Growing up with Harry Potter as a constant companion to my wild, imaginary escapades will always be the fondest part of my childhood memories. Forming a Harry Potter club with my closest friends as an eleven year old, deciding each other's characters (we kept it fair for everyone- you could be anyone but Harry Potter), creating our own spells... there's a magic to Harry Potter that no child can seem to resist.
As an adult, when I reminiscence on those times, there is a bittersweet quality to those recollections. So much so that Hogwarts is where I run to, when I want to escape this oft dreary world. Whether it has been a bad day at work (God knows we all have those!), getting through a bad breakup or dealing with difficult people, I know that I can always turn to Harry Potter and his world to get me through my most trying times.
As a professional chef, food comes a close second to Mr. Potter for the position of what I'm most devoted to. With this cookbook, I've combined my two greatest loves- Beautiful, healthy food and Harry Potter.
To be fair, Hogwarts is probably the worst place to be at if you're on a diet. Although, if you do ask nicely, I'm sure the house elves would whiz you up a salad [insert loud "whhhyyyyyy" noises here]. While Mrs. Rowling has a certain allure when it comes to story weaving, she almost certainly knows her way around a kitchen too. Her descriptions of food are mouth-wateringly delicious and can often leave me with a growling stomach.
With this collection of recipes, I imagine or rather re-imagine the gorgeous food in the Harry Potter world, using fresh and wholesome ingredients to charm your way into your little one's heart. If cooking for yourself, here's me raising my goblet of wine (you didn't think I was going to say 'fire, ' were you?) to you. These recipes are simple to execute, and the finished dishes, as all lovingly made food, make great conversation starters.
Let's Wingardium Leviosa ourselves into the kitchen, then shall we? And remember, "It's LeviOsa, not LevioS""!!
