J.K. Rowling created a world in which her readers all secretly hope exist. All the characters are engaging and every plot twist is a surprise. Your heart breaks for Harry when he must return home and you find yourself just as sad as he is whenever the school year is over and he must leave Hogwarts and all his new found friends.
As I am sure you all know the final installment of the movie franchise Harry Potter and the deathly Hollows has recently been released and I have been spending my weekend watching the other movies and trying to enjoy the ending of an era as much as possible (if you can't tell I am a huge fan!)
The book The Deathly Hollows was by far the best of the entire series. Rowling has done an excellent job in growing with her readers, making each book a little darker and more mature then the last. From start to finish the book was engaging, exciting and bittersweet at the end. How everything came together was nothing short of poetic. Which is why I have such high expectations for the final movie! Of course I feel as though the books are superior to the movies (as books always are) the movies have done an excellent job bringing this magical world to life. I am going to see the movie tomorrow and will make sure to report back with my review!
In the mean time, I have decided to give a recipe for the favored drink of the wizarding world BUTTERBEER a try, you should too because it was delicious!
Butterbeer
*makes four servings*
1 cup light or dark brown sugar
2 TBSP water
6 TBSP butter
1/2 tsp cider vingear
3/4 cup heavy cream, divided
1/2 tsp. rum extract
4 12-ounce bottles cream soda
In a small saucepan over medium heat combine the brown sugar and water. Bring to a gentle boil and cook, stirring often, until the mixture reads 240 on a candy thermometer.
Stir in the butter, vinegar and 1/4 cup heavy cream. Set aside to cool to room temperature
Once the mixture has cooled, stir in the rum extract
In a medium bowl, comine 2 TBSP of the brown sugar mixture and the remaining 1/2 cup of heavy cream. Use an electric mixer to beat until just thickened, but not completely whipped, about 2-3 min.
To serve, dived the brown sugar mixture between 4 tall glasses (about 1/4 cup for each glass) add 1/4 cup of cream soda to each glass, then stir to combine. Fill each glass nearly to the top with additional cream soda, then spoon the whipped topping over each.
Grab one of the Harry Potter books, or put in one of the Harry Potter movies; curl up and Enjoy a truly magical experience!
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