The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook

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Bangers and mash with Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the Hogwarts dining hall.

A proper cuppa tea and rock cakes in Hagrid's hut.

Cauldron cakes and pumpkin juice on the Hogwarts Express.

With this cookbook, dining a la Hogwarts is as easy as Banoffi Pie! With more than 150 easy-to-make recipes, tips, and ...

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Overview

Bangers and mash with Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the Hogwarts dining hall.

A proper cuppa tea and rock cakes in Hagrid's hut.

Cauldron cakes and pumpkin juice on the Hogwarts Express.

With this cookbook, dining a la Hogwarts is as easy as Banoffi Pie! With more than 150 easy-to-make recipes, tips, and techniques, you can indulge in spellbindingly delicious meals drawn straight from the pages of your favorite Potter stories, such as:

  • Treacle Tart—Harry's favorite dessert
  • Molly's Meat Pies—Mrs. Weasley's classic dish
  • Kreacher's French Onion Soup
  • Pumpkin Pasties—a staple on the Hogwarts Express cart

With a dash of magic and a drop of creativity, you'll conjure up the entrees, desserts, snacks, and drinks you need to transform ordinary Muggle meals into magical culinary masterpieces, sure make even Mrs. Weasley proud!

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Cooking dishes from popular fantasy books—from Harry Potter to A Game of Thrones to the Twilight vampire tales—has become a pastime for fans seeking to immerse themselves in their favorite fictional worlds. Literary foodies are trading tips on how to cook eel pie and nettle soup, sharing ideas on blogs, YouTube and Twitter, and occasionally scoring cookbook deals. The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook, which came out last year, has sold more than 150,000 copies. —The Wall Street Journal

The Harry Potter series is filled with all sorts of fantastic magic, but some of the most memorable moments are centered around the fantastic edibles that J. K. Rowling created. Lucky for all of us muggles, Dinah Buchholz has penned The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook, a guide to recreating all sorts of witchy and wizardy vittles introduced throughout the series. —Serious Eats

With this cookbook, dining a la Hogwarts is as easy as Banoffi Pie. With more than 150 easy-to-make recipes, tips, and techniques, you can indulge in spellbindingly delicious meals drawn straight from the pages of your favorite Potter stories. —Maria's Space blog

After a long winter's day, ever wish you could just cozy up in the Burrow and have Molly Weasley whip you up a little roast chicken with mashed potatoes? Now you can...with a bit of Muggle work. There are some delectable-sounding treats, including a lot of stick-to-your-ribs winter fare. It sure is fun cooking to these literary references. And if you have any plans to throw a Harry Potter theme party, this cookbook is a must-have. —GeekMom

From Cauldron Cakes to Pumpkin Pasties...this magical tome for muggles is filled with awesome facts about each recipe. —The Book Table Blog

We love it!! In fact, we're such geeks, my husband and I planned our weekly date nights around this book. This book has everything Harry Potter. Not only does this cookbook have delicious recipes that make me feel like I'm in the Harry Potter story, but it cites each recipe from the book, so I know exactly where to imagine myself while eating these delicious treats. So...if you are geeky (like we are) and love good recipes (which we do), I highly recommend this cookbook! —Pink Apron blog

This cookbook is extremely comprehensive. With more than 150 recipes, it includes foods explicitly mentioned in the Harry Potter books. The author includes historical tidbits about the recipes. I love this kind of thing. The cookbook features delicious-sounding dishes that you could easily whip up in your own kitchen. —Food Lush blog

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781440503252
  • Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
  • Publication date: 9/18/2010
  • Pages: 256
  • Sales rank: 34,148
  • Age range: 8 - 12 Years
  • Product dimensions: 7.30 (w) x 9.40 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Dinah Bucholz taught English before working as a copyeditor for a book publisher. A passionate pie baker known for her fine desserts, Bucholz is now a full-time mother to her four children in Philadelphia, PA. Visit her website at www.unofficialharrypottercookbook.com.

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  • Posted December 28, 2010

    Disappointing, glad it was free.

    In response to another review - I myself had to download it twice. As for the contents - it's just disappointing. This is just a sample so I suppose if you buy the whole thing that might be better, but this isn't worth the time it takes to download. The recipes are ones you can find anywhere and are related to Harry Potter in the weakest sense of the word. For example, instead of say, cauldron cakes, or something like that, one of the recipes is mashed potatoes. These aren't Harry Potter food originals. These are everyday foods mentioned in the novels. If J.K. Rowling mentioned bread, a recipe for bread is what you'd get in this book, and in fact, there is one.

    36 out of 54 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted January 10, 2011

    Recommended, even for those not Potter inclined.

    I am not a Harry Potter fan, but money is tight enough that I can't be picky about my reading materials; it was free, so I tried it.

    I was pleasantly surprised. The recipes are easy to follow and the Potter references are light enough that I wasn't entirely baffled. The foods are classic English Holiday foods, and I liked the little bit of back history.

    I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning how to make these types of foods, regardless of the pop culture hook. Well written and straightforward.

    25 out of 30 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted December 30, 2010

    Don't know about the free download but the book is great!

    I don't know about this free download but the cook book is great! We had Harry Potter dinner night before we went to see part one, the stew was wonderful! I have made it many times since the first night and my family loves it. My son had lots of fun looking up the stories in his books to go along with the recipes in the cook book. I would highly recommend this book to all Harry chefs!

    23 out of 26 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 28, 2010

    Highly Recommended

    Beautifully designed from start to finish. I loved the references to the book; where the recipes were taken from. Everything my family and I have had so far is out of this world! Bought some as gifts for family members(young and old) that love Harry Potter & cooking.

    17 out of 18 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted December 28, 2010

    Great!!!

    Harry Potter and cooking are two of my favorite things. Now that the've blended to to makes me soo happy!! This book has fantastic recipes and helpful hint while cooking!

    13 out of 17 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted December 30, 2010

    Great book long live Harry Potter

    I have lived in England and expected high end British, Welsh and Scottish recipes and I found them

    12 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted March 5, 2011

    Great for geek chefs!

    As a casual fan of the Harry Potter series (with many fanatic friends) and an avid cook, trying out this book was a no-brainer. Gotta love when you can infuse something fun like wizardry into every day hobbies.

    And, as a bonus, the recipes feature a lot of traditional British flair. I guess no one really gets excited about English food (I avoided it after an unsuccessful try at Branston pickle), but it's worth a try, no matter how unexciting things like "treacle" sounds. For the record, it's kind of like molasses. Whodathunk?

    I tried making pancakes first and was baffled when the book told me to add lemon to milk and let it sit on the counter until it thickened. Why would I want to do that? Does it make it curdle, and wouldn't that be gross? I forcibly turned off my chef sensibilities and gave it a shot, and you know, the pancakes turned out awesome. I don't know what else I could do with that treatment of milk, but now I'm determined to experiment with it.

    I would highly suggest this book to any fellow geek chefs. I can't wait to have a wizard-themed dinner party with the bigger Harry Potter fans in my social circle.

    11 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted October 24, 2010

    Great!

    My grandkids love it. The food they have cooked so far has been very good.

    11 out of 14 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted January 8, 2011

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    Meh

    Ok- if you are a HUGE Harry Potter fan then this book maybe for you. I am a fan, but find most of the recipes to be very English. I don't mean that in a bad way, but if you aren't a fan of the blander English style foods, then this book isn't for you. It would be fun for a party, but you'll have to decide if it's worth the price. I archived it because I wasn't going to use the recipes anytime soon.

    8 out of 19 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 1, 2011

    Good, but could be better.

    The free download is only part of the book and only contains a few recipes, nothing to get worked up about.

    6 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted January 2, 2011

    harry potter cookbook

    just from hearing about all those tasty meals made my mouth water

    5 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted July 26, 2011

    <3

    The butterscotch drinks r butterbeer, but b/c its un-authorized she cnt use that name. Ahmazingly yummy recipies thou :)

    4 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted June 22, 2011

    Fun for parties!

    Really good food actully got as gag but its great!

    4 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 8, 2012

    Disenchanting

    I was expecting more recipies directly from the books like butter beer and chocolate frogs. Instead I got a book full of recipies from the UK and their histories. While semi-interesting, I probably wouldn't have bought the book if I were in a store.

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted July 6, 2011

    It had some good recipes, but it didnt even have some of the classics like butterbeer! How do you make a harry potter cookbook without butterbeer??

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted March 21, 2011

    This is such a fun cookbook

    It is such a joy for me to have this readily available for me whenever I need a delicious end to my day, fun afternoon, imagination filled event!!! If you are truly looking for a great, funny, eventful, baking and cooking experience look no farther, this is that necessary tool you need for just that!

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted January 14, 2011

    wish B&N had indicated it was a preview

    disappointing at best. I am not a fan of downloading previews. Nonetheless, what I did read didn't inspire me to want to buy the rest.

    3 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted December 30, 2010

    Not worth the time it takes to download

    Don't bother downloading this. I was very disappointed. Boring pumpkin pie, rhubarb crumble, Irish soda bread?!? 22 pages of cranberry sauce, glazed carrots, brussel sprouts, gravy, mashed potatoes, and ROAST TURKEY! This is not the fare found in the Three Broomsticks or in Hogshead. Barnes and Noble...don't waste my time.

    3 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted August 7, 2012

    We had 5 grandkids over for a Harry Potter themed 4 day visit.

    We had 5 grandkids over for a Harry Potter themed 4 day visit. I made Butterbeer (got the recipe from the internet), I loved it but the kids not so much. I cooked several recipies from the cookbook. Kids loved the Pumpkin Juice. I thought the Shepherd's Pie was the best I ever made. The Treacle Tart was a favorite of 2 kids. The filling for the Cornish Pasties was delicious. I didn't use the pie crust in the book or the one I usually make (bad decision). Made the Goulash and Chicken and Mushroom Pie (used my pie crust recipe) after the kids left. I didn't get to make all the dishes I wanted, just ran out of time with the kids.
    I love the way Dinah incorporates the dishes with a Harry Potter background. I'm buying this book for 3 of my daughters' in law. I recommend this book for any Potter fan.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 9, 2012

    Sample

    Love the free sample....The cover page over and over thanks :(

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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