Happy Saturday!
How are the Christmas preparations coming along at your house?
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I am finally finished decorating, and now I’m turning my thoughts to gift wrapping and Christmas cards!
December brings a lot of extra work, but I’m so excited about celebrating with friends and family, which makes it all worth it!
As usual, we tried to fit in a little bit of fun in between all the work!
What we’ve been up to this week
One of the best perks of living in central Florida, other than the weather, is deciding, at the last minute, to go to a theme park for dinner!
The Festival of the Holidays is happening at EPCOT, and we decided to hit the food booths for dinner!
Our favorite for the night was the Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen at the Mexico Pavilion.
The dish on top is the Tamale de Barbacoa: Shredded Barbacoa Beef in a Corn Masa topped with Mole Negro, Queso Cotija, Crema Mexicana, and Pickled Onions.
It was delicious, but our favorite dish was the item at the bottom of the picture.
The Giant Tostada de Chorizo is topped with Chipotle Black Bean Purée, Ground Chorizo, Salsa Verde, Queso Cotija, Crema Mexicana, and Pickled Onions.
It was so good, we’ll probably get it again the next time we visit!
We enjoyed the food and loved seeing this gigantic Christmas tree and lights throughout the park!
It’s such a magical place!
We are back at the festival today to attend the Candlelight Processional!
It’s a new holiday tradition for us!
What we’ve been doing on the blog
This week is all about gingerbread!
We Decorated the Kitchen for Christmas
Click here to see how we decorated our kitchen with a gingerbread theme!
Learn How to make five gingerbread DIYs
I made most of the gingerbread decor we used in the kitchen to save money.
Click here to see five gingerbread DIYs!
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Inspiration from around the web
I can’t get enough Christmas inspiration!
It’s so fun to see what my blogging friends have created!
Ready to see our favorite things we spotted online this week?
- I need to make these DIY gingerbread Christmas mugs for my kitchen!
- Learn how to make Christmas ornaments from bottlebrush trees!
- Everything you need to know to make a Christmas simmer pot!
- Have you ever heard of the Christmas Eve Box Tradition? I had not!
- Warm up your house with this shabby chic faux fireplace mantel.
Favorite Seasonal Finds FOR COOKING
Tis the season for wonderful foods of all types so check out these great gifts for the cooks in your life.
A New Recipe to Try
I’m so busy preparing for Christmas that I need an easy “no-cook” recipe!
This taco bowl recipe calls for rotisserie chicken!
We have a new Costco that opened near us, and they have the best rotisserie chicken, so I’m going to give it a try!
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We hope you have a marvelous week and can’t wait to see you again next Saturday!
Blessings, Donna and Rich
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Looks like you guys are off to a fabulous holiday season, Donna. It’s always so much fun to see what new places and foods you guys try at Disney and Epcot. Their trees are gorgeous! Can’t wait to dive into all your links and check out your gingerbread creations. Hugs, CoCo
Thanks my friend! We love living so close to the parks! I hope you enjoy all the Christmas inspiration!
So fun!! Looks like such a festive place to celebrate the season!!
It really is fun and all the beautiful lights, holiday traditions, and festive food make it magical! I hope you can travel down here some day for one of the festivals!
Wow! That really is a GIANT Christmas tree. Also the Mexican posadas look truly delicious. Just wanted to pop on over and catch up with you and say hello. It sounds as if you are having a lovely holiday season. (I have to admit to being a tad bit jealous that you live so close to Disney – it truly is magical). Happy Holidays Donna!
Hi Anna, I never thought I would be able to live in such a wonderful place! It’s a dream come true! When you get too cold up North come down and visit!! Thanks for stopping by!