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Butter Beer: Have That Famous Harry Potter Drink Right in your Room. If you’ve spent a good number of your growing up years gushing over the epic and unparalleled magical series that is Harry Potter, then put your round-framed glasses on because you won’t believe your eyes…and your taste buds!

Butter Beer: Have That Famous Harry Potter Drink Right in your Room

Prepare for this enchanting recipe that’ll send you (and your Firebolt) rising to unbounded heights. Tucked in the heart of Hogsmeade, a tiny village where wizards and all sorts of enchanted beings amble around, is The Three Broomsticks. A familiar haven to Hogwarts students who are on their third year or above, this cozy pub houses a favorite beverage of Harry, Hermione, and Ron—the beloved Butterbeer. Chicken Pot Pie Biscuits. 2-Minute Chocolate Chip Cookie For One & Recipe & Zoom Yummy. This is one of those ‘I-need-a-cookie-right-now-or-I-die’ recipes that can be prepared in almost no time.We all know that kind of situation, don’t we?

2-Minute Chocolate Chip Cookie For One & Recipe & Zoom Yummy

I definitely do, I confess.And you know what? This impressive cookie not only takes less than 5 minutes to prepare, it tastes really delicious. Just like a good chocolate chip cookie.The preparation is beyond easy… just have a look… First you need this stuff. 1. 2. 3. 4. Save a few for the top, if you wish to.5. A Guide to Maginhawa Street's Exciting Eats @ ClickTheCity.com Metro.

We've listed some of the restaurants that transformed the then sleepy Maginhawa Street in Quezon City into an exciting culinary destination.

A Guide to Maginhawa Street's Exciting Eats @ ClickTheCity.com Metro

Which one is your favorite? Lot Number 154 Bundled together in one address: 154 Maginhawa Street, are three restaurants that are starkly different from each other. A fairly new diner, Champs is where you head when craving for huge burgers with chunky patties that are sans extenders. Must-tries when in here are their beefy Ace Burger (P160) and Boracay Regatta (P150) with battered and fried cream dory patty. Van Gogh is Bipolar serves what owner and cook Jetro Rafael calls the “happy chill diet.”

Blacksoup Cafe's specials of the week lists Corn Chowder, Shrimp Linguine, Porterhouse Steak with Zucchini, and Homemade Avocado Ice Cream. Asian Street Food Sensation: The Mala Tang Hot Pot Cart. Ma La Tang Street Food Hot Pot One of the great Asian sensations these days is something known as the hot pot.

Asian Street Food Sensation: The Mala Tang Hot Pot Cart

Everything is served or displayed in its raw form and is cooked by scorching the ingredients in a hot spicy pot of flavorful soup broth. Some hot pot stalls offer self service cooking while others (like this take-away Ma La Tang cart in China) was cooked up by the vendor herself. You may remember one of my favorite meals in the world, also a hot pot style meal, but less of a street and more of a sit down dining experience. Lunch Sandwich Round-Up. Dulce de Leche Vanilla Cake. First time I made this cake, it was for my boss’ birthday (say it, i’m the best employee ever!)!

Dulce de Leche Vanilla Cake

But seriously, this cake was amazing!!!! Most favorited all-time. Homemade Tater Tots. I am a little in shock right now.

Homemade Tater Tots

I did something crazy. And it involved deep frying. No-Bake Chewy Cookies and Cream Bars. Oh how I love a treat that can be whipped up in about 15 minutes.

No-Bake Chewy Cookies and Cream Bars

My boys and their buddies couldn’t get enough of these Chewy Oreo Bars we had as an after school snack this week. Sometimes my spontaneous recipe creations turn out to be the most fun, lol! Basil Pesto Recipe : Cafe Fernando – Food Blog - basil pesto - basil pesto recipe - homemade pesto - pesto - pesto sauce - Pasta. July 27th, 2009 | Category: Pasta, Preserving It’s that time of year again.

Basil Pesto Recipe : Cafe Fernando – Food Blog - basil pesto - basil pesto recipe - homemade pesto - pesto - pesto sauce - Pasta

Time to turn the season’s juiciest and sweetest tomatoes into a homemade tomato sauce and preserving it for the winter months. S Favorite Cocktail Recipes: 1941-2009: 1940s Recipes + Menus. Spaghetti and Meatball Pot Pie. Remember those meatballs I made for a “special idea” on Friday?

Spaghetti and Meatball Pot Pie

Here is that idea, Spaghetti and Meatball Pot Pie. I took the concept and figured if pizza was a good pot pie, then spaghetti and meat balls would be too. This isn't as much a recipe as it is a process. I started by greasing the inside of ramekins (1 cup sized, 3 1/2” in diameter). Then I put in a mix of white and mild cheddar cheese. Next I add in two of the meatballs and sauce. Top that with some vermicelli that had been tossed in the sauce too. Another piece of cheese. For the crust, we made one order of our standard pizza dough and then cut out 3 1/2” circles. I rolled those out a little bigger and then pressed them over the top of the ramekins.

Since I wanted the crust to be reminiscent of garlic bread, I made a glaze of butter, roasted garlic, parsley and thyme. I fired up Alexis' Big Green Egg to 450f and set it up in “convection oven” mode with the plate setter legs down. Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets. Chunks of all white meat chicken breasts coated in breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese then baked until golden.

Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets

An easy chicken recipe your whole family will love. What can be more kid friendly than chicken nuggets, even the pickiest kids like them. Serve them with ketchup, bbq sauce or whatever you like to dip your nuggets into. Braided Spaghetti Bread » The official blog of America's favorite frozen dough. We are carb lovers at our house, so when I saw the Braided Spaghetti Bread recipe in the Rhodes Home Baked Family Favorites with frozen dough cookbook I knew we would love it. This is a really simple recipe; it just takes a little planning for thawing the dough. It will take 2-3 hours for the bread loaf to thaw to room temperature or 1-2 hours for the rolls to thaw to room temperature. You will need: 1 Loaf Rhodes Bread Dough or 12 Rhodes Dinner Rolls, thawed to room temperature6 oz spaghetti, cooked 1 cup thick spaghetti sauce 8 oz mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/2 –inch cubes 1 egg white Parmesan cheese Parsley flakes Spray counter lightly with non-stick cooking spray (or use parchment paper).

Death By Oreo Cupcakes. They are probably the best Oreo cakes I have ever tried. A lot of cake's that I have experimented with before are like a vanilla cake with bits of Oreo in them, which didn't really give them enough Oreo flavor. But these were a lot better. I used a dark chocolate fudge cake mix instead of just a regular chocolate cake mix, which went really well with the cookies and gave the cakes just a little more flavor. So, in this recipe there is Oreo's in the cake, in the frosting, and at the bottom is a Oreo surprise. That's right, you put a whole Oreo at the bottom of the cake.

Ingredients 1 package Oreo Cookies, regular size 1 package Mini Oreo Cookies, for decoration (optional) 1 package chocolate cake mix (mix according to directions on box) 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), room temperature 3 3/4 cups powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract cupcake liners Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together butter and cream cheese. Foodsnots.com. Popsicles!

Not to sound full of myself, but I’m pretty sure this is the be all, end all of popsicle roundups. There’s a little something for everyone: the foodies, the purists, the ones who prefer frozen yogurt, the ones who prefer a little alcohol, everyone. 50 of the World’s Best Breakfasts from Around the World. – Written by Victoria Philpott Not quite had your fill of breakfasts just yet? Check out our beautifully visual list of the 30 best breakfasts from around the world.