I like trying new recipes, and just this past year, I have made a whole bunch of things I have never had before, such as my delicious pumpkin soup, squash soup, and the delicious meat pie called a tourtiere. I also love trying recipes from books and video games, and today’s recipe might be one you’re more familiar with.
Some time ago, I tried sea salt ice cream, a rather strange concoction I first heard about in Kingdom Hearts 2. It was all right, but very salty, and I can’t say I’ll ever want to try it again. And then, just a few weeks ago, I decided to create another treat I learned about from fiction, the butter beer from the Harry Potter series. I really wanted to try it at the park in Orlando, but seeing as I am not able to visit the place anytime soon, I thought the next best thing would be to make the stuff myself. I looked up recipes for butter beer, the non-alcoholic, young witch and wizard-friendly, variety, and I found a site listing the five most accurate recipes. Of course, #1 seems like the obvious pick, but instead, I ended up going with #2 because I found the many spices in this recipe to be rather appealing, and it involved less butter, for fewer diabolical calories. Continue reading The Duck Tries Butter Beer →