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...

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....

Dates (Phoenix dactylifera) Those suspicious looking brown wrinkled things you get at Yule (no not grandma…). Sweet fruits from the...

Chestnut (sweet) (Castanea var.) A deciduous tree the sweet chestnut produces spiky seed pods that hold the ‘fruit’ inside not to be...

Clove (Eugenia carophyllus, Syzygium aromaticum, Caryophyllus aromaticus) One of my favourite scents and flavours, cloves are gown on a...

Star Anise (Illicum verum) An ancient herb, the star shape seeds of Star Anise come from an evergreen shrub and the seedpods are picked...

Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos) Creeping shrubs or vines with evergreen leaves and juicy red berries which always make me think of Yule....