Great book and very informative. Grateful to have in my collection.

Thanks to NG and the publisher for allowing me access to this book.

The Kitchen Witch Handbook by Aurora Kane - 5/5
Cooking, Food & Wine - Religion & Spirituality
Publication: September 5, 2023

I really enjoyed this Handbook. From the assortment of magical traditions, modern perspectives, guidance, and illustrations, it is everyone one would need all wrapped up in one phenomenal book. There are 100 recipes, tips, and tricks to help you in the kitchen and a glossary to explain along the way.

Thank you, NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for the eARC.

As a beginner practitioner, I’ve found kitchen witchcraft to be a path that I didn’t feel naturally inclined to yet I was still interested. Every book I’ve read about kitchen witchcraft has been the same, with recipes and rituals that felt unattainable or just didn’t resonate with me.

The Kitchen Witch Handook, with its lovely illustrations and easy to follow contents, provided me with a new perspective on creating magick in the kitchen. It definitely armed me with many new things to try. I highly recommend for beginners and experienced witches alike.

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The Kitchen Witch Handbook by Aurora Kane is a warm and lively introduction to the traditions and practice of kitchen witchcraft. It provides an assortment of magical traditions from a fresh, modern perspective, combating the general misunderstanding of the craft. If you are interested in Wicca and traditional kitchen potions, spells, and rituals, this book is the perfect magical reference.

The book introduces the home-based folk witchcraft that has been practiced for countless generations. It teaches readers how to weave magical intentions into food and cooking using everyday ingredients for mystical purposes. With beautiful illustrations throughout, this volume offers a delightful introduction to creating magic in the heart of your home.

Personally, I found The Kitchen Witch Handbook to be a beautiful book to flip through. The illustrations were stunning, and the book was filled with interesting bits of history and information. It serves as a great introduction to the traditions and practices of a witchy kitchen. I particularly enjoyed the sections on “The Ritual of Reading Tea Leaves,” “Kitchen Magic & Moon Magic,” and “Magic of the Kitchen Garden.” The seasonal sections, which include holidays, rituals, recipes, and information pertaining to the seasons, were also a highlight. Overall, I highly recommend this book.

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"Practicing kitchen magic is a way to blend magic into your everyday life with little effort and great reward,"

I think this quote from early in the book really summarizes what I like so much about the ideas within it. I am not a witch, but my wife is, and I'm the cook in the family and I work in agriculture. Making food for others is my love language, so part of that is understanding how to use it to connect with my wife's beliefs too. So I wanted to read this book for more insight in understanding on how I can incorporate these concepts of magic into my everyday cooking. And it is very little effort for great reward, as promised. Reward in that my wife is happy and fed, while paying honor to her beliefs and well as my own. They refer to it as innate magic in every ingredient, and I love the idea that just using certain things with intention puts more into a dish than when I normally would have cooked it.

I like this book because it was a tool for adding on to and informing my own thoughts and beliefs on food rather than just telling their one point of view. They can live in harmony, and it was nice to learn I was already practicing some of these concepts without knowing it like purchasing local and eating seasonally. I love the part about reading tea leaves, something my great grandmother back in England did. I also appreciate the levels of detail, like general seasonal spells and recipes along with specific ones per holiday.

Plus, the illustrations were stunning, making for a beautiful and enjoyable read.

Its an enjoyable read for beginners to witchcraft and magick. For those who know a little bit, it might come across as too simple. Beautiful art though!

The first thing that struck me about this book are the graphics. They're super cute and appealing. I absolutely love them. The next thing I really enjoyed was how the book is divided. Part 1 is about kitchen witchery and the parts that make up a kitchen witch. Part 2 is about the Wheel of the Year and how a kitchen witch navigates the seasons. As a kitchen witch myself, I really loved the care put into this book. I loved how there's a breakdown of different herbs and flowers depending the type of garden you'd like to grow i.e. a money garden, one for strength and protection, etc. The Wheel of the Year section is honestly my favorite though. I love the recipes that are shared in each section. Fall is my favorite season so bits about Mabon and Samhain make me really happy. This is such a beautiful book in general. I'd be happy to buy it when it comes out.

The kitchen is a place for healing and practical magic and The Kitchen Witch Handbook delivers on its promise of Wisdom, Recipes, and Potions for Everyday Magic at Home.

Providing illustrated guides to make food more magical, cook with intention, read tea leaves, and more - this book is full of information to support a budding Kitchen Witch.

I loved the section on eating for the season and how to celebrate different holidays with fresh foods you can purchase locally or grow yourself.

There were a number of Seasonal Recipes and Spells including Otherworldly Pumpkin Soup, Gratitude Granola, and Soothing Lavender and White Chocolate Shortbread.

Overall the book is sweet and looks gorgeous. I’m not advanced enough in my spirituality to know whether or not the author is knowledgeable in that area and whether her Kitchen Witch Handbook would be a helpful refresher to those who have been a witch far longer than me.

The Kitchen Witch Handbook is a lovely spiritual guide. It details setting up a kitchen altar and the best kitchen herbs and spices for spells. It includes recipes for spells and some lovely recipes that can be imbued with intentions, especially during certain seasons. It includes lovely illustrations as well.

In The Kitchen Witch handbook: Wisdom, Recipes, and Potions for Everyday Magic at Home, Aurora brings a guide for those witches that consider the kitchen their secret space (or one of their secret spaces). In this book witches can find overviews to very broad topics like the magical meaning of colours, the moon, kitchen goddesses or themed gardens. In these well packed 192 pages full of beautiful illustrations and accessible explanations, we are reminded that the kitchen witch (like many other witches) ‘has many charms, but chief among them: do not harm’.

The kitchen witch handbook is a good book to read if you are new to the craft and want some information for your practice. As well as being a good refresher book for the experienced witch. It can be a great addition to a witch’s kitchen and a good companion and reference over the years. In this book you can find recipes and spells to celebrate each season with the Wheel of the Year.

Overall, I liked the book. I didn’t find it difficult to read, or overloaded with information I could not comprehend. It reminded me how sometimes we forget to pause, to set our intentions and do things mindfully. And how we can celebrate abundance, nourish our relationships with our friends and family through the food we cook. We don’t need to go the extra mile to find the perfect tool to practice our craft. With the 'mundane' things we already have at home, we can nurture our practice. The author makes sure to provide substitution for the ‘typical witch tools’. You don’t have a cauldron at home? Use a mug you find special. It’s all about the connection with nature, with the food and with the items we work with.

I personally think witchcraft is a very individual path (in the sense of making it our own), and I’m taking this book as complementary guide to what I already know. I can easily adapt this new knowledge to my personal practice, and to grow a bit more as a witch. The author doesn’t try to convince anyone of her beliefs, but to give information (you may or may not already know) without making it feel overwhelming or overcomplicated.

This book was so magically fun! I was interested in this book firstly because of the cover, it’s absolutely beautiful and definitely gives off the witchy vibes. All the recipes were so fun and along with them was plenty of context to keep you entertained. I jotted down fun recipes to try and can’t wait to physically add this to my cookbook collection.

"The Kitchen Witch Handbook" by Aurora Kane is a beautifully illustrated and charming book that introduces the traditions of kitchen witchcraft. With 100 recipes and kitchen spells, it offers a delightful blend of magical practices and everyday cooking. The book provides guidance on creating a magical kitchen, using common ingredients for mystical purposes. While there are no photographs of the dishes, the colourful illustrations add to its appeal. It's a perfect handbook for both beginners and experienced kitchen witches, making it a valuable addition to any witch's library.

Thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Wellfleet Press for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. ✨

I love to cook and adding a little magick into what we eat is wonderful. I was initially drawn in by the cover. It's so lovely. The author shares so much knowledge, along with the history that every kitchen witch, from novice to experienced, needs. I'm excited to try the recipes that the author selected for her book as they are healthy, cost efficient, easy to follow and make. Perfect reference book for my collection.

This witchy cookbook is so beautifully illustrated. First offering an overview of kitchen necessities and folklore before diving into recipes by season. Flowers, herbs, fruits, and vegetables are all illustrated and their power and relevance explained. Simple gorgeous cookbook with a wealth of information.

I love witchy novels, but know nothing about practicing modern day witchcraft so found this fascinating. It's an interesting blend of cookbook and introduction to/history of witchcraft and magic. The recipes are realistic and doable for beginners (affordable, easily found ingredients, and easy to follow instructions).

The perfect handbook for novice and experienced kitchen witches alike, The Kitchen Witch Handbook belongs on every shelf. The illustrations are charming. The information is presented in a clear and concise way.

My absolute favorite type of fiction is witchy books with fun magical vibes. I also love to cook, not always well, but I love it. This book is the perfect combination of those two loves.

This book was fun and made me torn between going to the farmer’s market to buy more plants for my garden kitchen and wanting to drop everything to start cooking.

I love tea but have never thought to grow my own plants to make my own tear, however it is about to become my new favorite hobby.

This is so much more than a cookbook, while there are seasonal recipes (that look amazing), it also truly puts purpose and meaning behind ingredients. It is beautifully written and is definitely a book I will keep coming back to.

First, let me say the illustrations and images were beautiful. The recipes were clear and straightforward. I look forward to purchasing a hardcover edition.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for this ARC. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

What a delightful read this was. Simply quirky, informative, and marvelous. The illustrations were lovely and quite insightful.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for granting me a copy in exchange for an honest review.

What a gorgeous book!

Beautifully presented, practically formatted, sumptuously illustrated and written with a gorgeously accessible lyricism. I foresee this title appearing on many a yuletide gift list, or as a *very* welcome addition to the kitchen shelf for many witchy types.

Moon phases, herb lists, colour meanings, seasonal recipes and magical insights galore. I read this on an e-reader but a physical copy will definitely be on my wish list as I just want to hold it!