Winter Solstice with a Kitchen Witch: Spiced Pears Poached in Red Wine

As the hearth heats up for the coming Winter Solstice, kitchen witches everywhere get ready to boil their cauldrons for ritual, gatherings and family meals. Rich, decadent, sophisticated & colorful, this magickal recipe blends classic Yule spell ingredients, including fresh orange zest, red wine, perfect pears and star anise. Oh, I’m really excited to share […] … Continue reading Winter Solstice with a Kitchen Witch: Spiced Pears Poached in Red Wine

A Natural, Nordic Christmas in Denmark

Blessings of The Season

"In ancient times, both Druids and Romans hung sprigs of mistletoe in their homes and places of celebration to bring good fortune, peace and love."

Yule/Winter Solstice

~Magickal Graphics~ “Love awoke one winter’s night And wander’d through the snowbound land, And calling to beasts and birds Bid them his message understand. And from the forest all wild things That crept or flew obeyed love’s call, And learned from him the golden words Of brotherhood for one and all.” – Author Unknown

Winter Solstice

~Magickal Graphics~ “On the first day of winter, the earth awakens to the cold touch of itself. Snow knows no other recourse except this falling, this sudden letting go over the small gnomed bushes, all the emptying trees. Snow puts beauty back into the withered and malnourished, into the death-wish of nature and the deliberate … Continue reading Winter Solstice