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So here’s a true story: my father, sometime in the 70s was looking for his first job. He went to the local McDonalds and told the staff, [manager’s name] said I was supposed to start today. They took his word for it and started training him and by the time the manager saw him and asked who he was, people just said “oh that’s the new guy.”

Somehow this actually worked. My dad worked there for a couple of years as a cook. He even won an award plaque which he had on the wall until the day he died.

I have a lot Bells saved up that I’m not using so I decided to do a giveaway

prizes are 

first place 1,000,000 bells and a mystery item 

second place 500,000 bells and  a mystery item

third a golden water can, golden slingshot and a mystery item

fourth three mystery items

fifth two mystery items

sixth one mystery item

rules

you don’t have to be following me 

you can reblog and enter as many times as you want to 

the mystery item is a piece of expensive furniture that I wrapped up you won’t know what it is until you open it 

One of the easiest and most heartwarming recipes for a kitchen witch, soups! Their recipes are easily manipulated to suit your intention, plus they’re perfect for the upcoming winter!

Basic Ingredients:

- Carrots, Onions, Celery. These are the holy trinity. I also like to add garlic, potatoes, tomatoes, and others.

- vegetable/chicken broth and/or water.

- many recipes call for crushed tomatoes. I like diced, and can find them canned in any grocery store, but it’s up to you!

- (Optional) beans or lentils (if you buy dried lentils, cook them beforehand)

- (Optional) meat–sausage, beef, chicken. Cook before adding to the soup please!

Directions:

1. Cut up vegetables and sautee them in a big pot for about eight minutes. This is to soften them up and sweeten up the onions. Don’t add herbs yet!

2. If you bought canned beans, drain and rinse them. If you want thicker broth, you can crush up a can of beans into a paste and add them to the broth, or even throw them into a blender.

3. Set pot aside. Add tomatoes, beans, meat, broth. Bring to a boil, then let simmer for 20-30 minutes. Add any herbs you wish.

Common Vegetables:

Carrots - sex (with parsley for best results), fertility

Cabbage - lunar food, protection, wealth, prosperity, luck

Onions - protection, purification, healing, exorcism, wealth

Celery - sex, peace, psychic powers, mental strength

Beans - wealth, sex, protection

Potato - protection, compassion

Mushrooms - psychic powers, strength

Common Herbs:

Thyme - love, psychic powers, purification

Basil - love, protection, money, exorcism

Rosemary - protection, consciousness, memory, healing, love

Parsley - protection, sex, love, wealth

Dill - wealth, love, consciousness, studying, luck

Bay - protection, psychic powers, healing, purification, strength

Garlic - protection, healing, strength, psychic powers, exorcism

Ginger - love, wealth, strength, success

Black Pepper - protection, purification, exorcism

Salt - purification, protection, healing

Most herbs are not put into the broth until the broth is simmering, to prevent burning. The exception to this rule is bay, which is put in at the beginning. BEWARE of pepper! The longer the pepper cooks in the soup, the spicier the soup will be!

IF YOU’RE ADDING MEAT:

- Do not cut your vegetables with the same knife you cut meat with.

- Cook meat beforehand, but remember that it’ll be cooking in the broth for a time afterwards, or be careful not to overcook.

- Most meat is diced into half-an-inch-squares.

Other Tips:

- Stir clockwise to create, counter-clockwise to take away.

- You can carve sigils into some vegetable slices.

- Cook with a crystal near your pot to boost a spell’s effectiveness.

- Fire and water are prominent elements here! Draw upon their power.

And that’s it!! Have a lovely winter full of great company and nourishing meals!

Apples

Associations: Samhain, the deceased, immortality, love

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Uses: Heals love-related matters and brings prosperity.

Apricots

Associations: Love, relaxation

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Uses: Love rituals, soothing anxiety and tension

Avocados

Associations: Beauty, love, lust

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Uses: Beauty glamours and spells, increases lustful feelings

Bananas

Associations: Fertility, potency, prosperity

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Uses: Fertility spells, spells relating to marriage, money spells, employment spells.

Beans

Associations: Protection, reconciliations, and potency

Planet: Mercury

Element: Air

Uses: Charms/spells to banish negativity and unwanted spirits, natural wort cure

Beats

Associations: Love

Planet: Saturn

Element: Earth

Uses: Spells pertaining to love, beet juice can be used as a substitute for blood.

Blackberries

Associations: Healing, love, protection, death, prosperity

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Uses: Offerings to certain Gods and Goddesses, protection of the home, wealth spells, healing burns

Blueberries

Associations: Protection, psychic strength

Uses: Ward against psychic attacks, protection of the home

When strife enters your household, or you want to ensure a group project works well, bake*and share* a batch of these.

Components:

2 sticks Butter

¾ cup Sugar

¼ cup Honey

2 cups Hazelnut Flour

½ jar Apricot or Peach Jam

Makes 2 dozen

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°

Cream together sugar, honey, and softened butter (20s in microwave)

Mix in flour 1/2c at a time, then the jam

Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for half an hour.

Once chilled, roll into small balls and set 1 inch apart on baking sheet.

Lightly press flat with the palm of your hand, and use a flour coated toothpick to etch the following rune into the tops

Bake for 20 minutes, let cool and enjoy as a group.

The hazelnut, honey, and apricot all represent harmony/peace.

Components:

1'x6" rectangle of nighttime fabric

3" circle of yellow or blue felt

½ Tb Dried Vervain

½ Tb Dried Chamomile

½ Tb Died Lavender

Needle

Thread

Scissors

This handkerchief is a charm that goes under your pillow to encourage a good night’s rest.

First, fold your fabric into a square, making sure to tuck in the edges. Then, sew it closed, stopping with half of one side open.

Put your dried herbs into the pocket, and sew the rest of the way closed.

Shake the herbs into the center, and put into an embroidery hoop.

Cut the felt into a crescent moon, and stitch down onto the kerchief, trying to trap as much of the herb mixture under it as possible.

When finished, keep under your pillow