Movie Weekend #8 June 24, 25, 26

Finally Summer Day is June 21st - yay! What a great day to celebrate! When you're not outside celebrating, come inside for one (or two) of our movies of the week:

The Sandlot

Dirty Dancing

May Movie Weekend Recipes

The following recipe links were originally posted in the Hufflepuff thread forum to go along with the May Movie Weekend Movies...

Movie Weekend #4 Movies: Singin' In The Rain and Chicago
*http://www.food52.com/blog/2169_dinner_a_movie_singin_in_the_rain ( The menu consists of  *Magical coffee, Asparagus with Pancetta, Soft Scrambled Eggs, an dPistachio Meringue Stack with Rose Cream and Strawberries).
*Chicago Style Pan Pizza:  http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chicago-style-pan-pizza/detail.aspx
*Chicago Style Hot Dog:  http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chicago-style-hot-dog/detail.aspx



Movie Weekend #3 Movies:  How to Steal a Million and Oceans 11
The following recipe links were originally posted in the Hufflepuff thread forum to go along with the May Movie Weekend Movies..

*Millionaire's Cake:  http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/millionaires-cake/Detail.aspx
*Millionaire's Chicken: http://www.fastrecipes.com/recipe/millionaire-chicken-2009051726387/
*Millionaire's Mousse:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/millionaires_mousse_51330
*Millionaire Pie: http://www.cookiemadness.net/2007/08/millionaire-pie/ 
*Millionaire's Shortbread Bars: http://www.joyofbaking.com/Millionaire%27sShorbreadBars.html
*Millionaire's Casserole:  http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/MILLIONAIRES-CASSEROLE-THE-LIGHT-VERSION-1208807



 Movie Weekend #2 Movies: Throw Mama From the Train and Unstoppable
The following recipe links were originally posted in the Hufflepuff thread forum to go along with the May Movie Weekend Movies..

*Cho-Choo Train (cake): http://www.meals.com/Recipes/Choo-Choo-Train.aspx?recipeid=128884
*Tijuana Train Wreck Salad:  http://longhorninhouston.blogspot.com/2011/02/recipe-tijuana-train-wreck-salad.html
*Train Wreck Casserole:  http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,168,156169-241194,00.html
*Train Wreck Recipe (breakfast): http://www.boyscouttrail.com/content/recipe/recipe-1149.asp



 Movie Weekend #1 Movies: Romeo+Juliet (the Baz Lurhmann version) and The Mask of Zorro

*Romeo & Juliet Dumplings:  http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1713,152165-253200,00.html
*Banana Romeo & Juliet Cake: http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,176,157182-236200,00.html
*Mexican Pizza: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/mexican-pizza-2/detail.aspx
*Mexican Salmon: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/mexican-salmon/detail.aspx
*Tinga: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/mexican-tinga/detail.aspx

Movie Weekend #7 June 17, 18, 19

Occasionally I come up blank when looking for an obscure holiday to observe, and can't even find the inspiration to make one up. On those occasions, I resort to my trusty random number generator, and let it just select two movies from the Hufflepuff Favorite Movie List. This week, it's chosen for us:

Ever After

Avatar

So, watch a fairy tale, or a movie about blue beings. Or try to imagine what would happen if the two were combined into one film: Avatar Ever After. Post your thoughts on the movie thread!

Avocado Tzatziki

Avocado Tzatziki

by: Cat Cora from oregonlive.com

 
Ingredients:
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp minced garlic (about 1 large clove)
1 tsp kosher salt
2 cups plain nonfat Greek yogurt
1 cup peeled, seeded and grated cucumber (about 1 medium cucumber)
1 whole peeled avocado, diced small

Directions:
Add lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and salt to the yogurt. Add grated cucumber, diced avocado and mix well. Chill for at least one hour.

Serve on top of Greek Slider burgers, or with fresh sliced veggies!

Make 2 1/2 cups

 

Notes from the House-Elf Liason:  this yummy.  It can be used in different types of sandwiches, as a dip, we have even used it as a marinate for chicken.  

Movie Weekend #6 June 10, 11, 12

June 8th is Best Friends Day. I couldn't find any movies specifically related to Hufflepuff best friends, so these will have to do:

City Slickers

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Movie Weekend #5 June 3, 4, 5

Did you know that June is National Candy Month? To start such an important month off correctly, let's watch one of these movies:

Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (I prefer the Gene Wilder version, but feel free to substitute the newer one if you like it better - we can have some interesting discussions comparing the versions!

Chocolat

Movie Weekend #4 May 27, 28, 29

Okay, dust off your tap shoes, because we need to celebrate Tap Dance Day (May 25).

If you're not much of a dancer, or can't find the shoes, grab your remote and honor the holiday by watching one of these movies:

Singin' In the Rain

Chicago (available to view instantly from Netflix)