Every Hogwarts taste imaginable. Well, almost ...
The Hired Belly’s better half is lovingly referred to as Partner in Calories, who, for many years, has been making cameo column appearances.
It was ‘P-i-C’ who first turned us onto Harry Potter, dragged our initially cynical self to the very first movie; and has since shared her passion for J.K. Rowling’s truly remarkable grand opus —as well as just about everything else remotely Potter-esque ever since.
Needless to say she figures prominently in our current Vancouver Courier column about Dinah Bucholz‘s clever cookbook: Books for aspiring kitchen wizards – Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook casts delicious spell
Enjoyed reading your article on the unofficial Harry Potter cookbook this morning. BTW, chocolate frogs are available at The Candy Aisle, shops are on West 4th, on Robson, and in Steveston. Suggest calling ahead to see if they have them in stock. = ) Happy news for your Partner in Calories.
And Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans. In a moment of craziness, I tried the dirt-flavoured ones and they weren’t that bad. Didn’t have the nerve to try the earthworm-flavoured ones. : P
It’s an interesting book with lots of very traditional ye olde English dishes. I could pass on the Blood Sausage but recipes like Beef and Guiness stew and Treacle pudding are appealing.