OK so you are rocking your ‘kitchen witch’ apron, your kitchen is all tidy, and your altar is all pretty, then what? Even the most...

I think having an altar in your kitchen not only adds to your kitchen witchcraft but gives it a focal point; it doesn’t have to be big. ...

Beetroot (Beta vulgaris) Part of the Amaranthaceae family with many varieties the most well known is the beetroot but chard and sugar...

December for me is all about the spices, not just in my mince pies and mulled wine, they are excellent to work magic with. Cinnamon...

A replay of my recent talk, just a casual stroll through some of the items in my herbal stash... The books referred to in the talk:

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) There are so many varieties of the tomato from tiny cherry ones to huge beefsteak and all sorts of...

Turmeric (Cucurma longa) Turmeric is a perennial plant with long tuberous roots; it is this part that is used to make the spice we are...

Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia) Vanilla seeds come from an orchid in the Vanilla family. The seeds are scraped from the vanilla pod to use...

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) Ginger is the rhizome from the Zingiber officinale plant, the root can be used fresh (peel it first) or...

Figs (Ficus carica) The fruit of the fig is borne from a deciduous tree that has scented leaves; the fruit can be used fresh or dried....