Spaghetti and Meatballs from Lady and Tramp

Meat Ball recipe mainly

All of these measurements are about. Sometimes when cooking, I just let the ancestors tell me when to stop.

1 ½ pounds of ground beef

1 tablespoon of garlic powder

1 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of ground black pepper

1 ½ teaspoon of dried basil

1 cup of breadcrumbs or Gluten Free Panko crumbs

1 egg

2 tablespoons of oil for frying

Box of spaghetti

Jar or 2 of your favorite marinara sauce

1. Combine first 7 ingredients in a bowl. Mix, and honestly the best way is to mix with your hands. Tori enjoyed smooshing the meat with her fingers!

2. Portion out a rounded mound and roll between your hands to make a ball. You can use a melon baller to portion out or eyeball it.

3. Heat oil in a big skillet on medium high heat.

4. Fry the meatballs a few minutes on each side. The best way to do this is small batches with room between each one and don't move them until you are ready to move to the next side. It can be tempting to move them a lot. Resist that temptation.

5. Drain each batch on a plate lined with paper towels. On the last batch, pile all the meatballs back in the skillet. Cover with your favorite marinara sauce and reduce heat to low. Let simmer while you are making pasta.

6. In another pot, start boiling water. Follow the directions on your box of pasta to cook pasta.

7. Once pasta is drained and ready, serve up your delicious spaghetti and meatballs. Enjoy!

I can't think of a more iconic Disney food scene than Lady and the Tramp eating spaghetti. This was a top choice for Tori and I. She really had a blast squishing and forming the meatballs. I was surprised, being that she is older and not into as tactile experiences. Then I remembered she is all about slime and it made sense.

The interesting conversation that came out of watching Lady and The Tramp was a discussion on racial stereotypes. That movie is chock full of them. We also discussed the history of racial stereotypes being used as a form of entertainment and how that has changed over the years. My stance is you can be aware of the things that don't work or are offensive about a piece of art, but can still appreciate the art for the time it was created and what was intended.

This movie still has one of my favorite lines: “Hate to change the subject, but ever chase chickens?” I hope you and your family can enjoy some wholesome food and a not-so-wholesome movie together.

Coco Cinnamon Crisps

Cinnamon Crisps

You can also cut them into stars and make sandy sea stars for an ocean themed movie night.

4 flour tortillas

1 cup of sugar

1 tsp of cinnamon

enough oil to fry

 1. Heat oil to 325 either in skillet or deep fryer.
2. Combine sugar and cinnamon in large bowl. Big enough you can toss your fried tortillas in. mix around till well mixed.
3. Cut tortillas, with a large knife or pizza cutter, into 6-8 pieces each depending on size. Really you can't do this wrong. Just make sure they fit in the frying oil and sugar mixture bowl.
4. Fry tortillas on each side till brown. It should only take about 30 seconds or so.
5. Remove from oil and toss in sugar mixture bowl till covered with cinnamon sugar. Remove and
put on plate to finish cooling. Repeat with each piece of tortilla till all done. Then enjoy!

I wouldn't call these authentic. It's something my friend's mom made for us when I was growing up in rural central California. I make them occasionally as a treat for my kids. We eat taco night every Tuesday at our house. My Husband is Mexican by heritage but Californian by birth. We both had that odd mix of almost authentic but not quite Mexican culture. We do our best to weave Mexican culture into Tori's life. To her, these are Mexican food. So when we were thinking about Coco and what to make she wanted these. I tried to steer her toward the tamales I had in the freezer still from Christmas but it was a big NO. So we made our normal “Fiesta Night” and cooked up some Cinnamon Crisps to watch Coco.

This movie always makes me cry. I love it so much! I love it's message about family, family secrets, and finding balance between finding your path without having to cut off your family. Tori will look up at certain parts and say, “Are you crying again mom?” because she knows I am. I do EVERY TIME!

I told her she was kind of cheating on this one. Mexican culture is a big part of our life already and it was hard to come up with something new to discuss on this one. Then I realized we had never discussed Luchadors! So I still found a new thing to talk about.

I love all the colors in this movie and if you wanted to do a craft instead you could look up how to cut paper banners (Papel Picado) or make paper flowers . We do this often to celebrate Dia de Muertos.

Beignets from The Princess and the Frog

Beignets

• 1½ cups warm water

• ½ cup white sugar

• 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast

• 2 large eggs

• 1 cup evaporated milk

•1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 teaspoon salt

•6½ cups bread flour, divided

• ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened

• 1 quart vegetable oil for frying

• ¼ cup confectioners' sugar (or more)

1. Stir together the warm water, sugar, and yeast in a large mixing bowl. Let sit and dissolve for 5 to 10 minutes, until smooth.

2. Add the eggs, evaporated milk, vanilla extract, and salt, and mix on low with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer until combined.

3. Add 3 cups of the flour, one cup at a time. Add the butter and continue to mix on low until dough is sticky but smooth. Add the remaining flour and mix until just combined.

4. Cover with plastic wrap and place in fridge overnight. The dough will rise slowly overnight.

5. Remove dough from refrigerator and let rest at room temperature for about 30 minutes.

6. Roll out the dough on a floured surface to an inch thick, and slice into 2 inch squares or use a cookie cutter for fun shapes.

7. Heat vegetable oil in a Dutch oven or electric fryer until the temperature reaches 375°F.

8 Place a few of the uncooked beignets in the hot oil and fry them, turning once, until they are puffy and golden brown on both sides, about 1 to 2 minutes per side. Remove the beignets from the oil and drain on paper towels or cooling rack.

9. Dust with a light layer of powdered sugar. I like the cooling rack with a pan under to make dusting them with powdered sugar easier. Repeat with remaining dough squares. Once all the beignets are done, add a generous dusting of powdered sugar on top of the pile and serve.

My daughter Tori decided she wanted to make food from different Disney movies and then eat the food while watching the movie, mainly because she wanted these beignets. We both love Princess and the Frog. I always say if I was a princess, I would be Tiana. Tori loves the music and the animation. So, when I agreed to do this project with her, this was our first choice. every princess week we make these now and have gotten better at it.

I had never made beignets before when we made these the first time. The dough was a little trickier and stickier than I thought it would be and it took a few times to perfect our technique. The best part was Tori and I had a great time making them. She will take a break break to play Roblox, Splatoon, or some other game while we waited for it to rise.

We use our deep fryer to cook them, just remove the baskets and use tongs. I use a small strainer and a slightly larger bowl to set it in to “sift” the powdered sugar on top of the beignets. Tori and i usually end up covered in powdered sugar no matter what we do.

Aristocats- Creme de la Creme ala Edgar

I made one up based on all he puts in the pot in the movie, excluding the sleeping pills of course!

Creme de la Creme ala Edgar

16 oz of milk

2 Tbls of sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla

Heat milk in pot on stove.

Whisk in sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla.

Heat and whisk till all ingredients are well combined and milk is a little frothy. Though you may be tempted at times DO NOT add sleeping pills to the drink (hahaha)

Pour into two mugs and Enjoy!

I was actually surprised how much we enjoyed this drink. Tori asked that we make it again soon because it was so yummy! All my kids love this movie which is funny because I was never a big fan of it. The character Marie is adorable and has always been a favorite of my middle child Alex. Tori likes her too. This film is also filled with horrible racist stereotypes and some things that would be questionable now, but mostly is a fun romp with cats. We talked about France the different French artists who were represented or paid homage to in the film. All in all it was a nice relaxing evening.

What is The Fairy Quests Blog

This is where I share recipes and crafts I have done with my kids, theme party ideas, trip planning tips, geeky fun and inspiration, and other things that translate better in written media. If you would like to see a particular IP please comment below or email me at: Elizabeth@thefairywoman.com

In 2020 my daughter Tori and I did a series of movie nights cooking a new recipe for each movie. I blogged about them then and have moved those blogs here now.

In 2021 we did fun things each day of Princess week. These were documented on my Instagram. We also did this princess week of 2022 and 2023. I am moving them all here now.

In 2022 we took our first big family trip to WDW. Being West Coasters we had only been to Disneyland up till then. Then in 2023 back to Disneyland. I’m sharing prep I did for the trips as well as experiences we had on it.

I hope our fun brings a little magic and stirs your imagination of what is possible for you.