Food and Wine Festival – How to Bake a Chocolate Souffle

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Warning: This blog entry contains explicit chocolate photos. Not recommended for non-chocoholics. Chocolate Souffle was the star of the first Sweet Sundays demonstration of this year’s Food and Wine Festival, prepared by Napa Rose’s pastry chef Jorge Sotelo, and his assistant Sergio. Chocolate Souffle Makes 8 servings 6-1/2 ounces 62% Scharffen Berger Dark chocolate (or … Continue reading "Food and Wine Festival – How to Bake a Chocolate Souffle"
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Weekday Fun at Disneyland and DCA

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Out-of-town friends gave me the excuse to play hooky from work one afternoon last week and spend some time at Disney’s California Adventure and Disneyland. And I thought I’d share a few observations. My friend AK and I attended the Miner Family Wine Tasting Seminar at DCA’s Food and Wine Festival. I was pleased to … Continue reading "Weekday Fun at Disneyland and DCA"
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Deb’s Upcoming Adventures

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I’ve been contemplating what to blog about next and I just couldn’t focus on a topic. Then it occurred to me the reason I couldn’t settle on a subject, is because I have 4 major adventures coming up within the next several weeks. I’ll be at Walt Disney World for Animal Kingdom’s 10th Anniversary Celebration. … Continue reading "Deb’s Upcoming Adventures"
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Disney’s California Food and Wine Festival – Day 2

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Another busy day today…and it was *hot*. Definitely high 80s, if not in the 90s. Whew. There was quite a breeze blowing, too – which was good, because it helped keep us a little cooler, but it was also bad, because they couldn’t put up all of the big umbrellas, for fear they would topple … Continue reading "Disney’s California Food and Wine Festival – Day 2"
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Disney’s California Food and Wine Festival – Day 1

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Finally! The first weekend of Disney’s California Food and Wine Festival at Disney’s California Adventure. The Festival will have daily events from April 11-May 5. Lee and I will be here at Disneyland for the first weekend of the Festival – we are spending two nights at the Grand Californian, and I will be attempting … Continue reading "Disney’s California Food and Wine Festival – Day 1"
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Light Meter: Got Characters?

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I’ll admit it to you all, right here and now. I’m a character junkie. I need to have photos of every character I can possibly find and in every outfit possible. Mickey Mouse in his space suit? Got it. Pluto in his workout clothes? Got it. Aladdin as Prince Ali? Got it. The Evil Queen … Continue reading "Light Meter: Got Characters?"
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DCA Food and Wine Festival Update

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I was checking out Disney’s California Food and Wine Festival website (http://www.disneyland.com/foodandwine) last night and noticed that some new things have been added recently. Most weekends are going to feature a celebrity chef who will be conducting cooking demonstrations as well as book signings. In addition to Chef Jamie Gwen, who will be there every … Continue reading "DCA Food and Wine Festival Update"
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Light Meter: Kids & Eye Level

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They’re short. They make noise. They eat things you don’t want them to and when you turn your back, they’ve climbed to new heights. Kids! Raise your hand if you can hear Ray Walston as Pappy from the movie Popeye droning on and on about kids. Good movie, you should rent it. No, not right … Continue reading "Light Meter: Kids & Eye Level"
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