Kitchen Witchin'

Kitchen Witchin' blends a cookbook, a memoir, a joke book, and a very specialized Book of Shadows. It is a story the author is still learning after first hearing it at his grandmother's stove. It introduces a calling, and a way of life. Feeding dozens of people at a time on a limited budget is a magical act. Anyone who contributes to their family or community primarily by preparing food and nourishing bodies is a Kitchen Witch. Some Kitchen Witches are herbalists, vintners, or brewers. Others are gatherers, gardeners, farmers, raisers of livestock, or hunters (fishermen are just hunters who get wet). Many are concerned with sustainability in a variety of forms, and advocate for reuse, repurposing, and recycling (in that order). Some promote only organic food choices - foods that are free of growth hormones and gene modifications. Some doggedly pursue extreme couponing and bargain hunting. If your athame is used to chop food, and your wooden spoon is consecrated to the Goddess, you might be a Kitchen Witch.