Here are a few tricks I’ve picked up along my kitchen-witchery journey:
• When frying meat, use tongs and always add the meat to the pan by laying it away from you. This prevents the oil from splashing and burning you.
• Do not prep and cook at the same time. Finish your prep before adding anything to a frying pan or sticking anything in the oven.
• 4 tbsps is equal to ¼ cup. So when something calls for 1/8 of a cup, it means 2 tbsps. No one has 1/8th cups.
• If a recipe calls for buttermilk but you’re all out, add 1 tbsp of lemon juice or white vinegar to a cup of milk and let it sit for about 15 minutes. Boom, you have buttermilk.
• Burned the bottom of your pan? No worries, I do it all the time too! To get those stubborn bits off, add water to the pan and boil it once more on the stovetop. This loosens up the grime so you can scrape it off!
• Keep brownies, cookies, and cakes moist by storing them with a slice of bread. The treat will remain decadent while the bread will harden and crust up.
• Speaking of crusty/stale bread, if you want the best french toast, leave your bread out overnight. Stale bread soaks up more egg/custard and will result in richer, Fuller pieces of french toast.
• Before frosting your goodies, stick your frosting spoon/utensil in the fridge. Colder utensils make for better frosting-spreaders.
• To prevent your cakes from cracking or rising unevenly in the oven, place a dish of water on the rack below. The extra moisture helps cakes cook evenly.
• Eat and use veggies and fruits that are in-season!
• Buy local produce when you can.
• Always work with sharp knives and always slice away from yourself. Dull knives and cuts are no good.
• Lean cuts of meat like pork tenderloin and chicken breasts toughen up when cooked in the oven, on the stovetop, or on the grill. To keep some of the moisture, wrap them in foil or add a sauce to the pan.
• Your measurements don’t have to be perfect! It’s okay to spill a little flour here and there!
• If you screw up a recipe don’t get discouraged! Cooking and baking are trial and error. Both skills come with time and part of the fun is making a few mistakes along the way!
• Intent is important. It doesn’t always matter what magical ingredients you’ve added to the dishes, sometimes intent and reason for making are the strongest most powerful forces you can garner during the process.
• Everyone has different tastes! Some people may not like what you make, others may enjoy it whole-heartedly. Don’t get discouraged if a few people shy away from your food!
That’s it for now! I’m sure I have many more to share, but until then, keep cooking!
Adobo Seasoning Mix: Adobo is a traditional Mexican spice mix containing paprika, black pepper, onion pepper, oregano, cumin, hot chilies, and garlic powder. Magical uses include protection, banishing, or hex breaking. Combine half a jar of adobo seasoning mix with two cups of corn flour. Sprinkle around the outside of your home to get rid of negative energies.
Apple Pie Spice: A combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and cardamom, apple pie spice is the perfect mix for spicing things up with your partner! Dress a red candle in grape-seed or olive oil- avoiding the wick- and roll it in apple pie spice. Burn while spending time with your lover. Or sprinkle this mix over a self-lighting charcoal instead.
Cajun Seasoning Mix: Generally a blend of paprika, salt, black and white peppers, garlic, onion powder, thyme, and cayenne, Cajun seasoning is perfect for strong protection. Use this mix to form circles when doing important works. Sprinkle just a pinch in the hoes of someone who needs a little watching over.
Chili Powder: Made with salt, hot chilies, onion, oregano, and garlic, chili powder is great for keeping away illness. Leave out tiny bowls of chili powder- out of reach of pets and children- during cold and flu season to help ward off illness.
Chinese Five-Spice Powder: Chinese Five-Spice Powder is an amazing blend of star anise, fennel seed, cinnamon, hot peppers, cloves, ginger, and licorice root. This mix lends itself to several kinds of herbal magic, including love spells, spells for igniting passion, and even spells for retaining information.
Cinnamon Sugar: With sugar sweetening a person or situation and cinnamon speeding up a spell, the two work great together when you need to get someone on your side quickly. Serve cinnamon toast to someone who could use some convincing. Sprinkling a little of the mix where you know a person will walk might influence them to look more kindly on your situation.
Curry Powder: Curry powder recipes can vary greatly brand to brand, so it’s helpful that the mix already has some traditional uses! Turn to curry powder for protection, memory retention, and fertility spells.
Montreal Steak Seasoning: A combination of paprika, black and red peppers, garlic, salt, onion, dill, and coriander, this spice mix contains many of the individual ingredients you’d need to protect yourself or your home from ghosts or other negative energies. Create four small cloth pouches, fill them with this blend, and hang one in each of the farthest corners of your home.
Pickling Spice: Pickling spice can contain a wide variety of herbs and spices, but most are a mix of mustard seed, coriander, black pepper, dill, fennel seed, celery seed, and bay leaf. This combination can be used for many different intents, such as protection from ghosts or luck, lust, and wish magic.
Pumpkin Pie Spice: Pumpkin pie spice is one of my all-time favorite blends. I usually carry a small container of this mixture of cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg, and allspice in my on-the-go kit to add to almost any spell to “speed it up.” It’s also a great blend for business ventures, money draw, and simple healing spells.
Source: Mrs. B’s Guide to Household Witchery- Kris Bradley
This book is in my library and I absolutely adore it. :)
*This is a messy tutorial, and I should warn you now, this one will really stain the pot you will end up using, so I recommend going to a thrift store or finding access to a cheap aluminum or stainless steel pot that won’t be used for cooking!
Walnut husks have been used to make a rich brown ink for decades, and it is a personal favorite of mine to make for sigil crafts and other types of writing when I need a good, solid, and practical ink to write with. I prefer making my inks by hand over buying them from stores, so having a batch of walnut ink sitting on my shelf is something to be expected when visiting my house. When making walnut ink, it is important to remember that the husks are the prime and desired part to make this ink. These husks are the fleshy, often green tennis ball-like material that surrounds the actual walnut shell. The walnut shell and walnut itself isn’t used nor is important for making ink.
Materials:
Black Walnut Husks
A large cooking pot (one that won’t be used for cooking)
Temporary bowl or container
Wooden spoon (one that won’t be reused)
Gallon storage bags
Gloves
Muslin or Cheese cloth
Rubbing alcohol or 100 proof Vodka
A glass storage container (to hold the final product)
So you have seen our lovely bath magic spells but you cannot take a bath. Maybe you don’t have a bath in your current residence, maybe you are physically unable to use bathtubs, maybe you’re just super stretched for time but want to get in some extra magical umph. Recreational Witchcraft is here for you.
Shower disks are traditionally used in the aromatherapy world to relieve congestion and other flu-symptoms while showering via the use of essential oils, but we will be bumping up their magical potential.
Basic recipe:
1 cup baking soda
1 tablespoon corn starch
1/3 cup of water
Muffin tins and muffin liners
Combine baking soda and corn starch (making sure there are no clumps), then slowly add in the water. Fill lined muffin tins about third of the way, then leave out for 24 hours to dry completely. Carefully take them out of the liners, add your essential oils, and place your disk somewhere in your shower that will allow them to dissolve slowly while you do your business. Bam. You’re done.
Now onto the magic.All dry ingredients (herbs, spices, etc) should be added in with the baking soda and corn starch before the water is added. All essential oils should be added right before they’re used (so when they’re completely dry).
Celtic astrology is one of many types of astrology. It is based around the cycles of the moon. The year is divided into thirteen lunar cycles. Each cycle is assigned a different tree that has special qualities that are also found in the people born under that lunar cycle. Which one are you?
Birch (The Achiever) - Born December 24 to January 20. Driven, ambitious, motivated. You are good with leadership positions and are resilient and level-headed.
Rowan (The Thinker) - Born January 21 to February 17. Philosophical, creative, passionate. You are influential and often provide unique perspectives on situations. You are able to look at things from many angles and are very creative.
Ash (The Enchanter) - Born February 18 to March 17. Imaginative, intuitive and artistic. You kind of live in your own world. You are inspired by the world around you, especially nature. You may sometimes experience mood swings and are considered elusive to those around you.
Alder (The Trailblazer) - Born March 18 to April 14. You are somewhat of a social chameleon, you are loved by the people around you and are always changing things up. You are motivated and on a mission to find your path.
Willow (The Observer) - Born April 15 to May 12. You are ruled by the moon. You are very creative, intuitive and intelligent. You may even demonstrate psychic abilities. You are more patient then most and are very realistic. You have a good understanding or enjoy understanding the world around you. You have great potential but often find yourself trapped by feeling like you might appear to be overindulgent and extravagant.
Hawthorn (The Illusionist) - Born May 13 to June 9. You are never what you appear to be. You might appear to be an average person but you are actually incredibly passionate and creative. You adapt to situations easily, are very curious and often have great insight.
Oak (The Stabilizer) - Born June 10 to July 7. You are strong and protective of those you care about. You are kind and caring and are typically confident. You like maintaining control over your own life and enjoy forming connections with friends and family.
Holly (The Ruler) - Born July 8 to August 4. You often assume positions of leadership and power. You use your skill and tactfulness to overcome challenges and rarely find yourself in a position where you can’t do something. You are confident, intelligent and kind.
Hazel (The Knower) - Born August 5 to September 1. You are intelligent, organized and efficient. You are good with academics and learning. You like order and for things to be a specific way. You are very analytical and may enjoy fields like science and mathematics.
Vine (The Equalizer) - Born September 2 to September 29. You are unpredictable and indecisive. You have difficulty picking sides when presented with a choice or argument. You enjoy the finer things in life and have a taste for luxury and refined items.
Ivy (The Survivor) - Born September 30 to October 27. You are compassionate and loyal and have a strong ability to overcome hardships. You are generous and loyal to your faith/values. You are able to manage social settings well and are very generous.
Reed (The Inquisitor) - Born October 28 to November 24. You are good at and enjoy uncovering secrets, meanings and stories. You are inquisitive and may sometimes be a little manipulative, though for the most part you don’t cause any harm.
Elder (The Seeker) - Born November 25 to December 23. You are a kindred spirit, extroverted and philosophical. However, you’re extroverted nature may sometimes be hidden by your tendency to be withdrawn and observe. You are considerate, helpful and honest.
I have finally finished all of my plant notes! I might go back and do some other things regarding plants but that was all of the notes I’ve been able to find on them so far. Now, I’m going to start posting my notes on astrology. If there is anything specific you guys want to know about send in an ask or message me and I’ll see what I can find!
DAY 8 - Make a special cup of tea. If you’re not a tea drinker, try a different kind or hot coco or coffee. When making, focus in your intent. When drinking, focus on all the different flavors you taste and sensations you feel.
I’ve had a lot of private messages and asks about my peanut butter blossom recipe so I thought I’d go ahead and share it. It comes from The Joy of Cooking. I alter this recipe by pulling the cookies out 5 minutes before they are done to add the chocolate kisses then pop them back into the oven. I sprinkle with sugar when they come out and that’s that.
i wrote a little book of autumn recipes, rituals, and crafts
‘the cider moon - pagan tradition + craft to celebrate the autumn’ is a 28-page hand-illustrated book full of medieval pagan wisdom, autumnal herbal magick, harvest recipes, and meaningful rituals. it’s perfect for the new or experienced witch (and lovers of autumn, halloween, and all things spooky).
this is my masterpiece so far, and i’m so excited to share it with you! ‘the cider moon’ features:
the history and symbolism of mabon and samhain, the pagan autumn festivals
a collection of spells which use autumnal herbs and colors
step-by-step instructions on making walnut shell candles and old pagan wheat-stalk charms
recipes for cardamom apple cake, a pagan currant shortbread, and roasted spiced squash + potatoes
an original poem, and LOTS of autumnal illustrations
and much more! check out some photos…
‘the cider moon’ is $10 a copy, and i can ship anywhere in the world! i self-write, edit, illustrate and publish these books all myself - i make them to help pay off my medical debt from years of asthma attacks and ovarian cysts, and also to help with my student debt. if this book interests you, your purchase would help me out immensely!
relatively simple, cheap, and super fulfilling summertime stir fry meal with a really easy side and a tea potion! ofc feel free to modify the recipe to what you have/like especially cause of quarantine, similar ingredients and good intention setting will do the trick~
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[stir fry noodles & veggie]
1pk ramen
comfort, grounding
¼ red & ¼ green bell pepper
prosperity, communication, happiness, healing, protection, clears brain fog
- prepare 2 cups hot water & the ramen seasoning packet and put aside
- slice/dice up & begin to sauté your peppers on med heat with some of the ramen liquid, garlic powder, red chili flake, salt & pepper
- begin to boil your ramen in plain water (witch tip; you can add a bay leaf if you want!) cook for 2 min then strain and add back into your cooking vessel
- add in sauces, ginger & chili paste + fully cooked peppers & toss together evenly over low heat
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[fried rice]
½ cup white rice
wealth, good health, happiness, healing, protection, wisdom, kindness, purity
1 cup water
sun water; healing, energy, renewal, confidence, strength, happiness
2-3 tsp soy sauce
grounding, protection, stability, luck, communication, understanding, love
1 egg (scrambled)
luck, happiness, success
¼ c peas
healing, prosperity
½ med carrot (diced)
abundance, joy, kindness
[ steps ]
- cook rice then add in soy sauce with your veg & scrambled egg, season with salt, pepper and garlic powder :)
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[summertime dinner tea]
1 mug of water
sun water; healing, energy, renewal, confidence, strength, happiness
totally forgot to post my beltane cookies! put some cinnamon in the batter and the chocolate chips have cinnamon in them too! definitely let me know if you’d be interested in a more detailed post about the recipe/correspondences!
We often associate cleansing our space with Spring. I remember going to my maternal Grandmother’s house every March and breaking out the bleach, mops, polish, and rags and scrubbing every shelf and baseboard until they shined. But my Grandmother was not satisfied with a deep once a year cleaning. Every September we repeated the ritual. She said, When the snow and the dark come we will be glad for a warm, clean place to rest. Here is a simple spell as we draw the light half of the year to a close and enter the quiet dark.
You Will Need
• One (1) white candle in a safe holder
• A bowl of saltwater
• A cinnamon broom or hand whisk
Preparation
If it is part of your practice, cast a circle. As you sit with your ingredients before you, centre yourself. Ground yourself in the present moment by focusing on your breath, the sensations of your body, and your connection to the earth.
Casting
Light the white candle in your living room or another central location in your living space. Hold the bowl of salt water in your left hand and cinnamon broom in your right hand.
Recite the following:
Holy fire pierces dark
By salt water now depart
Swept away by blessed bark
Cleansing through the witch’s art
Sprinkle the salt water about your rooms or living space starting from the back (backdoor or window) and moving toward the front (entry way or main door). Hum or whistle as you do so, driving the negative energy forward and out the main entry. Be sure to sprinkle at each window, divider, and door, as boundaries are thin places that need extra care.
Now, moving in reversed direction from front to back, sweep the cinnamon broom across your floor. Continue to hum while you work your way about your home space creating a pleasant atmosphere.
When finished, repeat the charm and extinguish the candle.
Notes
White candle: purity, protection
Salt water: cleansing, dissolution
Cinnamon: associated with fire; used for protection, cleaning, and purifying
Substitutions
• An electric tea light or votive candle can be used in spaces where you cannot light fire.
• Cinnamon incense or potpourri can replace the broom.
Sigil for Healing. Can be used to help heal someone when they are sick or to prevent illness. (Perhaps draw this sigil on the inside of your mask for protection?) Especially potent when paired with parts of an Apple/Apple Tree, Aloe, Camomile, Fennel, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, and Garlic.
For kitchen witchery this sigil and its components lend themselves well to some very nice dishes, perhaps an apple pie, or an apple/fennel/garlic crusted pork loin, or a tray of baked vegetables (parsnips/carrots/sweet potatoes) mixed with apple slices, cinnamon, nutmeg, crushed garlic, and some fennel. (One could also infuse the healing ingredients into olive oil to create a dressing that could be drizzled over baked vegetables in the pattern of this sigil.)
Chocolate Peppermint Blossoms are made with a cake mix, eggs, butter, and Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses. This easy cake mix cookie recipe yields soft and chewy chocolate cookies with just the right amount of peppermint!
