This book is exactly what it says on the cover a beginner book that covers the basics of kitchen Witchery. The book is European centred although makes brief mention of other cultures and like so many beginner books out there comes at witchcraft from a string Wiccan angle.
The historical information within is fairly vague. The book makes mention of Wiccan practices such as the great rite without actually clarifying what this is and this is unlikely to be something a beginner would know.
Personally I feel that this book does not really bring anything new as there are already numerous books on this subject t that give the beginner more context as to why they would perform a ritual a certain way or set up an altar a certain way.

I found this book to be an incredibly helpful tool for accessing basic practical kitchen witch skills. I think this book would appeal to anyone looking for an introductory text to kitchen witchcraft, without excess jargon or complicated instructions. One thing I learned from this book was how to set up my kitchen for successful spells and rituals. I found Hunt’s voice to be clear, concise, and full of warmth—the perfect balance between guidance and offering readers the opportunity to learn along the way.

This wasn’t quite what I was expecting with this one, but I still enjoyed it and the learning about all the information presented within the book. It was very helpful for getting into kitchen magic.

Really good beginner book for witchcraft in the kitchen. I enjoyed the explanations and the accessibility in this book. I've been interested in how to incorporate witchcraft into my "everyday" life and will take pointers from this book.

This was a very good intruduction to Kitchen Witchcraft and I found it very accessible. I've recently been very interested in Kitchen Witchery and this book opened my eyes to the possibilities within that. Growing up with an Italian grandmother who passed down her love of cooking to me, I always have had a way of putting my love into the food I create for myself and others. Cooking has always been a very important part of my life and a hobby that brings me so much joy, so the idea of broading my little bit of love I put into it was really interesting. Definitely going to buy a physical copy of this to keep and look back on. I'm also interest in reading the other book this author has published!

Great beginner book! We are always making something in our kitchen and this is a great kitchen witch companion.

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This was such a fantastic and informative book! I love how Hunt took the time to explain exactly what being a kitchen witch is and where to start. Hunt not only gives advice on creating your own magical space such as altars but also what you would need in terms of cookware, pantry items, and of course herbs.

Hunt gives you everything you need in one easy-to-read book, and definitely made this with the intention of teaching and making magic in the kitchen.

First off, this book is so intriguing. I have always heard of kitchen witches and I was absolutely thrilled to find this book. I found this book to be quite comprehensive and delightful. I am definitely adding this one to my library.

Cute little book, pretty interesting but a bit too many recipes for me at my stsge in my journey in witchcraft!

I wasn't into "witchcraft" for the majority of my life - I was raised Catholic, so there you go. But when I started foraging and finding rocks and stones and just admiring pretty leaves, and finding pride in making salves and herbal oils, and how that made me feel useful and recharged, I realized that I was what was considered a "kitchen witch." While I don't necessarily believe in casting spells or that I can create magic, I can see the magic in everyday things, and enjoy nature and my life and cooking and community and create things with love, and that's what this book is really about. It's about intention and making your kitchen a space where you can create and cook these recipes with intention in your mind and heart. I found it to be a very soothing book, and a great read for beginners.

In this beginners guide, one learns how to set up their kitchen for witchcraft along with some basic rules before diving into the recipes. The opening of the book is set up a bit like a textbook, but it is lacking some information such as how to protect yourself while doing spellwork and such, though that is just a google search away to get started on researching. It’s more of a kitchen spell book than anything, which is great if that’s what you’re looking for, but there’s some important information that’s missing for actual beginners before they get started. I think this is a great companion to other books for beginners, and it’ll be great for people who are looking to expand their knowledge toward work that involves the kitchen space

This book was so much fun to read. We're making magic in our kitchen all the time. I liked how the author made kitchen magic so easy to understand. This book is a must-read for all of your magical kitchen endeavors. I read this book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.

This is an excellent book for beginners and has some very helpful information. I enjoyed the book itself and learned quite a bit that I didn't know along the way.

A good introduction to Kitchen Witchcraft. I like the emphasis on following your own path while also being mindful and respectful of closed practices. Lots of recipes to infuse magic into everyday life in the kitchen.

I received a digital copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This little tome is perfect for anyone curious about witchcraft, especially those who wish to use their energy to nourish themselves and others. And for anyone who is fearful of the term "witchcraft, " they can consider it a whimsical cookbook. There are many recipes for wellness and for celebrating life, nature, and the changing seasons.

You might just find out that the way you've been working in your kitchen all along is the way of the Kitchen Witch!

I didn’t know kitchen witchcraft was a thing. This book tells you the proper way to start your journey. Really interesting.

This was the perfect addition to my witchy collection. Well thought out and clearly researched! not your typical do as I say type of withy guide, It really felt like I was sitting down and reading a fun little recipe book! I so hope the author puts out more like this in the future!

This book, while never mentioning it, is highly based on wicca. While there are aspects of eclectism described in this book, most of the "basic rules" it mentioned are derived from wicca. The Wiccan Rede/threefold law? Wicca. Not necessarily witchcraft. The wheel of the year? Wicca. (Though the festivals in it have older and different roots depending on the festival, the wheel itself, and much of the importance prescribed is mostly based on Wicca). The divine feminine and masculine? Wicca.

There is some great talk about not appropriating closed cultures, which is then almost instantly ignored by the mention of the heart chakra. Chakra's are a closed Hindu practice, although the way they are currently used in western magic has very little to do with how they are traditionally practiced.

I'm not at all against Wicca, but I do think it's weird it gets barely mentioned, while so much of this book is taken from Wicca. It is presented as a truth for <i>all</i> witchcraft (many of the points I mentioned before are seen as most important, all important/fundamentals are Wiccan) rather than just in Wicca. In a book aimed at beginners this feel disingenuous to me.

Then there is the way substitutions/conveniences are treated. All throughout the book it is mentioned that shortcuts/substitutions result in weaker magic. Fair enough. Until we get through a recipe that takes some rather large shortcuts, and it tells us that it's totally fine, of course you can make it from scratch but the results will be the same so you might as well not. ... So shortcuts are only good if Hunt does them, but if she doesn't they'll result in weaker magic? Funnily enough after that recipe substitutions and their effect on magic are no longer mentioned.
There's also a big thing about <b>having</b> to use fresh food over frozen for stronger magic, which isn't necessarily always true, because frozen food can be more nutritious, because it doesn't lose nutrition while it's frozen, unlike fresh food sitting on the shelves in stores.

I'm also a bit iffy on the way this book uses the doctrine of signatures/correspondences. Because while they used to be essentially ways of remembering the effects of certain herbs, added to these herbs after the effects were already found out. It's not as simple as "this herb looks like this so it does that."

So, while I do think this book can be useful to witches, especially Wiccan witches, there are some things I really don't like, which is why I would never recommend it, especially not to beginners.

This is an excellent book for beginners! I am a little more advanced in my magical journey, and I wish I would have had something like this when I was starting out. Dawn is obviously extremely educated in kitchen witchcraft and has studied it immensely. This is obvious throughout her writing. I liked how she used the first part of the book to establish the fundamentals of kitchen witchcraft before delving into the actual spells/recipes and special occasions. I also loved the artwork in this book! Thank you so much to NetGalley and Callisto Media for the ebook ARC for review.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for this arc. The book was informative, interesting, and well written.