Cooking Disney at Home - Flame Tree BBQ Sauce

We can't spend all of our time at Disney, so let's bring Disney to us.  Join us for re-creating Disney food at home.

Have you eaten at Flame Tree BBQ at Disney's Animal Kingdom?  Oh, it's good you should eat there.  We attempted to make the Flame Tree BBQ sauce, and it transported us right back to our last trip.  It's such an easy recipe.  Why on earth spend the money on bottles of barbecue sauce that are full of all kinds of strange ingredients, when you can make this at home?    

Dump all the ingredients in a pan, and simmer.  

Voila!  You have successfully made your very own Flame Tree BBQ Sauce.

Flame Tree BBQ Sauce
via Cooking with Mickey and the Disney Chefs

1 cup ketchup
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons molasses
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon mild chili powder
1 tablespoon paprika
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

Combine all ingredients in a 2 quart saucepan.  Bring to a simmer over medium heat.  Reduce the heat to low, and cook at a low simmer for 35 minutes, stirring frequently, or until thickened.

Use immediately or store covered in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Yield: 1 1/2 cups

Gina is a travel agent for Snapshot Getaways.  Email her at gina@snapshotgetaways.com to plan your culinary adventure.

Friday Freebie-Disneyland Recipes

For many of us, a trip to Disney is not complete without a particular food item.  You can find many recipes online, but the best place to go is the Disney Insider.  They provide the recipe direct from the chef!  Subscribe to their newsfeed for the newest updates at the park as well.  Here are a
few of our favorites from Disneyland:


Maurice's Treats Strawberry Twists

Cheesy Enchilada Soup

Club 33's Pumpkin Beignets

Steakhouse 55's Lump Crabcakes

Please share any recipes or photos from your special Disney Parks food creations!

Maria aka MickeyMom is a mom to 2, loves to eat at Disney and is a travel planner for Snapshot Getaways.  Follow her Facebook Page or contact her at maria@snapshotgetaways.com

Five Ways to Get Your Disney Fix at Home

Are you like me?  Do you start going through withdrawal a few months after that last Disney trip?  What to do? I am a lover of all things Disney.  My first trip to Disney World was as an adult with my husband.  All subsequent trips have included my children.  I love the family time we spend there!  If I could I would live in Cinderella’s Castle and stroll up and down Main Street USA on a daily basis.  But since I don’t have the means to do that, here are a few things I do to keep the Disney Crazy at bay.  Some of these I’ve only “heard” from other people and have never tried myself of course.  Don’t judge, cause I know there are more of you out there worse off than I!

1. Book an imaginary trip to Disney.  Admit it, you've done this too!  You price your hotel, pick a dining plan and maybe even look into some dining reservations.  Then you realize Disney does not accept Monopoly money and you close out your computer.  Or maybe you sit and think, “Wow, that’s not a bad deal” and you convince your family that you MUST go back to Disney even though you said you would wait 2 years.  You only need REAL help if you order, and WATCH the planning DVD with no plans to go to Disney.  If that happens contact us at Snapshot Getaways and we'll fix you right up!
2. Go to the Disney Store.  This is a small help if you are just having “one of those days”.  The smell, the music, the twinkling floor tiles.  Not sure what it is, but I feel better afterward.  I watch the vintage Mickey shorts on the TV, sniff the Disney air fresheners, talk myself out of another Mickey Mouse coffee cup.  The usual.  Or so I hear.
3. Immerse yourself in Disney.  Have your Travel Mugs from the Dining Plan?  Drink out of them and close your eyes and pretend you are at your resort.  Not working?  Got your Mickey PJ’s on and have a Disney Film Festival on a Saturday morning.  I hope if you are a true Disney fan, your iPod holds some Disney Music.  Turn it on and get your day going!  Don't forget the Magic Bands.
4. Cook like Disney.  OK, I’ve really never done this.  However there are recipes there for Tonga Toast and Dole Whip Floats.  If you don’t already have a Mickey Waffle Maker...trying not to judge, but why?  Whip up some Disney Magic in your kitchen for breakfast!
5. Get Crafty!  Craft stores and Department stores have Disney Craft kits galore!  Pick up a few and sit down with the kids for some family fun.  Is it the same as riding Splash Mountain?  Nope, but maybe you can get enough of a Disney fix to keep you going.

Sadly, none of these will permanently keep away the wish to go to Disney World every few months.  Unfortunately, my kids do need to go to college, to eat, and they insist on needing bigger clothes.  These are my crazy, fun ways to get my Disney fix.  What are yours?  Please share…I need more ideas before I get out the Disney Visa!

Maria is a travel planner for Snapshot Getaways and one of her personal "fixes" is to help others plan their Disney trips.  Contact her at maria@snapshotgetaways.com or visit her Facebook page if you need help with your Disney Addiction.