this chapter has been highly requested and I thought i'd better make it worth while, so here you go! this is going to be a long chapter, so grab a cup of tea and get cozy. i hope you all enjoy this one!
first of all, what is kitchen witchcraft? well, it's simple. it's witchcraft combined with cooking, a mundane task that's easily made into witchcraft. this means putting intentions into the food you make and using ingredients corresponding to that intention. it is so super versatile and can involve so many different ingredients, which is why it's one of my favourite branches of witchcraft. in this chapter, i'll teach you how to do it, starting from the magickal properties of different foods to techniques to infuse intention into every dish you make!
magickal properties of common foods
radish ♡ protection
turnip ♡ protection
grapefruit ♡ aura cleansing, uplifting
beets ♡ healing, joy, love
fennel ♡ protection, fertility, love, healing
lemons ♡ joy, longevity, positivity
oranges ♡ love, luck, prosperity, wealth
kiwi ♡ love, beauty, attraction
butter ♡ makes change easier, nurturing, soothing, increases tenacity
cheese ♡ good fortune, protection, healing illness
apple ♡ love, luck, prosperity, unlocking hidden knowledge
fig ♡ fertility, love
raspberry ♡ fertility, kindness, love, patience, lust, passion, creativity, period pain
cherries ♡ love
bread ♡ offerings, grounding
salt ♡ cleansing, protection
coffee ♡ grounding, blockage removal, removes nightmares
honeydew melon ♡ fertility, love, longevity, abundance, moon magick
banana ♡ fertility, strength
peach ♡ fertility, love, harmony
pineapple ♡ prosperity, love, friendship
strawberry ♡ love, peace, happiness, luck
honey ♡ beauty, love, happiness
pumpkin ♡ protection, luck
chamomile ♡ cleansing, love, sleep, money
mint ♡ protection, money, healing, love, dreams
the elements in kitchen witchcraft
fire ♡ the warmth of your dish
air ♡ the scent or steam of your dish
earth ♡ the herbs and dry ingredients in your dish
water ♡ the liquids used in creating your dish
spirit ♡ cooking your dish from start to finish
ways to infuse intention into your food
1 ♡ if it's a fruit or something of that sort like a small snack, you can hold it in your hands and imagine white light surrounding it and soaking into it along with your intentions.
2 ♡ if it's a batter, soup, etc. you can stir clockwise to attract your intention or counterclockwise to banish.
3 ♡ focus on your intention as you cook (you should always do this in kitchen magick).
4 ♡ draw sigils in liquids with a spoon or carve sigils into solid foods with a knife (be careful)
5 ♡ use colour magick, for example you can use the correspondences of raspberries as well as the correspondences of the colour red
kitchen magick uses regular kitchen tools that you already have on hand, so you don't need to buy a bunch of extra tools and ingredients for your spells. kitchen witchcraft is excellent for witches on a budget and those in the broom closet! in fact, my first real spell was a ginger prosperity cake.
simple kitchen rituals:
baking chocolate chip cookies into spell for good fortune, love, and joy
making tea into a potion for warmth and comfort
washing dishes to cleanse and protect for future meals and those who eat them
juicing lemons to purify your home
baking using cleansing ingredients and letting the scent while it's in the oven to cleanse your home
vacuum/sweep to physically clean and spiritually cleanse
draw sigils on spoons and on food
recipes
thyme focaccia for good health
by witchy-kitchen-craft on tumblr
ingredients:
- 7 g fast action yeast or 15 g fresh yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- 200 mL warm water
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground pepper
- a handful of thyme (the more the better!)
Recipe:
1. In a bowl, mix the yeast with sugar and warm water until it's frothy. Let it rest. If it's foamy, your yeast is activated.
2. In a big bowl, mix flour, salt, pepper, and time together. Make a small hole and add the yeast mixture and olive oil.
3. Kneed it all for at least ten minutes by hand or five minutes with a machine.
4. Form a big ball and rub a bit of oil around it. Put it in a clean bowl, cover with plastic wrap (or beeswax wrap!) and let it rise until it doubles in size (this should take 1-1.5 hours). Keep it in a warm place protected from wind.
5. Flatten the dough into a baking sheet, cover again, and let it rise for an hour.
6. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit or 220 Celsius.
7. Lightly press the top of the dough with your fingers and drizzle lightly in olive oil. Cool for about fifteen minutes until the top is a nice golden colour.
In this recipe, thyme is used to attract good health and salt and pepper are used for protection.
I made this and it was really tasty! Definitely recommend giving this a try as this was my first try making bread and it surprisingly turned out!
Wine and Bourbon Poached Pears for love and lust
from thekitchenwitchblog.com
Ingredients:
2 Bosc pears, peeled
1 cup wine (white or red) or apple cider
½ cup bourbon or apple cider
1/3 cup agave nectar or honey
2 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 cinnamon stick
3 whole cloves or 2 star anise
Recipe:
1. Place pears and all the pear ingredients in pressure cooker/insta-pot. Pressure cook on high heat for 3 minutes, use natural release method to relieve pressure. Uncover and gently remove pears to a plate to rest. Turn insta-pot on simmer, cook and reduce sauce until it thickens and becomes slightly syrupy.
2. Stove top: In a large pot add wine, bourbon, honey, lemon juice, lemon zest, cinnamon and cloves. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and add pears. Cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes, turning the pears every 5 minutes. Remove pears, reduce remaining liquid by half or until it thickens and becomes slightly syrupy.
3. Place pears on a plate or shallow bowl and drizzle with syrup.
Pears, cinnamon, honey, bourbon and wine can all be used in love work.
Pine Needle Syrup for protection
from thekitchenwitchblog.com
Ingredients:
1 cup organic granulated sugar
2 cups water
2 to 4 cups foraged pine needles, rinsed
1/4 cup crushed juniper berries (optional)
1 ounce rosemary sprigs (optional)
Recipe:
1. In a medium saucepan bring water and sugar to a boil, stirring occasionally. Add pine needles, juniper and/or rosemary if using.
2. Turn off heat and let simmer 12 to 24 hours.
Strain well in clean jars. Store covered in the refrigerator up to 3 months.
Pine needles are used in protection.
Tay Tea's Persian Rose Love Spell Cookies
from thechalkboardmag.com
Ingredients:
6 tablespoons Persian Rose loose leaf tea, finely ground. (Be sure to crush the cardamom pods, take out the seeds and discard shells)
1 cup light brown sugar
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter
3 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups flour
Icing:
Rose water
Confectioner's sugar
Drop of organic natural red food coloring
Rose petals
Instructions:
1. Beat together ground tea, sugar, and butter until fluffy and lighter in color.
2. Mix in vanilla and salt.
3. Fold in the flour gradually and continue to mix until uniform dough is formed.
4. Roll dough into a log using wax paper (or plastic 1 1/2″ diameter).
5. Chill
6. After chilling, slice into 3/8″ thick cookies on bake sheet.
7. Bake at 350 for 8 minutes in a convection oven or a little longer in a regular oven. (Until the edges are golden.)
8. Mix the icing. It is a simple glaze, just be sure not to make it too thick.
9. Ice cooled cookies with brush.
Blueberry Power Smoothie for beauty, strength, protection, luck, prosperity, peace
by The Wholesome Witch on Pinterest
Ingredients:
1 cup oat milk
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
1 scoop vegan vanilla protein powder
1 tablespoon almond butter
1/2 cup blueberries
1 cup of spinach
2 ice cubes
Recipe:
1. Blend all ingredients in a blender for about a minute.