed milk.

Merry Christmas!

Interested in booking a Disney Cruise? Click on the image below and fill out the quote form to get more information from my friend, Jennifer Hardy at Destinations in Florida!

Do you have any other holiday coffee recipes? Please leave a comment!

Dec 18 2014

Disney’s Poinse-tini Cocktail

Looking for a fun and festive holiday cocktail? Why not try the Poinse-tini signature cocktail that Disney is serving during their Very Merrytime Cruises. Here’s the recipe:

2 oz gin
1/2 oz Chambord
1 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz cinnamon syrup
Black cherry syrup
Bitters
Sugar

Shake and strain gin, Chambord, fresh lemon juice and cinnamon syrup.
Moisten the rim of a martini glass and dip it in sugar.
Layer bottom of martini glass with black cherry syrup.
Pour drink into martini glass and top with a dash of bitters.

I can’t wait to try the Poinse-tini and the Christmas Cookie Cocktail over the holidays!

Interested in booking a Disney Cruise? Click on the image below and fill out the quote form to get more information from my friend, Jennifer Hardy at Destinations in Florida!

Do you have any other holiday cocktail recipes? Please leave a comment!

Dec 11 2014

Disney Alaska Cruise Photos Plus Shutterfly Savings

As Christmas draws near, I’ve been busy shopping and making gifts for my family. One of my favorite homemade gifts to give as well as receive is anything to do with photographs. Throughout the year, I take thousands of photos and for Christmas I use some of my best ones to make gifts. Because some of my family members read my website, I can’t tell you exactly what I’ve been creating this week, but in the past I’ve made puzzles, calendars, mouse pads, photo books and more. Shutterfly is my go-to website for creating these masterpieces! What I love about Shutterfly is the flexibility. You can make your project as simple or as complex as you want. They have templates that will do everything for you or you can choose to make all of the design decisions yourself including layout, fonts, and colors. I usually opt for something in the middle – choosing a preset template as a starting point and then editing as I go. Like I do every year, I spend hours searching through my thousands of photographs trying to find the best ones for my projects. I always love this annual trip down memory lane! I like to take a wide variety of pictures using different settings on my camera. Even though a lot of these won’t work for my gifts, I still love how they turned out. Below are some of my favorite black & white images from our Disney Alaska cruise this summer. I hope you enjoy them!

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Interested in booking a Disney Cruise? Just click on the image below and fill out the quote form to get more information from my friend, Jennifer Hardy at Destinations in Florida!

Dec 10 2014

Disney’s Christmas Cookie Cocktail

Tonight I enjoyed an incredible holiday dinner with my dear friend Sara. Every year in December, Sara and I plan a special night out at our favorite fondue restaurant, The Melting Pot. This fondue place has several locations across the country, but we love the spot that we always go to for its extraordinary ambiance. It is housed in a unique historic building in downtown Littleton, Colorado. Before becoming home to The Melting Pot, this building was previously a library and a jail. Because of its long and varied history, The Melting Pot is said to be haunted. Each time we dine there, we love to hear the most recent stories from our servers about ghost sightings and research by paranormal teams. It’s like our own hometown Haunted Mansion. After finishing our delicious courses of cheese fondue, salads, and meats, it was time for the best course of all – chocolate! We chose white chocolate with Baileys Irish Cream and it was delicious. For the first time, Sara tried a dessert cocktail called the Café Rough Diamond. It was a scrumptiously sweet combination of Amaretto Disaronno, Baileys Irish Cream and Kahlúa mixed with hot chocolate and whipped cream. As soon as I tried a sip, I loved it! The wonderful concoction instantly reminded me of Christmas and made me wonder if Disney was serving anything similar to this during the holiday season. With just a bit of research I found that the Disney Cruise Line is currently serving a Christmas Cookie Cocktail during their Very Merrytime Cruises. Here’s the recipe:

1 ounce Baileys
1 ounce Kahlua
1 ounce peppermint schnapps
Vanilla ice cream
Chocolate sauce
Whipped cream
Cookie shavings

Blend Baileys, Kahlua, peppermint schnapps and ice cream.
Layer bottom of Catalina glass with chocolate sauce.
Pour drink and top with whipped cream and cookie shavings.

I can’t wait to try this plus I’m thinking about making a different variation with hot chocolate instead of ice cream that will be perfect for our snowy weekend ahead!

Interested in booking a Disney Cruise? Click on the image below and fill out the quote form to get more information from my friend, Jennifer Hardy at Destinations in Florida!

Do you have any other holiday cocktail recipes? Please leave a comment!