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Witch in the Kitchen: Titania's Book of Magical Feasts Review

Witch in the Kitchen: Titania's Book of Magical Feasts
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Witch In The Kitchen: Titania's Book Of Magical Feasts is a unique and very highly recommended cookbook by Titania Hardie that is entertainingly illustrated with unusual photography by Sara Morris and offers recipes that introduce a kind of "culinary magic" which is especially appropriate to pagan celebrations and events from Summer Weddings, and Harvest Celebrations to Winter Solstice and Halloween. From Salad of Warm Goat Cheese; Eggplant Confit with Pita Bread; and Salmon Baked in a Tent; to Barbecued Potatoes with Basil Butter; Summer Fruit Champagne Jelly; and Ginger Divination Cookies, Witch In The Kitchen offers delicious recipes with special metaphysical applications. Of special interest is the section devoted to "The Witch's Herbal". If you'd like a little culinary magic in your life, then Witch In The Kitchen is the cookbook for you!

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Kitchen Witch's Guide to Magickal Tools Review

Kitchen Witch's Guide to Magickal Tools
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Patricia Telesco's KITCHEN WITCH'S GUIDE TO MAGICKAL TOOLS tells how to build or make all the tools a witch needs, from an altar and travel amulet to a drum, broom and more. Tips don't stop at construction: also reviewed are spells and techniques.
Diane C. Donovan
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A wide variety of implements have held a place of respect in metaphysical practices throughout the world - be it the incense burning during a monk's mantras, the candles lit on a witch's altar, or the animal horn adorning the Shaman's costume. And while we know that tools are simply helpmates to magick (that each person enables and activates the potential therein), we also know that we come to trust our tools as an important component in many of our spiritual efforts. But what do we really know about them? Where do they come from? What do they truly represent? Ever wondered why the Good Fairy used a wand, and how that translated into modern magickal settings? These questions and many others are answered in Kitchen Witch's Guide to Magickal Tools. It is your gateway to a wonderful adventure - discovering the history, myths, and folklore behind everything in a modern witch's kit. You'll learn how to make many of these tools in your own home, fill them with personal energy, bless them, and care for them. What about the things you can't readily make? Patricia includes a detailed list of sources known and trusted by elders and leaders in the Neo-Pagan community. In other words, this is a one-stop "shop" that you can return to again and again for information and ideas to improve the meaningfulness and potency of all your magickal tools. Here is just a brief sampling of what's inside: - Using animal emblems in various magickal modalities. - Making a travel amulet. - Designing a cat-friendship fetish. - Discovering elemental symbols in and around your home. - Building and designing you altar and tools.- Assemble your own drum, broom, and much more!

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The Kitchen Witch Companion: Simple and Sublime Culinary Magic Review

The Kitchen Witch Companion: Simple and Sublime Culinary Magic
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With all due respect to the previous reviewer I have to wonder why one would buy a cookbook if they did not WANT a cookbook (isn't that being unfair to the author?). Did he even try some of the recipes? As an avid reader I'm aware that Ms. Telesco wrote the original Kitchen Witch's Cookbook 10 years ago and this book celebrates that landmark - it seems very fitting that she would do so since it was her original work that started the recipe trend. As was the first tome, this book is FANTASTIC.
The KWC is a title that you can use everyday at home to whip up meal time magick that's tasty and meaningful! I love it and cannot wait to make more recipes (I also plan to use it for planning special items for festivals and gatherings).
Yes there are some other cookbooks on the market but Telesco is trusted for her culinary expertise and her knowledge of folk traditions. Since we all have to eat anyway, I see no reason not to make it a sacred act filled with foods whose energies support my daily goals. That's exactly what this book offers - a way to feed body, mind, and soul from one very inventive platter.
By far my favorite chapter is Barbeque - you can tell this is a subject near and dear to the author's heart. The sauces and marinades made my mouth water just reading them. The magickal instructions and methods are simple to follow, allowing you to really focus on your intentions and the overall quality of the food. Oh, and vegetarians, take heart - Telesco has tried to include a healthy portion of recipes for your pagan pantry to enjoy as well.
The amazing variety of recipes will please both novice cooks and experienced ones alike. I strongly suggest it as a great gift for birthdays and the holiday season!

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Witch in the Kitchen: Magical Cooking for All Seasons Review

Witch in the Kitchen: Magical Cooking for All Seasons
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This book lays out a spiritual practice of reconnection with nature and the seasons of the year through the food we eat and its preparation. As with all paths there is a need to establish the environment and rituals for practice that enable the alchemy of transformation. With chapters on setting up the sacred space of the kitchen and rituals based around the wheel of the year, the stage is set for connection to our world through feeding our bodies. The healthy, earthy vegetarian recipes sound deeply satisfying for both body and soul. The dishes I have tried were a joy to make and eat.

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A book of recipes, spells, and rituals for celebrating our connection to the Earth and her seasons.
' Redesigned to focus on all eight pagan holidays.

' Includes new spells, rituals, and meditations, as well as 80 vegetarian recipes.

' Written by practicing witch Cait Johnson, coauthor of Celebrating the Great Mother (12,000 copies sold).

The beliefs of Wicca are rooted firmly in the earth--in the gradual circling of her seasons and the bounty and blessings she provides. In Witch in the Kitchen: Magical Cooking for All Seasons, practicing witch Cait Johnson celebrates the sacred in each season with more than 80 soul-satisfying and appetizing recipes. In engaging and inviting prose, the author provides rituals, spells, and meditations for the eight pagan holidays, inspirations for creating a kitchen altar, and ways to prepare for each season. She offers ideas for decorating your kitchen with objects of power and magic--eggs symbolizing fertility in spring, dried orange slices as reminders of the sun in mid-winter--to align our bodies, spirits, and senses to the pace and mood of the Earth's changes. Above all are the recipes for delicious, sensuous salads, soups, main dishes, and desserts made from ingredients in tune with the Earth's seasonal gifts. Serve Stuffed Acorn Squash and Fig-Apple Crumble at a Samhain gathering; celebrate Winter Solstice with Pomander Salad and Savory Yuletide Pie; welcome Imbolc with Sprouted Spring Salad and Magic Isle Pasties; or share the harvest at Lughnasad with Spicy Stir-Fried Greens and Sunny Peach Pie. With its recipes, rituals, and reminders of our ancient connections to the seasons, Witch in the Kitchen invites you to honor yourself and the Earth and delight in the magic that comes from sharing good food with good company.


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A Kitchen Witch's Cookbook Review

A Kitchen Witch's Cookbook
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...both modern and historic, and from nearly every region in the world. The various recipes included in the book are, with a few exceptions, rare and creative. So far, most of the recipes I've tried have been great successes, with the rest becoming very palatable with the addition of simple ingredients like salt, pepper and/or lemon juice. The best part was that most recipes were easy to follow, though heavy on spices both rare and common, even for a beginner like myself. I recommend the Rosemary Sorbet, the simple apple pie and "Marian's Stuffed Salmon."
Since I'm not a culinary historian, I cannot comment on the authenticity of some of the "historic" recipes (including the aforementioned sorbet allegedly from 16th century England). Nonetheless, they all taste wonderful and makie interesting additions to the common repertoire.
The only problem I found was that the author seemed undecided whether her audience were experienced cooks or green beginners and was inconsistent on the specificity of her directions in her recipes (e.g. cooking times, salt & pepper spicing, etc.)

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This cauldron of culinary magic forever banishes the ordinary in eating. A Kitchen Witch's Cookbook by Patricia Telesco combines over 300 carefully selected recipes with bewitching information that will change your approach to cooking, whether you are the chef for yourself, your family, or a roomful of friends. A Kitchen Witch's Cookbook combines delicious and easy-to-make recipes that span the globe and the centuries. You can use these wonderful dishes for any occasion. You can use a different recipe almost every day of the year and not repeat. More than a listing of recipes, A Kitchen Witch's Cookbook enables you to use the foods you make to nurture your own magical goals or one provided in the book. Each ingredient's essential magical nature has been carefully considered and combined for a purpose. Here you will discover that apples are good to encourage peace, love, health, and earth magic, while apricots are ideal for romance. Brussels sprouts help in matters of endurance, tenacity, and stability, while horseradish can be used for protection or fiery energy. Over 110 foods are described, from alfalfa sprouts to yogurt. Every chapter includes some of the tastiest foods you've ever experienced, including: * Amuletic Appetizers * Blessed Breadstuffs * Charmed Cheese * Enchanted Eggs * Divine Desserts * Mystical Meats * Spellbound Salads * Visionary Vegies Mystical and magical lore peppered throughout this book includes how your kitchen utensils are magical tools. A Kitchen Witch's Cookbook is about making every aspect of your life magical. If you follow a spiritual way of life, or if you just like good food, get this book. PUBLISHER'S COMMENT: Mercy Bread from Arabia. Oat apricot muffins for forgiveness rituals. Mustard Sauce of Valor for fire festivals. Apricot Fricassee for initiation rituals. These are just a few of the 300 recipes you'll find in A Kitchen Witch's Cookbook by Patricia Telesco. More than a collection of recipes, A Kitchen Witch's Cookbook weds modern ingredients and utensils with potent traditional preparations for a truly magical resource. Whether in the sacred space of the hearthstone, or anywhere cooking takes you, your meal preparation experience can be both creative and consuming as you sample the helpful hints, superb resources, and fascinating lore in A Kitchen Witch's Cookbook. From food preparation to mealtime presentation, the goal of this book is to make your world more magical. You'll learn measurement conversions, alternative ingredients, magical correspondences with foods, and appropriate dishes for a wide variety of rituals, celebrations, and festivals. * Gain insight into how creative personal magic can be ? not only at festivals, but in daily life * Use these recipes for everyday cooking * Attain a refreshing historical perspective on the diversity and "flavor" of magic * Create new approaches to magic at little expense A Kitchen Witch's Cookbook provides step-by-step instruction for transforming meals into manifestations of your magical life. Get your copy today.

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