Monday, October 21, 2019

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Dinner

To get in the spooky holiday spirit, we did a dinner for The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad!   It was very festive and a movie we weren't super familiar with!

For dinner we had Mr. Winkie's Beer Braised Ribs, Mr. Toad's Wild Rice Soup, Ichabod's Trail Mix, The Great Pumpkin Beer, and Headless Horseman's Pumpkin Pie.
  






Mr. Winkie's Beer Braised Ribs
I found this recipe here and adapted. 

Ingredients:
3lbs of Short Ribs
2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil
1 onion, diced
4 garlic cloves, smashed
1-12 oz black porter beer
2 cups of chopped celery 
2 cups of chopped carrots
1/4 cup of parsley
1 Tablespoon of dried thyme
1 Tablespoon of dried sage
4 Tablespoons of cornstarch
Salt & Pepper

Combine ingredients all together in a crockpot and cook on low for 6 hours. 










Mr. Toad's Wild Rice Soup
We found store bought Panera wild rice that was actually pretty good!







Ichabod's Trail Mix

Ingredients:
White cheddar popcorn
Apple chips
Pretzel sticks
Pumpkin candy corn
Halloween M&Ms

Mix together. 








The Great Pumpkin Beer








Headless Horseman's Pumpkin Pie
Individual pumpkin pies purchased at the grocery store!




Saturday, October 12, 2019

Incredibles 2 Party (Maddie's 2nd Birthday)

For Maddie's 2nd Birthday we did a brunch for Incredibles 2!  Since Maddie is TOTALLY Jack-Jack- we thought it was pretty appropriate!
           


For Brunch we had The Happy Platter Breakfast Casserole, Bob's Incredible Waffles, Incredible Fruit Plate, Powerful Punch, Edna Mode's Coffee, Excellent Tap, Cookie Nom Nom, and Jack Jack's Ice Cream Cake. 





The Happy Platter Breakfast Casserole

I found this recipe and we loved it _ it did use WAY too many eggs for what we wanted to do.  The picture makes it looked burned but it was actually perfect! 

Ingredients:
1lb of Jimmy Dean Sausage Crumbles
1/2 of a red onion
30oz of Hashbrowns
1.5 cups of Shredded Marble Jack Cheese
4 Eggs 
1/2 cup of Milk
Salt and Pepper

Directions
1. Combine all ingredients in dish
2. Cook for 35 minutes at 350 degrees. 





Bob's Incredible Waffles

Eggo Waffles for all!  We also had Maple and Blueberry Syrup for people to use. 




Incredible Fruit Plate

Blackberries, Strawberries, and Bananas are perfect for Incredible colors!



Powerful Punch
We did a Ginger Ale with a Cranberry Juice - it was so refereshing. 



Edna Mode's Coffee and Excellent Tap






Cookie Nom Nom

Pre-made chocolate chip cookies. 






Jack Jack's Ice Cream Cake

Our local Dairy Queen made this FABULOUS cake for our INCREDIBLE MADDIE!







If you enjoyed this, check out our Incredibles themed dinner