Are you excited about the new Harry Potter movie?
I am! A few of my friends and I started an HP-watching marathon, where we’ve been getting together once or twice a week to watch the first six movies in preparation for the seventh (which comes out on November 19th). Last night I invited them over a bit early, for a little dinner party before movie night. We were up to the 5th movie. On the menu:
Fiesta “Sweet Potato” Burritos
Whenever my friends come over for dinner, I try to think of something I can serve that they won’t find too weird or “vegan” (which, unfortunately, they see as synonymous with “weird”). Foods like broccoli bowls, savory oatmeal, and anything with brussels sprouts are definitely out. Tofu too, although some of my friends are warming up to it. A couple of them have even told me they’ve switched to ordering soy lattes at Starbucks. Post-grad health kick!
I figured sweet potato burritos were a safe bet, considering they contain no tofu, they contain no brussels sprouts, and they contain no oatmeal. Besides, who doesn’t like sweet potatoes?
Steps one and two, above: refried beans and sweet potatoes. You can also sub winter squash. Below, step three: the salsa. Steps 4 and 5 are unpictured: adding the spinach and rolling it up. Oh yeah, and then eating it!
Unsurprisingly, the Fiesta Sweet Potato Burritos were a hit.
I think self-serve-type meals like this are good for parties, because they’re low-key, and because people can customize their food. (For example, one of my friends hates spinach, so she left it off.) Our after-dinner entertainment was pretty top-notch as well. So it was a successful evening. Now it’s time to plan for the 6th movie-watching get-together.
For our next party, I’m thinking another Harry Potter Cake might be in order.
Harry Potter’s the only magic/mystical movie I’ll watch. I’m definitely not a twilight fan or anything, but I’ll totally get into HP. I kind of watched the marathon but not religiously or anything since I had already seen all the movies.
When the first one came out, my friend and I were convinced we were witches. We were levatating leaves with the best of em! the wind had nothing to do with it haha 😉
I AM A HUGE HARRY POTTER FAN!!!
I am laughing because I too have been watching all the movies back to back. I bought my ticket 2 weeks ago for this weekend. 🙂
So glad you and I have that in common (and many others too!)
Nice meal there too. Easy does it!
Huge HP fan here! According to my mom that’s all she ever heard me and my friends talk about 4th-6th grade.
I am a HUGE Harry fan… like one of those nerds who’s read all of the books at least 8 or 9 times each! The film comes out (in Aus) at midnight tomorrow, and I’m quite abashed at having to wait until sunday afternoon, when my friends want to go and see it!
For the first film’s debut I actually dressed up in costume, and eventually got heckled to take off my witches hat by audience members, which I begrudgingly did lol.
Your harry cake looks amazing, you’re so clever Katie!
Laura 🙂
LOL too funny! 🙂
Oh my goodness, those burritos look soooo good…but my bf doesn’t like sweet potatoes. 🙁
That’s the kind of thing that makes me refer to him as a “d*mn Yankee”. What a weirdo, loves sweet tea, hates sweet potato.
I’ve always been a little sad that I’m NOT really into Harry Potter, because the books are really well-written. They are, however, on my To-Read-To-Daughter list for when she gets a little older.
HP will always have a [giant and very special] place in my heart, even though the movies never quite live up to the [admittedly high standards I have for the] books! I’ve dressed up for midnight releases of the books and the movies, made Potter-esque foods, and went to the new HP theme park in Florida. HP basically fills me with all sorts of happiness – as does your Potteriffic cake!
I LOVE ALL THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS AND THE MOVIES, 🙂 CHARACTERS ARE COOL! 🙂 MY CHARACTERS IS HERMIONE HARRY AND SNAPE, 🙂 IM IN GRYFFINDOR, I WISH I GO TO HOGWARTS SO I CAN HELP PEOPLE PLAY WITH THEM YOU KNOW JUST TO HAVE FUN, 🙂 AND THE SWEET POTATOES BURRITOS LOOKS GOOD, 🙂 TAKE CARE, 🙂
I MEAN HARRY RON HERMIONE NEVILLE SNAPE AND LUNA THEY ARE MY CHARACTERS, 🙂