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Witch in the Kitchen: Magical Cooking for All Seasons

Witch in the Kitchen: Magical Cooking for All Seasons

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Don't buy it for the love cakes...
Review: Overall this is a really nice little book, it's well laid out, the illustrations are fitting, and the extra info included is very apropriate to its theme.

But the proof of any good recipe book is in the success of its recipes. I believe there are 3 categories a good recipe should fit: it must sound delicious, it should smell good when baking/cooking, and the finished product should make you not want to wait a proper ten minute cooling period to stuff it in your mouth. Aphrodities Love Cookies only fit the first 2 of those requirements, looking more like a splat of poo when pulled from the oven. (sorry Cait) They tasted nice and herby but looked absolutley dreadful. I finally decided that the reason they are called "love cookies" is becuase only someone who truly loves you will try them. If anyone else has had the same problem with this particular recipe, you might try using all the witchy herbal ingredients with a good, tried and true, oatmeal cookie base.

I will still try some of the other recipes in the book, every one sounds delicious. However, I am suspicious now as to how accurate the ingredient measurements are. It's lucky for my family that I keep a batwing and toadstool pizza in the freezer.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Spells and meals centered around the eight pagan holidays
Review: The combination of Wicca and cookery is not usual, but works well in a title where the author shares spells and meals centered around the eight pagan holidays, ideas for creating a kitchen altar, and season preparation methods which account for planetary signs and changes. The recipes for seasonal fruits and vegetables provide plenty of ideas.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I can't express in words how much i love this book !
Review: the ideias of cait to create a sacred space in the kitchen are wonderful , her recipes are delicious ,but above everything i love the meditations and the spell for a gretefull heart... although i'm not a kitchenwitch i'm enjoying more and more the time i spend there, Ms Johnson thank you so much for this inspirational book .

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A heartfelt offering
Review: 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.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Wonderful
Review: This is the book that started my Path... a wonderful book, nonthreatening and gentle, but also full of ideas to bring out your witchy side. A gem!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Wonderful
Review: This is the book that started my Path... a wonderful book, nonthreatening and gentle, but also full of ideas to bring out your witchy side. A gem!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Practical advice for the Kitchen Witch
Review: Useful and practical advice for honoring your kitchen as well as superb recipes and craft ideas.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Double the Couldron Fun!
Review: Well, I ordered both of Ms, Johnson's books "Cooking like a Goddess" and "Witch in the Kitchen". Imagine my suprise and disappointment when I found that they are the same book from different publishers! Both have the same yummy treats and are packed full of cooking lore and ideas. If you are a Kitchen Witch or just starting to explore, either one of these books is a must for a Cooks bookshelf.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Double the Couldron Fun!
Review: Well, I ordered both of Ms, Johnson's books "Cooking like a Goddess" and "Witch in the Kitchen". Imagine my suprise and disappointment when I found that they are the same book from different publishers! Both have the same yummy treats and are packed full of cooking lore and ideas. If you are a Kitchen Witch or just starting to explore, either one of these books is a must for a Cooks bookshelf.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Inspiring and Truly Useful
Review: With the first chapter of Witch in the Kitchen, I found myself looking at my kitchen in a whole new light. Cait Johnson discusses ways to add some enchantment to your kitchen, and while I really didn't use her exact recommendations, I was inspired to use my own ideas to change my kitchen into the magickal center of my home. That alone made this a great purchase for me. However, there's more to the book than the first small chapter of kitchen ideas....

Autumn begins a short "Setting the Stage for Autumn" followed by "The Autumn Kitchen". She really gets you in the mood of the season. Then a short bit on an Autumn spell before diving into the recipes, divided up into recipes making up a menu each for early-Autumn, mid-Autumn and late-Autumn. Sections on the solstice celebrations (recommended kitchen rituals, spells, meditations, poetry) are inserted in the appropriate recipe area. Chapters on Winter, Spring and Summer follow in a similar manner.

I do love to cook but I like someone else to plan out the menu (main dish, side dish, dessert, etc.), and Cait Johnson has done that for me in this book. The ingredients tend to be practical, common items easily found at the grocery, and the recipes are not too unusual for my wary family. I haven't made the infamous Aprodite's Love Cakes mentioned in an earlier review (that recipe does call for a few less common ingredients) but other recipes have turned out great for me. A bonus for our family, the recipes are vegetarian and often recommend alternatives for the vegan cook as well.

Overall, I found this to be an enchanting resource that I use every season, and I plan to look at other titles by the author.


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