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coven-cookbook · 2 years

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Witchcraft for the Home: Herbs and Spices

Kitchen and Cottage witchcraft is really what I focus on and I love to do little things to encorperate little things into my every day practice and a great way to do that is in the kitchen. So I’m going to list some of my go to herbs and spices that I use. A page straight from my Book of Shadows DISCLAIMER: NOT ALL HERBS FROM YOUR LOCAL WITCH SHOP ARE FOOD GRADE. MAKE SURE TO ASK FIRST. USING HERBS THAT AREN’T FOOD GRADE TASTE AWFUL AT THE LEAST AND CAN MAKE YOU SICK AT THE WORST.

Basil- Good for Protection. A favorite for pasta dishes. Use pesto as a good way to incorporate it. It’s also really good in soups.

Bay Lead- My favorite use for Bayleaf is healing, but not really physical wellbeing. I use it motly for emotional and spiritual healing. Really great after a long, stressful day. Cooks best in slow cooker meals like soups, stews, and pulled meats

Cinnamon- Protection and passion. I always find that it always brings a sense of warmth to whatever I’m making. I use it in a lot of sweets or whenever I’m making Chai.

Clove- Brings in warmth and casts out negativity. Clove is my favorite spice so I’ll add it to just about anything that’s “spicy”

Nutmeg- Strengthens divination. Nutmeg is really good in fall flavored baking and warm flavored stews, like those with a tomato base.

Pepper- Used for protection. I like to think of it as sort of a ‘bite’ at the things you need protection from. Actively expelling instead of putting up a “wall” like cinnamon.

Poppy seeds- Prosperity. Lemon poppy seed muffins are an amazing good luck charm to use before a a big test or meetings.

Rosemary- Purification, intellectual protection. Rosemary is a sort of go all herb. It goes great in roasts and traditional English and American cooking. Use a spring of rosemary on roast veggies, chicken, or steaks. It’s also good in homemade bread and can be used during Sabbats and Holidays as part of the feast.

Thyme- Divination and clarity. This is another sort of ‘old school’ herb. You can find it in a lot of simplistic cooking (three or four ingrediant meals) and in a lot of italian food. It pairs great with marinara, eggplants, and peppers. Roasted egg plant with olive oil and thyme is one of my favorites.

Vanilla- Love. I put a drop of vanilla in my coffee almost every morning to try and bring love into my day. It works great if you have a stressful job you need to remember to stay caring and level headed at (childcare, health care, support lines). I also like to use it in small short bread or sugar cookies and use those as offerings (particularly to Aphrodite)

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coven-cookbook · 2 years

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Cast iron pan blesssing to say at first wash

Mother Goddess, Father Green

Bless this tool I have made clean

I promise to season

I promise to dry

I promise to help it thrive

Let it not crack

Let food leave no track

Let it not burn as I carefully learn

With your blessing

There will be no distressing

By earth wind fire and sea,

And I say, so mote it be.

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coven-cookbook · 3 years

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Ginger Scones

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

2 ½ tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

¼ cup sugar

¼ cup minced crystalized or dehydrated ginger.

A dash of cinnamon

4 tbsp butter

¾ cup Milk

1 tbsp sour cream

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Preheat oven to 400°

Mix dry ingredients

Cut in butter (can be mixed with a food processor for easy incorporation) until it is a crumble

Add ginger and mix

Put sour cream in and then add milk to make ¾ cup (the ¾ cup is sour cream and milk combined) add to dry mixture.

Mix until just combined

Flour a surface and knead the dough on it for 30 seconds, roll it out and cut into desired shape

Place on lightly oiled pan and bake for 15 minutes

Half way through you can sprinkle on coarse sugar if desired (you may want to spray on oil first so it sticks).

Let cool and enjoy.

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Ginger has a variety of uses, it promotes Love, energy, monetary success, and healing. While the Cinnamon has the same, plus protection and psychic awareness. You can make these as an energy boost spell, or as a love boost. Depending on your desires, possibly choose the shape to correspond with your intentions.

Happy Cooking and Casting!

🌈💜🍁

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coven-cookbook · 3 years

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coven-cookbook · 3 years

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Goulash, devine beef stew for your crockpot

Sometimes you don’t need a lot of ingredients to make something that tastes deep and rich. It comes down proportions and technique. Goulash, a beef stew seasoned with paprika, is one of those dishes.

So, here hoes (my version)!

I bought this pre-chopped stew beef at a a pretty good price. Sometimes butchers make mistakes or have odd ends they toss together and the result is discounted beef that saves you time. Don’t be afraid to ask at your counter. Tell your butcher your budget and ask for whatever stew beef he might have. You would be surprised at what they can do for you.

Let’s get to the onions before we cook our beef, though, as onion is key to this dish.

Yes, two whole onions minced and browned in a pan. I dope mine up with a little balsamic syrup to bring out their sweetness which is what you’re after. You can use a teaspoon of white or brown sugar as well or none at all, but it takes longer to brown your onions without it.

Ok, for this dish, you gotta do a thorough browning of your onions because we want them to virtually disappear into the stew. Plus, we’re after sweetness. So, you cook on low heat until you see them get brown, then add water, cook all the water out and repeat. I add and cook off the water at least 3-4 times. NO GARLIC IN THIS DISH!!! Hisssssss!

I get my pan smoking and sear my beef (seasoned with salt and pepper) before it goes in the crock pot. I then deglaze with red wine (that’s what’s bubbling). You can skip the red wine if you prefer, of course! However, I like what it adds in depth. Also, don’t worry about cooking the beef through. The crock pot can do the rest.

Add 1-2 cups of beef broth, a whole jar or tin of crushed tomatoes (I always recommend jarred or preserves if you have them, the canned ones are too salty imo). Add a Bay leaf, some chopped fresh parsley if you have it, a couple teaspoons of sweet paprika (Hungarian is really nice) and season with salt and pepper. Let the crockpot do its thing. 4 hours on high is more than sufficient but you can do a low and slow for up to 8 hours.

When you are about a half hour from meal time, add several tablespoons of tomato paste, more paprika and then thicken with a cornstarch slurry. You DO NOT want to add any flour roux or cornstarch thickeners right from the start. I’ve had those burn to the bottom of the crockpot, not good!

Finally, you have this amazingly, deceptively simple but hearty stew. The beef melts in your mouth. I serve mine with my grandma’s homemade bread or over spaetzle if I get ambitious (but pretty much any starch pairs nicely).

Enjoy, my peeps, and happy eats!

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coven-cookbook · 3 years

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So I'm going through my extensive cook book collection today to meal plan for the week and I came across this cook book

It's a Church cookbook compilation of their congregation's favorite recipes. Things like this:

And it made me think, a Coven Cookbook, filled with witch tips similar to this:

And words wisdom from coven members!

The book is filled with like "scriptures to read over your children" and stuff and I thought it would be cool to do a witchy equivalent.

I don't belong to a Coven but I do have a decent amount of Followers. . . Do you guys want to start a Tumblr Coven Cookbook with me? 🤣😁

You can reblog or send me an ask with your recipe/tip/ Words of Wisdom. I plan to add them all to a Google doc at first and then maybe do an e-book? If this actually turns fruitful (obviously it would be free since I'm just compiling).

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coven-cookbook · 3 years

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Here is a little step by step for how I make my homemade tea bags, this recipe is also one I like to breathe in while it seeps. Lavender helps with relaxation and juniper can help deal with deep seeded anxieties, I call this blend Anxie-Tea. 😁

In a coffee filter put roughly 2 tablespoons of lavender buds and 1 tablespoon of juniper berries.

Fold over one side...

Then the other.

Fold that in half.

Fold down the top twice about 2cm each and staple it (You may have to tuck the edges in).

Let seep until it reaches the desired strength and add your sweetener of choice (or not).

To make this a nice little morning ritual have either moss agate or rose quartz on your person while you drink and repeat your anti-anxiety mantra or just reflect on your anxiety and let the tea soothe it away.🤗🍵

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coven-cookbook · 3 years

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🍲 Cock-a-leeky Soup 🍲

Cock-a-Leeky soup (chicken and leek) is a really old and traditional Scottish soup. I make it with rice but you can add pearled barley instead if you want. This Scottish soup is traditionally served as the starter on Bruns night. It is delicious as an autumn and winter soup. I have to say it is really light so you might need something on the side to make it a full dinner. I love eating them with fresh warm cheddar scones.

I discovered this soup not a long time ago and I love it. It is really easy to do and really cheap as well. It makes my home smells really good!

🔮Magical correspondences🔮

This soup can be made to attract protection and love. In any case, if you to attract stir your soup clockwise. I like to bless my ingredients before I start cooking and also I light a white candle and meditate a few breath on the intention I want to infuse when cooking.

Leek: protection, love

Onion: protection, lust

Thyme: Love

🍲 Cock-a-Leeky 🍲

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: about 1 hour

4 portions

Ingredients:

1 chicken breast

1L vegetable broth or chicken broth

1 big leek (or 2 medium size ones) cut in thin slivers

1 onion cut in thin cubes

2 thym sprigs

6 dry prunes cut in small cubes

50g dry rice (about 1/3 cup)

20g butter (about 2tbsp)

1 glass of dry white wine (optional)

Recipe:

Bring the broth (and the wine) to a boil, add the chicken and let it simmer.

Cook the leek and onion in a pan with the butter and the thyme on medium-low heat for about 15 minutes or until they are transparent, tender and smell really good

Pour the vegetables into the broth with the chicken. Let it simmer for about 30 minutes

Take the chicken breast out of the broth and shred it in fine pieces than put it back to the soup

Add the rice and the dry prunes and let it simmer for 15 minutes

Enjoy!

Notes:

It will last a couple of days in a air tight container in the fridge.

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coven-cookbook · 3 years

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CALLING ON ALL KITCHEN WITCHES!!

(And any witches with recipes they'd be willing to share.)

I (@theeclecticrainbowwitch) am starting an online cookbook modeled after church Congregation Cookbooks from the 60' and 70's. I hope to include: recipes, tips and tricks, cheap essentials for a witchy kitchen, and words of wisdoms for "future generations".

Submissions are Open! And anybody who would like to contribute is welcome!

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