The Wicca Cookbook, Second Edition: Recipes, Ritual, and Lore

Organized around the eight seasonal sabbats, the second edition of The Wicca Cookbook features more than 100 delicious recipes that transform food preparation into a ceremonial connection that honors ancient earth-based wisdom and pagan celebrations. The spiritual tenets of Wicca are steeped in an inherent reverence for nature and stewardship of the environment. In fact, Wiccan practitioners have been living-and cooking-green since ancient times. In the decade since the first edition of the The Wicca Cookbook cast its spell over culinary history buffs and adventurous cooks everywhere, many readers have asked "What makes a cookbook Wiccan?" The tenth anniversary edition answers that question and more, bringing fresh dimensions to this heady witches' brew with new rituals and delicious recipes. More than 100 dishes, many historically authentic, all meticulously researched, emphasize the use of organic ingredients at their seasonal peak and celebrate all the major pagan holidays- enjoy Stuffed Nasturtiums, Goddess Athena Pitas, and Deva Saffron Bread for the Spring Equinox; serve Elder Flower Chicken, Lilith's Lily Fair Soup, and Wild Woman White Sage Jelly during the Summer Solstice; and Cupid's Cold Slaw, Imbolc Moon Cookies, and Snowflake Cakes make delightful Candlemas treats. Nature-honoring dishes, eco-friendly living tips, and an inclusive message of spirituality make The Wicca Cookbook a unique contribution to the culinary world and a magickal tribute to the pagan spirit.

Table of Contents:
Introduction        1 Creating a Sacred Space       10 Spell Casting      14 Medieval Cooking    17 Growing and Using Herbs        23 What Makes a Cookbook Wiccan?  29 Candlemas          35    Candlemas Pâté       36    Brigid’s Seeded Hummus 37    Cupid’s Cold Slaw    38    Walnut-Onion Bread   39    Brigid’s Magical Bread 41    Puffy Omelet         42    Frumenty             43    Crustade of Chicken  44    Blood Orange Mahi Mahi 45    Imbolc Moon Cookies  46    Snowflake Cakes      47    Valentine’s Chocolate 49    Divinely Spiced Wine 50 Spring Equinox      53    White Sage House Blessing Ceremony       54    Wild Woman White Sage Jelly 55    Quenelles            56    Stuffed Nasturtiums  57    Springtime Quiche    58    Goddess Athena Pitas 59    Gumbo                61    Violet Salad         62    Deva Saffron Bread   63    Elder Flower Sweet Bread     64    “Be Sweet” Honey Cakes 65    Hot Cross Buns       66    White Chocolate Mousse in Tulip Cups      68    Ostara Pineapple Punch 69    Dandelion Wine       70 Beltane           73    Ares’ Asparagus Soup 74    Scrumptious Sage Soup 75    Beltane Oatcake      76    Zucchini-Chocolate Muffins   77    Wild Rose Faery Jam  79    Angel Noodles in Faery Butter             80    Ham and Calendula Finger Sandwiches      81    Divine Chicken Skewers 82    Griddle Ahi with Herbs 84    Mead                 86    May Day Wine         87    Beltane Wine Punch   88 Summer Solstice     91    Litha Avocado Salad  92    Cucumber Salsa       93    Lilith’s Lily Fair Soup      94    Midsummer Ale Bread  95       Bejeweled Green Beans 96    Noodles della Italia 97    Vegetable Frittata   98    Elder Flower Chicken 100    Almond Milk         101    Sun King Pork       102    Sunshine Jell-O    104    Midsummer Witches’ Rose Dessert      105    Cherry Pottage      106    Fruited Iced Tea    108    Summer Sangria      109    Rose Hip Wine       110 Lammas           113    Potato-Corn Chowder 114    Barley and Mushroom Soup     115    Cornbread           116    Herbed Flatbread    117    Sun Bread           118    Lugh’s Corn Casserole 119    Sun Rice            121    Cú Chulainn Pasta   122    Grilled Trout       124    Raspberry Nutty Muffins      125    Berry, Honey, and Hazelnut Crumble 126    Blackberry Pudding  128    Lammas Cooler       130    Rose Water          131    Luscious Lavender Lemonade          132 Autumnal Equinox   135    Dionysian Stuffed Grape Leaves      138    Kitcheri            140    Parsley and Potato Soup      141    Enchanting Grape Salad 142    Luminous Crescents  143    Roasted Carrots     144    Farls               146    Yam Enchiladas      147    Medieval Game Bird  148    Vegetable Lamb Shanks 149    Banana Bread        150    Soothing Juniper and Mulled Pears      151    Pomegranate Sorbet  152    Witches’ Thanksgiving Brew   154 Samhain          157    Yam and Acorn Squash Soup    158    Chicken-Barley Stew with Herbs        159    Onion Shortcake     160    Apple Scones        161    Baked Butternut Squash 162    Stuffed Pumpkin     163    Magickal Mushrooms  165    Eclectic Eggplant   166    Rosemary Salmon     167    Pumpkin-Praline Pie 168    Molasses-Ginger Animal Cookies           170    All Hallows’ Eve Cakes 172    Baked Apples        173    Wassail Wiccan Punch 174    Pumpkin Juice       175 Winter Solstice    177    Bourbon-Rosemary Almonds           178    Latkes              179    Chakra Cranberry Sauce 180    Wheel of the Year Soba and Tofu          182    Caraway Breadsticks 183    Lambs Wool Apples   184    Yule Turkey         185    Stuffed Turkey Burgers 188    Tamales de los Martinez     189    Yuletide Treats     191    Dana Dew’s Fudge-O-Rama      192    Hot Ginger Tea      193    Glüwein             194 Kitchen Witchery with Kids         197    Grandma Gloria’s French Bread             199    Full Moon Cookies   200    Earth Mama Granola Bars      201    Ostara Rolls        202    Cheesey Toast       203    Cherry Scones       204    Summertime Garden Pizza      205    Autumn Awesome Apple Pie         207    Magickal Roasted Pumpkin Pasta     208    No Leftovers Lentil-Cauliflower Soup  210 Bibliography      211 Index            213 Metric Conversion Chart 216

About the Author :
JAMIE WOOD has been a practitioner and teacher of Wicca and other earth-based spiritual practices since 1990. She is the author of The Wiccan Herbal, The Teen Spell Book, and The Enchanted Diary. Also a novelist of young adult fiction, Jamie lives and works in southern California. TARA SEEFELDT is a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles in medieval history and has been a practicing Wiccan since 1985. She lives and teaches in Arizona.

Review :
“What exactly is in this elusive licorice-tinged Italian digestif? A half dozen toads, two chicken feet, one bat's ear, three hairs of a princess -- who knows. Like the Wicca Cookbook re-release, the spirit is oddly mesmerizing.” —LA Weekly, Squid Ink blog, Top 10 Cookbook And Drink Gift Pairings, 12/14/10 "A solid, refreshingly historic view with revised Middle Ages recipes. . . . The well-researched recipes and their historical relevance are really interesting reads, and hardly in a dry, academic sort of way." —LA Weekly, Squid Ink blog, 10/29/10