Day 808: Tiana Style

There might just be one thing I didn't mention in the last post when considering the things that I've done over break, but this one just felt like a topic for a whole post.

I love food, like most people, and I definitely love Disney food, so when you put them together it's a match made in heaven. Granted, 99% of the time I can't really get my hands on Disney food, so I have to come up with a homemade solution. And that's the thing...I can make a lot more than just cupcakes, although that is my specialty. Oh no, I can make plenty of other stuff too (and in fact, while I love baking, I love cooking just as much)!

Which means that when my mom approached me a week or so ago about making beignets over break, I was 1. A bit confused, because I've made them before and it wasn't like it was something new and 2. All for it. After a number of busy days that meant no making beignets for me this past week, I finally got around to it, and the results were certainly delicious:

You know, I think Tiana's onto something here with these Man-Catching Beignets. All my friends loved them, and I think there's a great possibility for a special treat with these every once and a while. Now...if only I could figure out how to send them to my favorite actors...

Regardless, these beignets were absolutely delicious, and pretty darn easy to make, especially if you already know your way around a stand mixer, a rolling pin and a pot full of hot oil. The whole thing took me around two hours to make, and that's including sprinkling on that generous helping of honey and powdered sugar. The other great part about this delicacy? Most recipes make a TON of them. This one happened to make around 50 beignets, meaning I took some to three different friends and my family had plenty to snack on around our house too. So they're definitely a good choice for an easy dessert at a party or something. If you're curious as to what recipe I used, this particular time I used THIS recipe, but I change it up every so often. Last time I made pumpkin spice beignets, but that was years ago so don't get any ideas about asking me for the recipe there.

And yes, I do prefer powdered sugar and honey on my beignets, although most just stick with the sugar. I don't know why, but I just feel like it adds something extra to them!

Let me know if you make beignets yourself, and yes, I have been using the hashtag on my social media: #TianaStyle. So how does your #DisneySide Tiana Style show through? Cooking up some Gumbo? Whipping up a batch of Man-Catching Beignets like me? Let me know!

Have a magical day!

Day 716: But Which One Am I?

Continuing on with the topic of #DisneySide, we've got another set of wonderful graphics and one big question: Which Disney Side is MY Disney Side?

I have a feeling we've had this conversation before, simply because I remember writing something like it, but with the way things go around here, it's entirely possible that I haven't. Plus, I tried a search through my posts for keywords and found nothing quite the same, so added onto the blog post list it was.

You see, Disney's put out a various number of different Disney Sides, and the list has expanded a bit throughout the year. You can take a look at some of the ones I've included here and see what Disney Side you might have (you can click on them to make them bigger too!):

The problem here? I'm pretty sure I am ALL of these Disney Sides! 

Let's start with the first one: Super Fan. Yes I'm a super fan. Obviously. I've had Mickey Ears for longer than I can remember, I've got character shirts galore, I collect and (occasionally) trade pins, I know every word in every song in the park, I love Dole Whips and Hidden Mickey's aren't exactly so hidden for me anymore. 

Then we have Disney Pro, which apparently is still me because I can't really remember a time I haven't had an Annual Pass, I DO know the fastest way to any attraction, even during the parade (like that time I completely blew right past the Electrical Parade), Firework seating is my specialty, and here's the one that really gets me: "People turn to you for tips so often you could write a blog about it. Oh wait, you already have." Sound like me much? 

But wait! We can't forget the Ride Enthusiast Disney Side, because yes I'm the Fastpass master, even after it went to Fastpass+! I think this is one of the lesser sides of me, but then I think about the trip in June and just how much we did and I realize that yeah, maybe we do have enchanted places to be and magical things to see. 

Hold up, however, as I'm also definitely a Documentarian. My Instagram is FILLED with Disney Pictures (and just wait until 2015 for it to expand in a whole new way), and I have multiple recordings of just about every parade and fireworks show, not to mention attractions. I do vlogs for each trip and have spent about 50+ hours in the past couple of weeks working on a giant Band Trip Video filled to the brim with Disney! 

And finally, we can't forget my Big Kid Disney Side. I may not like riding the Teacups, but challenge me to Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger spin and you're going down. We regularly have lightsaber churro fights, and there are no kids in sight, and let's be honest, aren't we all just Big Kids at Disney anyways? 

So there's my problem. As I just explained, I obviously have all those Disney Sides, which can only mean one thing: 

As if that wasn't already true before.

Have a magical day!

(Note: This blog post was written on December 29 due to Holidays and Computer Issues).

Day 715: It's That Disney Side

If there's one thing about 2014 that I've really enjoyed, it's been the idea of having a #DisneySide. Of course, this started late last year, and who knows how much longer it will run, but Disney Side is one of those things that's really been great, especially with running a Disney blog like mine.

I mean, there are a few different types of blogs. There's the informational blog, or the historical blog, or any other variety of blog types, and then there's a blog like mine. It's almost run on a journal format, and to an extent, that's how I look at it. I'm writing to you, my readers, as if I were writing to a friend or in my journal. It's a more personal form of blogging, and it's one that fits right in with Disney Side. I talk constantly about ways that I find my Disney Side in my everyday life, and that's not stopping as we head into 2015.

But one of the greatest parts about #DisneySide and the entire campaign is the graphics they've put out. Literally, these are beautiful graphics, and definitely hit close to home. These were all found on Pinterest, and very obvious by the Disney copyright, I don't own them, but I highly encourage you to head over to the Disney Side Website to find more goodies over there!

Basically, I think there needs to be a full listing of these things. After all, there ARE hundreds of way to show your Disney Side right at home, and often times we do it without even realizing it. After all, the entire basis of this blog is finding those very specific moments and references and bringing them to life through a blog format. It seems to be going pretty well for me, and I have a feeling that as we head into 2015, this very topic might just be explored. 

So, are there any other ways you show your Disney Side At Home? 

Have a magical day!

(Note: This blog post was written on December 29 due to Holidays & Computer Issues).