Food Recipes
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Big Island Style Mai Tai
Inspired By Our Time On The Big Island Volcano House Restaurant & Hotel Volcano National Park, Hawaii One of our most memorable camping trips ever was going to Volcano National Park, on the Big Island of Hawaii. This National Park feels like Home – as we’ve been several times. Ace even got to go on a field trip with his elementary school, where he and his fourth-grade classmates were able to spend the night camping and got to go bowling at the park’s bowling lane!! We’ve been going to Volcano National Park for so many years now with many different relatives and it is such a memorable trip to look…
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Sushi Roll Anyone?!
Sushi Prepared by The Loft Kitchen Here is an absolute family favorite that I have to admit we don’t cook hardly enough…..Sushi. Not only does everyone love eating it, it’s also a lot of fun making it together with the whole family. The kids love to help out picking what goes into each roll, and then its great watching them try to roll each one when it’s overstuffed!! We know there are some of you out there that can’t bring themselves to even try sushi. For whatever reason you might feel it’s not going to be very tasty. We’re here to tell you, we have been there. There was a…
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Crispy Battered Fish & Chips
Inspired by Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista Florida Raglan Road Irish Pub is one of our constant stops and favorites at Disney Springs. We always bring guests visiting from out of town and enjoy stopping in ourselves for merchandise and gifts. Colin’s family on both sides is from Mayo County Ireland. Both he and his father have visited them and had the best time. We plan on taking a trip soon with the boys. Until then, we prep for our trip by heading over to Raglans for fine food, drinks, and entertainment. You can even lookup and trace your Irish ancestry right there in…
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Sweet & Spicy Grilled Hawaiian Pizza
Looking for an awesome Friday night, fun party vibe switch up? Whew, that was a mouthful…. This is one of those Hawaiian dishes you’ve probably had before. We know it’s getting chillier outside but who doesn’t love a tasty treat even if frozen? There’s a great mix of flavors on this pizza that gives it such a unique profile, but it’s good enough that anyone can enjoy it. Tasty ribbons of honey ham over buttery-seasoned pizza dough with rich tomato sauce, freshly melted mozzarella, sweet grilled pineapple, crisp red caramelized onions, Hot & Sweet Jalapenos and combine for this Hawaiian inspired pizza recipe. YUM To really make this dish something…
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Loaded Baked Potato Soup Dujour!
Grab Your Bowls & Spoons – For The Perfect Fall Meal! Inspired by our time in Hawaii (yes, seriously) Our first Halloween on the Big Island (Hawai’i), our neighbor invited us to her house for a pre-trick or treat meal with the family. This was the perfect dish to feed everyone and then hit the neighborhoods racking up on candy. We liked it so much that it has become our families tradition to enjoy this filling dish first (served with homemade bread) then get focused on gathering all the candy we can. It can be put together quickly, it cooks in just about 20 minutes, and then you can let…
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Let’s Get It Poppin!
Sweet Caramel Buttery Popcorn Recipe from the Loft Kitchen Inspired by our fun times spent at beautiful Bogus Basin in Boise, Idaho Imagine a picturesque skyline with beautiful snow-capped mountains. The Sun shining heavenly through the crisp white clouds. Snow so fluffy it looks like the freshest baby powder you’ve ever seen. We were fortunate enough to see this view on the weekends while watching Ace take snowboard lessons from the ‘the Name Droppa’ ski instructor (That was his actual name, with it boldly printed on the bottom of his board) at beautiful Bogus Basin in Boise Idaho. One of the biggest treats that we looked forward to, after bundling…
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5 Cool Ways To Get Ready For Halloween
So if you haven’t guessed it by now, we’re THAT family. You know the one. Every holiday is fully on display on the outside and the inside of the house….& yes, each holiday actually starts the month before. Hey, we like to celebrate stuff. Holidays, birthdays, Tuesdays…, any occasion really. We’ll find a reason to break out partyware just because. We are on Holiday Everyday…so Celebrate Accordingly! It should be no surprise that we stretch out these occasions to the fullest. We start the Halloween countdown on October 1st and have our scary movies and décor at the ready on Sept 30th. We break out the Easter pastels well before…
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Grilled Buffalo Chicken Pizza – Yum!
Trying To Get This One In Before We Shut The Grill Down For Winter For The Dough: Use Our Grilled Pizza Dough Recipe Pizza Ingredients: 2 Cups Shredded Cooked Chicken 4 Ounces Cream Cheese (Room Temperature) 1 Teaspoon Ranch Seasoning Mix 1 Cup Buffalo Sauce – We Like Frank’s 16 Ounces Shredded Mozzarella 1/4 Cup Blue Cheese Crumbles 2 Tablespoon Chopped Green Onions Ranch Dressing or Blue Cheese (For Dipping) 2 Tablespoons Fresh Cilantro Chopped (Optional) Instructions: Preheat the grill to medium-high heat about 10 minutes prior to placing the pizza doughs on. In a large bowl, toss the shredded chicken with the Buffalo sauce. Microwave the cream cheese until very soft and melty. Stir the ranch seasoning into the cream cheese…
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Bacon Burger Pizza Extravaganza!
Inspired By Our Time In Kissimmee, FL After a baseball tournament one day, we stopped at Main Street Pizza restaurant and had the “Colorado Pizza.” If you are in Orlando and are looking for an extreme challenge for the whole family – we highly recommend it. The “Colorado Pizza” has Pepperoni, Bacon, Extra Cheese, Cheese Sticks, Chicken Tenders, & French Fries all baked on top!! Ace was scared at first but when Dad joined in, that pie had no chance!!! Way to go Loft Men for taking on “The Colorado” and coming out on top. It was an unexpectedly nice switch up to have other ingredients on pizza, which led…
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From Scratch Vegetarian Empanadas
Inspired by our time in San Juan, Puerto Rico Sometimes you have something so good when you’re on vacation, you think to yourself, “I would travel all the way back here just to get another plate of this recipe.” It was like that with the empanadas we had in Puerto Rico. If you have the resources- go there and order yourself some legit empanadas from pretty much any restaurant in San Juan. If you are on a little bit more of a budget, here is a recipe that we have tried, re-worked, tried again, and tinkered with until it was just right. Nothing beats the real thing, but this recipe…
