Disney Themed Dinners

Adding some Disney magic to your family meals

  • Mulan Themed Dinner
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    Mulan Themed Dinner

    This week, we enjoyed a Mulan Themed Dinner while learning about the traditional holiday, Lunar New Year! I’ve been wanting to do a Mulan Themed Dinner for a while because I absolutely love Chinese cuisine.  And when I realized Lunar New Year was approaching, I decided it would be the perfect learning opportunity for the kids (and me)!  Lunar New Year (also known as Spring Festival) is an important international holiday celebrated in many Asian countries.  This celebration marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring!  The New Year begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar, and festivities continue for 15 days until the first…

  • Frozen Themed Dinner
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    Frozen Themed Dinner

    The cold, dark winter days of January are here, so I decided to brighten things up with a Frozen Themed Dinner!  What better movie to enjoy while the average temp outside is 10 below zero?  And coincidentally, we found ourselves in the middle of a winter storm the day of our dinner party.  The cold may never bother Elsa, but it sure is affecting me! The menu I created for our Frozen Themed Dinner was influenced by some fun food references in the film.  And because Frozen is set in Norway, I also took inspiration from traditional Norwegian cuisine.  Incorporating these Norwegian dishes on our menu was a great opportunity…

  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas Themed Dinner
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    How the Grinch Stole Christmas Themed Dinner and Movie

    For our final Christmas Themed Dinner, we enjoyed a Who-feast while viewing How the Grinch Stole Christmas.  This classic Christmas tale focuses on a mean-spirited grouch who HATES Christmas and his neighboring merrymakers, the Whos.  In his attempt to steal Christmas and end it once and for all, the Grinch learns a valuable lesson: Christmas isn’t about material things; it’s a joyous feeling in your heart when you care for others. The menu I created for our Grinch Themed Dinner can be enjoyed during a reading of the beloved Dr. Seuss story, a viewing of the classic animated film, or during your favorite Grinch adaptation!  In our household, our favorite…

  • Home Alone Themed Dinner
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    Home Alone Themed Dinner

    This week’s themed dinner was inspired by the classic Christmas film – Home Alone!  Mistakenly left alone while his family traveled to Paris for the holidays, 8-year-old Kevin finds creative ways to fend for himself in their absence.  To make matters worse, Kevin must face off against two burglars in a showdown to protect his home.  We love watching this movie during Christmastime and enjoy lots of laughs as we quote our favorite scenes. There are several food references throughout the film, which made it a lot of fun creating this Home Alone Dinner menu.  Read on, to see how we ate like unsupervised 8-year-olds while enjoying this holiday classic!…

  • Christmas Treat Recipes from the Disney Parks
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    Christmas Treat Recipes From the Disney Parks

    This week, I am sharing some sweet Christmas Treat Recipes from the Disney Parks!  I look forward to making Christmas treats for friends and family over the holidays, and these Disney recipes have me especially excited this year. I always say, adding a little Disney magic to your holidays makes them extra fun. And making these Disney Christmas treat recipes is the perfect way to do it! These recipes hail from Walt Disney World, Disney California Adventure Park, and Disney Cruise Line! Which Disney Christmas Treat Recipes will YOU be preparing for the holidays? Double Chocolate Yule Log – Very Merrytime Cruise (Disney Cruise Line) Nothing says “festive” like a…

  • Thanksgiving Recipes from the Disney Parks
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    Thanksgiving Recipes from the Disney Parks

           This week, I am sharing some recipes from the Disney Parks you can prepare for your Thanksgiving dinner!  It’s always fun to add a little Disney magic to your holidays, and Thanksgiving no exception!  For this reason, I’ve rounded up this selection of recipes to add a fun Disney spin to your traditional Thanksgiving spread. These Thanksgiving recipes hail from Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and Disney Cruise Line.  They are sure to be a hit on your Thanksgiving table!  Pumpkin Soup – Sunshine Seasons (EPCOT) To start off your Thanksgiving dinner, try preparing this Pumpkin Soup recipe from Sunshine Seasons.  This creamy soup is made with pumpkin, acorn…

  • Coco Themed Dinner
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    Coco Themed Dinner

    This week, we prepared traditional Mexican dishes for our Coco Themed Dinner in honor of the Mexican holiday, Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead. Dia de los Muertos plays a central role in the movie, Coco.  It is a traditional Mexican holiday in which people gather to remember, celebrate, and connect with the spirits of their loved ones who have passed.  It is a beautiful tradition in Mexican culture, and I feel Coco does a great job of representing the holiday.    I had two goals in mind with our Coco Themed Dinner.  First, I wanted to expose the kids to Mexican cuisine they had not experienced…

  • EPCOT's Avocado Margarita Recipe
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    EPCOT Avocado Margarita Recipe

    This week, I’m sharing my copycat recipe for the famous EPCOT Avocado Margarita! EPCOT’s Avocado Margarita can be found at La Cava del Tequila, a small tequila bar located within the Mexico Pavilion pyramid.  This concoction is a favorite among parkgoers challenging themselves to “Drink Around the World” in World Showcase.  (Check out our Eating and Drinking Around the World adventure HERE!) Using my past bartending knowledge, I challenged myself to come up with my own recipe for EPCOTs’ Avocado Margarita to enjoy during our Coco Themed Dinner.  (Check out our tribute to Coco and Dia de los Muertos HERE!) *This post contains affiliate links. This means, by clicking through…

  • Hocus Pocus Dinner Party
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    Hocus Pocus Dinner Party

    For our final Halloween Themed Dinner, we had a Hocus Pocus Dinner Party with our close friends! If you’ve been following this blog, you know that Halloween is a BIG DEAL in our household.  We have a bucket list of our favorite Halloween movies we look forward to watching every year, but this is IT, people!  The crème de la crème, the pièce de résistance, our absolute FAVORITE Halloween movie of all time – HOCUS POCUS! Every year, we invite my friends over for a Hocus Pocus Dinner Party and enjoy a Halloween-themed meal during the movie.  We really outdid ourselves this year, so I decided to share our menu…

  • Beetlejuice Themed Dinner
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    Beetlejuice Themed Dinner

    It’s time for another Halloween-themed dinner, and this time we’re dining with the ghost with the most – Beetlejuice!  Beetlejuice is a Halloween staple in our household, and a movie we find ourselves quoting all year round.  There are a lot of great food scenes in this movie, so it was a lot of fun creating this menu for our Beetlejuice Themed Dinner!  It’s Showtime! To kick things off for our Beetlejuice Themed Dinner, I served some roasted roaches as an appetizer.  Don’t worry – they aren’t REALLY roasted roaches.  These delicious morsels are actually cheese stuffed dates wrapped in bacon.  I found the idea and recipe over at Castellon’s…