2006 DVC Member Cruise - SSMC06 - October 22, 2006 Part 2

[alikat99]

Since the discussion is Easter candy, what about the Cadbury eggs? Those things just gross me out looking at them.

Many years ago, we had an egg hunt at my in-laws house. My step-daughter was maybe about 4 at the time. She picked one of those Cadbury eggs up she found on her hunt and stuck it into her pocket. Hours later, she remembered it and pulled it out to eat it. Apparently from the heat of the coat and her body, it melted into liquid. It was such a disgusting sight.

But, I couldn't stand them even before them.



My favorite Easter candy is malted milk balls. Even with the chocolate, they are one of my all time favorites.

I'm sure if I checked all the hiding places in our house, I'd find all sorts of Easter, Halloween, Christmas & Valentine's Day candy. It just doesn't get eaten around here. My kids are not that big into candy.

We have a "treat box" that has all the left over Halloween, Christmas and Valentine's candy. Emily used to ask for a treat almost every day, but lately, she only asks about once a week (at the most). I need to toss the whole thing and start over again this year after Easter.

I liked the Cadbury eggs when the first came out, but they are WAY too sweet & rich. My favorite Easter treats are the Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs and the little Butterfinger Chocolate Eggs. But, I don't usually bring them in the house, since they tempt me too much.

 

[cgcw]

Oohh, I used to LOVE Fuddruckers. Are they still around???

Most definately. It seems to be the place to go for end of the year soccer & baseball parties. So, we've been there a few times.

Cameron loves to try and order the 1# burger. On a very hungry day, he can almost finish it.

Which reminds me -- has anyone been to Beaches & Cream lately? When we were there last week, we went over there for lunch and Cameron swears the burgers have shrunk quite a bit. Last October, he could hardly finish one. Last week, they did look smaller and we asked but our CM had an attitude and sarcastically said they are the same size as always, but I'm tending to think Cameron is right. In October, he could barely finish one. Last week, Walker was able to finish 3/4 of one --- and he's much, much smaller than Cameron. I figured I'd skip ordering a burger and just eat the other half of Walker's but ended up ordering chili because there wasn't much of a burger left over. I'm just curious if anyone else noticed or was it our imagination (or my kids appetites)!

 

[alikat99]

One more question?

Is it Jelly Bean's or Jelly Belly's?

For Christmas, my kids received this huge box of Jelly Belly's. There were some really strange flavors in there -- some of which went right into the garbage so no one made the mistake of eating them. Like jalapeno....who wants to eat a jelly bean that takes like a pepper? The buttered popcorn was pretty bad too. But most of the others, they loved.

So, it will definately be jelly belly's in their basket!


Isn't it amazing how the candies have migrated towards other holidays? My kids received bags of jelly beans, in orange & black, from our neighbor for Halloween. I see peeps for just about every occassion too.

OOhh, I love Jelly Belly's!! They are the only jelly bean that we'll eat around here. But, I do like the buttered popcorn, but I can definitely do without jalepeno. My favorite is the tutti frutti.

 

[cgcw]

I need to toss the whole thing and start over again this year after Easter.

It's that time, isn't it.

I'm glad my kids don't eat a lot of candy. We certainly don't need any help in the cavity department. Their downfall is chips -- any type of chips. They could eat a bag each at one time if given the chance.

 

[alikat99]

Hey, what about M&Ms in every color under the rainbow, for every occasion?? I love going to the M&M site to check out the new stuff.

 

[alikat99]

It's that time, isn't it.

I'm glad my kids don't eat a lot of candy. We certainly don't need any help in the cavity department. Their downfall is chips -- any type of chips. They could eat a bag each at one time if given the chance.

A couple of months ago, Emily got it into her head that she wanted dessert every night. I don't know how many times I told her that around here, dessert is a treat that just happens once in a while. Well, I've been trying to move her from candy & ice cream to fruit. So, right now, she thinks that it's cool to have fresh strawberries with a little dipping cup with a little bit of Hershey's chocolate syrup. She thinks that it's a HUGE treat, and she only gets a tiny bit of chocolate flavor.

 

[cgcw]

Hey, what about M&Ms in every color under the rainbow, for every occasion?? I love going to the M&M site to check out the new stuff.

Our neighbor gave us a big box of assorted M&M's for bringing in his mail while he was in Florida. This was right before our trip down there. So, I hid them from the kids and brought them with as a special treat. Guess what, most of them came back home with us (except for the ones that the TSA's probably took while they were checking through our luggage). Not big M&M fans in this house -- unless you count M(ary) & M(ark).

 

[Diana Lyn]

Wow you guys are chatty very early in the morning!

Let's see what did I miss......

I LOVE Peeps!!!! And they have to be stale. I can only eat one or two though before they give me a headache. I got red peeps at Target a couple of weeks ago--they are nice and stale now. Robin you want me to send you one?

Cadbury Eggs are nasty as are jelly beans, jelly bellys anything like em.

Never had or heard of Fudruckers, but I have to admit White Castle is my guilty pleasure. But we don't have them around here.

 

[cgcw]

A couple of months ago, Emily got it into her head that she wanted dessert every night. I don't know how many times I told her that around here, dessert is a treat that just happens once in a while. Well, I've been trying to move her from candy & ice cream to fruit. So, right now, she thinks that it's cool to have fresh strawberries with a little dipping cup with a little bit of Hershey's chocolate syrup. She thinks that it's a HUGE treat, and she only gets a tiny bit of chocolate flavor.

Whatever works!!

Last Sunday morning, we had an ordeal because Walker got into his mind that he wanted to make asparagus wrapped in bacon. How do you tell your child no when they are asking for vegetables (or fruit). So, we spent the morning making asparagus wrapped in bacon. I never heard of it before but Walker learned about it from one of the Dad's at a campout they went on. It wasn't bad either.

I can't tell you how many late night snacks Walker has eaten consisting of a can of mixed vegetables.

A very strange child indeed.

 

[Diana Lyn]

Our neighbor gave us a big box of assorted M&M's for bringing in his mail while he was in Florida. This was right before our trip down there. So, I hid them from the kids and brought them with as a special treat. Guess what, most of them came back home with us (except for the ones that the TSA's probably took while they were checking through our luggage). Not big M&M fans in this house -- unless you count M(ary) & M(ark).

Emma is the biggest M+M fan on the planet. For some odd reason, she calls them jelly beans, and this started around Christmas time. I don't know how she even knows what jelly beans are. We always have a bag of whatever holiday color is out on hand because she loves them so much.

 

[cgcw]

Diana, I meant to ask you....it was Carvel ice cream cakes you were talking about a while back, right?

Did you know there is a Carvel at MCO?? In the food court. I really thought about having some ice cream that day we spent there --- but I was afraid of the sugar in my kids. We had enough excitement sitting in the airport, I didn't need to have them running around (although Cameron would have loved to use his Heely's there).

 

[Diana Lyn]

Diana, I meant to ask you....it was Carvel ice cream cakes you were talking about a while back, right?

Did you know there is a Carvel at MCO?? In the food court. I really thought about having some ice cream that day we spent there --- but I was afraid of the sugar in my kids. We had enough excitement sitting in the airport, I didn't need to have them running around (although Cameron would have loved to use his Heely's there).

Yup. Carvel.

And I know what all you guys are thinking---doesn't Diana have diabetes??? Why is she talking about all this candy she eats?? Stupid pancreas.

 

[alikat99]

Whatever works!!

Last Sunday morning, we had an ordeal because Walker got into his mind that he wanted to make asparagus wrapped in bacon. How do you tell your child no when they are asking for vegetables (or fruit). So, we spent the morning making asparagus wrapped in bacon. I never heard of it before but Walker learned about it from one of the Dad's at a campout they went on. It wasn't bad either.

I can't tell you how many late night snacks Walker has eaten consisting of a can of mixed vegetables.

A very strange child indeed.

At least he eats veggies. I have tried SO many different things to get the girls to eat veggies. Emily will only eat canned green beans and Madison will only eat corn. Urgggg!!!

Now, asparagus wrapped with bacon sounds tasty!! We might have to try that sometime. Did you just bake it/fry it?

 

[cgcw]

At least he eats veggies. I have tried SO many different things to get the girls to eat veggies. Emily will only eat canned green beans and Madison will only eat corn. Urgggg!!!

Now, asparagus wrapped with bacon sounds tasty!! We might have to try that sometime. Did you just bake it/fry it?

I thought we would bake it and I actually found a recipe for it online. But, my little chef insisted we fry it. So that's what we did.

 

[bcvprincesses]

Good morning. You are all killing me. Peeps, oreo's, White Castle, M&M's, Cadbury eggs and my favorite Beaches and Cream. Now I am really hungry. I can tell you that when we went in Jan the burgers were the same size and I sure hope they didn't change. We always share a double cheeseburger with onion rings and then we have a little room left for ice cream. Tried the kitchen sink once and it was just gross. Fun to try once but I don't think we will ever do it again.

 

[alikat99]

I thought we would bake it and I actually found a recipe for it online. But, my little chef insisted we fry it. So that's what we did.

Cool! Well, I just bought some asparagus at Publix yesterday, and we already have some bacon in the fridge that I need to use up. I might have to give that a try for dinner tonight!

 

[cgcw]

Cool! Well, I just bought some asparagus at Publix yesterday, and we already have some bacon in the fridge that I need to use up. I might have to give that a try for dinner tonight!

We wrapped the asparagus in the bacon, 1 piece of asparagus to 1 piece of bacon. In hindsight, I'm thinking we could have easily wrapped 2-3 pieces of asparagus in one slice of bacon -- as we had more asparagus than bacon. Then we fried it, just turning it so the bacon got crispy.

I was surprised by how good it tasted.

 

[alikat99]

We wrapped the asparagus in the bacon, 1 piece of asparagus to 1 piece of bacon. In hindsight, I'm thinking we could have easily wrapped 2-3 pieces of asparagus in one slice of bacon -- as we had more asparagus than bacon. Then we fried it, just turning it so the bacon got crispy.

I was surprised by how good it tasted.

I was just looking online for recipes and saw that people did it in a couple of different ways. One was 1/2 slice bacon around 1 stalk of asparagus. The other was a couple of pieces of asparagus with one slice of bacon. I'm not sure what I'll try, but it sure sounds tasty!!!

 

[MaryJ]

Hi gang! We've been back from WDW since late Monday night, but things have been crazy around here. I went back to work on Tuesday and Wed., then Ken had arthroscopic surgery on his knee yesterday, so I've been "Florence Nightengale" since then. He's going for PT today, and since it's his right knee, I'm the designated driver.

We had a great time meeting everyone at WC! Can't wait to get together again on the cruise.

Happy very belated birthday, Cheryl!

And put me in with the Peeps hating crowd! Can I get a "No Peeps" logo like the "No fruitcake " one for my siggie?

 

[#1Mouse]

Wow, I log on to Oreos, M&M's, Peeps, Cadbury Eggs & Aspargus! What a combination.

Love Oreo's - the original ones, no colors, no double stuff. That use to be our bedtime snack, dunking them in a glass of milk. John said the colored ones don't taste any different, but I can tell.

M&M's again only the original ones. I can tolerate the spring ones but the Christmas, Halloween & Valentines ones are gross.

Peeps, Cadbury Eggs - YUCK, might as well add aspargus in with those too.

The reese's easter eggs and butterfinger eggs

I now need to go find something to do, so I don't take off to the store to check out the Easter candy!!!