Kitchen Witch: Food, Folklore & Fairy Tale

Summary

Welcome to a place of great magic—the kitchen!

Magic, superstition, cooking, and food rituals have been intertwined since the beginning of humankind. Kitchen Witch is an exploration of the history and culture of food, folklore, and magic and those skilled in healing and nourishing—herbalists, wise women, cooks, cunning folk, and the name many of them would come to bear: witch.

Kitchen Witch is an invitation to see the magic in every corner of your kitchen. With our guide, we'll explore food, nature, magic, and transformation. We'll discover what the name of Kitchen Witch could mean to us in modern interpretations of ancient practices. May this book of stories and ideas show that there's magic in the mundane, witchcraft within your walls, and the Goddess is in the details.

Within this book you'll find no recipes, but something cooked up just for you; you'll find stories of magic, healing, and hearth, of feasts and fasts and fairy tales. Of poisoned apples, bewitching gingerbread, and seeing the future in a teacup.

In Sarah's signature style of weaving together the magical, this exciting book will touch on a myriad of modalities in a journey lined with folklore, fairytale, and food!