Disappearing Peep Ditches Diet on the DDP! Lots of Pics! - Completed pg. 11!

[DISNEYDUET]

No more food porn! Thank you for a wonderful review. I have enjoyed this time with you and can't wait to read your trip report!

 

[S.Poppins]

No more food porn! Thank you for a wonderful review. I have enjoyed this time with you and can't wait to read your trip report!

Thanks! I really am getting ready to start that trip report! Life has been interfering!

 

[shovan]

Thanks so much for your reviews! I just read it in one sitting. Great Job!!!! not big on buffets either, but we might have to try Boma next time!

 

[Enchanted Tiki Bird]

Thank you to the OP for all the effort you put into bringing us your reviews. Like everyone else, I was also drooling at several points. You've also given me a new phrase that I hadn't heard of before: "slap-your-granny-good". I too couldn't see most of the pics. I'm not sure what the problem is there.

I have a few comments to make:

You commented that you were surprised that more places didn't serve bread. I was the opposite. I was surprised that you received bread at the restaurants that you did. That seldom happens around here any more except at the finer dining establishments.

You said that "the CS is regular Mexican food that everyone is used to" while the TS is more authentic. I had to say something here because it's my understanding that neither of them are particularly authentic Mexican food and are more Americanized.

"Um we’re suppose to tell ya what province you’re sitting in and I think this is like, Ontario (not sure that is the province she said - just the only one I remember)." From all Canadians everywhere, I just have to say, Ouch!

The shrimp cocktail with the wasabi slaw seemed to me like a really odd dish to be served as Canadian cusine, especially when it was served in a Chinese box.

You asked some questions about some of the ingredients in the recipes for Boma that I might be able to help you with. You can make fish stock with fish scraps, onion, celery, and bay leaves. It's easy to find recipes online. You can buy clam juice or just a can of claims and use the juice from it. You can toast both curry and cumin powder in the oven on a cookie sheet. And to flambe a dish you simply add a little alcohol to the dish to cause flames to emerge from the pan.

You might want to have left this out of your review: "DH leans over the table and very loudly informs DS that if he does not adjust his attitude that he is going to take him to the bathroom and “beat” him!"

I'm surprised you haven't heard of ice wine before. It is incredible and very well known here in Canada. There is a reason that it is so expensive. Besides the fact that it is so delicious, it is a very involved procedure to produce it.

 

[S.Poppins]

Thanks so much for your reviews! I just read it in one sitting. Great Job!!!! not big on buffets either, but we might have to try Boma next time!

Thanks, I think you would enjoy Boma.

Thank you to the OP for all the effort you put into bringing us your reviews. Like everyone else, I was also drooling at several points. You've also given me a new phrase that I hadn't heard of before: "slap-your-granny-good". I too couldn't see most of the pics. I'm not sure what the problem is there.

I have a few comments to make:

You commented that you were surprised that more places didn't serve bread. I was the opposite. I was surprised that you received bread at the restaurants that you did. That seldom happens around here any more except at the finer dining establishments.

You said that "the CS is regular Mexican food that everyone is used to" while the TS is more authentic. I had to say something here because it's my understanding that neither of them are particularly authentic Mexican food and are more Americanized.

"Um we’re suppose to tell ya what province you’re sitting in and I think this is like, Ontario (not sure that is the province she said - just the only one I remember)." From all Canadians everywhere, I just have to say, Ouch!

The shrimp cocktail with the wasabi slaw seemed to me like a really odd dish to be served as Canadian cusine, especially when it was served in a Chinese box.

You asked some questions about some of the ingredients in the recipes for Boma that I might be able to help you with. You can make fish stock with fish scraps, onion, celery, and bay leaves. It's easy to find recipes online. You can buy clam juice or just a can of claims and use the juice from it. You can toast both curry and cumin powder in the oven on a cookie sheet. And to flambe a dish you simply add a little alcohol to the dish to cause flames to emerge from the pan.

You might want to have left this out of your review: "DH leans over the table and very loudly informs DS that if he does not adjust his attitude that he is going to take him to the bathroom and “beat” him!"

I'm surprised you haven't heard of ice wine before. It is incredible and very well known here in Canada. There is a reason that it is so expensive. Besides the fact that it is so delicious, it is a very involved procedure to produce it.

Sorry you could not see some of the pics - that is so weird. I wonder why some would show up and not others. To address a few of your points:

I guess we are so used to bread being (or chips) being served at almost every restaurant, we were surprised that so little bread was served at the WDW restaurants. But the meals were great and bread is not all that good for the waistline!

To me the Mexican CS was typical of the taco, burrito, quesadilla fare that is served at our local Mexican restaurants. The TS (whether authentic or not) was not anything like that. A guy that was with us last year studied in Mexico for a semester and said he recognized ingredients and dishes from his stay in Mexico. I guess I was just saying to check the menu before eating there and go knowing it is not tacos and burritos.

Sorry about the province thing and I use to live in Upper Michigan very close to Canada. But I remembered a few more - Quebec, Toronto, and Nova Scotia (thanks to you)! I will work on this! Canada is a beautiful country and I hope to take my family for a visit one day.

You are right the shrimp in the chinese take out box was a little odd. But it is a good appetizer.

Thanks for the help with the cooking questions. I will have to do some online research.

Okay, before you call human services. DH has never actually beaten one of our kids. I think he had tried numerous times to get DS to lose the attitude and ended up resorting to a threat. Of course DS knew he meant a spanking, but he was obviously not very worried and the threat did not work. But it was embarrassing for me and DD!

I probably have not heard of Ice Wine because we don't drink. But from what I have heard it sounds like a complicated process. I would like to try it, I am sure it is very good.

Thanks for reading and for all the great comments.

 

[Enchanted Tiki Bird]

Sorry about the province thing and I use to live in Upper Michigan very close to Canada. But I remembered a few more - Quebec, Toronto, and Nova Scotia (thanks to you)! I will work on this! Canada is a beautiful country and I hope to take my family for a visit one day.

Toronto?! Again - Toronto is not a province! It always amazes me how little Americans know about Canada and I don't mean to take this out on you but there's only ten freakin' provinces (not forgetting about our three lovely territories, of course). If I were to go to a USA-themed restaurant and they were to tell me that I was in such-and-such a state, I think I would remember it. In fact, I could list the 50 states right now AND explain the relationship that the US has with Puerto Rico and Guam!

For future reference, the provinces from east to west are:
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia

And our three territories are:
Nunavut
North West Territories
Yukon Territory

Thank you! I feel much better now.

 

[S.Poppins]

Oh, now I remember Toronto is a city! Sorry, I really don't know my provinces very well. This is not a topic they cover in American schools.

 

[pigget74]

Toronto?! Again - Toronto is not a province! It always amazes me how little Americans know about Canada and I don't mean to take this out on you but there's only ten freakin' provinces (not forgetting about our three lovely territories, of course). If I were to go to a USA-themed restaurant and they were to tell me that I was in such-and-such a state, I think I would remember it. In fact, I could list the 50 states right now AND explain the relationship that the US has with Puerto Rico and Guam!

For future reference, the provinces from east to west are:
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia

And our three territories are:
Nunavut
North West Territories
Yukon Territory

Thank you! I feel much better now.

You know---instead of belittling someone and an entire culture--there are nicer ways to educate someone about your country. I can understand where you may have been miffed, but again there are better ways to express this. I have no clue where they sat me when we went back in May and the reason is that is the only place that I heard of the territory. It is not somehting I use everyday. I am sure that if I had heard of it more than once and not in a rushed manner I would have remembered it. I do not think that she was in any way trying to be rude.

 

[Bee]

You know---instead of belittling someone and an entire culture--there are nicer ways to educate someone about your country. I can understand where you may have been miffed, but again there are better ways to express this. I have no clue where they sat me when we went back in May and the reason is that is the only place that I heard of the territory. It is not somehting I use everyday. I am sure that if I had heard of it more than once and not in a rushed manner I would have remembered it. I do not think that she was in any way trying to be rude.

I am with Piglet here on this one..

I am not sure if the person that is upset with my dear friend is mad at her or not. Maybe there are American phrases we use that dont translate well..

Sometimes I say I want to kill my kids... Do I really want to kill my kids.. No way, I would DIE if anything ever truly happened to them.. I dont think that my dear friends spouse was going to go in the bathroom and beat anyone.. It was basically an EMPTY threat.


Please think about how people are gonna react before you are hard on a poster. These are a lot of work, and people are trying to be informative and funny.

 

[S.Poppins]

Thanks Pigget! Really, I did not mean to upset any Canadians. It would not hurt my feelings at all if you could not name the states. As a matter of fact, it would take me awhile to think of them all. And I really don't know what our relationship is with Guam or Puerto Rico - I just know we have one. So I am not anti-Canada. I just really stink at Geography! Not something I use on a regular basis.

But I promise that before I visit Canada, I will learn all the provinces.

 

[Enchanted Tiki Bird]

You know---instead of belittling someone and an entire culture--there are nicer ways to educate someone about your country. I can understand where you may have been miffed, but again there are better ways to express this. I have no clue where they sat me when we went back in May and the reason is that is the only place that I heard of the territory. It is not somehting I use everyday. I am sure that if I had heard of it more than once and not in a rushed manner I would have remembered it. I do not think that she was in any way trying to be rude.

I'm sorry if it didn't come across this way but my message was sort of tongue-in-cheek. My apologies. I really didn't mean to belittle anyone.

 

[S.Poppins]

Apology accepted! It is hard to know what people mean when they are posting. I know I have been misunderstood in the past. All is forgiven and I do appreciate you reading my dining review.

 

[eeyore45]

Thanks Stacey for your AWESOME Reviews!! I appreciate that you took the time to tell us what and where you ate - and pictures too - MUCH more than I've done.

I understand about the miss on Canada, and living in Michigan you've probably visited Canada much more than I have - but real life has a way of interfering in our online lives... some innocent comment intended to make light of a situation, one in which all parents surely can relate to - makes me back out of the whole review situations...

so thank you for taking the time to share your stories, and your reviews!!

UNTIL next time in Disney...

 

[S.Poppins]

Thanks Sandy!

 

[Enchanted Tiki Bird]

I understand about the miss on Canada, and living in Michigan you've probably visited Canada much more than I have - but real life has a way of interfering in our online lives... some innocent comment intended to make light of a situation, one in which all parents surely can relate to - makes me back out of the whole review situations...

The difficulty that the OP was having with her son that day and the comment about not remember what province they were seated in were two different comments altogether. Sorry about the confusion.

 

[S.Poppins]

You guys have convinced me that I should try some Ice Wine! What is it like? Is it a sweet wine? Why do they call it Ice wine?

 

[eeyore45]

Ice wine is called because the grapes stay on the vine until the freeze, making their sugar content very high.... yes its sweet, but its not thick syrupy sweet wine... it has the texture of a fine white wine, but sweet, and I dont know, savory???

I've tried several ice wines, I love going to Wine tastings... and I really like the Innkiskin, but I've heard from other Canadian friends, its not the top of the line!!!

California has some ice wines, but again, I wasnt impressed -

 

[eeyore45]

The difficulty that the OP was having with her son that day and the comment about not remember what province they were seated in were two different comments altogether. Sorry about the confusion.

I can only imagine how it must feel - I often challenge students (I am a permanant substitue teacher) to name the Canadian Provinces - and always get the map out... I know many students cant name the 50 states, let alone their capitals! Geography has gotten out of "vogue" much like teaching cursive writing... sad...

 

[pigget74]

I'm sorry if it didn't come across this way but my message was sort of tongue-in-cheek. My apologies. I really didn't mean to belittle anyone.

I can see that as well---it has been a long day. Hope you have a good night--sorry as well.

 

[eeyore45]

Called Eiswein in Germany, it is produced from grapes whose juice has been frozen while they are still hanging on the vine (or occasionally nowadays in cold storage). When the frozen grapes are pressed, the resulting juice has a very high concentration of sugar; accordingly, the wines tend to be very sweet, and, one hopes, also carry concentrated aromas and flavors. These wines are a treasured rarity in Germany. We know of only a handful of American Ice Wines that have been produced naturally on the vine, although Bonny Doon Vineyards has been experimenting with Ice Wine from artificially frozen grapes?in refrigerators.


You'll find some great Ice Wines in Germany, as well as Muscat, and Rieslings - with Rieslings I have a hard time figuring out how to tell the sweet Rieslings from the semi sweet!!

*Know too that the ice wines come in a much smaller bottle -

Thanks for bringing the Ice Wine up Stacey - looky what I found!! > >

If you are interested in icewines, and are a reader of Bon Appetit, you can look forward to Natalie MacLean's article on the subject in the December 2006 issue.

I was really taken with this wine, from the moment I popped the cork until the last drops were gone. The 2004 Jackson-Triggs Vidal Proprietors' Reserve was a beautiful, deep golden color. It has a silky, syrupy texture. The aromas are a little bit of heaven: honeysuckle, peaches, nectarines, and pineapple. I detected a slightly metallic smell at first, but this quickly dissipated. This wine was just as interesting and lively on the palate as it was in its aromas, with lemon peel, apple, brown sugar, and tropical fruits. It was sweet, yet refreshing and crisp, too. I drank it on its own, and it really did qualify as a dessert in a glass--not so much a wine to have with food, perhaps, as a wine to have instead of food. I can imagine a gleaming tray of icewine being served at a festive dinner in lieu of dessert.

There is no doubt that an icewine is sweet--but a well made icewine like this one is held in balance with an equally impressive acidity. It was hard to stop after just one glass of this, whereas with most dessert wines one glass is all it takes for me. Some icewines cost more than $100 for a bottle, and at $21.99 the strong varietal characteristics of this Jackson-Triggs icewine lead me to say this is a wine with excellent QPR.