Vicki Rickerd
Mouseketeer
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- Mar 13, 2016
Tamales, Posole with pork and red chile, chile Con Queso, Guacamole
YUM!
Tamales, Posole with pork and red chile, chile Con Queso, Guacamole
They were all so pretty, it's tough to choose a favorite!
I liked the Mummy and Grinch ones a lot. I guess my least favorite would be the Jurassic theme tree.
I did the Scavenger hunt twice, so I ended up with both minions.
(A TM saw me admiring a tree, and offered the tree hunt map. I said I'd done it in one day, and she said it was fine to start all over again.)
Thank YOU!
Tamales, Posole with pork and red chile, chile Con Queso, Guacamole (which is pronounced Walk-a-mole in our 50% Hispanic State just as Guadalajara is pronounced Wa-da- la-hara in Spanish. It drives us nuts when pronounced Gwak a mole ) flour tortillas, cheese enchiladas with green Chile and pinto beans. I do the Guacamole with tortilla chips as long as it's not too hot, the rest is just too hot for me. We didn't have them this year but I love either Fry Bread or Sopapillas, our cuisine with the Native American and Hispanic influences is very special. My family background is Irish and here in the US they all came from the South but we are in a SW state, so we have Mexican food for Christmas eve...... Blackeyed Peas for good luck on New Year's Eve.....(don't like those either)
Universal seems much prettier this year with the decorations? Seems that way so far. Is that the same demented looking Gingerbread Man from last year? The parade overall was so pretty.
I just noticed, Kyle was 'sans' glasses in the pictures??
That tree is so cute!
I love the Shrek section of the parade too, and the snow! I love the pictures from the location you watched from we've only seen it from the Hollywood area.
The parade looks really cheery. Such a Christmas atmosphere.
I love the giant gingerbread man from Shrek!
I think the menu sounds good at Monsters Cafe, we love looking around in there but have never tried any food there. Maybe one day...
Thank you for all the gorgeous parade photos! I have to ask, what has happened to the Minions ride? It already didn't do a ton, does it not move at all now?
I would so be feeling the Christmas spirit after the parade, I would absolutely want a little souvenir! All of the food places you've mentioned that don't appeal to you, I have the same opinion. Actually, I'm hard pressed to name a counter service place in US I would choose to eat -- but we are definitely trying Confisco at IOA on our upcoming trip!
Maria
So, we headed back to Margaritaville.
I hope you had a Very Merry Christmas!
It looks like you had a great first day... And Kyle's chocolate cake count is now at 4, but I have a feeling it'll be at 5 before the night is over!!!
Great choice!
I think Margaritaville is one of the best restaurants. You get so much food for your money and it is almost always good; hardly ever a wait and great service. Never had much luck at NBC; slooooow service and while the portions are plenty, the quality was lacking for us.
Oh my the lights were GORGEOUS!! Were the castle lights from a different angle? They seem so much more spectacular than the various pictures I saw last year.
What in the world was a grown man thinking, laying in the midst of a huge crowd?????
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We like to watch the parade in front of the old Terminator entrance. There's a bend in the road so you see everything coming straight at you. After it passes we cross the street and make our way over to a spot across from Macy's in plenty of time to watch Santa light the tree.
We ate a Richter's once, for the first time. And last. Nice spot to sit out back by the water, and the food did the job but that's all. The best new food experience was the Today Show Cafe. Ate there 4 times and every sandwich was delicious. The potato salad is very different and tasty. The General Manager came over to talk with us one time. He told us everything is made fresh, including that potato salad. We were very impressed.
We had fun at Toothsome one afternoon. Place was deserted and we talked with Penelope and Jacques for some time. The food was fabulous.
It was good to see you, Tom and Kyle once again. And the Aussie family that we met 2 years ago. Nice to see old friends and make new friends in the Club lounge. I don't think we'll get back again until next December.
Hmmm. Well we had kind of given up on Margaritaville, but with your recent recommendation we will give it another try. I think I must have a blackberry margarita!
I think I'd maybe give the items in cases at Toothsome a try, my son doesn't like chocolate -- I know, who knew that was a thing?! It sounds kind of complicated to eat there, and like every single thing has chocolate, so maybe not for us.
Please don't ever apologize for all your fabulous photos of the lights and sights, they just make me happy
Day 2 was wonderful, I am more and more determined to make it to Universal for the Christmas celebrations!