Kitchen Witch Corner

Just wanted to let ya'll know that you can now include photos with your recipe submissions. If you've already submitted a recipe and you would like to add a photo to it, you can just edit the form.

Mmm! I have always wanted an ice cream maker! My new apartment is a small studio by the beach, however, so not only do I have limited cabinet and counter space, but I have about 5 ice cream and Italian ice shops within walking distance! But, I have seem some pretty great sounding recipes for ice cream.
I like to make granitas and ice pops, especially in the summertime. I have a recipe for a coffee granita that is so fabulous! Once I find it amongst the boxes somewhere I will post it!

Lol! Yeah, I am not up for skyclad, personally! But, I think I would be even more nervous around fire without clothing! It is usually colder here for Beltaine, but this year has been unseasonable warm. Our celebration is this Saturday in northeast PA and it is supposed to be in the low 70's! Woo hoo! Enjoy your holiday!

When we go to the Druid Beltane they have someone stand on either side of the fire and you hold their hands as you jump. You feel nice and secure that way. I have also seen just dancing around and between two bonfires, figure 8 style. But I'm always afraid my clothes will catch. I guess skyclad has its practical side. But it's way too cold here until mid-June for that business. And most places I go frown on that anyway.

(Sorry for the delay. I was visiting in-laws.)

I don't like hard and fast rules. Kitchen Witchery isn't Ceremonial Magick after all.

Those kitchen tools I love that didn't fall into my lap I get as gifts. My husband thinks it's funny that he can buy me a frying pan or a dutch oven for my birthday and he doesn't get smacked upside the head with it. But he doesn't dare buy me jewelry. I'm hoping for a good old fashioned crank ice cream maker next time around. Then I can start developing ice cream recipes!

I love the idea of fondue for a Beltaine feast! I agree, it is very sensuous, and it forces everyone to slow down and really experience the feast instead of hoovering everything!

I like the idea of jumping over jar candles, too. We have bonfires at the park, and people jump, but I am too nervous! For the rest of us like me, two bonfires are started on the sides of a small walking bridge, and we hop over the bridge!!

I used to have a big Beltane party every year, complete with Maypole, bonfire, wreathes, the works. But we don't have space for it anymore. We're Hellenic Polytheists and we've adopted and adapted the Sabbats mostly because most of our friends already celebrate them. We've given Beltane to Aphrodite, and it works out since the Sun is in Taurus at that time anyway. So, we tell the story of the Birth of Aphrodite. Used to be around the bonfire, now it's over dinner. At home I like to make fondue for our Beltane supper. It's just very sensuous and intimate I think Aphrodite would approve. I usually take a fruit salad if we go out somewhere. One of the other girls handles the cake and does a much better job than I would.
We always have dancing, even with very little space. Last year we jumped over jar candles as part of our dance. My husband plays the accordion and is in charge of all of our holiday music. He plays jigs for Beltane.

As Beltaine approaches, I am curious how you like to honor the Sabbat. Do you have any favorite traditions or recipes to share? For me, I usually head out to a beautiful megalith park in PA for a public celebration. We picnic among the standing stones, weave flower crowns for ourselves, dance the May Pole, and throw flower petals at the May Queen as she brings the offering to the pond. Then we drum and dance and sing. This year I will be bringing May wine and honey cake to share! What will you be making?

Radiant Brighid, Queen of the Bards
From whom all Poetry is generously gifted.
We who display Your gifts as our own
are forever indebted to You.
My mind is dry tinder that ignites when kissed
by the sparks of inspiration released
from Your sacred flame.
Your fiery arrow pierces my heart, and sets it alight
Awakening me to the joy and ecstacy of Your magick
as You awaken the Earth from its hibernation
each Imbolctide.
The steady and persistent pounding of Your mallet
against the anvil forges my soul
Strong as steel; precious as gold.
You are the Smith to whom I surrender myself,
malleable, and ready to be shaped and formed
by Your skilled hands into something beyond myself.
Burning and buffing my tarnished spirit into
that which is shiny and beautiful.
Healing transformation,
Your flame lights my way.

Oh, ok. That's what I was thinking, but I thought maybe there was something about steel I hadn't heard. I read what you rewrote, and I like it. Thanks for clarifying!

I know anodized aluminum seems to be the next big thing in cookware now, but I prefer good old stainless steel and cast iron. I am lucky enough to live 5 minutes away from both All-Clad and Le Creuset outlets! I do a lot of window shopping, lol!

I rewrote that bit. See if you like it better now.

No, there's no reason stainless steel shouldn't be used. It doesn't do any harm and it has protective properties. Like iron. I probably just neglected to list it because it slipped my mind. I use aluminum myself, though that's one you shouldn't use. The person who lived here before left a whole set of Magnalite Professional cookware behind and I used them for a bit before my other stuff got moved and just kept using them. They're pretty awesome, but not the best for magical cooking and of course I try not to cook anything acidic in them. And personally, I'd never use copper. Unless of course a set came with the house and I accidentally used it and loved it…

I noticed in the magical cooking section the recommendation not to use anything but copper, cast iron, or ceramic cookware. I was wondering why stainless steel is frowned upon? I understand teflon is certainly not good for us, and I do get that ceramic and cast iron provide more even cooking, but I have to say, that while I certainly get a lot of use out of my cast iron skillet and dutch oven, and my ceramic baking stone, I would be totally lost without my stainless steel pots and pans and baking sheets. They have served me well in cooking both mundane and magickal. Is there a reason they should not be used?

Hi Dawn!
Happy to be here. I love to cook, and have been excited to start adding a little magick to my cooking! Thanks so much for this website - it has already been a great resource for me, especially the elemental food correspondences.

Hi. My name is Dawn and I started this site. It started out as a way to store all of my various collected kitchen witchery research and then I decided to make it a group project. I hope everyone enjoys it.
I am a mom of 3 living in the Detroit suburbs. I train dogs on weekends and do the housewife thing in between. I come from a huge family and we love nothing better than to get together and cook and eat. That's what started my interest in Kitchen Witchery.
Anyway, I hope to meet lots of new and interesting people and have lots of fun.
Yours,
Dawn

Hi Limula! Thanks for joining the site. I just noticed the apple chips recipe you posted. It sounds great!

Hello all!
My name is Limula Moreine, and I am happy to be a part of Kitchen Witch Corner! I am an aspiring kitchen witch, always looking for new ways to incorporate my love for magick with my love for food and herbalism. I just wanted to stop by the forum and introduce myself! Hi (waves)! I would love to start up some lively converstation about food, cooking, magick, witchery, etc. Looking forward to hearing from my fellow kitchen witches!