Spring Break Staycation- Post #2 (Tuesday and Wednesday)

Post #1

Beautiful sky

After I dropped Crazy One off at school, I traveled to Ghostlight Coffee for my breakfast.  That place was so busy!!!

Then it was onto Esther Price Chocolates for Easter baskets.

After visiting those delicious places, I decided a walk was in order so I went to Woodland Cemetery.  Woodland Cemetery is where a lot of prominent Daytonians are buried such as the Wright Brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and Erma Brombeck.  (The first link on Woodland Cemetery will take you to the famous people buried there.  The second link on Woodland Cemetery will take you to gravesite stories.)

I was so hungry after all the walking that I decided I needed to go get some lunch.  I ended up at Butter Cafe near the University of Dayton.  I chose the Peaches and Cream French Toast with free range bacon for lunch.  Oh my goodness was it delicious!  Since I had walked over an hour at the Woodland Cemetery, I was famished.

Before heading home, I stopped at Bad Frog Yogurt for a small dessert.  

I had to take one last picture before heading home.

Tuesday night, I decided we were going to visit Walt Disney World without actually going there.  How, you might say?  Through copycat recipes from Walt Disney World.

We had All-American Sandwiches from Earl of Sandwich and then for dessert I had a copycat Dole Whip.  Fantastic way to enjoy some of my favorites from Walt Disney World.

I ended the day by taking Know-it-All to Boy Scouts.  Crazy One and I visited the library while his brother was in the meeting.

This beautiful sunset made my Tuesday staycation complete.

On Wednesday, I was planning to head to Old Navy and the Huffman Prairie Flying Field and Interpretive Center but I changed my plans.

Instead I headed to the Cincinnati Premium Outlets.  I ended up being the first person in the Disney Store so they asked me to help open the store.  Such a magical moment for me.

I also got to talk to one of the Cast Members who had been in the College Program also.  It's so nice to talk to someone who understands the experience.  

After I did some shopping, I went to Menchie's Frozen Yogurt looking for Dole Whip.  They had had it but didn't currently have any.  (Insert sad face.) I'll try again at another time.

Tonight I made copycat Zaxby's for dinner.  It was good but not the same.  

My fresh green beans from Fresh Thyme didn't get in the picture.  

After Crazy One left for dance, Know-it-All and I went out for ice cream at The Inside Scoop.

Thanks for checking out my staycation.

Copycat All American Sandwich

Last year, my family and I traveled to Walt Disney World.  On our first night there, we visited Downtown Disney.  While there, we tried out Earl of Sandwich.  I had the BLT with avocado.  It was super yummy!

I was having a craving for Earl of Sandwich.  When I Googled Earl of Sandwich recipes, I found one that I decided to try.  Oh my goodness, it ended up being yummo!  Of course the boys didn't want to eat it with all the goodness on it so they had it as a plain sandwich.

Ingredients:

Turkey breast - Cooked and shredded

Whole berry cranberry relish

Buttermilk ranch

cheddar cheese

rolls

Assembling the sandwiches:

Place cranberry relish on one half of the roll and ranch dressing on the other.

Place turkey over the ranch and the cheddar cheese over the relish.  I ended up putting a little more ranch over the turkey.

Place the 2 halves together and then serve.

Copycat All American Sandwich

Adapted from Such the spot

Stars of the recipe:

• 2 turkey breasts
• 1 to 2 Tbsp. buttermilk ranch (homemade or store bought) per sandwich
• 1 to 2 Tbsp. whole berry cranberry relish per sandwich
• 1 slice cheddar cheese per sandwich
• 1 sandwich roll per sandwich (I used ciabatta rolls from Sam's Club.)

Steps:

1. Place the turkey breasts in a slow cooker.  Sprinkle salt over the turkey breasts.  Then cover with water.
2. Cook the turkey breasts for 6 hours on low.  Shred.
3. Cut the rolls in half using a serrated knife.
4. Place cranberry relish on one half and ranch on the other half.
5. Place turkey over the ranch and the cheddar cheese over the cranberry relish.  If you want to, add more ranch over the turkey.
6. Place both sides together.
7. Enjoy! 

Staycation Spring 2015 part 1 (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday)

This week I'm on spring break.  I'm not going anywhere so I decided to explore the Dayton area.  Some of the stops I'm making are places I've been before and others are new places to me.

On Saturday, Hubby took Crazy One and me to Chantilly Cream Dessert Shop in downtown Fairborn.  It's been a while since we had been there.  When the boys were real little, we used to go during my breaks.  I can remember Crazy One being a baby and us taking him with us.  This time, he was not excited about going.  He refused to eat any of the food.

On Sunday, Hubby and I left the boys with their grandma.  We went and got Zombie Dogz.  Zombie Dogz is a food truck that specializes in gourmet hot dogs.  They have such a following that when we got to the place they were parked on Sunday that the line went around the building.  It took us 1/2 hour to get our hot dogs but it was worth it.

The only problem is that it began to rain and sleet while we were waiting and then driving home.

Sliced and Diced - hot dog with mixed greens, goat cheese, pears, and candied almonds - Yum!

On Monday, I visited the Kettering/ Centerville area.

My first stop was Fresh Thyme Farmer's Market.  It's a new grocery store in the Dayton area.  I loved the bulk food area of the restaurant.  

Key Lime Yogurt Pretzels - Delicious!

Know-it-All knew that one of my stops would involve getting coffee.  Sure enough it did.  I stopped at a coffee place called Saxby's.  It was my first visit there.  I decided to try the Kit Kat Latte'.  Yum!

Next up was Trader Joe's.  I wanted to get some cookie butter and other snacks.

Then I hit Dorothy Lane Market for their Killer Brownies.  Delicious!  I got a Sea Salt Caramel and one that has cookie dough on it.  Hint:  They will cut it into halves or fourths if you ask.  Makes it easier to share.

Next on my list of places to visit is Bill's Donuts.  As soon as you walk up to the door, you can smell the doughnuts.  Pure deliciousness!  While I was there, I got creme horns which were one of my grandpa's favorite treats.  As I ate one yesterday, I thought of him.  :)

For lunch, I got Oink a Doodle Moo.  I got a pork sandwich with the vinegar sauce.  The side items I got with it were mac and cheese and green beans.  Yum!

  

For dinner, I made a meal that I don't make often because it takes some time to prepare.  I made homemade lasagna.  That was one of my grandma's signature dishes so it was another way to honor my family.

The day ended with Know-it-All cuddling with me.

I'll post more on my Spring Break staycation later.