The Witch's Feast: A Kitchen Grimoire
Discover the seductive art and ritual of magical cooking with this decadent recipe collection drawing on herbalism, kitchen witchcraft, and the occult

The feast is a meeting place between family and friends, between humans and gods

This enchanting collection of witchy dishes from Melissa Jayne Madara—witch, herbalist, chef and co-owner of Brooklyn’s popular occult bookstore Catland Books—is an indispensable companion to kitchen witchcraft. With this kitchen grimoire, explore 5 facets of the occult through food: traditional recipes, the wheel of the zodiac, devotional meals to the planets, seasonal feasts to celebrate solstices and equinoxes, and practical spell work.
 
• Recreate a pagan feast of lamb roasted with milk and honey, with cheesecake baked in fig leaves for dessert
• Celebrate a Gemini birthday with herbed fondue, followed by lemongrass pavlova
• Align with the poetic pleasures of Venus with edible flower dumplings, or commune with Saturn over blackberry pulled pork sandwiches
• Enjoy the vibrancy of the spring equinox with herb and allium quiche with a potato crust, radish salad with cherry blossom vinaigrette and jasmine tea shortbread
• Share an evening of storytelling over mugwort and catnip divination tea, or embody an otherworldly spirit with ritual bread masks
 
Packed with ancient knowledge, practical advice and witchcraft expertise, this book will help you develop your craft through culinary creativity and the divine indulgence of the senses and the soul.
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The Witch's Feast: A Kitchen Grimoire
Discover the seductive art and ritual of magical cooking with this decadent recipe collection drawing on herbalism, kitchen witchcraft, and the occult

The feast is a meeting place between family and friends, between humans and gods

This enchanting collection of witchy dishes from Melissa Jayne Madara—witch, herbalist, chef and co-owner of Brooklyn’s popular occult bookstore Catland Books—is an indispensable companion to kitchen witchcraft. With this kitchen grimoire, explore 5 facets of the occult through food: traditional recipes, the wheel of the zodiac, devotional meals to the planets, seasonal feasts to celebrate solstices and equinoxes, and practical spell work.
 
• Recreate a pagan feast of lamb roasted with milk and honey, with cheesecake baked in fig leaves for dessert
• Celebrate a Gemini birthday with herbed fondue, followed by lemongrass pavlova
• Align with the poetic pleasures of Venus with edible flower dumplings, or commune with Saturn over blackberry pulled pork sandwiches
• Enjoy the vibrancy of the spring equinox with herb and allium quiche with a potato crust, radish salad with cherry blossom vinaigrette and jasmine tea shortbread
• Share an evening of storytelling over mugwort and catnip divination tea, or embody an otherworldly spirit with ritual bread masks
 
Packed with ancient knowledge, practical advice and witchcraft expertise, this book will help you develop your craft through culinary creativity and the divine indulgence of the senses and the soul.
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The Witch's Feast: A Kitchen Grimoire

The Witch's Feast: A Kitchen Grimoire

by Melissa Madara
The Witch's Feast: A Kitchen Grimoire

The Witch's Feast: A Kitchen Grimoire

by Melissa Madara

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Discover the seductive art and ritual of magical cooking with this decadent recipe collection drawing on herbalism, kitchen witchcraft, and the occult

The feast is a meeting place between family and friends, between humans and gods

This enchanting collection of witchy dishes from Melissa Jayne Madara—witch, herbalist, chef and co-owner of Brooklyn’s popular occult bookstore Catland Books—is an indispensable companion to kitchen witchcraft. With this kitchen grimoire, explore 5 facets of the occult through food: traditional recipes, the wheel of the zodiac, devotional meals to the planets, seasonal feasts to celebrate solstices and equinoxes, and practical spell work.
 
• Recreate a pagan feast of lamb roasted with milk and honey, with cheesecake baked in fig leaves for dessert
• Celebrate a Gemini birthday with herbed fondue, followed by lemongrass pavlova
• Align with the poetic pleasures of Venus with edible flower dumplings, or commune with Saturn over blackberry pulled pork sandwiches
• Enjoy the vibrancy of the spring equinox with herb and allium quiche with a potato crust, radish salad with cherry blossom vinaigrette and jasmine tea shortbread
• Share an evening of storytelling over mugwort and catnip divination tea, or embody an otherworldly spirit with ritual bread masks
 
Packed with ancient knowledge, practical advice and witchcraft expertise, this book will help you develop your craft through culinary creativity and the divine indulgence of the senses and the soul.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781848994072
Publisher: Watkins Media
Publication date: 10/26/2021
Sold by: Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format: eBook
Pages: 232
Sales rank: 246,552
File size: 51 MB
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About the Author

Melissa Madara is a witch, herbalist, storyteller and chef. They are a co-owner at Catland Books, editrix at Venefica Magazine, and the curator of Catland's private courtyard garden, where they grow a variety of medicinal, magical and poisonous plants. Melissa's work as a chef has been experimental, running the gamut from traditional french pastry to molecular gastronomy to health-focused meal planning. Their magical practice is similarly eclectic, inspired by the praxis of chaos magic, with most of their research focused on ancient religions, traditional witchcraft and plant folklore. Melissa has been featured in The New York Times, Vogue, and many other media outlets. Their writing has been published in Venefica Magazine, Susie Magazine, and Fiddler’s Green. Their work on kitchen witchcraft has been featured in Vice.

Table of Contents

About the Author 7

Introduction 8

Feast of the Ancestors 14

Traditional feasts, recipes and rituals of witches past

Roast Chicken with Babylonian Spices 21

Pharmakos Cakes 22

Recreating a Pagan Feast 24

Fornacalia Focaccia 29

Hekate's Deipnon 32

Maslenitsa 35

Celtic Struan for Michaelmas 38

Hummus to Heal a Broken Heart 40

Hildegard von Bingen's Cookies of Joy 41

Aleister Crowley's Glacier Rice 42

SATOR Square Harvest Pie 44

Silent Supper 47

Feast of the Stars 50

Cooking through the wheel of the zodiac

Aries - Chorizo meatballs with cheesy polenta & Cherry and Sichuan pepper truffles 58

Taurus - Spring onion gnudi with braised greens & Chamomile panna cotta with honeycomb candy 61

Gemini - Herbed fondue & Lemongrass pavlova with summer berries 64

Cancer - Poppyseed chicken bake & Coconut and lotus seed crispy bars 67

Leo - Heirloom tomato salad with nasturtium vinaigrette & Cantaloupe and Champagne popsicles 70

Virgo - Lemon lavender roast chicken & Russian honey cake 73

Libra - Floral papardelle with pistachio sauce & Roasted pineapple with basil mousse 76

Scorpio - Pork loin with pickled mustard seeds & Blood orange sorbet with Fernet-Branca 79

Sagittarius - Fig, prosciutto and blue cheese flatbreads & Hibiscus brownies 82

Capricorn - Sausage and plum hunter's stew & Blackberry meringues 85

Aquarius - Duck breast with blueberry balsamic sauce & Honey, walnut and goat's cheese tart 88

Pisces - Roasted cauliflower with miso and yogurt & Elderflower pâte de fruit 91

Feast of the Heavens 94

Planetary magic in the kitchen

Full Moon Feast 105

Sun - Dandelion and orange fritule 110

Moon - Creamy mugwort soup 112

Mercury - Lavender butter with herbed seed crackers 114

Venus - Edible flower dumplings 116

Mars - Roasted artichokes with feta and harissa spread 118

Jupiter - Braised lamb shanks with juniper and red wine 120

Saturn - Blackberry pulled pork sandwiches 121

New Moon Feast 126

Feast of the Earth 128

Seasonal meals for the solstices and equinoxes

Feast of the Spring Equinox 138

Feast of the Summer Solstice 144

Feast of the Autumn Equinox 150

Feast of the Winter Solstice 156

Feast of Spells 162

Potions, rites and dinner spells

Home-blessing Rosemary Star Bread 175

Pine-baked Polenta Cakes with Arrabiata and Goat's Cheese 178

Four Thieves Vinaigrette 179

Lavender Potato Galette Against Mercury Retrograde 180

Protective Chicken Foot Soup 184 Ritual Bread Masks 182

Sacrificial Quail with Pomegranate Sauce 187

Sigil Grissini 188

Feast of Fried Blossoms and Mushrooms 191

Herbed Yogurt Cheese 194

Rosemary, Apple and Cheddar Picnic Pies 196

Salem Witch Trials "Witch Cake" 197

Chocolate, Beetroot and Grapefruit Celebration Cake 200

Opportunity-conjuring Dandelion and Calendula Scones 203

Honeyed Berries with Blue Lotus Zabaglione 204

Pressed-violet Offering Cookies 206

Elder and Blackberry Master of the Woods Cake 208

Bitters 211

Infused Ritual Wine 212

Love Potions 214

Mugwort and Catnip Divination Tea Ritual 217

Cleansing Iced Tea 220

References and Further Reading 223

Index 224

Acknowledgements 232

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