Harry Potter Butterbeer Bar: Italian Soda/Dirty Drinks with Torani!

Harry Potter Butterbeer Italian Soda with Torani! One of the best sounding items from Harry Potter is Butterbeer...it's a creamy, delightful dessert drink--that the Hogwarts crew cannot get enough of!  There's a million ways to make it, some more complicated than others...but I'm going to show you the Italian Soda/Dirty Drink version.  It's so simple and just takes 3 ingredients...all non-alcoholic. You will need: Torani Syrup in Butter Rum or Butterscotch (I was not compensated for these syrups, I bought them myself) Cream Soda Half & Half We tested the Butter Rum and the Butterscotch.  4 out of 5 of us prefer the Butter Rum.  Butterscotch has a very sweet flavor with a sweet beverage.  Butter Rum has a deeper undertone.  So we pick the Butter Rum, but maybe let your guests decide! Add 1 pump of syrup 7-8 ounces of Cream Soda 1 Tablespoon of half & half The half in half swirls and does a little dance before clouding the drin...

Send an Owl with Hallmark cards from Dollar Tree

This post is sponsored by  Dollar Tree  for Hallmark.  All opinions are my own.  Affiliate links included.  Send an Owl with Hallmark cards from Dollar Tree Sending owls in the Wizarding World is amazing.  Just pen a beautiful hand written letter with a quill on parchment and then have a majestic owl deliver it!  Amazing, right!?  It's still really exciting to get mail in the mailbox that isn't just bills.  Hallmark is making it much easier to send owls because on August 30th, you'll find Hallmark cards at the Dollar Tree !   There are over 6,500 Dollar Tree stores nationwide and on August 30th every store will carry Expressions from Hallmark, $1 each and Heartline a Hallmark company, 2 for $1. With hundreds of new greeting cards to choose from, you can celebrate every moment with your friends and family without breaking the bank!   Expressions From Hallmark Here's a sample of the adorable cards that will be availabl...

Harry Potter Hogwarts Feast Recipes with Hamilton Beach Slow Cooker

Thank you to  Hamilton Beach  for sponsoring today's recipe and giveaway. Affiliate links included. #ad #HamiltonBeach #SlowCookerB2Sgiveaw ay  Harry Potter Hogwarts Feast Recipes with Hamilton Beach Slow Cooker! The magic of Hogwarts isn't the moving staircases, the trolls in the dungeon, the 3 headed dog guarding a trap door, the live photographs...it's the Great Hall and the amazing food!  Am I right!?  The never ending piles and spreads of food.  Everything you can imagine and could possibly want. You'll notice if you watch the shows closely, there's hardly any green veggies.  There's no rice, pasta or carb filler.  It's just the good stuff.  Piles of chicken legs and baskets of buttery corn!  This is truly why everyone wants their Hogwarts acceptance letter.  You know you would have been just like Ron, 2 hands--2 chicken legs! This Hogwarts nostalgia makes this Back-to-School with Hamilton Beach post super...