Honey Honey Honey - the glorious nectar of the bees. One of the oldest foods known to man…and woman. Bees are incredibly magical and...

Coffee (coffea) A favourite caffeine fuelled brew made from the roasted beans (seeds) of an evergreen shrub from the coffea genus –...

Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea) The Brussels sprout is another one from the Brassica oleracea family and they look like teeny tiny...

Beer is made from grain and water (and other stuff obviously) so it brings together the elements of earth and water. Apparently on...

Pumpkin (Cucurbita spp) A pumpkin is for all year round not just for Halloween… There are a huge variety of pumpkins and all shapes,...

Apricot (Prunus armeniaca) The apricot is an orange coloured fruit from a small tree and looks very similar to a peach…but smaller. The...

Ice Cream Real ice cream, not the frozen yogurt stuff. Although quite a lot of the products sold in the supermarket under the guise of...

Cakes have featured throughout history for centuries and have often been used in ritual, for celebrations or rites of passage. Cakes were...

When I was writing A Kitchen Witch's World of Magical Plants & Herbs I realised that there was another facet to magical ingredients. An...

Heap loads of plum varieties and lots of different shades of colour, if you can get hold of the yellow plums they are especially delicious.