Sunday, July 11, 2010

I get by with a little help from my friends...

As previously mentioned, I'm moving back to the States.
Specifically, this Wednesday. This has resulted in all kinds of chaos over here, mainly consisting of 'Oh God, I have to pack my entire liiiifeee'. It is however, going surprisingly well. Mainly due to two amazing friends, who were here yesterday for almost 12 hours helping me pack.

Seriously, friends are amazing.

Friday, July 2, 2010

For the past several months Alli and I have been working our way through the Harry Potter movie series. I'm incredibly sad that I won't get to go to the premiers of Deathly Hollows Part 1 & 2 with her, particularly as the newly released trailer looks absolutely amazing. Tonight we watched Order of the Phoenix, which is my least favorite of the books, but not a bad movie. The battle scenes at the end, in particular, are incredible. To celebrate, I made Butterbeer, a recipe for which I had stumbled over earlier this afternoon.


Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find butterscotch topping (actually, when i described it, the guy at Marks and Spencer looked like I was nuts. Such things may not exist in England, I guess), so I used toffee dessert topping instead. I did manage to get some A&W Cream Soda though. All in all, it was tasty for the first three sips, then it was just WAY too sweet. I'm thinking if (and when) I try this again, I'll use the club soda instead, and nix the butter entirely. It doesn't add anything...granted, being sans butter and butterscotch may make this NOT Butterbeer, but i think it will be tasty anyway. I experimented on had Alli try some as well, and she agreed with me. We also both agree that adding Rum had a lot of potential as well.....*angelic whistle*

Just in case anyone wants the recipe....

Ingredients:

1 cup (8 oz) club soda or cream soda

½ cup (4 oz) butterscotch syrup (ice cream topping)

½ tablespoon butter

Directions:

Step 1: Measure butterscotch and butter into a 2 cup (16 oz) glass. Microwave on high for 1 to 1½ minutes, or until syrup is bubbly and butter is completely incorporated.

Step 2: Stir and cool for 30 seconds, then slowly mix in club soda. Mixture will fizz quite a bit.

Step 3: Serve in two coffee mugs or small glasses; a perfectly warm Hogwarts treat for two!