Food with a Disney Flair

Oh, yeah, baby. Food at Disney World. There are oh-so-many things that are on the must-have list when we go on vacation there.

You want to know how bad I have this O.D.D.? (By the way that's Obsessive Disney Disorder.)

A lot of times, I plan the to-do list around the dining reservations. Well, okay...to be more accurate...I pick the day we are Magic Kingdom, for example, and then plan the MK day around the dining reservations.

The cool part is that there are some great Disney recipes that you can duplicate at home without a lot of fuss.

One of my absolute favorite restaurants at Disney World is Boma at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge. Seriously, you need to eat here. The decor is amazing. It's like being in an African marketplace. It's set up like a buffet, but it's different. Instead of having one long line, there are different "pods". So you can do to the pod you want, skip a few, or move along the whole line if you like.

They rotate their menus, but one of the items I love to get there is a Nut Crusted Mahi-Mahi. I LOVE Mahi-Mahi. You can actually use whatever fish you want. Lately, they've been using more salmon, but I digress.

Here's the recipe:

Nut Crusted Mahi-Mahi

1/2 C cashews, toasted and ground
1/2 C pistachios, toasted and ground
5/8 C pumpkin seeds, toasted and ground - yes, that's not a typo. It's 5/8
1/8 C honey roasted peanuts, ground
1 T cumin
1 T coriander
1 T curry powder
1/8 C sugar
1 T cayenne pepper

As far as grinding ingredients, you can use a food processor. If you don't have one, use a food chopper and chop as finely as you can.

Add all ingredients to a large bowl and mix well.

Preheat oven to 350. Coat fish with olive oil. Coat with nut crust. Don't worry; it may be thick. Bake for 20 minutes.

Enjoy!

PS. Curious about Disney World? There are tons of websites out there and several guidebooks.

One website to check out is the Disney Dream Depot.

The best guidebook on the planet is the Passporter. I get one of these every year. I'm not kidding. Every year. I write for their online newsletter from time to time. Check them out.