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Thanksgiving Recipes -- part 2
A few hours before I sat down to write this post, me and my youngest daughter prepared the turkey for cooking on Thanksgiving. This involved finishing thawing the turkey and washing it thoroughly. I then rub the turkey down with butter and then olive...
Thanksgiving Recipes -- part 1
With Thanksgiving a mere three days away. I figured I would share some recipes and tips that I use for this holiday. But today won't be all of them, so stay tuned for tomorrow when I will put up some more. I pulled my turkey out of the freezer this w...
Samhain Party Recipes
For those of us planning on throwing a party for this Samhain I put together a few recipes to try out. Hope you enjoy. Halloween Popcorn Balls Ingredients:8 cups popcorn 1 cup candy corn 1 bag of marshmallows 1/4 cup butter - plus extra t...
Samhian Recipes -- Fruits and Veggies
There are a few fruits and vegetables that are traditional for Samhain, besides pumpkin that is. A couple of these are squash, and apples. Nuts are also traditional for this time of the year. It is the time of the last harvest and so those things tha...
Samhain Recipes - Desserts
I know my earlier post on pumpkin recipes, had dessert recipes in it but there is more to Samhain then just pumpkins. So I figured a separate post was in order. Here are some classics, hope that you enjoy. Ultimate Caramel Apples 1 cup water 1 cup ...
Samhain Recipes - A leg of Lamb
Yesterday I talked about the Mute Supper that my family and I held a few years ago. In that post I talked about a leg of lamb that I cooked. So I figured today I would share a recipe for cooking a fantastic leg of lamb. Hope you enjoy! 1 leg of lamb ...
Pumpkins!
One of the things that I look forward to the most at this time of the year is the fact that I can go buy pumpkins at the store or fruitstand. I have already bought my first pumpkin of the season and have cooked, pureed and frozen it in preparation fo...
Mabon Recipes - Part Three
In some places the weather is poised to become cooler and as such, many of us will be looking to be making soups and stews. So I have decided to give at least one recipe for stew. The other recipe is just a tasty way to use the bounty of the harvest....
Mabon Recipes - Part Two
Pumpkin Bread with Cranberries courtesy of about.com Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups flour 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 3/4 cups pumpkin pureé (15 oz can) 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 cup f...
Recipes for Mabon - part One
Mabon is the harvest of the vine, so I wanted to focus on that theme in this and the next two installments of Recipes for Mabon. One of my kids favorite recipes is my version of Ratatouille. For this recipe all you need is: Two large cans crushed t...
Bread!
There is nothing more iconic then bread at this Sabbat of Lughnasadh. To me nothing smells better coming out of a kitchen then fresh baked yeast bread. So here is a simple recipe to start with. Ingredients 3 cups warm water (110 degrees F) ...
Lughnasadh - Recipes with Corn
Lughnasadh is the first harvest of the grain. And while corn used to be the name for a variety of grains and maize was reserved for the golden ears found in the United States, I still like to cook corn bread at this time of the year. For me it connec...
Vegetable Recipes for Lughnasadh
Sorry about the double post. I am on vacation and the day got away from me. Please bear with me. Colcannon 1 medium cabbage, quartered and core removed 2 lb potatoes, scrubbed and sliced with skins left on 2 medium leeks, thoroughly washed an...
Lughnasadh - Recipes for the Meat Lovers
Yes, it is that time again. The weekly recipe series continues. This time with recipes that include meat. I hope that you all enjoy these recipes. Blessed Be! Baked Polenta with Sausage and Mushrooms courtesy of katiehodges.com 1 tb olive oil 1 sm ...
Grilling Chicken
There are several options available for grilling chicken. You can use a marinade that I posted earlier this month. Or you can follow some of the instructions below. Brining Chicken This is a very simple way to prepare chicken. You can use 1/4 cup s...
Marinade Recipes for Summer
Last year at this time I rolled out my grill and offered recipes to all of you for the summer season. So to start this season off I figured I would share some recipes for marinades that I found on allrecipes.com. Hope you enjoy! Chicken Fajita Mari...
Beltane Recipes - Meats and Drink
One of the traditional meats that was served at Beltane feasts in the lands of the ancient Celts was most likely pork. In fact sheep are still the predominant livestock in Ireland of today. Apples are also a popular fruit of Beltane. So I hope that ...
Beltane Recipes - Custards
Custards are a traditional recipe for Beltane since they include eggs and milk. These are traditional symbols of fertility and also traditional gifts to the faery folk. So Happy Cooking! Marigold Custard Ingredients 2 cups milk 1 cup unsprayed mar...
Beltane Recipes -- Vegan
Yes it is that time again. Four weekly posts on recipes for the upcoming Sabbat. Some of these recipes have milk and butter in them but perhaps those with better experience with cooking vegetarian meals can find a way to substitute those ingredients....
Ostara Recipes - Desserts
Last week I covered the main course of an Ostara Dinner, this week I figured I would cover the after dinner dishes. Hot Cross Buns are a very traditional dish for this time of the year, due to the solar cross drawn on them with icing. Hot Cross Bun...
Ostara Recipes - Making Dinner
A tradition in my house is to cook a rabbit for this Sabbat. My kids started off looking at me funny but they enjoy the flavor. Another traditional dish is anything that involves eggs. From egg salad to quiche anything with egg would be appropriate. ...
Valentine's Day Recipes
Yesterday I provided some links to different lists on having a frugal Valentine's Day. And so today I fiugured I would give you some simple recipes to try out and hopefully woo your significant other into a big pile of mush. Breakfast in Bed Ameri...
Imbolc Recipes -- Desserts
One of the other traditional dishes for this Sabbat are things made with milk. This comes from the original word for Imbolc, Oimelc which means "in milk". Since milk lends itself well to dessert I figured I would share this recipe. Hope you enjoy. ...
Imbolc Vegetarian Recipes
There aren't many vegetarian recipes available for Imbolc because usually the Earth is draped in snow at this time of the year. But here is a recipe for you to enjoy. Ingredients 3-4 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered 3 tbsp. milk or unsweetened/...
Recipes for Imbolc -- Meat
There were many traditional foods for Imbolc. Some of these included those made with seeds, representing growth. Since this was also a festival of light, marking the halfway point through the dark of winter, fried foods were also important. So I hope...
Yule Recipes -- Desserts
I decided to make a carrot cake this evening but soon realized that I didn't have everything that I needed. Namely the crushed pineapple. Luckily it isn't the last possible moment for me to make it. That would be Thursday evening. But it made me reme...
Yule Recipes -- Drinks
This past year one of the recipes that I got the most feedback on was the non-alcoholic mead recipe. So I figured I would post it again along with a recipe on eggnog that I found in cyberspace. Hope that you enjoy. Soft (non-alcoholic) Mead 4 cups ...
Gingerbread
One of the most traditional dishes at this time of the year is gingerbread. My kids and I absolutely love the rich taste of the ginger and molasses. So this past weekend we decided to make some gingerbread.We had originally planned on making a ginger...
Yule Recipes- Meat
Ham is the most traditional dish for this holiday season. And while a ham is easy to cook, the glaze for it is sometimes tougher to make. Here is a recipe that I have used on several occasions to fantastic reviews.1 cup brown sugar1/2 cup honey2 Tbsp...
