DVC COoking...

[CK1]

I realize some of you ban all kitchen use on vacation, but for those of us who actually enjoy a little cooking while at "home", how about sharing some of your best-ever meals?

For us, it would have to be a roast that simmered in a crock pot while we were off at AK. We came back at 6 to the heavenly smell of roast beast. I had cold fruit salad, cheese and beer in the fridge ready to go, and crusty french rolls on the counter. Sitting on the porch of our 2br @ VWL, overlooking the pool and bay, we agreed it was the best french-dip sandwiches we've ever had!

(Simple recipe: eye of round, 1 can french onion soup, 1 can beef broth, 1 can beer. Set it on low and away you go for 8 hours.)


Cindy

 

[karebear1]

I don't have a recipe to share- sorry! HAven't been home yet, BUT I am very happy you asked this question!

However, I do have a question for you! Do all the DVC rooms have a crock pot, or o you have to bring your own? Thanks!

 

[CarolMN]

Originally posted by karebear1
I don't have a recipe to share- sorry! HAven't been home yet, BUT I am very happy you asked this question!

However, I do have a question for you! Do all the DVC rooms have a crock pot, or o you have to bring your own? Thanks!

You have to bring your own. None of the DVC kitchens have them and as far as I know, housekeeping doesn't have them either.

I like to make the "Pasta Bake" meals. It only takes about 30-45 minutes to prepare and bake. Basically, all you do is put a lb. of uncooked pasta in a 13 x 9 pan, add the sauce (comes in a jar), add water and bake. The actual recipe is on the jar label. I usually also add a can of diced tomatoes and some ground beef (browned). While it's baking, I prepare a salad and then just before the pasta is done, I throw a garlic loaf in the oven (10 minutes). Above feeds at least 8, so we usually have leftovers for a day or two. Works well when/if we get tired of eating out.

 

[DoeWDW]

Last year in a 1 bedroom at BCV we didn't really cook whole meals but more late-night snacks, quick munchies and breakfast. The kids got sick of eating out & were happy to make mac & cheese or frozen pizza or soup for a quick bite.

This year we're staying for 2 weeks in a studio at BCV. I was thinking of taking the crock-pot - thanks for the great recipe! I'm also glad we're not the only family that eats "roast beast" - this is tongue in cheek & not meant to offend the animal-sensitive, just a reference to the Grinch.

Any other ideas for the limited confines of a studio???

 

[tiberius]

Originally posted by DoeWDW

Any other ideas for the limited confines of a studio???

I was thinking a George Foreman grill would do well for a family in a studio. I may buy one for my upcoming studio trip, assuming it's allowed. The crockpot is a good idea as well.

 

[Mrs. Snowgod]

I can vouch for the George Foreman Grill! We brought ours last summer, as well as frozen burgers, and had a few lunches and suppers with it. It was terrific.

We also used the microwave quite alot, for Rice Pilaf and Couscous mixes. We'd have that, a tossed salad and chicken breasts cooked on the Foreman Grill.

Best-ever meal? We got a special on lobster before the trip - bought six of them, cooked, cleaned and froze the meat. One evening we had lobster rolls for dinner with chips, and everybody got seconds. It cost between $25 and $30 for 5 of us!

Of course, this was all based on driving a big van and bringing 3 coolers. One was for on-the-road stuff, one was for stuff that we would eat at the beginning of our vacation, and the third was a deep-freeze, "do-not-open" extra insulated one that actually got all of our frozen meats from NH to FL intact.

 

[RweTHEREyet]

The large Stouffers lasagne works really well for us. Not a lot of prep work and easy clean-up. A loaf of Italian bread from the bakery and a salad and glass of wine and you are all set.

 

[Pa@okw95]

I am a member of OKW! We do not have anywhere to cook at OKW, all the things to cook on at OKW are just props.

 

[Kick it up a notch!]

Our best meal was when some of our friends from Massachusetts were at Disney and we invited them over for Dinner. We bought some charcoal and sparked up a serious fire at OKW by the Turtle Pond pool. We had two inch thick sirloin steaks, BBQ chicken breasts, broccoli & cauliflower with garlic butter (wrapped in foil and cooked on the grill) and my special ketchup onions (also wrapped and grilled) While I watched all of the kids in the pool and cooked this stuff, my wife made rice pilaf back in our grand villa. This was the best entertaining we have done in some time and then we watched the fireworks and had an awesome time with our friends.

Grillin is the life while you are on vacation, trust me!!!

 

[MAC3]

I smell Pig's feet!

 

[laceemouse]

This thread is making me hungry!! We own another t/s and just bought DVC. We get really sick of eating out on vacation and usually try to limit it to one meal per day. We have done the Stouflers thing, great deli meat and roll, hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza, etc. I have thought about the pasta bake, we like that at home. The crock pot is a great idea! We are also now shopping for a smoothie machine. Fruit smoothies after a hot day sounds great!!! My DH can grill Salmon better than any restaraunt!!!

 

[Mic]

I am considering a few meals in the room for our upcoming trip, and have packed a few cans of soup, a can of diced tomatoes and pasta, cereal/poptarts/instant oatmeal for breakfast and some snack items. I plan on going to Winn Dixie when I arrive for meats (chicken breast, hamburger for homemade pasta sauce, deli ham/turkey, sausage/bacon for breakfast), fresh vegetables and fruit, bread and bagels, and eggs. I also plan to pick up a frozen Stouffer's lasagna and a large salad with breadsticks from Olive Garden for dinner one night. I don't like to cook a lot, either(do enough of that at home) but we have found it is quite convenient to have dinner in the room a few nights. We have 4 kids, and sometimes they are just too tired to go out for dinner. I have never taken my crockpot before, mostly because we are so rushed most mornings I wouldn't have time to put anything in it! But I do plan to take my TFal skillet because the ones at the resorts are old-fashioned. The plan is not to spend more than 15 minutes preparing the meal, and not more than an hour cooking it, so we will see if I succeeded in a few weeks. The dinners I have planned so far: Lasagna with salad and breadsticks, Grilled chicken breast with green beans and sweet carrots as sides, soup and toasted deli sandwiches with some raw veggies or fruit, and possibly a homemade pasta dish if we decide to eat in a 4th night. We always order pizza 1 night, as well. We are planning to eat lunch out every day at our favorite restaurants(Tony's, Teppanyaki, Rainforest Cafe...have not decided on an MGM restaurant,yet...may hop over to Epcot to eat in France). I tried to talk my family into giving up 'Ohana one night to try Whispering Canyon, but they voted me down. That just leaves a dinner and 2 lunches to "wing", and that's fine with us. I just have to say I hope Pa@okw95 is wrong about the stove, as my dinner plans hinge on it being the real thing! I am sure we were able to use the stove at BWV last June...maybe that's why our dues are a little higher than OKW.

 

[geffric]

I love the crock pot idea. I will bring mine. I make simple thing like pasta, cassorole, burgers, fish. I usually do a turkey breast in the reynolds bag so it doesn't take long. great dinner and then we had sandwiches for the next few days lunches.

 

[twinmomplus2]

I myself do not do this, As for us, mostly snacks and microwave popcorn, mac and cheese.picky things. But, My Aunt, OKW dvc owner. Gets party sized trays like that feed 12. One Lasagna, Baked ziti, Chicken broccoli and ziti. from a restaurant at home. Deep freezez them. wraps them in a towel in a large duffel, the towel for the condensation. They are still frozen on arrival in Orlando. She gets fresh bread and salad fixins. And has a complete dinner. They travel with about 6 adults and 4 little ones, and she does this every year.

 

[never2L8]

This will be our first visit home but we do own another timeshare and our last stay in February some friend from Bradenton(formerly LI) came to stay for a night. We had dinner reservations planned and I guess they were expecting me to cook. Last time we went to their home, I made sauce and meatballs and such as the husband missed my macaroni. His wife can't cook italian like me he says!! Anyway, my husband and I went to Publix and bought everything I needed to make sauce and meatballs, olive oil, garlic, onions, chopmeat etc. Had I known I would have made at home and froze it and transported in the cooler for the ride down like last time. What some people do for good food.

 

[nezy]

I do the frozen meatballs when driving from NY. This is usually good for 2 meals. I also makechicken fajitas w/trtilla wraps-good also for quesedillas. The chicken can be purchased pre-cut and semi-cooked, shredded cheese and slice up tomatoes and add sour cream.

We also buy lots of snacks-fruit, yogurt, pudding -all easily portable.

I like the crock pot idea, if I had one. I ahven't used the b-b-q's yet, but I will next time.

 

[snowwhitemom]

This will be our first time in a one-bedroom and this thread is helping me so much too. Thanks!!

 

[BuffaloDisney]

Our family also likes to take advantage of the kitchen in the one bedrooms.


Breakfast: We will have cereal or toast and coffee for breakfast.

Lunches: We usually eat out (since we are often at a park).

Dinner: We eat back in our rooms. Somthing lite and easy to make. Tacos, spaghetti , pizza muffins, steak , grilled chicken breast are normal dinners made on vacation.

We gain to much weight if we eat out most or all of the meals on vacation.