The Witch's Feast: A Kitchen Grimoire

The feast is a meeting place between family and friends, between humans and gods, and is an indispensable companion to kitchen witchcraft. It explores five facets of the occult through food, such as traditional recipes, the wheel of the zodiac, devotional meals to the planets, seasonal feasts to celebrate solstices and equinoxes, and practical spellwork. It also includes recipes for a pagan feast of lamb roasted with milk and honey, cheesecake baked in fig leaves, Gemini birthday with herbed fondue, lemongrass pavlova, Venus with edible flower dumplings, Saturn with blackberry pulled pork sandwiches, herb and allium quiche with a potato crust, radish salad with cherry blossom vinaigrette, and jasmine tea shortbread.

Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 26 October 2021
Publisher: Watkins Media

A decadent collection of magical dishes and feasts created by the herbalist, witch, chef and co-owner of Catland Books, Melissa Madara

The feast is a meeting place between family and friends, between humans and gods. This decadent collection of enchanting dishes is an indispensable companion to kitchen witchcraft, revealing the storied history and seductive art of magical cooking. With witch, herbalist and chef Melissa Jayne Madara as your guide, explore five 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 spellwork.

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.

Gather, share, and rediscover the most fundamental of human rituals: the divine indulgence of the senses and the soul.

Weight: 894g
Dimension: 197 x 255 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781848994034
Edition number: New ed