Gluten Free, R U?: Hollywood Brown Derby a Walt Disney World

Friday, June 19, 2020

Hollywood Brown Derby a Walt Disney World

The main reason for our February trip to Walt Disney World was to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary and to eat at our honeymoon and 10th anniversary restaurant, Hollywood Brown Derby. It is one of our favorites and we always have wonderful service and amazing food here. This time was no different. We ended up splitting appetizers and desserts this time, instead of getting large meals and it was perfect.

Pan-seared Sea Scallops with Roasted Pork Belly - it was a little too spicy for me but the scallop was really good.

Deanna gluten free rolls with salted butter. I could have just had this for dinner :)

Their famous chef salad. So fresh, crisp and tasty.

Hubby had Curried Butternut Squash Soup - too hot for me but he really enjoyed it and would have it again.

I decided to get the special sweet drink, Malibu Beach, the only one without soda in it and it happen to come with a light up ice cube. Silly but fun. Honestly the drink was way too sweet and even though I could get a refill, I did not.

Sorbet with fruit.

Something neither one of us remembers the name but it was good, especially the whipped cream.

As I said this is always a favorite of ours and it is our honeymoon dinner so it has personal meaning to us. We did have an amazing server and service.

The only downfall, is that they changed their dining room set up and we ended up basically eating with someone else, so the romantic nature of our meal was definitely hindered. At least he was very nice, if not too talkative, and finished before us so had a little alone time to reminisce about previous trips to celebrate our anniversary. Until 2025!

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My gluten free history

When I turned 30 years old, I started to gain weight that I couldn't lose and I was getting back to back colds. The final straw was I got bronchitis and I had to take an antibiotic to help me get better. The side effect for 4% of people on this antibiotic was gastrointestinal issues. Yes, I was part of that 4%. The medicine basically stripped away whatever had been protecting me through my first 30 years of life. You see I have always had gastrointestinal issues since I can remember. My father also had the same issues and my paternal grandmother too. I was so sick from the medicine (or so I thought) that I had to go back to the doctor and do a series of tests. During this time I was following the BRAT diet (Banana, rice, a, toast). Saltines and toast were my go to comfort, little did I know they were NOT what I should be eating. My co-worker gave me an article about food allergies and there was a quiz. You only needed to answer 4 of the 8 questions with yes to fall under their designation and I had answered 6 of the 8 with yes. I was on my way. My husband and I cleaned out all our cabinets of the 7 allergens… all that was left was rice. After a few weeks, I was feeling somewhat better when I stayed at a home where they told me to eat whatever was in the fridge. I saw the rice and started eating. Within a hour I was violently ill. I couldn't understand. I took the rice with me to work the next day and when I told my other co-worker about my issue she asked to see the rice. It was orzo… pasta… gluten/wheat filled pasta! I had my first allergen to check off the list as being an issue. It turned out at the time dairy and eggs were also triggers but I have since been able to add them back. My husband and I went on a full gluten free diet and within a few months I had lost my weight, stopped living in my bathroom, looked healthy and was not terrified to eat things any more. Now it has been 15 years and while I have gained some weight back (darn those yummy gluten free cookies and pretzels) my issues are still in check and I couldn't be happier to figure out what was wrong with my body and be able to fix it.