The kitchen witch’s guide to healing and self-care by Maggie Haseman is an interesting take on kitchen witchcraft. As someone with almost 15 years of experience and study specifically focusing on hearth magic I found this book to be over simplified and written to an audience of non-witches or extreme beginners, though it does not state that in title or description. I found this book to be both convoluted, the author trying to squeeze as much information as possible into a space that needed much less explanation, and not accessible as many of the ingredients are expensive and hard to come by. I was extremely disappointed by the combination of so many different forms of witchcraft being used under the umbrella of kitchen witchery and then the rituals and recipes included were very simple and didn’t discuss any actual magic use, the use of purposeful intention, stirring to increase or banish, sigils or anything that felt like more than beginner meditation and calming practices that have very little to do with kitchen witchcraft specifically. Meditation is important in any spiritual practice and is not witchcraft inclusive. Overall I was very disappointed with this book and will not be continuing with this author in the future.