Girls Trip #1 (check in daily for any plans being finalized or changes/updates)

[disney-super-mom]

I just saw my new favourite commercial. I will think of Capri everytime I see it!

Some sort of Snapple water. The guy takes a drink and the whole world is Bubble-wrapped!!!!! rofl

Sorry Capri, but I couldn't help myself.

I've seen this one too! That would be my dream world.....a place where I couldn't get hurt. Boy, if you only knew the half of it.....I've been the Oops queen pretty much since birth, and a few of those situations are almost impossible to believe. I'm sure my friend Cathy will share some of those stories with you ladies since she loves to embarrass me to no end. Be prepared to hear about a shoelace vs. gravity story, as well as a bike defeating "known" physics story.

 

[toocherie]

Let's start "KOTWU"--"Klutzes of the World Unite!"

 

[tinkermell]

Okay for those who wanted it, here is the recipe finally!!! LOL Like I said, I'm not much of a bread pudding fan, but everytime I make this people ask me for the recipe or to make it again.

It's easy to me, but one lady I gave the recipe to said she could never make it turn out like mine does. Weird since I just follow the directions and don't make any changes. LOL

Disney's Contemporary Resort Bread Pudding
Ladies Home Journal March 1998 - Disney's Contemporary Resort, Orlando, FL

1 1/4 cups granulated sugar, divided
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 day-old challah bread or other egg
bread (cut into 1/2-inch cubes)
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/3 cup raisins
8 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 quart half-and-half
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
Whipped cream (optional)

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.

Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon in cup.

Toss bread, melted butter, raisins and cinnamon-sugar mixture in large bowl to coat. Spread in prepared pan.

Whisk eggs lightly in large bowl. Bring cream, remaining 1 cup sugar and vanilla bean to boil in medium saucepan. Carefully remove vanilla bean; cool slightly. Scrape seeds from bean with small spoon. Stir seeds into cream mixture. Discard bean. Gradually whisk cream mixture into eggs; pour over bread. Place dish in large roasting pan. Add enough hot water to come halfway up side of baking dish. Bake pudding 35 to 40 minutes, until custard is set and top is golden brown. Cool on wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature, with whipped cream, if desired.

Servings: 12

Thanks Beth!!

My DD14 adores bread pudding!!
She would probably like to try and make this. She loves to cook.
We also loved the bread pudding at Ohanas. I wouldn't mind having that recipe either. They had some kind of yummy sauce on theirs.

 

[mommaU4]

Thanks Beth!!

My DD14 adores bread pudding!!
She would probably like to try and make this. She loves to cook.
We also loved the bread pudding at Ohanas. I wouldn't mind having that recipe either. They had some kind of yummy sauce on theirs.

Is this it? I've never been there so I'm not sure....


'Ohana Bread Pudding with Bananas Foster Sauce a la mode
5 large eggs
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1 1⁄2 cups sugar
1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg
3 cups whole milk
1 loaf challah bread or egg-style bread (large enough to fill 10 cups)
1⁄2 cup crushed, canned pineapple
1⁄4 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1⁄4 cup raisins (optional)
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1⁄2 gallon of vanilla bean ice cream
Sauce:

1 cup dark brown sugar 1⁄2 cup each: corn syrup and unsalted butter
1 cup each: heavy cream and spiced or dark rum
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 bananas

Heat oven to 350 F. In large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, salt, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cut bread in 1⁄2-inch cubes. Add bread, pineapple, coconut, and raisins (if desired) to egg-and-milk mixture. Grease large baking dish with butter. Add bread custard mix to the greased baking dish. Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Let stand 5 minutes.

In a sauce pan, combine dark brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, and half of the heavy cream. Using high heat; bring to a rolling boil. Allow mixture to boil 10 minutes and add remaining heavy cream. Let it boil additional minute. Now add the rum and vanilla extract. Carefully flambé pan using a long stemmed lighter. Let boil until the flame goes out. Reduce to a simmer and stir with a high heat spatula.

Peel and slice bananas; add them to the caramel sauce. Remove the caramel from the heat and set aside.

Place scoop of ice cream on top of each portion of bread pudding. Top with bananas Foster sauce.

 

[daisy_77]

Good morning, ladies!

I have not been able to read back yet on the thread..but it looks like you all are ready for the trip! I am still trying to get the money together to go...but it is still not looking good.

I hope one of you does a trip report and/or shares pics! I would love to see the fun you all had!

 

[disney-super-mom]

Good morning, ladies!

I have not been able to read back yet on the thread..but it looks like you all are ready for the trip! I am still trying to get the money together to go...but it is still not looking good.

I hope one of you does a trip report and/or shares pics! I would love to see the fun you all had!

Hi January!

That would be so cool if you ended up saving enough to go on the trip! I'm sending you lots of pixie dust!

Of course we'll share pics and stories, especially any embarrassing ones!

 

[toocherie]

Capri--how are you feeling? Hope you're doing better!~

BTW when I meet you in April I want to pick your brain (and all of the other ladies who have been to WDW) as I am taking my first trip (well--I went when I was a teenager but that was a LONG time ago) to WDW this November and need tips! I read your trip report and it looked like you and DH had lots of fun (I especially liked the drinks in Epcot part! LOL--I need to be careful though because I am a lightweight when it comes to drinking! Would NOT be good to be drunk in WDW . . . . )
I will also be staying at SSR . . . and am really glad you liked it!

 

[disney-super-mom]

Here's the final list of those ordering martini glass shirts. We'll be wearing them on Friday, April 25th.

Disney-super-mom & friend Cathy
ZoeMakes5 (ordered 2)
Stacielee
toocherie
tinkermell
lisadoll93
lulubelle
Mary Jo
Belle1997
21yankees
MamaKate
grumpyvet
MotoXPrincess99
Tink33
castleeto
Califgirl
funnygarcia
wdwr
Lauren
Dagny
Stacerita
AZMickeyfans

Did I miss anyone? Let me know if I did.

Anyone else want to order one? This is your last call!

 

[MotoXPrincess99]

gOOD mORNING! Opps, caps lock was on...

 

[toocherie]

Hey ladies--I have a photopass question. Is there a separate place to "pre-order" the CD as opposed to ordering the CD from the site? (I hope that makes sense.) It shows it's only $79.95 to order the CD currently but it also says only the pictures in the account at the time you order the CD will be on it--and I want to include pictures from the end of the month. Just trying to figure out if there's a way to save the $20 . . . . thanks!

 

[disney-super-mom]

Capri--how are you feeling? Hope you're doing better!~

BTW when I meet you in April I want to pick your brain (and all of the other ladies who have been to WDW) as I am taking my first trip (well--I went when I was a teenager but that was a LONG time ago) to WDW this November and need tips! I read your trip report and it looked like you and DH had lots of fun (I especially liked the drinks in Epcot part! LOL--I need to be careful though because I am a lightweight when it comes to drinking! Would NOT be good to be drunk in WDW . . . . )
I will also be staying at SSR . . . and am really glad you liked it!

Hi Cheryl

I'm feeling better.....still a little sore, but sooooooo much better than last week. Thanks for asking!

I'd love to talk with you about WDW. How exciting, your first trip!!! I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time. There's just so much to do there. And SSR is a great resort and very pretty. I could talk all day about DLR or WDW, so it would be my pleasure to help you out anyway that I can.

Oh, and whatever you do, schedule any drinking for after Mission Space.

 

[toocherie]

Oh, and whatever you do, schedule any drinking for after Mission Space.

LOL--based on the descriptions I've read I doubt very highly I will be trying either version of Mission Space--but thanks for the head's up!

 

[4fosterkids]

For those that are running short of fun money for this trip, or any other trip, there is a very interesting thread on the budget boards about selling gold jewelry. I find it very interesting, at least.
It seems with the high price of gold, jewelry stores are buying old gold jewelry for VERY good prices. So if you have gold jewelry sitting around that is not sentimental and just taking up space in your jewelry box...head over to the thread and check it out.
I myself have not looked into stores in the area, but with our cruise coming up this summer....I just may go thru it all and see what I have sitting around. I'm not a big jewelry wearer, but i have alot of old jewelry and very old stuff from grandmothers.

Just wanted to share, in case it could help anybody out who wants to go but can't afford it!

 

[stacielee]

Hey ladies--I have a photopass question. Is there a separate place to "pre-order" the CD as opposed to ordering the CD from the site? (I hope that makes sense.) It shows it's only $79.95 to order the CD currently but it also says only the pictures in the account at the time you order the CD will be on it--and I want to include pictures from the end of the month. Just trying to figure out if there's a way to save the $20 . . . . thanks!

If you go to the pre-order site, http://www.disneyphotopass.com/previsitcdplan.aspx, you should be able to do this. I'm the one organizing it for this group, so I've become pretty familiar with it. I think what they do is email you a code so that when you check out, you enter the code and get the special price. Just remember that you only have 30 days from the time you put the first photos into the account.

Edit: Ok, according to another thread, the Photopass CD for Disneyland is 79.95; 124.95 is WDW; 99.95 is the pre-order price. That will definitely change our prices for the sharing. I'll try and get more information and post it. (I added this information to the Photopass Information thread.)

 

[toocherie]

So, my Mom is still in the hospital and it turns out her illness was doctor induced! She has rheumatoid arthritis and saw her rheumatologist last week--her knee was hurting her pretty bad so he gave her a shot of steroids in her knee . . . apparently he didn't swab the area adequately with alcohol because now she has a bacterial infection which the hospital docs say was most likely caused from the injection (apparently we all have bacteria on our skin all the time and when he injected it pushed it in)!!

The good news is she is doing much better and we're hoping she will go home on Wednesday! Can you believe it?

Jill: I am going to have to check out the budget board thread on selling gold jewelry--my parents bought me a gold necklace probably 20 years ago that I have worn probably twice because it is not my style at all! Thanks for the tip!

Cheryl

 

[mommaU4]

Good morning, ladies!

I have not been able to read back yet on the thread..but it looks like you all are ready for the trip! I am still trying to get the money together to go...but it is still not looking good.

I hope one of you does a trip report and/or shares pics! I would love to see the fun you all had!

Hey January! Good to see you. I see you have a new ticker!! What are you're exact dates for that?

LOL--based on the descriptions I've read I doubt very highly I will be trying either version of Mission Space--but thanks for the head's up!

When we went there was no way in heck I was going to even think about trying that ride!!

So, my Mom is still in the hospital and it turns out her illness was doctor induced! She has rheumatoid arthritis and saw her rheumatologist last week--her knee was hurting her pretty bad so he gave her a shot of steroids in her knee . . . apparently he didn't swab the area adequately with alcohol because now she has a bacterial infection which the hospital docs say was most likely caused from the injection (apparently we all have bacteria on our skin all the time and when he injected it pushed it in)!!

The good news is she is doing much better and we're hoping she will go home on Wednesday! Can you believe it?

Cheryl

OMG, that totally sucks. Wow. I'm glad to hear she is doing better now though. Guess next time I get a shot I'll be sure they clean it completely first. I hope she continues to feel better.

 

[MotoXPrincess99]

Good Morning!

 

[Tink33]

I promise to become more involved in this thread once the surprise party I have been planning for the last month is over.

For those that have expressed interest in the VIP tour, watch for a pm in the next few days. It appears that we have lost a few people and I want to get a final count. I will be working on a way to collect payment so that I can recover the expense I have incurred.

The VIP tour is scheduled for Friday, April 25th from 2:00 - 6:00 pm.

Have a great day and please send good thoughts that there is not hormone overload tonight at my DD(now 14)'s party tonight.

 

[toocherie]

The VIP tour is scheduled for Friday, April 25th from 2:00 - 6:00 pm.

Have a great day and please send good thoughts that there is not hormone overload tonight at my DD(now 14)'s party tonight.

Have fun tonight--hope you all have a great time!

 

[mommaU4]

I promise to become more involved in this thread once the surprise party I have been planning for the last month is over.

For those that have expressed interest in the VIP tour, watch for a pm in the next few days. It appears that we have lost a few people and I want to get a final count. I will be working on a way to collect payment so that I can recover the expense I have incurred.

The VIP tour is scheduled for Friday, April 25th from 2:00 - 6:00 pm.

Have a great day and please send good thoughts that there is not hormone overload tonight at my DD(now 14)'s party tonight.

Thanks for taking care of the VIP Tour, and we'll keep an eye out as I know everyone definitely wants to make sure you get the money as quickly and easily as possible.

Good luck with the party tonight!!