Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

* Recipes: Some of the recipes are a little bit silly and overly simple (I'm thinking of the recipe for bacon... Ingredients? Bacon). Some of the recipes sound disgusting to this non-foodie American, like Haggis or Steak and Kidney Pudding. Most of the recipes fall into the category of VERY simple, like mashed potatoes and buttered peas, or VERY complicated, like the Herbed and Spiced Fried Sausage Patties that call for ingredients like veal (?!), grated lemon zest, and dried marjoram. Still, I've tried a few of the recipes, and the Cinnamon Pull-Apart Breakfast Rolls are seriously delicious, as are the Cheesy, Chivy Scrambled Eggs. * Not really party food: Almost all of the recipes in this book are for sit-down meals. If you're looking for a book that has more fun-sized treats and appetizers for a Harry Potter party, I'd recommend The Unofficial Harry Potter Party Book: From Monster Books to Potions Class!: Crafts, Games, and Treats for the Ultimate Harry Potter Party, which includes more of the party-food type of recipes. * Biggest Annoyance: No pictures. It's really hard for me to tell if something is appealing enough to make without seeing a picture first. Some of the recipes in here are for things I've never heard of, so I would have no idea what it should look like, like mince pies. * No Butterbeer: I assume because of trademark issues. Too bad. Here's my favorite butterbeer recipe of the many I've tried: 1 can of Cream Soda 1 teaspoon of Rum Extract 1 teaspoon of Butterscotch Extract 1 tablespoon of Brown Sugar 1 cup of Vanilla Ice Cream It's delicious and very frothy - it looks just like beer. Overall, I think this is a fun and useful cookbook. I'll be pulling it out at holidays, especially Christmas. Any Harry Potter fan would be happy with this cookbook, but they might have to look up pictures for some of the more foreign recipes.