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      • Pata e Fagioli – Instant Pot Style!
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    • Flashback: A Country Bear Jamboree 1st Birthday Party
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  • Home
    • Let’s Collaborate!
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  • The Kitchen
    • Oven & Skillet recipes
      • Easy Asparagus French Inspired Quiche
      • Rustic Skillet Shepard’s Pie
      • BBQ Apple Chicken Flatbread With Caramelized Onions
      • Skillet Fall Pork Chop’s, Apples & Onions
      • Electric Skillet Quick Chicken & Dumplings
    • Instant Pot Recipes
      • Instant Pot No Peel Apple Butter
      • “Easy”Artisan Bread- Instant Pot to Oven
      • “Magical” Instant Pot Bone Broth Recipe
      • Creamy Cheesy Instant Pot Mac & Cheese
      • Instant Pot-Italian Sausage, Peppers & Onion Sandwiches
      • Instant Pot Nona’s Marinara Sauce-“AKA Gravy”
      • Walt Disney’s Favorite Chili Recipe- Instant Pot Version
      • Instant Pot Fresh Corn Chowder
      • Instant Pot Chicken & Noodles
      • Instant Pot Ham, Green Beans & Potatoes- A Pennsylvania Classic
      • Pata e Fagioli – Instant Pot Style!
      • Instant Pot “Easy” Chicken Noodle Soup
      • Instant Pot Pulled Pork with Dr Pepper
      • Top 6 Easy Summer Instant Pot Foods and Recipes!
      • How to Make SOUTHERN SWEET TEA – Instant Pot
      • Instant Pot -Corn on the Cob
      • Instant Pot MELT IN YOUR MOUTH BBQ RIBS- Recipe
      • Instant Pot and Tara at Home a perfect match!
      • My Magical Instant Pot & No Time Taco Recipe
      • Instant Pot Drunken Clams
      • Steamed Crab Legs-Instant Pot
      • Steamed Shrimp-IP Recipe
      • Instant Pot SEASIDE POTATO SALAD
    • Air Fryer Recipes
      • Disney’s Tonga Toast Air Fryer Recipe!
      • Air Fryer Fried Zucchini Rounds or Sticks
      • Cheese Boats- Air Fryer Recipe
      • Airfryer Roasted Chickpeas..best snack ever!
    • Disney-Inspired Recipes
      • Walt Disney’s Favorite Chili Recipe- Instant Pot Version
      • Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue Corn Bread Recipe
      • Disney’s Tonga Toast Air Fryer Recipe!
    • Italian Family Recipes
      • Pata e Fagioli – Instant Pot Style!
      • Family Fun Pizza nights and Pizza dough recipe
      • Prosciutto and Melon easy recipe for your next gathering!
    • Desserts
      • Apple Pie Oh My!
      • Fall Treats to bake and take!
      • Perfect Cinnamon Rolls
      • Faschnauts- German/PA Dutch (Potato Donuts)
  • Disney Life
    • Disney Halloween Time- Welcome to our Haunted Mansion
    • Disney-Inspired Recipes
      • Disney’s Ohana Pineapple Coconut Bread
      • Disney’s Tonga Toast Air Fryer Recipe!
      • Walt Disney’s Favorite Chili Recipe- Instant Pot Version
      • Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue Corn Bread Recipe
    • Fun at Disney without a theme park ticket…we did it!
    • 10 “Must Do’s” planning items once you book a Walt Disney World Vacation
    • New Toy Story Land Roundup news….
    • 2019 Free & Fun stuff in Walt Disney World to add to your Disney Vacation Bucket list!
    • Reasons to use a travel agent to book your Disney Vacation
    • Say Cheese! Capturing the Memories: A Disney Family Photo Session
    • Highlights from our Disney Trip 2015!
    • Our Disney Fairytale Wedding Adventure
  • Travel Trips & Tips
    • Disney Planning and Travel
    • Places to see- USA
      • Cape May NJ- Why you need to make it your next Family Vacation
      • Fun at the Legoland Discovery Center- Preview
      • Tombstone Day Visit -A Wild West Family Adventure 1st Stop
      • Goldfield Mine Ghostown- Stop #2 of our Wild West Family Adventure
      • Columbus Fun
        • Fun at the Legoland Discovery Center- Preview
    • International Travels
  • The Ballroom
    • Flashback: A Country Bear Jamboree 1st Birthday Party
    • Blast off to Evan’s Birthday Party.
    • Chillin in the Sun with Olaf -3rd Birthday Party
    • Evan’s 4th birthday- Captain Hook and the Pirates!
    • Evan’s 5th Birthday- May the force be with you!
    • Evan’s 6th Birthday-Drive In party featuring Pokemon the Movie!
    • Luigi Mansion/Lazer Tag 7th Birthday Party
  • The DIY Project Cellar
    • DIY Dollar Store Farmhouse Style Wall Sign
    • DIY Dollar Tree Farmhouse Block Calendar
    • DIY Farmhouse Storage Rack-Thrifty Finds
    • AR Workshops- a DIY lovers dream come true!
    • Flea Market Flip and Find!
  • Thrifting & Flipping
    • DIY Farmhouse Storage Rack-Thrifty Finds
    • Thrift store finds
  • SHOP
    • Once Upon my Treasures -Ebay Shop
    • Posh with me- Shop my Closet
    • SHOP my Favorite things!
    • My Etsy Shop- Sandwriting By The Sea
  • The Adventures of Artie the Alphabet Cone Book
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    Easy Asparagus French Inspired Quiche

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    My French Inspired Quiche I was channeling my inner Julia Child and decided to make quiche on this cold snowy day.  This is not something I usually make even though I love quiche. For one thing my husband doesn’t like cheese and my kid won’t eat the veggies, therefore leaving…

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    Skillet Fall Pork Chop’s, Apples & Onions

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    This skillet pork chop, apple & onion recipe is easy and tastes amazing!

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    Italian Ricotta Cookies

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    My favorite cookie! There are so many cookies out there it’s hard to decide what goes on the Christmas cookie menu this year. Italian Ricotta Cookies were always around my family growing up. I wish I appreciate them more back then but I did’t eat them much as a kid.…

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    Top 6 Easy Summer Instant Pot Foods and Recipes!

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    It’s finally summer again and I added 2 more recipes this year to this post so 8 recipes that will keep you fed all summer ! Originally I  was going to do my top 5 but couldn’t narrow it down so now you have the Top 6!  With summer comes…

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    Faschnauts- German/PA Dutch (Potato Donuts)

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    Happy Faschnaut Day! You are probably wondering what in the world are you talking about. Well in a little corner of the the world in Pennsylvania there are German families and PA Dutch families who celebrate this day with donuts. Faschnaut Day is celebrated by making these potato donuts called…

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    “Easy”Artisan Bread- Instant Pot to Oven

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    I love bread! There is no denying and I will never give it up even on my new intermittent fasting lifestyle. Anyway my family loves bread too.  This “Easy” Artisan Bread – Instant Pot to Oven recipe tastes like if came from a bakery. Seriously, if you can use a…

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    Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue Corn Bread Recipe

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    Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue Corn Bread Recipe I love to serve  the Hoop Dee-Doo Review Corn Bread along with my Walt Disney’s  Chili and Bean Recipe. The Hoop Dee-Doo is a slapstick, song singing fun dinner show filled with lots of laughter. The best part is you get to eat too! They…

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    Storybook Dining reservations at Artist Point now open!

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    Storybook Dining at Artist Point! This just in! The highly anticipated Storybook Dining with Snow White, Dwarfs and Evil Queen at Artist Point Restaurant in Disney’s Wilderness Lodge is on the Disney Dining Reservation system for dining starting on  December 16th!  It was announced on the Disney Parks Blog today. …

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    Pata e Fagioli – Instant Pot Style!

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    Instant Pot Pasta e Fagioli This Pasta e Fagioli in the Instant Pot is comfort food at its best. We just had a weekend of lots of rain and cooler temperatures and that was the trigger for make this dish.  It is the perfect meal for  cuddling up in a…

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    How to Make SOUTHERN SWEET TEA – Instant Pot

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    Cool off with a glass of refreshing sweet tea! I am not a southerner and have never made sweet tea before.  Although this is not the traditional way of making sweet tea I will never be making it any other way. It’s so easy and saves money at the grocery…

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Hi, my name is Daniella.  I want to welcome you to Once Upon my Castle, a blog about everyday life behind my castle walls with my thoughts being that if I can do it my you can too! I love to cook, travel, thrft and be creative so that’s what you will find here. It’s a space to share information about our adventures, Helpful tips, DIY projects , favorite recipes,  products, party planning, and more. Read More 

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