The Sacred Hearth

Kitchen witchery is a form of everyday alchemy. It is one one of the foundational practices of hearth magic, which is what the Sacred Hearth is all about. Food magicki is very similar herbal magick. Each ingredient has certain energies that it brings to the recipe. The direction those energies go depends on your intent and how the meal is prepared. In this section, you will find a bunch of everyday recipes that are easy to make. I know they're easy because they're my recipes and I'm a lazy bum. If it's complicated, I won't do it again!

Click the links to find recipes for your Holiday celebrations:
(Note that you will find more than food!)
February Eve (Imbolc), Spring Equinox (Ostara), May Eve (Beltane), Midsummer(Litha), First Harvest (Lammas), Second Harvest (Autumn Equinox), Day of the Dead (Samhain) and Midwinter (Yule)

Here are some tips for preparing a magical meal:

1. Plan your meals ahead of time. This way you will save money and make sure you have the freshest ingredients.

2. Buy local. If you can't get local, buy organic. If you can't get organic, buy it cheap. That's assuming you didn't grow it yourself. (I bet you didn't grow your cheese yourself.) To facilitate all of this, cook in season.

3. Begin by cleaning your workspace and evoking Hestia. You can use my Daily Devotion to Hestia rituali for this. If you don't honor Hestia, then pray to someone else.

4. Copper, cast iron, glass and ceramic/porcelain are the only materials that your pots and pans should ever be made out out. Nonstick is poison, don't give those people money. Acidic things should be cooking in glass or porcelain, never in copper.

5. Kitchen witchery should be drawing magic. Don't try to cook banishing magic into your food! Stirring sunwise helps enhance drawing energy.

6. Focus! While you are stirring, cutting, kneading, etc. stay focused on your intent and remember to think positive. Sing while you're cooking, like the Swedish Chef from the Muppet Show. While things are rising, simmering, baking and boiling, you don't have to focus so much.